Hi, Sorry if this is in the wrong section, I wasn’t sure which was best. I am currently in the process of moving my entire library to an online server due to it being a faster connection to share with family members. I have a lot of 4K content that I previously streamed locally. These files were …

Check the bitrate of the 4K files. In Plex Web or Plex for Window/Mac, sort the library by bitrate. The bitrate shown in Plex is an average for the entire video, so some scenes will burst to a higher rate. Some of your movies may direct play over a 80 Mbps link. Transcoding HDR video, of any res…

Hi, Thanks for the detailed reply. I don’t want to go down the route of two servers and don’t like the sound of the washed out colours. So it sounds like the best option would be to obtain a copy with a lower bitrate but still high quality? I can stream around 50-60GB files but it’s borderline b…

[image] Daskew78: So it sounds like the best option would be to obtain a copy with a lower bitrate but still high quality? I’m not sure that is possible for 4K HDR video. Many transcoding tools, such as Handbrake, do not preserve the HDR data in a video. I’m sure there is a way to use FFMPE…

[image] FordGuy61: File size is irrelevant. It is bit rate that matters. You can view the bitrate in Plex (sort library by bitrate). You can use Get Info to see the bitrate for individual video/audio tracks (see Investigate Media Information and Formats ). You can also use tools such as MediaInfo .…

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