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+--- Thread: SOLVED: Failed to transcode to HEVC on mac mini (/t-solved-failed-to-transcode-to-hevc-on-mac-mini)
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RE: Failed to transcode to HEVC on mac mini - nardisowhat - 2024-02-25
@gnattu very cool that you are working on Jellyfin on macOS.
I am not using homebrew’s ffmpeg. I am using what was installed with 10.8.13.
Does homebrew’s ffmpeg hardware transcode more efficiently on Apple silicon Macs than the default ffmpeg ? Thanks
RE: Failed to transcode to HEVC on mac mini - hczxpaul - 2024-02-27
(2024-02-24, 05:11 PM)gnattu Wrote: By the way the<EncoderAppPathDisplay>ffmpeg</EncoderAppPathDisplay>is only how the path is displayed, you need to modify<EncoderAppPath>ffmpeg</EncoderAppPath>as well.
If you are using homebrew's ffmpeg, then it will look like thie:
<EncoderAppPath>/opt/homebrew/bin/ffmpeg</EncoderAppPath>
<EncoderAppPathDisplay>/opt/homebrew/bin/ffmpeg</EncoderAppPathDisplay>
Thank you, I tried this and it worked, hevc transcoding works now with CPU usage around 170%~
The thing is that this line
<EncoderAppPath>/opt/homebrew/bin/ffmpeg</EncoderAppPath>
is not displayed in the encoding.xml by default, so I have to manully add this line by before the <EncoderAppPathDisplay> line.
So both of @TheDreadPirate and @gnattu are right, Jellyfin's default ffmpeg doesn't work for HEVC and required an apple silicon native ffmpeg build.
RE: Failed to transcode to HEVC on mac mini - nardisowhat - 2024-02-27
@hczxpaul Thanks for posting your results.
I am running latest Sonoma on base config M1 Mac Mini. I haven’t setup homebrew ffmpeg.
The ffmpeg I am using came with Jellyfin 10.8.13 install. It works for HEVC on my setup. I have tried 4K HEVC and 1080P HEVC. CPU usage varies from 100% to 200%+. My temps don’t get any warmer than 55 degrees C.
My n100 mini PC with Jellyfin does keep cooler at 49-51 degrees C.