# Analyze before Play **URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/analyze-before-play/189812 **Category:** Feature Suggestions **Created:** [April 24, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/analyze-before-play/189812 "2017-04-24T13:07:38Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 9
### Author: ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H) #### Post date: [March 31, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/analyze-before-play/189812/9 "2021-03-31T12:05:08Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate (check for direct-play compatibility) > [@Client Direct Play/Stream Compatibility Verification](https://forums.plex.tv/t/client-direct-play-stream-compatibility-verification/140780): > > I feel that it would be incredibly useful if Plex Media Server could inform me which of my video files are Direct Play or Direct Stream compatible for the clients I specify that I’m using. I want to avoid transcoding if at all possible, and I would like a way to easily make sure which of my files still needs encoding so it will Direct Play to an Android Phone, Roku, Amazon Fire Stick, Apple TV, or iOS device. It bothers me when I play a movie or a show and it tells me it must transcode because … --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/analyze-before-play/189812)._