Need help ... why is my mp4 file getting transcoded and what should my ffmpeg settings be?

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Hi,
I am trying to use Plex to be a dvr with android friendly files that do not need to be transcoded.
After plex remuxed the hdhomerun file to mp4 container I ran it through a script I found to get the mpeg2 and ac3 codec copied to h264 and aac. but it still needed to be transoded … ugh… what needs to be changed?

I have an mp4 file with the following details -
Video details per PLEX

Media details
Video Resolution 1080p
Duration 30:00
Bitrate 5775 kbps
Width 1920
Height 1080
Aspect Ratio 1.78
Container MP4
Video Frame Rate NTSC
Web Optimized Yes
Audio Profile lc
Has 64bit Offsets 0
Video Profile high

Part
Duration 30:00
File Bone Collector (2011) 2016-1013.STL.mp4
Size 1.21 GB
Audio Profile lc
Container MP4
Has 64bit Offsets 0
Web Optimized Yes
Video Profile high
Codec H264
Bitrate 5639 kbps
Bit Depth 8
CABAC true
Chroma Subsampling 4:2:0
Duration 30:00
Frame Rate 29.97 fps
Frame Rate Mode cfr
Height 1080
Level 4.0
Pixel Format yuv420p
Profile high
Ref Frames 4
Scan Type progressive
Stream Identifier 1
Width 1920

Audio details per PLEX
Codec AAC
Channels Stereo
Bitrate 128 kbps
Bitrate Mode CBR
Duration 29:59
Profile lc
Sampling Rate 48000 Hz
Stream Identifier 2

Here is my log file -
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByrtBHddN3ZIeDhWNmxwb2N1U3M The file I pulled on my android s5 was at 22:10-ish

**If someone can tell me what codec/bitrate/values need to be changed that would be great.
Also if someone can tell me what exactly in this log I am looking for and how do I get a cleaner log that does NOT show all the debug information in it? **

What words, etc, do I need to search on in the log to key in on why it is transcoding?

thanks for your help
haeffnkr

2

The logfile you provided only covers 30 minutes from ~ 22:30 to 23:00 hrs
You need to look out for lines containing the string MDE: this is the ‘media decision engine’ which will tell you why the transcoding took place.

The Android app has a preference where you can set the maximum “H.264 Level”. Usually this is pre-set with the maximum number your hardware supports. Some older devices only support a lower Level than 4.0 (which your file uses).

Other common reasons why transcoding takes place are

  • activation of subtitles
  • a bitrate restriction set in the Android app
  • a bitrate restriction set in the server (with the latest Plex Pass version for ‘remote’ connections)
3

I will check for MDE thanks for that tip.

Based on my file details is the resolution to high, bit rate ok? see anything else?
Can my S5 phone play 1080 video?

Are there any known ffmpeg settings for andriod/chomebook that folks use?

thanks haeffnkr

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@haeffnkr said:
Based on my file details is the resolution to high, bit rate ok? see anything else?

There is a bitrate-limit preference in the client app. At which bitrate is it set, currently?

Can my S5 phone play 1080 video?

I don’t know, I don’t have that device.

Are there any known ffmpeg settings for andriod/chomebook that folks use?

‘Android’ is a whole class of devices with vastly different abilities and hardware.
There are no ‘universal’ encoding parameters therefore.

You could aim low and use the lowest common denominator. But this may lead to lower picture quality/combined with excess bitrate, due to lower encoding efficiency.

I strongly suggest you look at the log file and find out the reason for the transcoding.
Then you adapt your media accordingly.

You must also differentiate between Direct Stream and Transcoding.
Direct Stream is not so bad. It has a relatively low ‘CPU penalty’.
https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200250387-Streaming-Media-Direct-Play-and-Direct-Stream

5

I set the video to original size and just tried it again… pegged the cpu.

