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Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks agoI have hardware transcoding. I also have enough friends that more than 2 or 3 may be trying to watch something at the same time. Good job assuming the simplest setup, though.
cm0002@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Then something is wrong with your setup, HW transcoding should be able to handle 3 transcode streams of a HEVC 1080p video file easily. I’ve had peaks of 8-10 simultaneous transcoding streams without issue (going above 5 does require you to patch the Nvidia driver (if using Nvidia consumer GPUs))
Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Mine is hosted on a NAS. So no, not nvidia.
cm0002@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Well there’s your problem, it ain’t got no gas in it!
HW transcoding is more than just flipping the switch in the Plex dashboard.
For one, you need a GPU of some kind, even shitty or old ones like a 1060 will get you far
For two, it needs to be properly configured for PCIe pass through on Docker (if Plex is in a docker container)
For three, a NAS is like…second to last tier as far as Plex servers go (with a few exceptions) with the bottom tier being “repurposed old computer”. While there’s nothing wrong with that, you can’t make generalized statements like you did based on that kinda setup.
Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I did make a generalized statement there, you’re right. My opinions on the matter are largely influenced by the TRaSH Guides, which are a primary source for file quality settings for a significant portion of people managing media libraries. Best practices for 1080p is x264 since it 1) can be direct streamed on the most number of 1080p devices (just because you can transcode a bunch of streams at once doesn’t mean you should), and 2) has video quality aspects that are important to consider if you’re concerned with anything more than file size.
With all the files in “proper” formats, my NAS has no issues direct streaming, and transcoding the few files here and there that need it.