The new plex pass beta that inludes the updated ffmpeg version seems to introduce this bug. Any music transcodes to OGG introduce silence into the transcoded file. The playback with stutter. Downgrading my server to a public build resolved the problem for now. Reddit - The heart of the…

[BUG] New ffmpeg: OGG Transcoding Audio drops/stutter

cmaylo November 19, 2025, 10:33pm 7

I’m also experiencing this issue, OGG transcoding is basically useless now.

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