# \[Feature Request\] Distributed MIMD Transcoding **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [August 23, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-distributed-mimd-transcoding/112908 "2015-08-23T14:26:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![skidaddl3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/skidaddl3/32/13877_2.png) [@skidaddl3](https://forums.plex.tv/u/skidaddl3)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-distributed-mimd-transcoding/112908/1 "2015-08-23T14:26:32Z")
Have quite a few end points (devices) around your lifestyle (home/toilet/ethnic fermentation shanty)? Feeling bored, lacking inspiration? Don’t just use your underperformed, lonesome NAS box to transpire (a lengthy biological process) on transcoding. Get that Plex integration happening and fire up your overpowered gaming PC to churn down the resolution to send it to your iWatch, why not. With distributed computing, you could have the video put together by harnessing all your Plex-enabled devices such that they all will gracefully provide smooth playback on your underperformed, hundreds-and-thousands-lacking Ultra-High-Definition eBread. I am serious though! Some used to call it “folding at home”… #ProteinOrigami ---
**Author:** ![C-lon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/c-lon/32/187_2.png) [@C-lon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/C-lon)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-distributed-mimd-transcoding/112908/2 "2015-08-23T19:55:30Z")
did you check out [https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/178320/plex-remote-transcoder-a-distributed-transcoding-backend-for-plex](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/178320/plex-remote-transcoder-a-distributed-transcoding-backend-for-plex) ? ---
**Author:** ![foux](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/foux/32/85082_2.png) [@foux](https://forums.plex.tv/u/foux)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-distributed-mimd-transcoding/112908/3 "2015-08-24T12:15:57Z")
Thanks @C-lon that seems great! ---
**Author:** ![skidaddl3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/skidaddl3/32/13877_2.png) [@skidaddl3](https://forums.plex.tv/u/skidaddl3)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-distributed-mimd-transcoding/112908/4 "2015-08-24T13:00:53Z")
Thank you @C-Ion. I didn’t see that after punching in transcode or transcoding or something along those lines in the forum search… Looks promising! I hope it evolves into something great. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-distributed-mimd-transcoding/112908/5 "2015-12-15T22:39:18Z")
duplicate feature request [https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/61278/feature-request-separate-computer-for-transcoding-vs-streaming](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/61278/feature-request-separate-computer-for-transcoding-vs-streaming) closing ---
**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:** [January 14, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-distributed-mimd-transcoding/112908/6 "2021-01-14T16:42:04Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-distributed-mimd-transcoding/112908/7 "2021-06-10T00:45:23Z")