# General Discussions **URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/c/general-discussions/7.md?page=60 [Latest](https://forums.plex.tv/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.plex.tv/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.plex.tv/tags.md) **Page:** 61 --- ## [Tag 4k Movies](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tag-4k-movies/904175)
**Author:** [@franzxaverguti](https://forums.plex.tv/u/franzxaverguti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tag-4k-movies/904175 "2025-02-01T08:54:19Z")
Hello, I wanted to tag the 4k films. So I thought I’d create a custom tag. Unfortunately I couldn’t find any instructions on how to do that. Does anyone have an idea? regards --- ## [Fireside Follow-up: Metadata Agenda, NFO Support, and some of our future work on PMS](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fireside-follow-up-metadata-agenda-nfo-support-and-some-of-our-future-work-on-pms/887946)
**Author:** [@McWanke](https://forums.plex.tv/u/McWanke)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fireside-follow-up-metadata-agenda-nfo-support-and-some-of-our-future-work-on-pms/887946 "2025-01-31T23:16:31Z")
Hi everyone! We dropped some information in at the end of the Fireside chat right before that thread was closed, but it was some exciting stuff. The intent had always been to create some space for discussion, so we are r… --- ## [Plex is transcoding random titles without an active steam?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-is-transcoding-random-titles-without-an-active-steam/904127)
**Author:** [@Morphy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Morphy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-is-transcoding-random-titles-without-an-active-steam/904127 "2025-01-31T14:36:48Z")
Hi everyone. Was wondering why PMS all of a sudden is starting to transcode titles from my media without im streaming anything? It take ages and use a lot of resources. The only way I can get it to stop, it to delete t… --- ## [Plex Server Installed on Dedicated Server, But "New Server" Option Not Appearing](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-installed-on-dedicated-server-but-new-server-option-not-appearing/904101)
**Author:** [@jacinthee](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jacinthee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-installed-on-dedicated-server-but-new-server-option-not-appearing/904101 "2025-01-31T04:56:09Z")
Hi everyone, I recently installed Plex Media Server on my dedicated server (Debian 10), but the “New Server” option is missing in the Plex Web UI. What I Have Tried: Installed Plex Media Server v1.41.3.9314 on my serv… --- ## [App.plex.tv is unable to connect to "ServerX" securely](https://forums.plex.tv/t/app-plex-tv-is-unable-to-connect-to-serverx-securely/903998)
**Author:** [@zacksolutions](https://forums.plex.tv/u/zacksolutions)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/app-plex-tv-is-unable-to-connect-to-serverx-securely/903998 "2025-01-30T22:26:22Z")
Hello, My friend shared his library with me. All of a sudden, I got this error: app.plex.tv is unable to connect to “ServerX” securely Its “Secure connections” setting may be set to disabled, or you may need to adjust… --- ## [Sorting returns back to begining](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sorting-returns-back-to-begining/904090)
**Author:** [@skipsala](https://forums.plex.tv/u/skipsala)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sorting-returns-back-to-begining/904090 "2025-01-30T13:59:16Z")
Ok on both my windows and on my Terramaster NAS I have lots of movies to look through, no matter how I sort them if I am on say page 4 or any page it will jump back to the 1st page after I click open a movie to read it a… --- ## [Newbie Advice on Hardware for 4K HDR/DV HEVC Transcoding](https://forums.plex.tv/t/newbie-advice-on-hardware-for-4k-hdr-dv-hevc-transcoding/900620)
**Author:** [@hdmkv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hdmkv)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/newbie-advice-on-hardware-for-4k-hdr-dv-hevc-transcoding/900620 "2025-01-02T15:02:26Z")
So, I took advantage of the discount on Plex Lifetime yesterday… mainly for DVR usage w/my HDHomeRun Flex 4K. But, I’d love to use it for away-from-home transcoding as well. My movies/shows are on a Synology 1821+, which… --- ## [Secure connections issue](https://forums.plex.tv/t/secure-connections-issue/903419)
**Author:** [@Bdunc](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Bdunc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 4:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/secure-connections-issue/903419 "2025-01-30T04:04:50Z")
This afternoon Plex has decided it cannot connect to my Media Server as I don’t allow secure connections. I have changed literally nothing about my setup, so why is this coming up now? (for reference: my server is set t… --- ## [Watch Together Pre-Rolls?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watch-together-pre-rolls/904016)
**Author:** [@moviegeek80](https://forums.plex.tv/u/moviegeek80)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/watch-together-pre-rolls/904016 "2025-01-29T18:50:24Z")
I currently have pre-rolls setup to play locally from my server with no issues. I want to share this experience with others whenever I host a Watch Together session. Can this be done? If, so what is needed in addition to… --- ## [Plex not honoring X-Forwarded-For](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-honoring-x-forwarded-for/903926)
