# Transcoding problem when only audio is being transcoded **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux, xbox\ **Created:** [March 16, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735 "2023-03-16T20:10:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Horea17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/horea17/32/304001_2.png) [@Horea17](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Horea17)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/1 "2023-03-16T20:10:16Z")
Server Version#: 1.31.2.6810 Player Version#: 2.113.1.70 Xbox App running on a Xbox One X I have a question/issue that I’m currently facing. I am running my Plex server on a Ubuntu Server 20.04, i5-2400 (Sandy Bridge) and 1050ti machine. While using the Nvidia GPU for HW transcoding, everything works great. The problem I’m facing though is when only audio is being transcoded (EAC3 7.17 → AAC 5.1 for example) and the video is being direct streamed, the server is not using HW transcoding. It initially works alright though, but usually will stop mid playback, look like it loads for a few minutes than spit out the following error message and completely stop playback: “Playback Error An unexpected playback error occurred” If I manually lower the quality and thus force video transcoding, the HW transcoding kicks in and it runs with no issues. I have also attached part of my [server logs,](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) please let me know if it’s enough, thank you! [Plex Media Server.log](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/imeIfNd1ksmbQppxr0wG7CT41q2.log) (17.7 KB) ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/2 "2023-03-16T23:15:34Z")
Please turn [DEBUG logging](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201643703-reporting-issues-with-plex-media-server/#toc-1) back on and recapture Can’t see what we need to see (decisions made) with it off. ---
**Author:** ![Horea17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/horea17/32/304001_2.png) [@Horea17](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Horea17)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/4 "2023-03-17T19:31:47Z")
Thank you for your reply! I have switched the [debug logging](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201643703-reporting-issues-with-plex-media-server/#toc-1) on, but I don’t seem to be getting new information in my logs, this is what I have: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/6/d/1/6d113e4acaa0cc9015c527ebf3434faa67bb0add.png) Am I doing something wrong with the logs? ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/5 "2023-03-17T20:01:01Z")
You’re showing me a screenshot of the logs. Having the full logs ZIP file would be better but, in this case, you provided enough information for me to answer. I suspect you have a lot of well-curated (structured) media in your Plex server. Depending on the Linux kernel used, you can run out of inotify slots without realizing. – Pre-5.0 kernels have a default limit of 8192 directories – Post-5.0 kernels have a default limit of 65536 directories The transcoder needs 2 inotify slots when transcoding any Dolby audio. (The software they provide requires it). The solution for you is to: 1. Count up the total number of directories you have in use for your media 2. Round up to the next multiple of 32768 (or 65536 if you have ample memory) 3. Customize the kernel configuration. Here is the How-To > [@Linux Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/9): > > Increase the number of directories Linux can monitor (inotify) for PMS The default size of the Linux inotify table is 8192 directories (\*1). When PMS is configured to update automatically when media is added, with properly organized media, especially music, this table rapidly fills and exceeds the default allocation requiring you to increase it. The solution to this is straight forward. Increasing the table size is easy. The first step is to determine how many directories to alloca… ---
**Author:** ![Horea17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/horea17/32/304001_2.png) [@Horea17](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Horea17)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/6 "2023-03-17T21:37:13Z")
Hmm, this doesn’t seem to be the issue, because I don’t have that many directories, according to the command I only have 258 directories: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/a/f/2/af23d9a4bd611c74cc238258226aeaef6cc8cdab.png) I think the default number of directories should be more than enough, right? ---
