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Transcoding 4k Problems - jawlessemu - 2023-12-02
I am having trouble playing 4k videos on 1080 tv's. I can play everything else but it seems not to transcode properly. i dont know whats going on. i amvery new to the jellyfin server and dont know any other way to explain what is happening.
When i play a movie that is 4k on a 1080 tv it loads a black screen then says Jellyfin has encoutered a playback error. and there is no additional information available. i am sometimes trying to watch these while the wife is watching the main tv which is a 4k tv
I have included the log file for the last video i tried to play it was star trek VI The undiscovered country in 4k.
please if there are any other information needed please ask.
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RE: Transcoding 4k Problems - Serge K - 2023-12-02
TVs with 1080 can not play 4k videos. May be transcoding will help but your hardware must support it
RE: Transcoding 4k Problems - jawlessemu - 2023-12-02
as far as hardware my pc specs are as follows. i don't know if this is good enough hardware or should i get a upgrade?
ryzen 5800x
32 gb ram
amd 6800xt
Asrock X570 pg Velocita
1x Seagate Exos X20 20tb
1x Seagate Exos X16 16tb
Corsair MP600 m.2 1tb nvme
RE: Transcoding 4k Problems - Serge K - 2023-12-02
Find in Jellyfin server settings for Transcoding and try to change it
Dashboard->Playback->Transcoding
RE: Transcoding 4k Problems - jawlessemu - 2023-12-02
transcoding is enabled. Any toher suggestions?
RE: Transcoding 4k Problems - Serge K - 2023-12-02
try to switch off Transcoding and then set path for Transcoding (see down in the settings)
Check ffmpeg path exists?
RE: Transcoding 4k Problems - TheDreadPirate - 2023-12-03
Transcoding is working fine, but the output of the video is 4K and your TV is 1080P. It can't display that resolution.
Code:
Stream #0:0: Video: h264, d3d11(tv, bt709, progressive), 3840x1632 [SAR 1:1 DAR 40:17], q=2-31, 26691 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 90k tbn (default)What client are you playing with? Android TV? WebOS?
RE: Transcoding 4k Problems - Serge K - 2023-12-03
So, my 4k video is playing on TV1080 using Transcoding but with interruptions. I will play with settings......
jawlessemu - your TV1080 is Android TV?
RE: Transcoding 4k Problems - jawlessemu - 2023-12-03
my tv is 1080 roku tv
RE: Transcoding 4k Problems - Serge K - 2023-12-03
does this roku tv support external player for Jellyfin client?