Rockchip Hardware Transcoding

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Here to just add my +1 for Rockchip RK3588/S HW Transcoding support.
Currently testing Jellyfin + RK3588s and the hardware acceleration quality comming from the Orange Pi 5 is beyond impressive. Would like to move my Plex container over to the Orange Pi but am unable to until this feature is mainlined or at least put into beta.

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Well this sucks to find out it’s not supported. I was just almost complete migrating my stack onto my cm3588 board, and only now do I discover that plex doesn’t support the RK3588

Is there any plans for this at all? It’s been a year and a half

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Hello,

With the recent rise over the past couple of years with ARM processors, they are now at a point where they can decode/encode HEVC 4k video with tone mapping support.

I believe it would be very beneficial to add this into Plex as it would allow a broader range of cheaper server hardware to be used on Plex to give a wider audience.

There is an FFMPEG library for this as well GitHub - rockchip-linux/mpp: Media Process Platform (MPP) module .

Thank you for reading.


Moderator Edit: Moved your post to this thread as it covers the same topic. @FordGuy61

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I recently set up Plex on my NanoPi R6S with OpenWRT v24.10.04 through Docker, and it’s working pretty well overall. The only issue is that when I choose a video quality like 720p for 4K content, the playback starts lagging with constant loading. This happens because the transcoding is being handled by the CPU, and all 8 cores are constantly maxed out at 100%.

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I was about to buy the Lifetime FlexPass to use Hardware-Accelerated Transcoding, only to find out that Plex doesn’t support the VPU on the RK3588S chip. Luckily, I did some research before purchasing.

I’ve seen a lot of people talking about Jellyfin, so I think I’ll give it a try and see how it performs.

That said, I like Plex’s interface and features, especially how it integrates services like Netflix, Disney+, etc., into one app. It’s a shame…

Hopefully, one day Plex will add support for the RK3588S chip. Until then, goodbye.