Custom transcoding profile

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Hi,

I’m running the latest Plex on Ubuntu and to get around some issue’s with my AV receiver (and the need for using optical), I’d like to make a profile whereby movies are streamed via ffmpeg, with everything copied, apart from audio being transcoded to ac3.

Can I do this?

I’ve checked the UI and transcoding but haven’t been able to see where I can do this.

Thanks

Neil

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The master templates for devices is stored under /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Profiles

The procedure to use them is:

  1. Create directory /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Profiles.
  2. Make certain user plex:plex owns it and it is writable by plex.
  3. Copy the file there
  4. Edit it as you need
  5. Each time you edit it and then test it, you must restart PMS after making any changes for them to be utilized. (PMS loads all profiles into memory upon first use)
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