ct 14, 2016 20:10:37.173 [0x7f7701bfb700] VERBOSE - * Connection => Keep-Alive
Oct 14, 2016 20:10:37.173 [0x7f7701bfb700] VERBOSE - * User-Agent => ExoPlayer/4.32.3.676 (Linux;Android 5.0) ExoPlayerLib/1.5.8
Oct 14, 2016 20:10:37.173 [0x7f7701bfb700] VERBOSE - * Host => 24-107-219-107.395ffb21354c43709a13081534890aec.plex.direct:29275
Oct 14, 2016 20:10:37.174 [0x7f7701bfb700] VERBOSE - [IDLE] Adding (0->1) work item http_download - /video/:/transcode/universal/session/3d7d0642d13d275c-com-plexapp-android/base/00003.ts
Oct 14, 2016 20:10:37.174 [0x7f7701bfb700] VERBOSE - [IDLE] * http_download - /player/proxy/poll?deviceClass=pc&protocolVersion=1&protocolCapabilities=timeline%2Cplayback%2Cnavigation%2Cmirror%2Cplayqueues&X-Plex-Product=Plex%20Web&X-Plex-Version=2.9.3&X-Plex-Client-Identifier=x32ljegayz6e05x43pqbh85mi&X-Plex-Platform=Chrome&X-Plex-Platform-Version=53.0&X-Plex-Device=Linux&X-Plex-Device-Name=Plex%20Web%20%28Chrome%29&X-Plex-Device-Screen-Resolution=1920x1014%2C1920x1080&X-Plex-Token=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - 1 active item(s)
Oct 14, 2016 20:10:37.174 [0x7f7701bfb700] VERBOSE - [IDLE] * http_download - /video/:/transcode/universal/session/3d7d0642d13d275c-com-plexapp-android/base/00003.ts - 1 active item(s)
Oct 14, 2016 20:10:37.174 [0x7f7701bfb700] VERBOSE - [IDLE] * http_download - /video/:/transcode/universal/start?hasMDE=1&path=http%3A%2F%2F127.0.0.1%3A32400%2Fsystem%2Fservices%2Furl%2Flookup%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.history.com%252Fshows%252Fcajun-pawn-stars%252Fvideos%252Fcajun-pawn-stars-donkeys-and-dollars&mediaIndex=-1&partIndex=0&protocol=http&offset=0&fastSeek=1&directPlay=0&directStream=1&subtitleSize=100&audioBoost=100&location=lan&session=fi26vl1yxb4thyg4kh8f8hncdi&subtitles=burn&copyts=1&Accept-Language=en&X-Plex-Session-Identifier=03hehsw8r7k87cm8e521paxlxr&X-Plex-Chunked=1&X-Plex-Product=Plex%20Web&X-Plex-Version=2.9.3&X-Plex-Client-Identifier=2o0ar7liw53sceg2cfzfmq85mi&X-Plex-Platform=Chrome&X-Plex-Platform-Version=53.0&X-Plex-Device=Unknown%20Platform&X-Plex-Device-Name=Plex%20Web%20%28Chrome%29&X-Plex-Device-Screen-Resolution=1280x720%2C1366x768&X-Plex-Token=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - 1 active item(s)
Oct 14, 2016 20:10:37.174 [0x7f7701bfb700] VERBOSE - [IDLE] * transcoder - 0a1db09d-42c0-42fa-a83d-b0e61adbe5a9 - 1 active item(s)
Oct 14, 2016 20:10:37.174 [0x7f7701bfb700] VERBOSE - [IDLE] * transcoder - 0a357adb-1d25-4da0-a180-452b1124353f - 1 active item(s)
Oct 14, 2016 20:10:37.174 [0x7f7701bfb700] VERBOSE - [IDLE] * transcoder - 0b89b8ad-e46f-49b9-b310-9adb0d58a426 - 1 active item(s)
Oct 14, 2016 20:10:37.175 [0x7f7701bfb700] VERBOSE - [IDLE] * transcoder - 0cebec5b-4d8f-4f05-92e7-b9af563f96eb - 1 active item(s)
Oct 14, 2016 20:10:37.175 [0x7f7701bfb700] VERBOSE - [IDLE] * transcoder - 11824faf-ccc7-44ae-93c8-f4b461d63d38 - 1 active item(s)
Oct 14, 2016 20:10:37.175 [0x7f7701bfb700] VERBOSE - [IDLE] * transcoder - 1250f090-ad13-4361-961a-0822730ad100 - 1 active item(s)

I dont understand what to look for?
thanks haeffnkr

6

Please disable ‘verbose’ logging. It adds nothing but noise.
And then attach the whole log. I can’t tell anything from this snippet. It doesn’t even contain the interesting MDE: lines.

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This file was optimized by Plex

/media/4tbdisk/Plex/TV/Buckmasters (2010)/Season 2016/Plex Versions/Optimized for TV/Buckmasters/2016-06-28.mp4

Media
Video Resolution 1080p
Duration 29:52
Bitrate 7912 kbps
Width 1920
Height 1080
Aspect Ratio 1.78
Container MP4
Video Frame Rate NTSC
Web Optimized Yes
Proxy Type 42
Has 64bit Offsets 0
Target Optimized for TV
Target Tag I D 2
Video Profile main
Title Optimized for TV
Part

