Confirmed by Major Nelson on Twitter, MKV support is here :)
Hopefully we see support in Plex soon :)
I was just thinking while reading about the new snap features, it would be cool if we could snap 'recently added' or 'recently aired' from Plex.
Maybe it will only require a PMS update for it to work with MKV?
I’ve been watching mkv through plex since release.
I've been watching mkv through plex since release.
That would only work via DLNA, if you are using the plex app, it should still be remuxing the content into a compatible container even if you had the update. Because the update wasn't available publicly to enable MKV accross the board.
At least this is my understanding of it..
That would only work via DLNA, if you are using the plex app, it should still be remuxing the content into a compatible container even if you had the update. Because the update wasn't available publicly to enable MKV accross the board.
At least this is my understanding of it..
Unless he updated his xbox one profile to support mkv on the server. This is really the only change that needs to be made to PMS if I understand correctly.
Unless he updated his xbox one profile to support mkv on the server. This is really the only change that needs to be made to PMS if I understand correctly.
Yes, that may be correct. My first post stated this, but I have not experimented with modifying my PMS config to attempt it even though I am in the Preview program.
Unless he updated his xbox one profile to support mkv on the server. This is really the only change that needs to be made to PMS if I understand correctly.
Can you tell me how to do this on the server side? My xbox can view mkv files and I dont want to transcode anymore. thanks
Unless he updated his xbox one profile to support mkv on the server. This is really the only change that needs to be made to PMS if I understand correctly.
No that is not the change that needs to be done. Unfortunately you can change the profile all you want it will make no difference, it is the Plex Xbox One app that tells the server to transcode Mkv at the moment.
What we need is for the Plex team to update the app now the Oct update has been released.
No that is not the change that needs to be done. Unfortunately you can change the profile all you want it will make no difference, it is the Plex Xbox One app that tells the server to transcode Mkv at the moment.
What we need is for the Plex team to update the app now the Oct update has been released.
The October update is not exposed to all 3rd party apps just yet. Plex is on the consideration list though! :)
I did have a Xbox one profile. As well as being in the Xbox one preview program. So I had native mkv support for a while now.
I did have a Xbox one profile. As well as being in the Xbox one preview program. So I had native mkv support for a while now.
Not according to Plex Star's post above you.
Unless we're talking about 2 different things.
Transcoding an MKV for playback on the Xbox One isn't the same as native MKV Direct Play on the Xbox One.
I did have a Xbox one profile. As well as being in the Xbox one preview program. So I had native mkv support for a while now.
Regardless of whether you are in the preview program or not you will not have mkv playing through Plex on the Xbox one without transcoding at the moment.
Believe me I tried to alter the profile as I am in the preview program as well and it doesn't work, it's the Plex app that makes the initial decision on what to do with the mkv.
I installed the october update but the media player still says "preview" and can't play MKV via DLNA. anybody else having this issue?
I installed the october update but the media player still says "preview" and can't play MKV via DLNA. anybody else having this issue?
same here, i fixed by uninstalling the app and re installing it .. then the DLNA severs were visible
DTS is still not supported in the xbox media player. So it could be that the media you are trying to view has that. I think the media player is still a preview version
DTS is still not supported in the xbox media player. So it could be that the media you are trying to view has that. I think the media player is still a preview version
ahh that could well be it
thanks!
Most, but not all, of my MKV files play and I get the error as above on some.
This scares me a bit. I am considering buying a Synology DS415+ NAS and run plex server on it.
But if the Plex app needs to transcode mkv movies even thou xbox one supports it i will run in to problem, because the power of the DS415+ is limited.
Regardless of whether you are in the preview program or not you will not have mkv playing through Plex on the Xbox one without transcoding at the moment.
Believe me I tried to alter the profile as I am in the preview program as well and it doesn't work, it's the Plex app that makes the initial decision on what to do with the mkv.
Its important to distinguish between transcoding and remuxing + when you talk about transcoding, audio and video streams are handled separately.
There are some good reasons to remux even if the target would support direct play - and very few downsides.
Plex will definitely play the content of an MKV without transcoding - except for the DTS/FLAC/etc audio parts and video streams with very exotic encoding. It’s the (lossless and extremely cheap) remuxing to HLS that you can’t avoid right now…
tl;dr: Any (to be fair: almost any) MKV containing h264 video and ac3 audio will be remuxed (= lossless and cheap) NOT transcoded (= slow and lossy).
I’m not trying to say that native MKV support is useless - but on the other hand I’m not sure why everyone is obsessing so much over it…
