# Local Transcoding h264 720p -\> h264 SD

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/local-transcoding-h264-720p-h264-sd/673566>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [January 3, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/local-transcoding-h264-720p-h264-sd/673566 "2021-01-03T01:38:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![adamus1red](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/adamus1red/32/222130_2.png) [@adamus1red](https://forums.plex.tv/u/adamus1red)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/local-transcoding-h264-720p-h264-sd/673566/1 "2021-01-03T01:38:53Z")

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As per the title recently my plex has been transcoding content over the LAN from 720p into SD content.

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/4/c/4ce3b25c0c9e8ff5abe454502a57b6afa916cbad.jpeg)

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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:** [January 3, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/local-transcoding-h264-720p-h264-sd/673566/2 "2021-01-03T01:55:26Z")

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What’s your video quality settings in the Plex Media Player?

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**Author:** ![adamus1red](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/adamus1red/32/222130_2.png) [@adamus1red](https://forums.plex.tv/u/adamus1red)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/local-transcoding-h264-720p-h264-sd/673566/3 "2021-01-04T10:09:25Z")

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Video Quality: Maximum

Remote Stream: 8Mpbs (1080p)

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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:** [January 4, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/local-transcoding-h264-720p-h264-sd/673566/4 "2021-01-04T11:25:39Z")

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You probably need to look at the logs to identify what’s causing this particular transcode.

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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:** [April 4, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/local-transcoding-h264-720p-h264-sd/673566/5 "2021-04-04T11:25:45Z")

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