Sat Dec 30, 2017 6:17 pm by pawnslinger
Clearly my content cannot play in MediaBrowser without transcoding. My testing has shown this. My research in this forum concerning prior threads on this subject confirms this. The fact as far as I know it is, MediaBrowser requires transcoding to be done. Period.
That was never the question.
Rather I am suggesting that Serviio implement a feature that would allow users to override this forced transcoding. If my browser can't play the content, so be it. I do not wish to do any transcoding. So as it stands today, the MediaBrowser is useless to me, unless or until I assemble a dedicated server. I do intend to do this, however my current financial situation does not allow me to do this.
For what it is worth, my content is almost entirely made up of mp4 files created with the H.264 codec using Handbrake. The bitrates vary, but mostly they run around 3000 kbps (I think that is the correct way to write that). I believe my LAN, tablet and browser are all up to the task. As it is, I am using the DLNA client in VLC to play the content with zero problems. But I would find it much more convenient if I could play them without transcoding in MediaBrowser.
Of course this is just my suggestion... and is the only reason I purchased the "pro" version, i.e. so I would not feel awkward about making a suggestion.