**Author:** [@bbradley11](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bbradley11)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-honoring-x-forwarded-for/903926 "2025-01-28T22:15:37Z")
I have seen topics in these forums with the same issue, but usually it involves IPv6. In this case, I have IPv6 disabled entirely (and the host I am running on isn’t even setup with IPv6). I am seeing my reverse proxy IP… --- ## [How to limit people from remote direct playing high bitrate content but not lower bit?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-limit-people-from-remote-direct-playing-high-bitrate-content-but-not-lower-bit/903375)
**Author:** [@daydreamingdude](https://forums.plex.tv/u/daydreamingdude)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-limit-people-from-remote-direct-playing-high-bitrate-content-but-not-lower-bit/903375 "2025-01-28T19:35:40Z")
I have a user I am sharing my library with. He’s been direct playing stuff and its worked out well, however he recently tried to stream an 80GB remux movie and it didn’t work for him. It was too high of a bitrate for his… --- ## [TIDAL alternative in the future?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tidal-alternative-in-the-future/903871)
**Author:** [@Dnviel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dnviel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tidal-alternative-in-the-future/903871 "2025-01-28T12:45:17Z")
I understand that the commercial agreement between Tidal and Plex ended around October or November of last year. One of its features was that you could check the OST under each movie. I used this service to identify the … --- ## [Weekly review emails data leak](https://forums.plex.tv/t/weekly-review-emails-data-leak/860206)
**Author:** [@menem](https://forums.plex.tv/u/menem)\ **Replies:** 634\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 3:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/weekly-review-emails-data-leak/860206 "2025-01-28T03:52:08Z")
I’ve been a Plexpass life member for decades now. And these emails will finish that. It is the embodiment of enshitification of a good product. Who in their right mind thought it would be a good idea to store this data … --- ## [Is mpeg2 really better than h.264 for SD DVD's](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-mpeg2-really-better-than-h-264-for-sd-dvds/902905)
**Author:** [@jeby6](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jeby6)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-mpeg2-really-better-than-h-264-for-sd-dvds/902905 "2025-01-28T02:41:56Z")
I’m having a really hard time justifying keeping my mkv rips of SD DVD’s. While mpeg2’s direct play on my living room TV, nobody can perceive the quality difference when I play an optional mp4 version. Plus, then when … --- ## [I want Plex to stop remembering where I was in a video and stop pausing between them](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-want-plex-to-stop-remembering-where-i-was-in-a-video-and-stop-pausing-between-them/903812)
**Author:** [@dgoh5](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dgoh5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-want-plex-to-stop-remembering-where-i-was-in-a-video-and-stop-pausing-between-them/903812 "2025-01-27T22:49:31Z")
Is there a way to make Plex start all movies at the beginning, without remembering how much I had watched before? Also, I would like to turn off the pause between some videos. I like to watch random music videos and so… --- ## [No Discover Source](https://forums.plex.tv/t/no-discover-source/903741)
**Author:** [@RMCholewa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/RMCholewa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/no-discover-source/903741 "2025-01-27T16:21:18Z")
Hi there! As far as I could understand, selecting my streaming services would enable to find something to watch in all of them and to get content recommendations inside discover. But inside the online media sources, di… --- ## [Cannot login anymore](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-login-anymore/903676)
**Author:** [@sierrawhisk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sierrawhisk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-login-anymore/903676 "2025-01-26T16:27:49Z")
I have just received an email about a password change on my account which wasnt me. My email for the account (not this one here) does not seem to exist anymore. this happened within 5 or 10 minutes. Any chnace to get ba… --- ## [Changing Email Address - Query](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-email-address-query/903663)
**Author:** [@MHASTIE73](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MHASTIE73)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-email-address-query/903663 "2025-01-26T16:19:38Z")
Hi, I want to change the email address that’s associated with my Plex account. If I go to ‘change email address’, it asks for email address, password and verification code. Is that the password and verification code f… --- ## [How do you remove everything from your watchlist?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-you-remove-everything-from-your-watchlist/903590)
**Author:** [@knuckles316](https://forums.plex.tv/u/knuckles316)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-you-remove-everything-from-your-watchlist/903590 "2025-01-26T01:52:29Z")
This seems like it should be a basic thing but I cannot figure out a way to do it. How do I simply clear out my watchlist? --- ## [Couple of noob questions about Plexamp](https://forums.plex.tv/t/couple-of-noob-questions-about-plexamp/903447)
**Author:** [@Panthercules](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Panthercules)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/couple-of-noob-questions-about-plexamp/903447 "2025-01-25T21:36:51Z")
I thought there might be a separate forum/section for Plexamp but couldn’t find one, so here goes. I’ve never used Plexamp - just been using my PMS NAS setup for my music in my house. But with the talk about possibly r… --- ## [Plex Pass lifetime](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-pass-lifetime/903497)
