# Existing feature broken in recent Plex updates.  Can it be fixed?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/existing-feature-broken-in-recent-plex-updates-can-it-be-fixed/149459>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [June 27, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/existing-feature-broken-in-recent-plex-updates-can-it-be-fixed/149459 "2016-06-27T21:08:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![SirMaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@SirMaster](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SirMaster)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/existing-feature-broken-in-recent-plex-updates-can-it-be-fixed/149459/1 "2016-06-27T21:08:49Z")

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Hi.

I noticed that when I updated my Plex server from 0.9.16.6 to 1.0.0 that I could no play any files that invoked the transcoder.

Through looking at the logs I eventually determined that the cause of this was because I had some values set in:  
/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Preferences.xml

Specifically I had a few x264 flags set in the TranscoderH264OptionsOverride property.

The option is mentioned and defined how to be used in the docs here:  
[https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201105343-Advanced-Server-Settings](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201105343-Advanced-Server-Settings)

I played around with the property in the 1.0.0 Plex server version but I have come to the conclusion that the Plex 1.0.0 verison is not correctly appending the x264 flags set in the TranscoderH264OptionsOverride property to the -x264opts transcoder parameter.

This is a regression issue and I just wanted to bring it to the attention of the Plex developers and was wondering if it was something they could look at fixing in a future release since I know I like to use the option.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/existing-feature-broken-in-recent-plex-updates-can-it-be-fixed/149459/2 "2020-01-07T21:32:51Z")

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