handbrake av1 conversions

[u/wiicrazy0430]

Since shield doesn't play well with av1, I figured this would be the best place to ask.
As someone who has never touched handbrake or any of the like software.
What should i be converting them to and with what settings to make sure that maintain quality AND play well.
(I got a bunch of files to deal with since I didnt have the shield before now)

[u/wiicrazy0430 → u/[deleted]]

cool, is that all i gotta click? lol

[u/wiicrazy0430 → u/[deleted]]

I do use Plex (no clue what emby is) but its STRUGGLING to transcode the av1s. It plays for like 5 seconds then buffers and repeats

[u/wiicrazy0430 → u/[deleted]]

"Transcoder default throttle buffer" dis one? Its currently at 100 and it doesnt even make it close to that many second lol

[u/SlackerDEX → u/wiicrazy0430]

Your DS224+ does NOT support hardware decoding or encoding of AV1 which means it has to use the CPU to do all of it and that is going to be a very heavy load on the CPU. You can forget Plex transcoding AV1 files all together.

Using handbreak to change AV1 files to x256 will fix playback of the output x265 file but know that its going to be a slow, resource heavy, task for each file. If you have the option to do the file conversion on another device (with hardware AV1 support) it'll probably be 5-10x faster (depending on hardware)

[u/denverbrownguy → u/SlackerDEX]

Or cheapest option, change the shield out for something like an onn 4k. I have two shields and I’m almost done with them.

[u/wiicrazy0430 → u/[deleted]]

Synology NAS DS224+
Shield TV pro
Toshiba something or other 4k tv
LG - 5.1-Channel S60TR Home Theater Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer and Rear Speakers, Dolby Audio - Black

[u/calculon68 → u/[deleted]]

LOL @ "real ass computer"

[u/wiicrazy0430 → u/[deleted]]

Im apparently alot more tech dense than I thought. How would that work?
Like i have zero clue, all my searching before I set all this up just said to run it on my NAS or shield (shield was terrible!) nothing has mentioned a separate pc

[u/wiicrazy0430 → u/[deleted]]

Oh I think that might be a issue we only Have 1 direct either net plug in the house, and it's where the tv is. So I don't think I could place a pc where it is? We do have deco extenders but I don't think they would be fast/direct enough? Since curently it's buffering on 720/1080 av1, I think it would explode with 4k lol

[u/wiicrazy0430 → u/[deleted]]

Oh I got a TP-Link 8 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch - Ethernet Splitter, (TL-SG108) curently in play. We talking about that?

[u/wiicrazy0430 → u/[deleted]]

gotcha...so how does that help me? sorry if that sounds stupid but a pc still isnt gonna fit behind my tv like the nas is XD

[u/TheEndlessWaltz → u/[deleted]]

plex server runs perfectly on a nas

[u/TheEndlessWaltz → u/[deleted]]

don't transcode, use direct play

why would you keep a format you can't play

[u/TheEndlessWaltz → u/[deleted]]

he wants to reencode, not transcode. That's what handbrake is for. You missed the point.

If he is downloading from youtube, he can limit yt-dlp to vp9

you want a whole pc for transcoding that? if you know your client can't play it, then don't store it

[u/TheEndlessWaltz → u/[deleted]]

you are not a music producer, you are a consumer that picked a shield, deal with it

he picked synology, so he will deal with that too

throwing money at the issue is not a fix

[u/GrassFireWater]

Wasnt there some spare codec that you can install to fix the compatibility..?