**Author:** ![Horea17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/horea17/32/304001_2.png) [@Horea17](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Horea17)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/7 "2023-03-17T21:47:54Z")
I have reproduced the problem once more (with [debug logging](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201643703-reporting-issues-with-plex-media-server/#toc-1) enabled) and have attached the whole logs zip, hope that’s of help! Just a short info, in order to reproduce the problem on command, I have to start the playback and have to fast forward a bit (in order to avoid just waiting for the issue to randomly pop-up mid playback, because it sometimes take a while). [Plex Media Server Logs\_2023-03-17\_21-46-52.zip](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/eqsQ3VrMspgPSBbMEuh23302dtL.zip) (459.5 KB) ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/8 "2023-03-17T21:49:11Z")
Thanks for the logs but you forgot to click SAVE after enabling [DEBUG logging](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201643703-reporting-issues-with-plex-media-server/#toc-1). (don’t worry, I do it too) LOL ---
**Author:** ![Horea17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/horea17/32/304001_2.png) [@Horea17](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Horea17)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/9 "2023-03-17T22:00:20Z")
Sorry, I could’ve sworn I saved it. One more try: [Plex Media Server Logs\_2023-03-17\_21-59-36.zip](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/k0oT0Jaj8ghikmfihk79s7gLfoD.zip) (432.0 KB) ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/10 "2023-03-17T22:03:11Z")
Ummmm… 🤔 You sure I’m getting the logs from the right machine? Don’t set PLAYER DEBUG - You want SERVER debug ( Settings - Server - General - Show Advanced ) ```auto Mar 17, 2023 21:42:56.538 [0x7fb993269b38] INFO - Plex Media Server v1.31.2.6810-a607d384f - Ubuntu PC x86_64 - build: linux-x86_64 debian - GMT 00:00 Mar 17, 2023 21:42:56.539 [0x7fb993269b38] INFO - Linux version: 20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa), language: en-US Mar 17, 2023 21:42:56.539 [0x7fb993269b38] INFO - Processor: 4-core Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz Mar 17, 2023 21:42:56.539 [0x7fb993269b38] INFO - Compiler is - Clang 11.0.1 (https://plex.tv 9b997da8e5b47bdb4a9425b3a3b290be393b4b1f) Mar 17, 2023 21:42:56.539 [0x7fb993269b38] INFO - /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Plex Media Server Mar 17, 2023 21:42:56.693 [0x7fb9934fbaa8] INFO - [CERT/OCSP] Successfully retrieved response from cache. Mar 17, 2023 21:42:56.848 [0x7fb9934fbaa8] INFO - Running migrations. (EPG 0) Mar 17, 2023 21:42:58.160 [0x7fb9934fbaa8] INFO - Running migrations. (EPG 0) Mar 17, 2023 21:42:58.430 [0x7fb990962b38] WARN - Crash: Crash reporting disabled Mar 17, 2023 21:42:58.817 [0x7fb98fd50b38] WARN - [MediaProviderManager] Unrecognized MediaProvider feature: availability Mar 17, 2023 21:42:58.817 [0x7fb98fd50b38] WARN - [MediaProviderManager] Unrecognized MediaProvider feature: availability-platforms Mar 17, 2023 21:42:58.820 [0x7fb990fa7b38] WARN - [MediaProviderManager] Unrecognized MediaProvider feature: availability Mar 17, 2023 21:42:58.820 [0x7fb990fa7b38] WARN - [MediaProviderManager] Unrecognized MediaProvider feature: availability-platforms Mar 17, 2023 21:43:01.617 [0x7fb98fb18b38] INFO - Refreshing paths watched by LibraryUpdateManager Mar 17, 2023 21:43:03.530 [0x7fb992c04b38] WARN - [EventSourceClient/pubsub/172.105.245.178:443] MyPlex: attempted a reachability check but we're not yet mapped. Mar 17, 2023 21:43:16.964 [0x7fb98cb3fb38] INFO - [Req#cb] AutoUpdate: no updates available Mar 17, 2023 21:43:32.600 [0x7fb98ff53b38] WARN - [Req#fa] QueryParser: Invalid field 'contentDirectoryID' found, ignoring. Mar 17, 2023 21:43:32.604 [0x7fb98ff53b38] WARN - [Req#fa] QueryParser: Invalid field 'pinnedContentDirectoryID' found, ignoring. Mar 17, 2023 21:44:04.342 [0x7fb98f50fb38] ERROR - [Req#139] Unable to find client profile for device; platform=Xbox, platformVersion=10.0.22621.3680, device=Xbox, model=Xbox One X Mar 17, 2023 21:44:04.545 [0x7fb98f50fb38] INFO - [Req#14a/Transcode] CodecManager: starting EAE at "/tmp/pms-f5021a8e-5f9e-4e72-9fcc-cc9848d0960f/EasyAudioEncoder" ``` ---
