Feature - **Automated ** Engine for Plex Video File Streaming Optimization - Allows Direct Stream/Prevents Transcoding Need This expands upon the ad-hoc optimization feature. This would extend it into a fully AUTOMATED optimization engine. I’ve seen the ad-hoc optimized version feature and have a…

You mean this: https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/sections/202670117-Media-Optimizer

I think the emphasis was on the automated aspect. For media optimizer you need to choose which files to optimize manually. Automatic would require that it works whenever a new file is added, or on the entire archive of old files, without manual intervention. I would personally also value somethin…

@karlmitchell said: I think the emphasis was on the automated aspect. For media optimizer you need to choose which files to optimize manually. No, you don’t. You can optimize a whole library, if you want. (and have enough storage) Automatic would require that it works whenever a new file is a…

The Optimize Media feature can already do everything in the original post. Everything except the scheduling part, that is… (Or deleting the original, since Plex doesn’t like to mess with original media files.) It DOES put the process into a lower priority if there is a required transcode for a li…

Personally I would love to be able to auto optimize 4k movies that way I can set it to auto optimize and create a 720p for mobile version, that way when I try to watch on my cell phone it doesn’t peg out my server trying to transcode a 40GB file

@tripflex said: Personally I would love to be able to auto optimize 4k movies that way I can set it to auto optimize and create a 720p for mobile version, that way when I try to watch on my cell phone it doesn’t peg out my server trying to transcode a 40GB file you can do that already, just filt…

“When you play something, the appropriate version will automatically be selected or you can manually choose it in many apps.” [image] Example Media Optimizer Usage | Plex Support Tip!: The Media Optimizer feature requires Plex Media Server version 0.9.14.3 or newer. First, you need to be…

[Powerful Feature] - AUTOMATED Video Optimization Engine-Allows Direct Stream/Prevents Transcoding - #9 by tom80H - Feature Suggestions

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