High CPU

[liam239 0]

Hi,

 

Emby has worked for a month without problems. Recently when I start a series my CPU go's high most of the time >95%. I have already changed transcoding thread to 2 where is stays around the 85-100%. 

I had changed it to 1. Then stays the CPU around 45% but it is freezing a lot more.

 

This is the process that causes the high CPU.

%CPU %MEM   COMMAND

 317.6  4.3           ffmpeg

 

LOG:

ffmpeg-transcode-90314877-5352-4565-b722-43988df33e26.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-52a8036b-5e46-4fbd-9fa9-6bc790aebd57.txt - Works perfect

 

EDIT: it is only when a file needs ffmpeg the log with at the end ..57 is one that works perfect (CPU stays at +/- 4%).

 

 

I hope I/we find a solution.

 

Already Thanks,

 

Liam

Edited December 27, 2018 by liam239

[Luke 42079]

Hi, this is the nature of transcoding. It will use significant CPU. You are aware of that, right?

 

The upcoming 3.6 release will add a throttle feature which will help reduce it. Thanks.

[liam239 0]

Hi,

 

I'm not so technical in transcoding kind of stuff  . But is it normal that it is not with every video?

 

And it has the same extension.

 

 

Thanks for the fast response.

[Luke 42079]

Yes it can vary depending in the media format. Sometimes we don't need transcoding at all if the Emby app you're playing from supports the format natively. And sometimes the type of transcoding will vary, along with the cost of it.

[mastrmind11 722]

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

[RazeLighter777 1]

You could try hardware acceleration (EG GPU) , if you have that as a resource.

Edited December 29, 2018 by RazeLighter777

[liam239 0]

Thanks all for the info. it where HVEC files that peaks the CPU (in transcoding).

 

So if I convert it first or something than it works fine.

[Luke 42079]

Our media convert feature can help automate this process.