# New transcoder and tee support **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [July 22, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-transcoder-and-tee-support/71330 "2014-07-22T20:52:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dane22](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dane22/32/4389_2.png) [@dane22](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dane22)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-transcoder-and-tee-support/71330/1 "2014-07-22T20:52:57Z")
Hi Devs.....   Just came across this one:   [https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-formats.html#tee](https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-formats.html#tee)   Above, if I read it correctly, would allow you to do the following:   When a user selects a media, that needs to be transcoded, then at the same time as streaming it, it could also be saved to disk, for future use, if the PMS admin and/or the user selected to do so!     Might be wrong here though, since I'm not that deep into ffmpeg and how Plex utilize it   But maybe worth a quick look, for a fast solution to something that has been requested a lot up here.   Best regards   Tommy     ---
**Author:** ![jkiel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jkiel/32/4301_2.png) [@jkiel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jkiel)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-transcoder-and-tee-support/71330/2 "2014-07-23T17:48:37Z")
IIRC, PMS already saves transcodes, but only temporarily.  It would be nice if the transcodes were cached a bit longer ('till PMS restart, or cache is getting full) and reused by other clients requesting the same or similar (compatible) transcode. ---
**Author:** ![dane22](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dane22/32/4389_2.png) [@dane22](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dane22)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-transcoder-and-tee-support/71330/3 "2014-07-23T21:13:34Z")
> IIRC, PMS already saves transcodes, but only temporarily.  It would be nice if the transcodes were cached a bit longer ('till PMS restart, or cache is getting full) and reused by other clients requesting the same or similar (compatible) transcode. AFAIK, that's not always the case.... If i want's to watch a movie online on my Android, it's a transcoded stream.... If I want's to download it to my Android, then yes....it's transcoded into a file, and then made avail for my phone /T ---
**Author:** ![BobSnot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@BobSnot](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BobSnot)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-transcoder-and-tee-support/71330/4 "2014-07-23T23:56:59Z")
> If i want's to watch a movie online on my Android, it's a transcoded stream.... just before it is a stream, it does exist as 100's of small .ts files - something could be done with them "longer term cache" wise. ---
**Author:** ![dane22](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dane22/32/4389_2.png) [@dane22](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dane22)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-transcoder-and-tee-support/71330/5 "2014-07-24T00:03:26Z")
> just before it is a stream, it does exist as 100's of small .ts files - something could be done with them "longer term cache" wise. Agreed, and it's not the whole movie that exists, just a buffer of files /T ---
**Author:** ![BobSnot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@BobSnot](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BobSnot)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-transcoder-and-tee-support/71330/6 "2014-07-24T00:18:46Z")
> Agreed, and it's not the whole movie that exists, just a buffer of files > > /T If you start the media from the beginning, it will eventually exist in its entireity, how fast it comes into existence depends on your transcode throttle buffer settings. ---
**Author:** ![jkiel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jkiel/32/4301_2.png) [@jkiel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jkiel)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-transcoder-and-tee-support/71330/7 "2014-07-24T11:08:27Z")
> If you start the media from the beginning, it will eventually exist in its entireity, how fast it comes into existence depends on your transcode throttle buffer settings. Exactly. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-transcoder-and-tee-support/71330/8 "2021-05-29T15:33:31Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@Feature Request: Keep Transcoded Files](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-keep-transcoded-files/62970): > > This may not be for people that are low on disk but I'd like to be able to keep my transcoded sessions for later use by the same compatible device.   For example, I begin watching a movie on Chromecast and my server does the work to transcode it on the fly then halfway through I decide to stop the movie or move to the bedroom. Why not have the server keep the transcoded part files and then serve up a direct play to the new session.    OR   I sync content to my Nexus 7 for an upcoming fligh… ---
**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, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-transcoder-and-tee-support/71330/9 "2021-06-10T00:46:35Z")