Duration 29:52
File 2016-06-28.mp4
Size 1.65 GB
Container MP4
Has 64bit Offsets 0
Web Optimized Yes
Video Profile main
Codec H264
Bitrate 7713 kbps
Bit Depth 8
CABAC true
Chroma Subsampling 4:2:0
Duration 29:52
Frame Rate 29.97 fps
Frame Rate Mode cfr
Height 1080
Level 4.0
Pixel Format yuv420p
Profile main
Ref Frames 4
Scan Type progressive
Stream Identifier 1
Width 1920
Codec AC3
Channels Stereo
Bitrate 192 kbps
Language English
Audio Channel Layout stereo
Bit Depth 16
Bitrate Mode CBR
Dialog Norm -24 dB
Duration 29:51
Sampling Rate 48000 Hz
Stream Identifier 2

And it works with no cpu load on my android???

  • Accept-Encoding => gzip
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.314 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Account => 2477322
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Client-Identifier => 3d7d0642d13d275c-com-plexapp-android
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Client-Profile-Extra => add-limitation(scope=videoCodec&scopeName=h264&type=upperBound&name=video.level&value=40)+add-transcode-target-audio-codec(type=videoProfile&context=streaming&protocol=hls&audioCodec=mp3)+add-transcode-target(type=subtitleProfile&context=streaming&protocol=http&container=mkv&subtitleCodec=srt)+add-limitation(scope=videoCodec&scopeName=hevc&type=Match&name=video.profile&list=main)+append-transcode-target-codec(type=videoProfile&context=streaming&protocol=hls&videoCodec=hevc)+add-limitation(scope=videoCodec&scopeName=*&type=NotMatch&name=video.anamorphic&value=999&replace=true)
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device => SM-G900F
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Platform => Android
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Platform-Version => 5.0
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Product => Plex for Android
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Supported-Commands => abort
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Token => xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Version => 4.32.3.676
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * audioBoost => 100
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * autoAdjustQuality => 0
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * directPlay => 1
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * directStream => 1
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * fastSeek => 1
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * hasMDE => 1
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * location => cellular
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * maxVideoBitrate => 1500
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * mediaBufferSize => 16384
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * mediaIndex => 0
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * partIndex => 0
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * path => /sync/3d7d0642d13d275c-com-plexapp-android/24119337f10d91fc3cc9aa38c7fdc5c27982e7c8/library/metadata/217
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.315 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * protocol => *
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.316 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * session => 3d7d0642d13d275c-com-plexapp-android
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.316 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * subtitleSize => 100
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.316 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * videoQuality => 60
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.316 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - * videoResolution => 720x480
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.322 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - Sync: building item cache for sync item 14518073
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.330 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - Sync: building item cache for sync item 14557867
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.344 [0x7f77023fc700] VERBOSE - * User-Agent => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/47.0.2526.106 Safari/537.36
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.344 [0x7f77023fc700] VERBOSE - * Host => 127.0.0.1:32400
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.344 [0x7f77023fc700] VERBOSE - * Accept => /
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.344 [0x7f77023fc700] VERBOSE - * Accept-Encoding => gzip
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.344 [0x7f77023fc700] VERBOSE - * agent => com.plexapp.agents.localmedia
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.344 [0x7f77023fc700] VERBOSE - * async => 0
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.344 [0x7f77023fc700] VERBOSE - * force => 1
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.344 [0x7f77023fc700] VERBOSE - * guid => com.gracenote.onconnect://episode/EP012954680062
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.344 [0x7f77023fc700] VERBOSE - * id => 217
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.344 [0x7f77023fc700] VERBOSE - * mediaType => 4
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.344 [0x7f77023fc700] VERBOSE - * parentGUID => local://216
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.344 [0x7f77023fc700] VERBOSE - * parentID => 216
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.356 [0x7f770ffff700] ERROR - Error response for update: 5 (Unhandled exception).
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.361 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - Sync: IntersectItems processing container children
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:26.361 [0x7f770ffff700] VERBOSE - Sync: IntersectItems complete
    Oct 14, 2016 20:32:46.368 [0x7f77317ff700] VERBOSE - We didn’t receive any data from 166.175.57.15:49791 in time, dropping connection.
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Version => 4.32.3.676
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Client-Identifier => 3d7d0642d13d275c-com-plexapp-android
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device-Name => Galaxy S5
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Platform => Android
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Platform-Version => 5.0
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Provides => player,controller,sync-target
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Product => Plex for Android
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device => SM-G900F
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Model => klte
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device-Vendor => samsung
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device-Screen-Resolution => 1920x1080 (Mobile)
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device-Screen-Density => 480
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Username => haeffnkr
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * Accept-Language => en-us
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * Accept => application/xml
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.723 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * User-Agent => Dalvik/2.1.0 (Linux; U; Android 5.0; SM-G900F Build/LRX21T)
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.724 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * Host => 24-107-219-107.395ffb21354c43709a13081534890aec.plex.direct:29275
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.724 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * Connection => Keep-Alive
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.724 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * Accept-Encoding => gzip
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.724 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Token => xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:11.724 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * includeExtras => 1
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.017 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Version => 4.32.3.676
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.017 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Client-Identifier => 3d7d0642d13d275c-com-plexapp-android
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.017 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device-Name => Galaxy S5
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.017 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Platform => Android
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.018 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Platform-Version => 5.0
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.018 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Provides => player,controller,sync-target
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.018 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Product => Plex for Android
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.018 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device => SM-G900F
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.018 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Model => klte
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.018 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device-Vendor => samsung
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.018 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device-Screen-Resolution => 1920x1080 (Mobile)
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.018 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device-Screen-Density => 480
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.018 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Username => haeffnkr
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.018 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * Accept-Language => en-us
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.018 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * Accept => application/xml
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.018 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * User-Agent => Dalvik/2.1.0 (Linux; U; Android 5.0; SM-G900F Build/LRX21T)
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.019 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * Host => 24-107-219-107.395ffb21354c43709a13081534890aec.plex.direct:29275
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.019 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * Connection => Keep-Alive
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.019 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * Accept-Encoding => gzip
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.019 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Token => xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.019 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * includeExtras => 1
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.298 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Version => 4.32.3.676
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.298 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Client-Identifier => 3d7d0642d13d275c-com-plexapp-android
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.298 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device-Name => Galaxy S5
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.298 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Platform => Android
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.298 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Platform-Version => 5.0
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.298 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Provides => player,controller,sync-target
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.298 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Product => Plex for Android
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.298 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device => SM-G900F
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.298 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Model => klte
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.298 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device-Vendor => samsung
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.298 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device-Screen-Resolution => 1920x1080 (Mobile)
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.298 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Device-Screen-Density => 480
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.298 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * X-Plex-Username => haeffnkr
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.299 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * Accept-Language => en-us
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.299 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * Accept => application/xml
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.299 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * User-Agent => Dalvik/2.1.0 (Linux; U; Android 5.0; SM-G900F Build/LRX21T)
    Oct 14, 2016 20:33:12.299 [0x7f7704bfe700] VERBOSE - * Host => 24-107-219-107.395ffb21354c43709a13081534890aec.plex.direct:29275

