SOLVED: Jellyfin transcodes as AV1 even though it's not allowed

[pitfallfritz]

> Opening '/Volumes/pinky/couch/var/lib/jellyfin/transcodes/ce9085a620acd408d3b4706eeaff53ad0.ts' for writing

Except they are using mpegts for transcoding?

If you use videos not in mp3 audio it will transcode with hevc with mp4. This is normal as the server is preventing unnecessary transcoding by direct passthrough mp3, and unfortunately mp3 can only be used in mpegts container in most browsers which does not support HEVC. There is nothing wrong with your setup or browser now, it is just your video is in a legacy format that uses mp3 as audio.

This means the server will transcode with HEVC when the audio track is not in mp3.

Oh, that's true! I had to look a bit until I found a suitable video. Good ol' Private Snafu to the rescue. It's AVI/XviD/AC3 and it will transcribe to HEVC/AC3 (direct) on Safari at >1100fps.

Of course that means it still causes most of the videos that need transcoding to be transcoded to H264, at least for my collection. Maybe Jellyfin could find some smarter way to deal with the typical H263/MP3 combo from the 2000s? Allow the admin to set MP3 to always be transcoded?

Anyway, I'll just deal with it at this point, it's not that big of a deal. I'm glad HEVC transcoding works. Thank you so much!