I had the same problem. Noticed two updates very close together like you. Two updates in about a week or so. Started noticing conversion errors. Had a look around the forums and decided to go back a version.
1.13.4.5271-200287a06 is the version I kept getting these errors from - I suspect it has to do with subtitles since disabling subtitles made the playback last longer. But even with disabling subtitles, plex still throws the conversion error at me.
I just uninstalled that version and reinstalled 1.13.3.5223.
So far so good. But will downgrade further if issues arise.
I recorded 6 shows overnight.
I only get 2 HD channels where I live (ABC-CBS)
ABC seems to be the only one getting Transcoding errors.
All ABC shows got the error except for ABC News.
All CBS shows recorded fine.
ABC is my strongest signal.
If you are continuing to get these errors in the logs
ERROR - [Transcoder] [stream_segment,ssegment @ 026a4a80] Failed to open segment list 'http://127.0.0.1:32400/video/:/transcode/session/xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/seglist'
ERROR - [Transcoder] av_interleaved_write_frame(): Unknown error
ERROR - [Transcoder] Error writing trailer of media-%05d.ts: Invalid argument
then we are back to square one with the investigation as was before Microsoft released the fix for their bug
Things to consider
A Windows Reboot
any security / network management / bandwidth optimizer software you may have that may be blocking localhost requests sometimes - eg http://127.0.0.1:32400/video/:/transcode/session/xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/seglist
if this error with 127.0.0.1 is easily reproducible, then look into using SysInternals Process Monitor to capture all events and stop capture when error is encountered. See Process Monitor - Sysinternals | Microsoft Learn
(Process Monitor uses a lot of system resources - so it would not be a tool you would leave capturing events for long - perhaps 10 - 15 minutes max) - the PML files you save the capture into would be massive but they do zip very well (The zip would need uploading to dropbox or similar service and link can be sent to me by Private Message - would needs the zipped PMS logs for the period)
Ok this solution worked for me. In a different post somewhere someone mentioned updating a specific windows update. I have no idea why it worked but here it is:
You already posted a solution in a different set of posts that were a similar (but not the same issue). It worth indicating to other users at least to try this before jumping through the āinstall previous versionsā through. Hereās a link to the update that worked for me and lots of others.
This is actually the subject of most of the posts in this thread and it was in this thread that this issue was unearthed and the windows updates identified !
Yes Microsoft issued a bad windows update which resulted in some 127.0.0.1 requests made by the Transcoder fail - Microsoft, 6 days later, released the 2nd windows update which fixed it and that is the one in your link
This error in the log ERROR - [Transcoder] [stream_segment,ssegment @ 026a4a80] Failed to open segment list 'http://127.0.0.1:32400/video/:/transcode/session/xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/seglist'
or the generic error Conversion Failed: The Transcoder exited due to an error ?
The generic error could be returned for many different underlying errors / issues. Have you posted logs anywhere of the problem?
If it is the 127.0.0.1 transcoder request erroring then have a look at my earlier post
āConversion Failed: The Transcoder exited due to an errorā Still getting this multiple times a day, and the users I have complain about it aswell. I have all updates installed.
I think I mentioned several times before that this is a generic error that just means there was a transcoder failure. There could be hundreds of different reasons for why they may arise. The steps to take would be first to confirm the media files are ok and play ok with other players and with that confirmed then to get logs from the server to see what the issue is. Sample files may then be requested.
Well ive never had this issue before and ive used plex for years, started last week and has escalated since. I run Emby next to Plex, and everything plays there without issue, tested the videos in question in VLC aswell without issue.
I just received the same error tonight, running the latest public release. I canāt download the latest beta as I am not yet a paying customer, not sure why I should even consider this if the software doesnāt work to begin with.
Yesterday Plex worked fine. Today, I keep getting this error. On the latest public version of Plex. From skimming it, it looks like it is an windows update issue which Microsoft need to release a fixā¦ but just in case here are my logs
Also having a lot of issues with this lately. This evening has been particularly bad, as I canāt seem to stream to any of the Rokus in my house for more than a few minutes before failure.
same issue as a large number of people here seem to be stating - āConversion failed. The transcoder exited due to an error.ā when all media files that have failed work perfectly in other players.
Done just about everything i can think of to fix it now.