**Author:** ![Horea17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/horea17/32/304001_2.png) [@Horea17](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Horea17)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/11 "2023-03-17T22:09:09Z")
You are of course right, I was enabling the debug on my web player… Sorry again, third time’s the charm: [Plex Media Server Logs\_2023-03-17\_22-08-04.zip](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/lWiU51NGSALL8uhbsce2HBgouvQ.zip) (611.9 KB) ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/12 "2023-03-17T23:15:07Z")
First up… You have a configuration error in the domain / dns there. It’s making PMS push you away as “Non-Local” > Mar 17, 2023 22:05:00.880 [0x7fb992c04b38] DEBUG - Request came in with unrecognized domain / IP ‘s192.168.0.101’ in header Host; treating as non-local This is a problem… Severe database fragmentation. (need optimize and then restart PMS) > Mar 17, 2023 21:44:15.356 [0x7fb98c333b38] WARN - [Req#2c1/Transcode/Req#35d] SLOW QUERY: It took 9710.000000 ms to retrieve 1 items. This appears to be the root cause but we’ll know better after you take care of the first items ```auto Mar 17, 2023 22:04:50.973 [0x7fb992c04b38] DEBUG - [TranscodeOutputStream] Timed out waiting for data Mar 17, 2023 22:04:50.973 [0x7fb992c04b38] DEBUG - Removed transcode data consumer, active count 12 => 11 Mar 17, 2023 22:04:50.973 [0x7fb99075fb38] DEBUG - [Req#540c] [Now] Adding 0 sessions. Mar 17, 2023 22:04:50.987 [0x7fb99035bb38] DEBUG - [Req#54a4] Audio Stream: 31802, Subtitle Stream: 31804 Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.027 [0x7fb98e46bb38] DEBUG - [TranscodeOutputStream] Input processing thread exited after writing 5218 bytes, m_closed=1, m_endOfFileReached=1, session->isStopped()=1 Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.028 [0x7fb992e07b38] DEBUG - [TranscodeOutputStream] Timed out waiting for data Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.028 [0x7fb992e07b38] DEBUG - Removed transcode data consumer, active count 11 => 10 Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.077 [0x7fb984cfbb38] DEBUG - [TranscodeOutputStream] Input processing thread exited after writing 5218 bytes, m_closed=1, m_endOfFileReached=1, session->isStopped()=1 Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.077 [0x7fb992c04b38] DEBUG - [TranscodeOutputStream] Timed out waiting for data Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.077 [0x7fb992c04b38] DEBUG - Removed transcode data consumer, active count 10 => 9 Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.140 [0x7fb98b924b38] DEBUG - [TranscodeOutputStream] Input processing thread exited after writing 5218 bytes, m_closed=1, m_endOfFileReached=1, session->isStopped()=1 Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.140 [0x7fb992e07b38] DEBUG - [TranscodeOutputStream] Timed out waiting for data Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.140 [0x7fb992e07b38] DEBUG - Removed transcode data consumer, active count 9 => 8 Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.177 [0x7fb98d04db38] DEBUG - [TranscodeOutputStream] Input processing thread exited after writing 5218 bytes, m_closed=1, m_endOfFileReached=1, session->isStopped()=1 Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.178 [0x7fb992e07b38] DEBUG - [TranscodeOutputStream] Timed out waiting for data Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.178 [0x7fb992e07b38] DEBUG - Removed transcode data consumer, active count 8 => 7 Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.249 [0x7fb98da5cb38] DEBUG - [TranscodeOutputStream] Input processing thread exited after writing 5218 bytes, m_closed=1, m_endOfFileReached=1, session->isStopped()=1 Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.249 [0x7fb98bb3db38] DEBUG - [TranscodeOutputStream] Input processing thread exited after writing 5218 bytes, m_closed=1, m_endOfFileReached=1, session->isStopped()=1 Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.250 [0x7fb992c04b38] DEBUG - [TranscodeOutputStream] Timed out waiting for data Mar 17, 2023 22:04:51.250 [0x7fb992c04b38] DEBUG - Removed transcode data consumer, active count 7 => 6 ``` These are timeouts because the CPU is not keeping up with basic demands. ---
