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    Jellyfin Forum Support Troubleshooting Fatal Playback error

     
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    Fatal Playback error

    hqhma
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    Yesterday, 11:38 AM
    I am brand new to jellyfin and I have been able to get it working flawlessly. I just recently threw in a new TV show and I get a fatal playback error. It seems to have something to do maybe with FFMPEG judging by the log but I don't really know. How can I go about troubleshooting and fixing this?
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    Yesterday, 06:11 PM
    Can you post the log, please?

    https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/admini...ug-logging
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    (Yesterday, 06:11 PM)IndianaLarry Wrote: Can you post the log, please?

    https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/admini...ug-logging

    https://pastebin.com/xbD2wQHT
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    I am no expert on ffmpeg, but my best guess is that it is trying to do some sort of hardware transcoding, but is unable to find the hardware needed (i.e. a GPU with the right drivers). Have you been able to use files with the same format before (i.e. mkv container, streams with codecs of vc1, truehd, ac3, and PGSSUB)?
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    7 hours ago
    What are the specs of your server, and how are you running Jellyfin? If using Docker, post your compose file.
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    7 hours ago (This post was last modified: 7 hours ago by hqhma. Edited 1 time in total.)
    I have been able to play MKV container and a VC1 codec before yes. Same with truehd and ac3 audio

    Update: I just read somewhere that ugreen NASs have issues with VC1 so this might be the issue.....
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