# Hardware transcoding on raspberry pi 4

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**Created:** [June 28, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-transcoding-on-raspberry-pi-4/427758 "2019-06-28T20:44:47Z")\
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> [@Becki](#):
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> #2: if a cpu supports x265 encoding, you need a plex pass

Plex Media Server does not support encoding to h265 (in hardware or software), just h265 decoding on compatible graphics devices. It only encodes to h264. It’s discussed here in a feature suggestion.

> [@Transcode to HEVC/x265](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcode-to-hevc-x265/360421/2):
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> Plex doesn’t give roadmaps but transcoding to HEVC doesn’t make much sense, does it? HEVC is extremely hard to decode as it is. Encoding to HEVC is even harder. If the source video only has 2 Mbps of video, encoding to HEVC buys nothing … Bits lost cannot be reinvented by encoding to HEVC.

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