thanks for your help

haeffnkr

8

You still have ‘verbose’ logging enabled, and the lines with MDE: are not among those posted.
The log file snippet you posted only covers less than 1 second.

9

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByrtBHddN3ZIeDhWNmxwb2N1U3M

at 20:44 I pulled up the file that works and watched for less than a minute.
at 20:46 I tried to pull up the file 2 time and the 3 it worked and the cpu is pegged and exited.

I appreciate your help
haeffnkr

10

Would you please go to
Settings - Server - General - (Show Advanced) - and disable the checkbox labeled ‘Enable Plex Media Server verbose logging’
afterwards, restart Plex Server.
Once again, the log file you posted is still ‘verbose’ and thus contains none of the interesting lines from when the playback started and the decision was made to transcode.

There is no need to use google drive for log files. .jpg, .log and .zip files can be attached directly to posts in this forum

11

Hello,
I have none of the options checked -
Enable Plex Media Server debug logging
Enable Plex Media Server verbose logging
Allow Plex Media Server tokens in logs

I stopped and started plex.

I watched the 2 files

bone collector
buckmaster
Same bone collector again

Now the cpu was not maxed out during the bone collector movie like it had been? very confused now.

Version 1.2.0.2838 3rd beta for DVR
What do you see in the log?

thanks for your help

12

I watched another file that was in mpeg2 format… cpu pegged. Nothing in the log that I can see why it transcoded, I dont see MDE…?
Is there a bug or change in the log output in the dvr beta application?

thanks haeffnkr

13

It’s no mystery that mpeg2 needs a full blown video transcode. That very thing is what has made MCEBuddy so popular for the last… uhhhh… decade…

If you’re using an HDHomerun device it would behoove you to find out how to switch it over from mpeg2 to h264 video streams - or learn a lot more about recoding video streams while investigating the purchase of a great big new CPU capable of crushing an encode or transcode of unsupported video formats.

14

@haeffnkr said:
I have none of the options checked -
Enable Plex Media Server debug logging
Enable Plex Media Server verbose logging
Allow Plex Media Server tokens in logs

You absolutely need to check the first option: “debug” logging. Without it, no useful information will show up in the logs.
The other two indeed should be disabled.