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Optimize video files for android phone/tablet - Secondary ACC_SM - 2023-09-01
So I am new to jellyfin (only used it for 2-3 months), It just works on my pc and firestick but in android tablet/phone the app won't support some codecs (all videos are hevc but having audio codec error mostly) also vlc just gives error "Media Not Supported by Device".
Is there a way to optimize these files for android mobile device like any specefic audio/video codecs or any ffmpeg (server side) additional codec update or something so I can optimize all my videos to work with android tab/phone ?
FYI I have enabled hardware acceleration (with settings for my 1050ti as per documentation).
Also 7.1 audio files doesn't work.
RE: Optimize video files for android phone/tablet - bitmap - 2023-09-01
Your media library should ideally match your devices (clients) that you use for playback. This includes video compatibility (codecs, profiles, levels, tiers), audio compatibility (channels, codecs, bitrate, sample rate, bit depth), and subtitle compatibility (format, complexity). This is not always possible, which is why tools like Jellyfin exist, to transcode "on-the-fly" as you watch.
Your media not being supported, or that message more specifically, means that you have something wrong with your configuration or the file you're trying to transcode is not compatible with the hardware you have set up. If you take a look at the NVIDIA Matrix, you can search for your card and you'll see that it's pretty widely compatible, except for certain pixel formats in HEVC and it doesn't support AV1 decoding at all.
This leads me to believe that there's an issue with configuration.
Could you provide more information about your media file? Depending on your OS, you could run mediainfo or ffprobe against the file to get more information. Looking for information such as what's listed above -- codecs, profiles, levels, tiers, channels, bitrates, subtitle info, etc...