Direct Streaming and Direct Play on Xbox One

[Hyanar 0]

Recently, I have noticed that all of my movies are direct streaming through the Emby app for Xbox One, but on the Xbox One Media Player they all direct play.

 

This is the first time I have noticed this, and am not sure as to why it is occuring as they are all within the bitrate settings, AAC 2.0 and h264.

 

Can anyone help me understand what's going on?

 

I can provide some logs later if needed.

[CBers 7474]

@@Hyanar - this is a known issue.

 

If you look in your Emby server logs folder, you will most likely find an ffmpeg-remux log, as it might be converting the audio.

 

See here for more details: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/46346-xbox-one-creators-update-issues/page-8&do=findComment&comment=449866

 

Is that the same as your issue?

[Hyanar 0]

@@Hyanar - this is a known issue.

 

If you look in your Emby server logs folder, you will most likely find an ffmpeg-remux log, as it might be converting the audio.

 

See here for more details: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/46346-xbox-one-creators-update-issues/page-8&do=findComment&comment=449866

 

Is that the same as your issue?

 

From the logs, it just looks like it's copying both the video stream and audio stream with no conversion.

ffmpeg-directstream-5dfb13db-89e1-4841-b386-c08353336c2d.txt

ffmpeg-directstream-359d45eb-f49f-414a-a9e1-188bd2a463d1.txt

[Guest asrequested]

It looks like a straight container swap. But it's curious. It's swapping from mp4 to TS. MP4 should be easily used.

Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'file:D:\Users\Dan\Desktop\Movies\xXx\xXx.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
    encoder         : Lavf57.56.100
  Duration: 02:04:05.50, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2636 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 1920x808 [SAR 1:1 DAR 240:101], 2499 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 11988 tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
    Metadata:
      handler_name    : VideoHandler
    Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 129 kb/s (default)
    Metadata:
      handler_name    : SoundHandler
Output #0, segment, to 'D:\Emby\transcoding-temp\bd08033166c9c0979d1ac80ffd331f5f%d.ts':
  Metadata:
    encoder         : Lavf57.66.103
    Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 1920x808 [SAR 1:1 DAR 240:101], q=2-31, 2499 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 90k tbn, 23.98 tbc (default)
    Stream #0:1: Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 129 kb/s (default)
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (copy)
  Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy)