Hi all,
I’m noticing an issue when I optimize some media (.mkv with h264 video track).
I go in deep with my problem: I prepare my files in order to be ready for the devices of my family (PMP, Chromecast, Samsung TV, Android Smartphones) with Optimized Version of my original files.
When the source .mkv is a 1080p with level 4.1 or 4.0 I transcode using default “Optimized for TV”.
When the source .mkv is a 720p with level 4.1 or 4.0 I transcode using default “Optimized for Mobile”.
In both cases after transcoding, I delete the original .mkv file and keep only .mp4 optimized files and update my library.
But I noticed that both cases my .mp4 files have a level of 5.1 (and with level I mean the profile, which is higher then the source!).
Now this cause me a big problem, because I’ve got more then one device (for example Chromecast) which does not support mp4 files with a level higher then 4.1 (this is why I transcode my files before to refresh my library).
My goal it’s just to transcode the original file with default profiles and keep (or lower) the h264 video profile to 4.0 or 4.1 because my ubuntu server can not handle transcoding when playing a file.
Makes no sense having a transcoded version of a file higher then the source one…
I forgot to mention that my PMS version is 1.10.1.4602.
If somebody wants, I can post /attach details about media files with ffmpeg or another tool.
Thanks
Alessio
