Raspberry Pi Optimalisations?

[Marekkon5 0]

Hello. I installed Emby server on my Raspberry Pi 3. Network all ok. The movies are in 480p/720p quality 1-2gb/movie.

But when I play it on any PC/Phone it is freezing after few minutes etc. Some movies wont even load.

 

Is there some optimalisation I am missing?

 

>Raspberry Pi 3, DietPi, Emby installed using the dietpi software

> SDCard 32gb, Class10

[Luke 42078]

Hi there, can we look at an example? Please attach the information requested in how to report a media playback issue. thanks !

[Marekkon5 0]

Hello. Found out that its Web-App specific problem. Using the Emby android/windows app everything works ok. Sorry for late answer and thanks.

[Luke 42078]

Can you still provide the information requested? Thanks.

[Marekkon5 0]

- Cant post screenshot. The movies just freezer every few minutes/seconds

- Logs, will post tomorrow, currently reinstalled and have to copy movies.

 

Thanks

[Luke 42078]

Thanks.

[Marekkon5 0]

Latest FFMPEG log: https://pastebin.com/YNZE0kTG

Latest Server log: https://pastebin.com/uiUCHuEA

 

After reinstall its still the same. Some movies wont even load. Thanks & Sorry for latency.

[Luke 42078]

This is from Emby Server 3.3.1. The latest version is 3.4.1.

 

However, regardless, the problem is that the Pi cannot transcode fast enough. I would suggest limiting your playback to videos that can direct play without transcoding.

 

You could try uninstalling again and using our newer installation package from the website: https://emby.media/download

 

That will perform slightly better, but probably still not fast enough. Thanks.

[Marekkon5 0]

Thanks for answer! Still, why in app it plays all ok? The Pi still encodes it right?

 

How can I determine which videos can be played without transcoding? I downloaded like 7 different movies all with other formats andd all were lagging (some more, some less).

[Luke 42078]

 

 

Still, why in app it plays all ok?

 

Because the app can direct play without transcoding.

[Luke 42078]

I would suggest checking out the wiki articles for our emby apps, here you can learn about what formats can direct play:

 

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki

 

Thanks.

[Marekkon5 0]

Solved, Thanks!

[Marekkon5 0]

Or one more question. Is it possible to encode using GPU (with the paid codecs)?

[Luke 42078]

which paid codecs? i'm aware of the mpeg2 decoder for pi but are there any others?

[Marekkon5 0]

http://www.raspberrypi.com

 

Mpeg2 and VC1

[Luke 42078]

OK but those are just decoders for mpeg2 and vc1. The example you supplied above is h264 input so they wound't even be used with that.

[Marekkon5 0]

Ok. Thanks for answers.