Plex Megathread: Your .ASS Is Getting Transcoded

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EL BROMANCE: Jun 10, 2006; COWABUNGA DUDES!
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Dr. Poz posted:

The movie then appears twice, once for each library, in my Continue Watching panel. Is there a setting for this?

Sadly no, it�s always done this. See it as a double reminder to finish your films completely!

# ? Nov 29, 2023 00:09

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# ? May 22, 2024 14:32

Chillmatic: Jul 25, 2003; always seeking to survive and flourish

If you don�t want Plex to track your usage simply sit down on your couch and yell AM I BEING DETAINED before you watch anything and then legally they can�t track anything

# ? Nov 29, 2023 00:35

Bonzo: Mar 11, 2004; Just like Mama used to make it!

Now I'm picturing people offering a trailer before a show starts that says, "PLEX DOES NOT HAVE MY EXPRESS PERMISSION TO VIEW MY MOVIES...." kinda like the FBI warning on VHS

# ? Nov 29, 2023 01:02

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Bonzo posted:

Now I'm picturing people offering a trailer before a show starts that says, "PLEX DOES NOT HAVE MY EXPRESS PERMISSION TO VIEW MY MOVIES...." kinda like the FBI warning on VHS

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# ? Nov 29, 2023 09:26

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# ? Nov 29, 2023 16:42

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# ? Nov 29, 2023 19:12

HKR: Jan 13, 2006; there is no universe where duke nukem would not be a trans ally

Dr. Poz posted:

I've started the process of breaking 4k content out into separate libraries and noticed a weird issue. I have a 4k and HD copy of a movie. I start to play one of them for a few minutes and then stop. The movie then appears twice, once for each library, in my Continue Watching panel. Is there a setting for this?

If you put both files in the same library Plex will merge them in the same database entry and you can choose which version to play. Sadly their labeling on this sucks and instead of using the Edition feature it just tells you the bitrate of each file (And no idea if this feature is supported in all or any of the TV apps)

Before Merging

After Merge

I'm not sure which file it chooses if you just hit play vs play version, but this might work for your specific use case if the movies are otherwise identical content wise. Sadly for nerds like me who like to keep different versions of the same movie around, it doesn't work.

# ? Nov 29, 2023 19:37

EVIL Gibson: Mar 23, 2001; Internet of Things is just someone else's computer that people can't help attaching cameras and door locks to!; Switchblade Switcharoo

HKR posted:

I'm not sure which file it chooses if you just hit play vs play version, but this might work for your specific use case if the movies are otherwise identical content wise. Sadly for nerds like me who like to keep different versions of the same movie around, it doesn't work.

You can check exactly which video it is processing by loading up by searching for something called "media info"

# ? Nov 29, 2023 22:21

cryptoclastic: Jul 3, 2003; The Jesus

I finally figured out how to downloads to work really well for me. I create optimized versions of the file I want in the desktop app. Then on my phone I download them on Infuse. It even downloads my subtitles!

# ? Nov 29, 2023 23:54

EVIL Gibson: Mar 23, 2001; Internet of Things is just someone else's computer that people can't help attaching cameras and door locks to!; Switchblade Switcharoo

cryptoclastic posted:

I finally figured out how to downloads to work really well for me. I create optimized versions of the file I want in the desktop app. Then on my phone I download them on Infuse. It even downloads my subtitles!

I'm confused now. What does infuse actually do now that Plex doesn't do already?

Why optimize your files manually if Infuse should already be doing that for your device?

# ? Nov 30, 2023 01:50

cryptoclastic: Jul 3, 2003; The Jesus

EVIL Gibson posted:

I'm confused now. What does infuse actually do now that Plex doesn't do already?

Why optimize your files manually if Infuse should already be doing that for your device?

Unless I missed a setting Infuse doesn�t transcode downloads. If I choose download it just downloads the normal file. I want smaller files on my phone so I optimize in Plex and then download in the Infuse app on the phone.

# ? Nov 30, 2023 02:31

Aredna: Mar 17, 2007; Nap Ghost

Overseerr vs. Ombi - any good reason to choose one over the other?

# ? Dec 1, 2023 11:54

Scruff McGruff: Feb 13, 2007; Jesus, kid, you're almost a detective. All you need now is a gun, a gut, and three ex-wives.

Aredna posted:

Overseerr vs. Ombi - any good reason to choose one over the other?

I switched from Ombi to Overseerr about a year ago, I just thought Overseerr was a better user experience and it also seemed like it had more active development than Ombi did. The only thing I miss is being able to bulk email my users for things like planned maintenance.

# ? Dec 1, 2023 13:34

Delthalaz: Mar 5, 2003; Slippery Tilde

I have most of my music on Plex, which I can listen to just great using Plexamp on my phone or PC. But my TV is connected to a Roku and Firestick, which don't allow Plexamp. Any suggestions as to how I can play music on those without that awful skipping between tracks?

