# HW decoder support but Software Encoding

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/hw-decoder-support-but-software-encoding/211887>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [October 27, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hw-decoder-support-but-software-encoding/211887 "2017-10-27T01:51:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trister619](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b3f665/32.png) [@Trister619](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Trister619)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hw-decoder-support-but-software-encoding/211887/1 "2017-10-27T01:51:17Z")

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With the new update the quicksync encoder isn’t up to par with quality (which is said from the notes)  
But could we still get HW decoding and send that to the transcoder for a decrease of CPU usage for end decoding if the cpu or GPU can handle that portion ? ?

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**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:** [March 31, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hw-decoder-support-but-software-encoding/211887/2 "2021-03-31T11:13:50Z")

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Early 2021 clean-up: implemented (use `Settings` \> `[Server Name]` \> `Transcoder` \> `Use hardware acceleration when available` without `Use hardware-accelerated video encoding`)

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**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, 12:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hw-decoder-support-but-software-encoding/211887/3 "2021-06-10T00:57:35Z")

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