2024-10-14, 04:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 2024-10-14, 05:01 AM by ragnarok. Edited 1 time in total.)
When I listen to a FLAC file on Jellyfin, I can perceive some compression artifacts (highs are lost and lows are a bit muddy) as if the file is not being played in its original lossless form. When I look at the logs though, I don't see any indication of audio transcoding happening; just the message "User policy for "<username>". EnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding: True".
If, however, I uncheck "Allow audio playback that requires transcoding" under Dashboard -> Users -> <username> -> Profile -> Media playback, the compression artifacts disappear and I can hear what sounds like lossless music.
I'm a bit confused. Why is the FLAC audio being compressed when the "Allow audio playback that requires transcoding" is checked, despite the Jellyfin Media Player being capable of playing FLAC audio without transcoding, and that too without any mention in the logs?
Some additional details. I am running the latest version of Jellyfin Media Player installed from Flathub on a Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon desktop PC, and am accessing a FLAC music collection stored on a different home server. The LAN connecting my desktop PC to my home server is gigabit, so no bottlenecks there.
If, however, I uncheck "Allow audio playback that requires transcoding" under Dashboard -> Users -> <username> -> Profile -> Media playback, the compression artifacts disappear and I can hear what sounds like lossless music.
I'm a bit confused. Why is the FLAC audio being compressed when the "Allow audio playback that requires transcoding" is checked, despite the Jellyfin Media Player being capable of playing FLAC audio without transcoding, and that too without any mention in the logs?
Some additional details. I am running the latest version of Jellyfin Media Player installed from Flathub on a Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon desktop PC, and am accessing a FLAC music collection stored on a different home server. The LAN connecting my desktop PC to my home server is gigabit, so no bottlenecks there.