SOLVED: Failed to transcode to HEVC on mac mini

[hczxpaul]

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Are you using Docker?

You can still change the ffmpeg path in a config file.

/config/config/encoder.xml is the container path.

AFAIK, you need to use the Vargol FFMPEG build for Apple Silicon.

I am using the .dmg installer. I tried the docker version before, it seems like docker version cannot transcode via hardware accl on apple silicon at all.

I tried to build Vargol ffmpeg but failed every time, I ended up download a ffmpeg bianry for apple silicon here:https://www.osxexperts.net/.

The next thing I did I go to jellyfin config folder, and find encoding.xml(no encoder.xml found) and change

Code:

  <EncoderAppPathDisplay>ffmpeg</EncoderAppPathDisplay>

to  

Code:

<EncoderAppPathDisplay>/usr/local/lib/ffmpeg</EncoderAppPathDisplay>

However the encoding.xml seems to be reset by the jellyfin server every time it starts up, so I think path of ffmpeg cannot be changed by modifing the encoding.xml, please correct me if I did something wrong.  PEGVargol FFMPEGVargol FFMPEG