# Plex transcodes EAC3 to AAC when it should not

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-transcodes-eac3-to-aac-when-it-should-not/892470
**Category:** Plex Players
**Tags:** samsung-tizen
**Created:** [October 16, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-transcodes-eac3-to-aac-when-it-should-not/892470 "2024-10-16T15:23:28Z")
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### Author: ![r2\_d21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@r2\_d21](https://forums.plex.tv/u/r2_d21)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-transcodes-eac3-to-aac-when-it-should-not/892470/1 "2024-10-16T15:23:28Z")

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Server Version#: 1.40.4.8679  
Player Version#: 5.88.1

I don’t have more than 30 streams and when I enable “force direct play” the video and the selected audio track (EAC3 7.1) plays just fine. But I can’t transcode anything of course with this setting enabled.

Once the “force direct play” setting is disabled, Plex starts transcoding EAC3 7.1 to AAC. Which causes this [bug](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-freezes-overzealous-client-range-could-not-be-satisfied/878685).

 ![Screenshot 2024-10-16 at 17.03.57](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/5/a/d/5ad9c6d9f0f9c3cc0d1939f28fac00182c5c37a7.png)  
 ![Screenshot 2024-10-16 at 17.05.18](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/c/8/6/c86b84c6349858abfe98a365ebff765f45800dbe.png)

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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: [January 14, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-transcodes-eac3-to-aac-when-it-should-not/892470/2 "2025-01-14T15:24:25Z")

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