# ? Dec 1, 2023 16:17

HKR: Jan 13, 2006; there is no universe where duke nukem would not be a trans ally

Delthalaz posted:

I have most of my music on Plex, which I can listen to just great using Plexamp on my phone or PC. But my TV is connected to a Roku and Firestick, which don't allow Plexamp. Any suggestions as to how I can play music on those without that awful skipping between tracks?

Can you cast to either of those devices? It�s how I play music on my home theater with Plexamp.

# ? Dec 1, 2023 16:44

Warbird: May 23, 2012; America's Favorite Dumbass

The fact you can�t pop out the visualizer in PlexAmp and full screen that poo poo is a travesty.

# ? Dec 1, 2023 16:44

chocolateTHUNDER: Jul 19, 2008; GIVE ME ALL YOUR FREE AGENTS

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Delthalaz posted:

I have most of my music on Plex, which I can listen to just great using Plexamp on my phone or PC. But my TV is connected to a Roku and Firestick, which don't allow Plexamp. Any suggestions as to how I can play music on those without that awful skipping between tracks?

Not exactly what you're looking for probably, but Roku's usually support Airplay. Maybe you can airplay from then Plexamp app on your phone to the Roku.

# ? Dec 1, 2023 16:52

Delthalaz: Mar 5, 2003; Slippery Tilde

HKR posted:

Can you cast to either of those devices? It�s how I play music on my home theater with Plexamp.

Do you mean Google Cast? I pushed audio from my phone to my Roku or Fire Stick but it just opened the music in the Plex app and consequently included that awful gap between tracks. I see a Google Cast option but I'm not sure what device that is.

chocolateTHUNDER posted:

Not exactly what you're looking for probably, but Roku's usually support Airplay. Maybe you can airplay from then Plexamp app on your phone to the Roku.

I don't see that option on my phone but I'll take a look at Roku settings.

e: maybe my wifi isn't strong enough but when I use Airplay the audio skips

Delthalaz fucked around with this message at 19:46 on Dec 1, 2023

# ? Dec 1, 2023 19:05

odiv: Jan 12, 2003

https://cordcuttersnews.com/amazons-fire-tv-is-adding-full-screen-video-ads-that-play-when-you-start-your-fire-tv/

Amazon’s Fire TV is Adding Full-Screen Video Ads That Play When You Start Your Fire TV

Cool cool cool.

So everything is just going to keep getting shittier, huh?

# ? Dec 2, 2023 05:17

cruft: Oct 25, 2007

odiv posted:

So everything is just going to keep getting shittier, huh?

Google will no longer let you Chromecast if you aren't using the default launcher (Amazon won't let you use any other launcher).

The other day I realized that if you disable most of the ads on the Google launcher with their double-secret "apps only (plus one ad)" mode, the assistant button pops up a message saying it doesn't work "yet".

So... yes.

# ? Dec 2, 2023 06:02

deong: Jun 13, 2001; I'll see you in heck!

odiv posted:

https://cordcuttersnews.com/amazons-fire-tv-is-adding-full-screen-video-ads-that-play-when-you-start-your-fire-tv/

Amazon’s Fire TV is Adding Full-Screen Video Ads That Play When You Start Your Fire TV

Cool cool cool.

So everything is just going to keep getting shittier, huh?

# ? Dec 2, 2023 06:03

csammis: Aug 26, 2003; Mental Institution

odiv posted:

So everything is just going to keep getting shittier, huh?

Astronaut �always has been� meme :smith:

# ? Dec 2, 2023 06:55

That Works: Jul 22, 2006; Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy

Whats a good option for a media player with remote? Ive been using fire cubes / sticks.

You can opt out of the auto play vids and sound at least but im running into problems like i use the Peleton app on my fire stick on an old TV in my home gym/ office area and i can no longer get it to reinstall even after fully reformatting the device. Had that happen for other apps like Crunchyroll etc.

I know this isn�t the best thread for this convo but not sure what else is better.

# ? Dec 2, 2023 14:28

Medullah: Aug 14, 2003; FEAR MY SHARK ROCKET IT REALLY SUCKS AND BLOWS

What's the go to way to find out items that are in your Plex directories that are not recognized by Plex? I know there used to be an add on for it but can't seem to find it anymore.

# ? Dec 2, 2023 14:38

cruft: Oct 25, 2007

That Works posted:

Whats a good option for a media player with remote? Ive been using fire cubes / sticks.

I still prefer the Google Chromecast to the Amazon doodad. Despite the giant ad you can't remove, you can get rid of most of the rest of them.

The Roku stick seems pretty cool.

I imagine I'll be looking into using a Raspberry Pi if everybody keeps crapping up their software.

# ? Dec 2, 2023 15:18

Motronic: Nov 6, 2009

cruft posted:

I imagine I'll be looking into using a Raspberry Pi if everybody keeps crapping up their software.

I'm still on Rokus but they are getting actively worse (advertising) as well. I think we'll all be on Pis and some kind of remote solution in the next few years if things keep going in this direction.

