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Try this: On the homepage of the WebUI, click your profile avatar in the top-right corner. Select "Playback," then uncheck "Prefer fMP4-HLS Media Container" and save your changes. If I have this optio...

theguymadmax

Troubleshooting

438

7 hours ago

Thread: HDR Transcoding
Post: RE: HDR Transcoding

Software tonemapping was introduced in version 10.10.0 (https://jellyfin.org/posts/jellyfin-release-10.10.0/#playbacktranscoding), while hardware tonemapping has been available for a while.

theguymadmax

General Questions

7 hours ago

Thread: SRT Subtitles Naming Convention and Displaying Issues
Post: RE: SRT Subtitles Naming Convention and Displaying...

There is already a PR in the works to address this issue: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/pull/13068

theguymadmax

Troubleshooting

102

7 hours ago

Thread: Influencing Default Selection of Multiple Versions of a Movie
Post: RE: Influencing Default Selection of Multiple Vers...

The documentation has been updated from the following: 1. "Movie versions are presented in an alphabetically sorted list. An exception applies to resolution names, which are sorted in descending or...

theguymadmax

General Questions

7 hours ago

Thread: Alot of wrong meta data even if i enter id
Post: RE: Alot of wrong meta data even if i enter id

Set up your library to follow Jellyfin's preferred naming structure (https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/shows/). Shows ├── Star Trek Picard (2020) │ ├── Season 00 │ │ ├── Some Spe...

theguymadmax

Troubleshooting

153

2024-12-14, 05:10 PM

Thread: Swiftfin on iOS won't play Live TV.
Post: RE: Swiftfin on iOS won't play Live TV.

I’ve been able to stream LiveTV without any issues using the Jellyfin Mobile app on iOS, but Swiftfin doesn't work for me. Could you share your logs when trying to play on the Jellyfin Mobile app?

theguymadmax

Troubleshooting

1,296

2024-12-10, 08:25 PM

Thread: Collections missing poster art
Post: RE: Collections missing poster art

Install the TMDb Box Sets plugin from the catalog. This is separate from the default TMDb plugin. Once installed and the server has been restarted, navigate to Dashboard → Scheduled Tasks and run TMDb...

theguymadmax

Troubleshooting

234

2024-12-10, 08:18 PM

Thread: FireStick (Android TV App Woes)
Post: RE: FireStick (Android TV App Woes)

This is a known issue caused by a bug in ExoPlayer on devices using the MT8696 MediaTek chipset, which is found in newer Fire TV 4K Sticks and the latest Google streamer. It occurs when playing media ...

theguymadmax

Troubleshooting

381

2024-12-10, 07:25 PM

Thread: Windows 11 Server reports no files found on network locations = Fatal Playback Error
Post: RE: Windows 11 Server reports no files found on ne...

wtftad Wrote: (2024-11-26, 02:23 PM) -- Basic smb connections with the drive shares created in windows explorer “add network location”. -- You need to use the "Map network drive" option, not "Add n...

theguymadmax

Networking & Access

327

2024-12-09, 12:42 PM

Thread: Chromecast with Google TV (HD) Unable to Play 4K Content
Post: RE: Chromecast with Google TV (HD) Unable to Play ...

This is a known issue caused by a bug in ExoPlayer on devices using the MT8696 MediaTek chipset, which is found in newer Fire TV 4K Sticks and the latest Google streamer. Here are several threads rela...

theguymadmax

Troubleshooting

2,328

2024-12-08, 05:19 PM

Thread: Jellyfin always grabs a new movie poster/cover
Post: RE: Jellyfin always grabs a new movie poster/cover

I recommend using tinyMediaManager (https://www.tinymediamanager.org/) to generate NFOs and artwork, and disabling the image fetchers and NFO saver in Jellyfin. The free version of tinyMediaManager pu...

theguymadmax

Media Scanning & Identification

304

2024-12-07, 10:20 PM

Thread: Jellyfin cannot properly scan a show
Post: RE: Jellyfin cannot properly scan a show

The time format sent by theMovieDB API was recently changed, causing an issue. A fix has been implemented by theMovieDB, and the service should be working again in approximately 8 hours. If you prefer...

theguymadmax

Media Scanning & Identification

178

2024-12-07, 08:06 PM

Thread: Audio Track and Subtitles Names Translation
Post: RE: Audio Track and Subtitles Names Translation

This GitHub issue (https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/issues/12272) has a possible workaround. There seems to be quite a few issues on GitHub regarding this.

theguymadmax

General Questions

332

2024-12-06, 03:56 PM

Thread: Subtitle problem
Post: RE: Subtitle problem

TheDreadPirate Wrote: (2024-12-05, 05:33 PM) -- You SHOULD be using passthrough for the subtitles. Don't bother letting Handbrake convert them to SSA or timed text. Just keep them as SRT. You gain...

theguymadmax

Troubleshooting

380

2024-12-05, 05:59 PM

Thread: Subtitle problem
Post: RE: Subtitle problem

HandBrake converts SRT files to SSA (Substation Alpha) format for MKV files and to timed text for MP4 files. The Android TV client cannot directly play SSA subtitles and will instead burn them into th...

theguymadmax

Troubleshooting

380

2024-12-05, 05:24 PM

Thread: Playback Error - External Hard Drive
Post: RE: Playback Error - External Hard Drive

Is your external hard drive listed as D:\ in Windows Explorer?

theguymadmax

Troubleshooting

222

2024-12-05, 03:08 PM

Thread: Movies watched?
Post: RE: Movies watched?

This can already be done using filters. In the web UI, simply select the "played" filter. Each client should have a similar feature.