**Author:** ![Horea17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/horea17/32/304001_2.png) [@Horea17](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Horea17)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/13 "2023-03-18T09:23:22Z")
Alright, I think I have managed to solve the first issue and I also optimized the db and restarted the whole server: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/f/7/2/f72dcd25239f6017678304329155de4016a670b0.png) I still have the issue though, new logs attached: [Plex Media Server Logs\_2023-03-18\_09-21-32.zip](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/3EtVGsbDWTwMoaV6oRLyp51OoBR.zip) (794.3 KB) ---
**Author:** ![Horea17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/horea17/32/304001_2.png) [@Horea17](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Horea17)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/14 "2023-03-19T18:17:53Z")
Did you maybe manage to figure anything else from the new logs? I also have one short question, should Plex actually use HW when transcoding only audio, or is that not a thing? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/15 "2023-03-19T20:27:36Z")
@Horea17 It’s been a busy weekend for me. I’m not seeing any wild database delays as I did in the previous logs. Did you optimize the database and restart PMS? These logs have network configuration issues running rampant – constantly reconfiguring . PMS will not work in an environment which has an unstable network. It resets everything when the main adapter is involved in a change. You’r primary is the bridge root adapter of all the ‘br-xxx’ adapters ```auto Mar 18, 2023 09:17:23.147 [0x7f9e3f21eb38] DEBUG - NetworkInterface: Notified of network changed (force=0) Mar 18, 2023 09:17:23.148 [0x7f9e3f21eb38] DEBUG - Network change notification but nothing changed. Mar 18, 2023 09:17:23.148 [0x7f9e3f21eb38] DEBUG - NetworkInterface: received Netlink message len=1348, type=RTM_NEWLINK, flags=0x0 Mar 18, 2023 09:17:23.148 [0x7f9e3f21eb38] DEBUG - NetworkInterface: Netlink information message family=0, type=1, index=32, flags=0x1002, change=0xffffffff Mar 18, 2023 09:17:23.148 [0x7f9e3f21eb38] DEBUG - Network change. Mar 18, 2023 09:17:23.149 [0x7f9e3f21eb38] DEBUG - NetworkInterface: Notified of network changed (force=0) Mar 18, 2023 09:17:23.149 [0x7f9e3f21eb38] DEBUG - Network change notification but nothing changed. Mar 18, 2023 09:17:23.150 [0x7f9e3f21eb38] DEBUG - NetworkInterface: received Netlink message len=1632, type=RTM_NEWLINK, flags=0x0 Mar 18, 2023 09:17:23.150 [0x7f9e3f21eb38] DEBUG - NetworkInterface: Netlink information message family=0, type=1, index=32, flags=0x1002, change=0x0 Mar 18, 2023 09:17:23.150 [0x7f9e3f21eb38] DEBUG - Network change. ``` Regarding : > [@Horea17](#): > > should Plex actually use HW when transcoding only audio, or is that not a thing? If you only need to convert the audio then the transcoder will “DirectStream” the file. You can look at the FFMPEG line > Mar 18, 2023 09:18:15.044 [0x7f9e40a50b38] DEBUG - [Req#2bd/Transcode/JobRunner] Job running: EAE\_ROOT=/tmp/pms-192f05a9-0447-4c84-aa16-5fdc504342ce/EasyAudioEncoder FFMPEG\_EXTERNAL\_LIBS=‘/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Codecs/2584b51-4483-linux-x86\_64/’ X\_PLEX\_TOKEN=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx4192-85e9-7171da168480 “/usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Plex Transcoder” -codec:0 h264 -codec:1 eac3\_eae -eae\_prefix:1 4fym2uyb8cp25ct2ke02oq8z\_ -noaccurate\_seek -analyzeduration 20000000 -probesize 20000000 -i “/mnt/cloud/Movies/Puss in Boots The Last Wish (2022)/Puss in Boots The Last Wish (2022) {imdb-tt3915174} [Bluray-1080p][EAC3 7.1][x264]-playHD.mkv” -map 0:0 -metadata:s:0 language=eng -codec:0 copy -filter\_complex “[0:1] aresample=async=1:ochl=‘5.1’:rematrix\_maxval=0.000000dB:osr=48000[0]” -map “[0]” -metadata:s:1 language=eng -codec:1 aac -b:1 774k -break\_non\_keyframes 1 -f dash -seg\_duration 1 -dash\_segment\_type mp4 -init\_seg\_name ‘init-stream$RepresentationID$.m4s’ -media\_seg\_name ‘chunk-stream$RepresentationID$-$Number%05d$.m4s’ -window\_size 5 -delete\_removed false -skip\_to\_segment 1 -time\_delta 0.0625 -manifest\_name “[http://127.0.0.1:32400/video/:/transcode/session/4fym2uyb8cp25ct2ke02oq8z/691eec8e-ff93-429f-a1d0-31c31cd95c43/manifest?X-Plex-Http-Pipeline=infinite](http://127.0.0.1:32400/video/:/transcode/session/4fym2uyb8cp25ct2ke02oq8z/691eec8e-ff93-429f-a1d0-31c31cd95c43/manifest?X-Plex-Http-Pipeline=infinite)” -avoid\_negative\_ts disabled -map\_metadata -1 -map\_chapters -1 dash -map 0:3 -metadata:s:0 language=eng -codec:0 copy -strict\_ts:0 0 -f segment -segment\_format srt -segment\_time 1 -segment\_header\_filename sub-header -segment\_start\_number 0 -segment\_list “[http://127.0.0.1:32400/video/:/transcode/session/4fym2uyb8cp25ct2ke02oq8z/691eec8e-ff93-429f-a1d0-31c31cd95c43/manifest?stream=subtitles&X-Plex-Http-Pipeline=infinite](http://127.0.0.1:32400/video/:/transcode/session/4fym2uyb8cp25ct2ke02oq8z/691eec8e-ff93-429f-a1d0-31c31cd95c43/manifest?stream=subtitles&X-Plex-Http-Pipeline=infinite)” -segment\_list\_type csv -segment\_list\_size 5 -segment\_list\_separate\_stream\_times 1 -segment\_list\_unfinished 1 -fflags +flush\_packets “sub-chunk-%05d” -start\_at\_zero -copyts -vsync cfr -y -nostats -loglevel quiet -loglevel\_plex error -progressurl [http://127.0.0.1:32400/video/:/transcode/session/4fym2uyb8cp25ct2ke02oq8z/691eec8e-ff93-429f-a1d0-31c31cd95c43/progress](http://127.0.0.1:32400/video/:/transcode/session/4fym2uyb8cp25ct2ke02oq8z/691eec8e-ff93-429f-a1d0-31c31cd95c43/progress) and see it COPY the video > -map 0:0 -metadata:s:0 language=eng -codec:0 copy and setup the audio conversion to ‘aac’ (in this case) > -filter\_complex “[0:1] aresample=async=1:ochl=‘5.1’:rematrix\_maxval=0.000000dB:osr=48000[0]” -map “[0]” -metadata:s:1 language=eng -codec:1 aac -b:1 774k -break\_non\_keyframes 1 The player then mandates the output be in MP4 streaming format > -f dash -seg\_duration 1 -dash\_segment\_type mp4 -init\_seg\_name ‘init-stream$RepresentationID$.m4s’ Lastly, it specifies to copy the SRT subtitles. > -map 0:3 -metadata:s:0 language=eng -codec:0 copy -strict\_ts:0 0 -f segment -segment\_format srt PMS pushes the input into the `/video:/transcode` port > Mar 18, 2023 09:18:15.476 [0x7f9e40a50b38] DEBUG - [Req#2bd/Transcode] Started session successfully: 4fym2uyb8cp25ct2ke02oq8z > Mar 18, 2023 09:18:15.476 [0x7f9e4374ab38] DEBUG - Completed: [127.0.0.1:50728] 204 PUT /video/:/transcode/session/4fym2uyb8cp25ct2ke02oq8z/691eec8e-ff93-429f-a1d0-31c31cd95c43/progress?duration=6141.152000 (18 live) #325 0ms 203 bytes (pipelined: 14) (range: bytes=0-) We see the player come GET the output to play > Mar 18, 2023 09:18:15.476 [0x7f9e4374ab38] DEBUG - Completed: [192.168.0.103:56227] 206 GET /video/:/transcode/universal/start.mpd?Accept=application%2Fjson&Accept-Language=en&directPlay=0&directStream=1&directStreamAudio=0&protocol=dash&fastSeek=1&path=%2Flibrary%2Fmetadata%2F4136&session=4fym2uyb8cp25ct2ke02oq8z&mediaIndex=0&partIndex=0&mediaBufferSize=50000&hasMDE=1&subtitleSize=100&videoQuality=100&videoResolution=3840x2160&audioBoost=100&subtitles=sidecar&location=lan (18 live) #2bd TLS GZIP 446ms 1794 bytes (pipelined: 9) (range: bytes=0-) ---
**Author:** ![Horea17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/horea17/32/304001_2.png) [@Horea17](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Horea17)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/16 "2023-03-19T20:33:07Z")
> [@ChuckPa](#): > > It’s been a busy weekend for me. Sorry for piling on, I know you have a lot on your plate, seen you reply to a lot of topics on this forum. Thank you for your help btw 🙂 > [@ChuckPa](#): > > I’m not seeing any wild database delays as I did in the previous logs. > Did you optimize the database and restart PMS? Yup, I did. > [@ChuckPa](#): > > These logs have network configuration issues running rampant – constantly reconfiguring . PMS will not work in an environment which has an unstable network. > It resets everything when the main adapter is involved in a change. You’r primary is the bridge root adapter of all the ‘br-xxx’ adapters Do you know what could be causing this? I’m running my server and the player on the same network, both wired. PMS is not running in a docker container or anything, it just runs directly on the server. ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/17 "2023-03-19T21:06:37Z")