**Author:** [@hanzoh1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hanzoh1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-pass-lifetime/903497 "2025-01-25T09:51:26Z")
Hello, a year ago I paid for Plex Pass lifetime, today I notice that the premium account is no longer active and I am forced to make a new subscription. Has this happened to anyone? What can I do? --- ## [Large 4K Files on Plex Web Player / Mac App - Blank Video (Black Screen or Blue Screen)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/large-4k-files-on-plex-web-player-mac-app-blank-video-black-screen-or-blue-screen/903457)
**Author:** [@Canuck13](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Canuck13)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/large-4k-files-on-plex-web-player-mac-app-blank-video-black-screen-or-blue-screen/903457 "2025-01-24T20:58:37Z")
After recently testing the new HEVC feature on my server I’ve run into a lot of problems with clients on my M2 MacBook Pro. Using the HEVC feature (Unraid 7, GTX 1660 Super), I kept getting the following error code on e… --- ## [User review made by me, but not really](https://forums.plex.tv/t/user-review-made-by-me-but-not-really/903116)
**Author:** [@Huey11](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Huey11)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/user-review-made-by-me-but-not-really/903116 "2025-01-24T14:46:01Z")
Hello, I suddenly notice that my Plex server (?) creates user reviews by itself… !?! In my activity overview I can see a review created for an item which I have not even seen yet… Why is this happening and how can I tr… --- ## [Need Help for collections](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-for-collections/903138)
**Author:** [@tratratra123451](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tratratra123451)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-for-collections/903138 "2025-01-24T07:28:38Z")
Hi everybody! I need help with my collections. During many years i didn’t use them so i decided to delete all the collections. But now i would like to re use this service, but i don’t want to make all the collections ma… --- ## [Deleting Ads/Commercials](https://forums.plex.tv/t/deleting-ads-commercials/903349)
**Author:** [@timla76](https://forums.plex.tv/u/timla76)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/deleting-ads-commercials/903349 "2025-01-24T01:16:23Z")
In the past Plex has make all the marks of a truly DVR with deleting commercials. However, since 2025 shows that have come out, I see them. So what is it that I have to do to get rid of them? All the shows that we hav… --- ## [Help with claiming](https://forums.plex.tv/t/help-with-claiming/903338)
**Author:** [@rileywinstonfrank](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rileywinstonfrank)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/help-with-claiming/903338 "2025-01-24T01:30:02Z")
So I made a plex server and I want to claim it but the plex help and other videos wont work because when I go to prefences it makes a new file on on ubuntu server 22.04 help me --- ## ["track rating IS NOT \[star count\]" music filter not having the expected result](https://forums.plex.tv/t/track-rating-is-not-star-count-music-filter-not-having-the-expected-result/903317)
**Author:** [@BanzaiInstitute](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BanzaiInstitute)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/track-rating-is-not-star-count-music-filter-not-having-the-expected-result/903317 "2025-01-23T22:32:14Z")
I have a playlist designed to show me music I have recently added within some related genres. Just now I added the Track Rating filter entry seen in this screen shot, and I did not get the expected results. All of these… --- ## [Unable to access Plex.tv](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unable-to-access-plex-tv/903277)
**Author:** [@irving\_beano](https://forums.plex.tv/u/irving_beano)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unable-to-access-plex-tv/903277 "2025-01-23T14:09:31Z")
Hi there, I’m having a weird issue with the Plex.tv site on my PMS host Windows 10 machine. I’m simply unable to access it. The problem is solely with this computer. My work PC, Mac laptop and iPhone are all fine. When… --- ## [Plex Photos - Support for Lightroom DNG files](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-photos-support-for-lightroom-dng-files/903058)
**Author:** [@cua25](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cua25)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-photos-support-for-lightroom-dng-files/903058 "2025-01-22T05:18:08Z")
Team, I have my entire movie, tv and audio files on Plex with Plex pass. Lately I tried to load my photos to plex. I have been using Lightroom for nearly 10 years with sidecar DNG files. Unfortunately, Plex only read… --- ## [DJI Mimo 4K Mp4 TimeLapses get upside down thumbnails and transcode upside down](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dji-mimo-4k-mp4-timelapses-get-upside-down-thumbnails-and-transcode-upside-down/903018)
**Author:** [@krisvenden](https://forums.plex.tv/u/krisvenden)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dji-mimo-4k-mp4-timelapses-get-upside-down-thumbnails-and-transcode-upside-down/903018 "2025-01-21T21:52:37Z")
I’m creating 4K 30 TimeLapses on an iPhone 15 Pro with the DJI Mimo app and Gimbal. They are awesome, they play great, until I add them to my Plex server. Plex then creates upside down thumbnails of the videos. When play… [Previous page](https://forums.plex.tv/c/general-discussions/7.md?page=59) [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/c/general-discussions/7.md?page=61)