Detect incompatible files (codecs)

[benba]

Is there any script or builtin function in jellyfin to detect all incompatible files (movies, series, music) for a specific client?

ref:https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/clients/codec-support/

[TheDreadPirate]

This is what transcoding is for. The client will tell the server that the media is incompatible and request a transcode/remux. No need for you to figure this out ahead of time. Unless your setup is incapable of transcoding and/or you need/want to avoid transcoding for other reasons.

[Deleted User]

each client detects it's hosts playback capabilities and tells the server what it can and cannot support
- resulting in transcoding when needed

the variables needed are client device, client OS and client software (what is playing the file)

these are not readily apparent to a server until a client reports it

[benba]

my setup isn't able to transcode. (server is a synology ds1821+)

so i would like to transcode all necessary files for a specific client (fire tv stick 4k).

[Deleted User]

since you know the intended client

look at the specs for the device and match your encodes accordingly
- https://developer.amazon.com/docs/fire-t...vstickgen3

note: click the drop-down to select a different device if i did not select the correct one

[TheDreadPirate]

If you must avoid transcoding, your media should look like this.

Video - H264 Main
Audio - AAC, 2 channel
Subtitles - either burned in or external SRT files
Container - MP4

These codecs are nearly universally supported.