New computer transcoding live TV stream

[clarkss12 304]

I am comparing the Live TV playing on my newly built Windows 10 desktop computer and my older Nexus player connected to my Samsung TV.    Edit: I was using Chrome browser for playback.

 

My server is on my Vorke V2 (Windows 10), and all my connections are via Gigbit Ethernet.  The live TV (SD quality) is transcoding on my desktop computer, but "Direct Streaming" on my Nexus Player.  What am I missing on my computer??

 

Edit, on the same desktop computer, I opened Emby Theater and it is playing the same channel with "Direct Playing"

 

logs attached.

Thanks

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server log.txt

 

 

Edit 3: What is the difference between "Direct Playing" and "Direct Streaming"??

Edited May 14, 2017 by clarkss12

[Luke 42086]

Chrome does not support mpeg2video, therefore it has to transcode when playing in the browser.

[clarkss12 304]

Chrome does not support mpeg2video, therefore it has to transcode when playing in the browser.

Thanks, you have probably told that before, but I forget alot.....

[Guest asrequested]

What is the difference between "Direct Playing" and "Direct Streaming"??

 

Direct Playing = File unchanged. The server just hands off to the player. No server involvement.

 

Direct Streaming = This usually occurs when the audio is changed in some way. Sometimes a full audio transcode or a minor adjustment. So the file is demuxed, the audio is adjusted, then it's remuxed and streamed through the server, with no change to the video.

[clarkss12 304]

Direct Playing = File unchanged. The server just hands off to the player. No server involvement.

 

Direct Streaming = This usually occurs when the audio is changed in some way. Sometimes a full audio transcode or a minor adjustment. So the file is demuxed, the audio is adjusted, then it's remuxed and streamed through the server, with no change to the video.

Thank you Doofus for that explanation.  

 

Now for another question about subtitles.  I am in the process of all my recordings through MCEBuddy and one of the options is to extract the subtitles.  So, the subs will be in embedded into the stream and also a separate srt file inside a folder that MCEBuddy creates.

 

Which version of the subs can the Emby server use, so it does not try to transcode while using the subtitles.  I have tried srt external subs before, but did not seem to make a difference, it still transcoded.

[Guest asrequested]

Thank you Doofus for that explanation.  

 

Now for another question about subtitles.  I am in the process of all my recordings through MCEBuddy and one of the options is to extract the subtitles.  So, the subs will be in embedded into the stream and also a separate srt file inside a folder that MCEBuddy creates.

 

Which version of the subs can the Emby server use, so it does not try to transcode while using the subtitles.  I have tried srt external subs before, but did not seem to make a difference, it still transcoded.

 

It isn't the server that deals with the subs. If the player supports them, then the file will direct play. But I would suggest embedded/muxed and an mkv container. 

Edited May 14, 2017 by Doofus

[clarkss12 304]

It isn't the server that deals with the subs. If the player supports them, then the file will direct play. But I would suggest embedded/muxed and an mkv container. 

OK, thanks

[Luke 42086]

External srt is always the most efficient. If you find that transcoding is still happening, then it's due to another reason unrelated to subtitles.

 

For that we have a wiki article. Why are my files transcoding?