Thumbnail generation does not use GPU/HW acceleration but solely CPU

[FordGuy61]

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Why doesn't Plex Media Scanner use GPU?

Server Version#:1.40.0.7775-456fbaf97 Player Version#: You would think that a massive scanning event, like adding a new folder, or new content TO a folder, would really benefit from GPU offload, especially for those running GPU’s allowing multiple processes at a time. But it appears that the scanner uses CPU only, in spite of playback transcoding working perfectly. Example: [image] Went through the settings - didn’t find anywhere this was an option. Worse yet, plextranscoder ALSO appears …