2023-12-29, 11:55 PM
(This post was last modified: 2023-12-30, 12:06 AM by bigdrock44. Edited 1 time in total.)
After doing some more digging and research, I think I'm slowly getting my brain wrapped around all this. It looks like all these old DVD rips are MPEG2VIDEO inside of MKV containers. I was initially viewing these on Chrome and Firefox. Looking at the codec support table (https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/client...c-support/), I don't see MPEG2 listed, but I'm guessing it's not supported hence the need for transcoding.
Realistically, I'll be consuming this media mainly on iOS and Android TV (Amazon Fire Stick 4K), so I can live with it transcoding for web clients. If I really want to watch on my PC, I'll just use Jellyfin Media Player.
Is there a way to view "Playback Info" on iOS and Android TV? I don't think it's transcoding for those devices, but I'd like to confirm. I'm also trying to decide if there will be any benefit to transcode my library to H.265 to avoid Jellyfin having to transcode for me. If I decide to go this route, it will be many hours of transcoding time. The reduction in file size alone may be worth it, but I want to make sure I fully understand the consequences of that before committing to it.
EDIT: I answered my question "Is there a way to view 'Playback Info' on iOS and Android TV" by going to Dashboard and clicking the "i" button on my various playback devices. Looks like direct play is working for iOS and Android TV which is great. That said, is there any pros/cons transcoding my library to H.265, other than the obvious space savings it would create?
Realistically, I'll be consuming this media mainly on iOS and Android TV (Amazon Fire Stick 4K), so I can live with it transcoding for web clients. If I really want to watch on my PC, I'll just use Jellyfin Media Player.
Is there a way to view "Playback Info" on iOS and Android TV? I don't think it's transcoding for those devices, but I'd like to confirm. I'm also trying to decide if there will be any benefit to transcode my library to H.265 to avoid Jellyfin having to transcode for me. If I decide to go this route, it will be many hours of transcoding time. The reduction in file size alone may be worth it, but I want to make sure I fully understand the consequences of that before committing to it.
EDIT: I answered my question "Is there a way to view 'Playback Info' on iOS and Android TV" by going to Dashboard and clicking the "i" button on my various playback devices. Looks like direct play is working for iOS and Android TV which is great. That said, is there any pros/cons transcoding my library to H.265, other than the obvious space savings it would create?