Overview: From server to player
Server-to-player delivery selects a media source and a representation compatible with the requested playback path.
What is being sent, and which parts of the source are being changed? Compatibility and media-source selection establish the options, while Emby's playback modes describe the resulting route. Remuxing, stream copying and track selection give that route more precise meaning than a general statement that the server is streaming a file.
How a media server delivers playback
Media-server playback combines a session decision about sources and tracks with a media-delivery path that may preserve or convert the selected streams.Playback compatibility
Playback compatibility relates the source representation to the capabilities of the receiving app and its environment.Emby playback modes
Emby playback modes describe different combinations of source delivery, repackaging and media conversion.Remuxing
Remuxing places existing encoded streams into another container or delivery package without re-encoding those streams.Stream copying
Stream copying passes selected encoded stream data to an output path without decoding and re-encoding its pictures or samples.Media source selection
Media source selection chooses a playable representation by evaluating edition identity, source properties, client conditions and session preferences.Track selection
Track selection chooses the actual audio and subtitle content for a source, affecting both user presentation and the media processing required by the playback path.