Of course we'll also be changing the thread title to emby/jellyfin/something else because it sure won't be plex by then with their current trajectory.

# ? Dec 2, 2023 15:35

Medullah: Aug 14, 2003; FEAR MY SHARK ROCKET IT REALLY SUCKS AND BLOWS

Keep in mind you also have the option to build a Pi Hole with a Raspberry Pi that makes it so you don't have to worry about ads period

# ? Dec 2, 2023 15:44

That Works: Jul 22, 2006; Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy

Medullah posted:

Keep in mind you also have the option to build a Pi Hole with a Raspberry Pi that makes it so you don't have to worry about ads period

Yup this is nice. Sadly doesn�t seem to stop the new baked in Amazon ads on their devices but those are at least opt out (for now).

# ? Dec 2, 2023 16:04

Moey: Oct 22, 2010; I LIKE TO MOVE IT

We have guest often enough where I wanted a simple/single remote drive the normal workflow of firing up to playback. Ended up slapping Nvidia shield tvs to each tv.

Roku was nice but couldn't customize it enough. Android TV was amazing, but they keep ducking with the launcher. Custom launcher solves it for me.

The little *Android with Google TV" box/remote didn't exist at the time, so this was the least crazy option at the time.

I've found my current dns based ad killing to be a little too strict for standard use within my home network.

# ? Dec 2, 2023 16:25

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

AppleTV stays winning

# ? Dec 2, 2023 16:29

Qwijib0: Apr 10, 2007; Who needs on-field skills when you can dance like this?; Fun Shoe

FCKGW posted:

AppleTV stays winning

# ? Dec 2, 2023 16:30

Motronic: Nov 6, 2009

Medullah posted:

Keep in mind you also have the option to build a Pi Hole with a Raspberry Pi that makes it so you don't have to worry about ads period

This does not work on most of the platforms being discussed. They are directly serving/proxying ads to them from the same domains/URLs needed for app stores/updates.

# ? Dec 2, 2023 16:53

kri kri: Jul 18, 2007

FCKGW posted:

AppleTV stays winning

# ? Dec 2, 2023 16:59

Medullah: Aug 14, 2003; FEAR MY SHARK ROCKET IT REALLY SUCKS AND BLOWS

Motronic posted:

This does not work on most of the platforms being discussed. They are directly serving/proxying ads to them from the same domains/URLs needed for app stores/updates.

Ah that's dumb, I used to have one years ago and it worked great but it got corrupted and I never bothered setting it up again.

# ? Dec 2, 2023 17:02

Dr. Poz: Sep 8, 2003; Dr. Poz just diagnosed you with a serious case of being a pussy. Now get back out there and hit them till you can't remember your kid's name.; Pillbug

HKR posted:

If you put both files in the same library Plex will merge them in the same database entry and you can choose which version to play. Sadly their labeling on this sucks and instead of using the Edition feature it just tells you the bitrate of each file (And no idea if this feature is supported in all or any of the TV apps)

Before Merging

After Merge

I'm not sure which file it chooses if you just hit play vs play version, but this might work for your specific use case if the movies are otherwise identical content wise. Sadly for nerds like me who like to keep different versions of the same movie around, it doesn't work.

Thanks for the pointers, but this is precisely what I'm moving away from in order to better support remote users. My mom and my wifes parents can just about handle opening Plex on the AppleTV, finding the movie and hitting play. They wont remember to check versions or pick the right one. I only give them access to the HD library, so they never see the second 4k copy. This is purely an annoyance for my personal accounts since I have all library access.

Edit: Excellent example movie used for the screenshot.

# ? Dec 2, 2023 17:03

Motronic: Nov 6, 2009

Medullah posted:

Ah that's dumb, I used to have one years ago and it worked great but it got corrupted and I never bothered setting it up again.

Yeah, they're on to us. It's still really worth having for everything else on your home network though so definitely get that set up again.

# ? Dec 2, 2023 17:07

Inept: Jul 8, 2003

FCKGW posted:

AppleTV stays winning

# ? Dec 2, 2023 17:29

Chillmatic: Jul 25, 2003; always seeking to survive and flourish

Avoiding bullshit advertisements is literally the only reason I got an ATV and I don't regret it in the slightest. I really dislike hostile ad-centric devices in every aspect of my life and it's hard to imagine buying an amazon or roku thing ever again.

# ? Dec 2, 2023 17:37

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How is the overall performance of apple tv with Plex? I been using my android tv with pretty good results as in it plays everything I throw at it but the app can really suck at times. The occasional lagging, freezing, resetting, and cover art not loading is starting to wear me down.

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# ? May 22, 2024 14:32

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Bloopsy posted:

How is the overall performance of apple tv with Plex? I been using my android tv with pretty good results as in it plays everything I throw at it but the app can really suck at times. The occasional lagging, freezing, resetting, and cover art not loading is starting to wear me down.

Spend the money on Infuse and it's fantastic unless you care about your AVR showing "Atmos" on the screen.

# ? Dec 2, 2023 17:55

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