# 'Original Quality' optimize drops framerate **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** media-optimizer\ **Created:** [December 28, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/original-quality-optimize-drops-framerate/353761 "2018-12-28T02:24:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![s\_o\_m\_e\_g\_u\_y](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@s\_o\_m\_e\_g\_u\_y](https://forums.plex.tv/u/s_o_m_e_g_u_y)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/original-quality-optimize-drops-framerate/353761/1 "2018-12-28T02:24:21Z")
I’m trying to get my Plex server set up, and was playing with optimizing content, and noticed that 720P @ 60fps content is being converted to 30fps, and despite having the same ballpark bitrate, the quality isn’t so hot… it seems less sharp, and obviously not as smooth. 1080i 30fps is untouched. For background, it’s going after .WTV files that have been converted by Win8.1 WMC, from various sources. In this case it was recorded by a HDHomeRun. I do have MCEBuddy (which works great!), but something as simple as clicking and optimizing content would be really convenient to do remotely on a onesie-twosie basis as needed, if I’m not around to kick off a conversion. Here’s an example of the media info of the two: \*\*\*\*\* Original Media\*\*\*\*\* Video Resolution 720p Duration 2:09:57 Bitrate 9732 kbps Width 1280 Height 720 Aspect Ratio 1.78 Container WTV Video Frame Rate 60p Video Profile main Title Original Part Duration 2:09:57 File UFC Fight Night- Lee vs. Iaquinta 2\_FS1HD\_2018\_12\_18\_03\_55\_00.wtv Size 8.83 GB Container WTV Has Thumbnail 1 Indexes sd Video Profile main Codec MPEG2VIDEO Bitrate 9156 kbps Bit Depth 8 Chroma Location left Chroma Subsampling 4:2:0 Closed Captions 1 Color Range tv Frame Rate 59.94 fps Height 720 Level 4 Profile main Ref Frames 1 Scan Type progressive Stream Identifier 48 Width 1280 Display Title 720p (MPEG2VIDEO) Codec AC3 Channels 6 Bitrate 384 kbps Language English Audio Channel Layout 5.1(side) Sampling Rate 48000 Hz Stream Identifier 46 Display Title English (AC3 5.1) Codec AC3 Channels 2 Bitrate 192 kbps Language Español Audio Channel Layout stereo Sampling Rate 48000 Hz Stream Identifier 47 Display Title Español (AC3 Stereo) Codec EIA\_608 Stream Identifier 42 Display Title Unknown (EIA\_608) Codec EIA\_608 Embedded In Video 1 Stream Identifier 48 Display Title Unknown (EIA\_608) _ **Optimized Media** _ Video Resolution 720p Duration 2:09:57 Bitrate 9432 kbps Width 1280 Height 720 Aspect Ratio 1.78 Container MP4 Video Frame Rate NTSC Web Optimized Yes Proxy Type 42 Has 64bit Offsets true Target Original Quality Target Tag I D 3 Video Profile high Title Original Quality Part Duration 2:09:57 File UFC Fight Night- Lee vs. Iaquinta 2\_FS1HD\_2018\_12\_18\_03\_55\_00 (2018).mp4 Size 8.56 GB Container MP4 Has 64bit Offsets true Indexes sd Web Optimized Yes Video Profile high Codec H264 Bitrate 8851 kbps Bit Depth 8 Chroma Location left Chroma Subsampling 4:2:0 Closed Captions 1 Frame Rate 30 fps Height 720 Level 4.0 Profile high Ref Frames 9 Stream Identifier 1 Width 1280 Display Title 720p (H.264) Codec AC3 Channels 6 Bitrate 384 kbps Language English Audio Channel Layout 5.1(side) Sampling Rate 48000 Hz Stream Identifier 2 Display Title English (AC3 5.1) Codec AC3 Channels 2 Bitrate 192 kbps Language Español Audio Channel Layout stereo Sampling Rate 48000 Hz Stream Identifier 3 Display Title Español (AC3 Stereo) Codec EIA\_608 Embedded In Video 1 Stream Identifier 1 Display Title Unknown (EIA\_608) Codec SRT Format SRT Display Title Unknown (SRT External) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/original-quality-optimize-drops-framerate/353761/2 "2018-12-28T11:52:33Z")
The drop in frame rate to max. 30fps is intended to maximize compatibility with older player devices. Every transcoding causes quality reduction. How much, however, is depending on several variables. Go to Settings - Server - Transcoder - ‘Show Advanced’ and set “Background transcoding x264 preset” as low as possible. I recommend ‘Slow’. Delete the current optimized version and trigger optimization again. Re-evaluate the quality. ---
**Author:** ![s\_o\_m\_e\_g\_u\_y](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@s\_o\_m\_e\_g\_u\_y](https://forums.plex.tv/u/s_o_m_e_g_u_y)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/original-quality-optimize-drops-framerate/353761/3 "2018-12-28T23:31:52Z")
Ah, makes sense. I’ve got it set to ‘Very slow’, to try and get the most out of it. Is there a setting to override the drop in frame rate, or perhaps configure a custom preset? The platform I’m on is primarily the Plex Media Player PC app, and Roku, so it’s not of the utmost importance, unless I’m remote and want to try and get better performance out of a poor connection. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/original-quality-optimize-drops-framerate/353761/4 "2018-12-29T00:34:15Z")
> [@s\_o\_m\_e\_g\_u\_y](#): > > Is there a setting to override the drop in frame rate, or perhaps configure a custom preset? No, there isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/original-quality-optimize-drops-framerate/353761/5 "2019-03-29T00:47:00Z")
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