# Turn Off All Transcoding **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [August 12, 2018, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/turn-off-all-transcoding/295158 "2018-08-12T03:50:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nathanddrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9e5f3/32.png) [@nathanddrews](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nathanddrews)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2018, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/turn-off-all-transcoding/295158/1 "2018-08-12T03:50:52Z")
I have multiple UHD Blu-ray backups on my PMS - all HEVC 4K HDR10. I experience zero issues playing over the network (1GbE LAN) using in VLC, Kodi, or MPC from the server. Plex is the only software with problems. PMS is always listing the playback as “transcoding HEVC to H264” in the “Now Playing” menu even though I have set everything to “original” and “maximum” for playback in every settings menu available. This error occurs on the server itself and affects playback on the Xbone app, Windows 10 app, Sony Android TV app, and in Chrome, too. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/turn-off-all-transcoding/295158/2 "2018-08-12T15:21:42Z")
duplicate feature request > [@\[implemented\] Feature request: disable transcoding](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-disable-transcoding/101180/1): > > If we can have an option on the server side to disable transcoding altogether.  I'm fully converting library to support direct play on almost all plex clients and bandwidth is not an issue.   This would force the not so plex savy users to force direct play regardless of settings on their end.  closing Please respect [the rules for this subforum](https://forums.plex.tv/t/about-the-feature-suggestions-category/273976/1 "the rules for this subforum") - **Search** first if the request has already been posted before. The goal is to collect the votes for a particular feature in one thread - not to scatter them around. - Please only one feature per post ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/turn-off-all-transcoding/295158/3 "2018-08-12T15:21:45Z")