> [@ChuckPa](#): > > It resets everything when the main adapter is involved in a change. You’r primary is the bridge root adapter of all the ‘br-xxx’ adapters How many virtual ‘bridged’ adapters (Containers) are you running? Every time you create a ‘Bridged’ docker container , you get one of these. If you look at my NAS, you see 1. Individual ‘enp2s0f0/enp2s0f1’ 10GbE adapters 2. The main adapter (bond0) from the two physical. 3. `br0` which is the `netplan` “virtual switch” for all the containers to connect into 4. The LXC containers which stand as ‘peers’ on the server, each with their own LAN IP address (vethxxxxxxxx) Something on your machine is creating and attaching a lot of things to `br0` ```auto [chuck@glockner media.2005]$ ifconfig bond0: flags=5187 mtu 1500 ether c2:e5:24:d2:0f:8c txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 2370289473 bytes 1768395022215 (1.7 TB) RX errors 0 dropped 83314 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 14324197974 bytes 21227641675064 (21.2 TB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 br0: flags=4163 mtu 1500 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 inet6 fe80::c0e5:24ff:fed2:f8c prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20 inet6 2601:985:500:360:c0e5:24ff:fed2:f8c prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x0 inet6 2601:985:500:360::2000 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x0 ether c2:e5:24:d2:0f:8c txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 1324155939 bytes 383393441246 (383.3 GB) RX errors 0 dropped 1342981 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 810764774 bytes 20332606221663 (20.3 TB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 enp2s0f0: flags=6211 mtu 1500 ether c2:e5:24:d2:0f:8c txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 162306752 bytes 91958563962 (91.9 GB) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 7686799686 bytes 11452515831293 (11.4 TB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 enp2s0f1: flags=6211 mtu 1500 ether c2:e5:24:d2:0f:8c txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 2207982721 bytes 1676436458253 (1.6 TB) RX errors 0 dropped 83314 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 6637398288 bytes 9775125843771 (9.7 TB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 lo: flags=73 mtu 65536 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0 inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10 loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback) RX packets 13698447 bytes 3735116363 (3.7 GB) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 13698447 bytes 3735116363 (3.7 GB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 veth07e64be4: flags=4163 mtu 1500 ether be:45:58:8b:fc:83 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 731937 bytes 61670328 (61.6 MB) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 2129509 bytes 5379059678 (5.3 GB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 veth3d7dd26c: flags=4163 mtu 1500 ether 7e:f4:6a:5f:61:94 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 74029 bytes 11201800 (11.2 MB) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 11960854 bytes 3985934051 (3.9 GB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 veth4e3e4ea7: flags=4163 mtu 1500 ether 72:6f:b3:3d:02:77 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 274848 bytes 27157254 (27.1 MB) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 12149903 bytes 4038891943 (4.0 GB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 vethf4fcf5df: flags=4163 mtu 1500 ether 3e:b0:07:59:a7:0a txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 1009861 bytes 515184157 (515.1 MB) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 11124313 bytes 3488325512 (3.4 GB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Horea17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/horea17/32/304001_2.png) [@Horea17](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Horea17)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/18 "2023-05-01T07:38:28Z")
Thanks for helping me, I think it’s simply an issue of my CPU not being powerful enough and able to handle the transcoding after a while… I’ve tried everything, and still have this issue. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-problem-when-only-audio-is-being-transcoded/834735/19 "2023-07-30T07:38:32Z")
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