![]() ![]() That can range from Plex struggling with transcoding the old VC1 video codec, to the client not being able to display image-based subtitles (VOBSUB from DVD, PGS/HDMV from Blu-ray) and therefore triggering a transcode that burns in (embeds) the subtitles into the video stream, which could result in stuttering on less capable servers. While Plex can theoretically handle almost any codec or container you throw at it, the clients (your Plex viewing devices) often can not. Another reason one might want to use handbrake is for compatibility reasons. Since not everybody wants to spend that amount of storage on a single file or doesn't care about maximum quality, people often use handbrake to compress the remuxed files down to a more or less noticeably reduced quality for significant reductions in file size. A 1080p movie will be somewhere between 20-40 GB, a 4K movie with HDR and object-based audio (Dolby Atmos, DTS:X) is usually between 50-80 GB. UHD discs (BD-XL) can have up to 4 layers with a maximum of 100 GB. ![]() Depending on the included audio and subtitle tracks and also the amount of other video files on a disc, Blu-rays can be single or dual layer with 25 GB each, so up to 50 GB total. Quality-wise, a remux is as good as it gets, since it is source quality, but the drawback is, that the files can be huge. The latter results in so-called remuxes, with mux standing for multiplexing (nothing to do with Plex), that include the unaltered (but decrypted) data from the disc in. MakeMKV accesses the disc's contents and lets you extract them as is, while offering the option of a complete (decrypted) backup of the whole disc or only copying selected "playlist items" (read as: video files) and also only selected audio/subtitle tracks (within a video file). If you want to differentiate between the two in a meaningful way, Plex is doing on-the-fly transcoding, which has the additional requirement of needing to run in better than 1x time (or else, of course, you'll be waiting for buffering). Doesn't matter what application does it or when, it's all transcoding. Transcoding is the process of decoding and then re-encoding. We're talking more about Handbrake than Plex, but so what. When people start talking plex, transcoding is Some folks want to store all of the quality and data on the original disc. How much it reduces quality was not under discussion. HB's quality level adjustment is irrelevant. Let's look again at where this thread of discussion we're having started. They don't want to put their source through a lossy compression - no matter how indistinguishable anyone finds the result. Some people (I'm not one of them) prefer to not transcode. Why would I wanna store a 20-40 GB (standard BR 1080p size) file when it can be 5 and still look great? The result is a much smaller file with very little quality loss. Please go to the relevant subreddits and support forums, for example: Build help and build shares posts go in their respective megathreads No referral / affiliate links, personal voting / campaigning / funding, or selling posts Welcome to /r/Plex, a subreddit dedicated to Plex, the media server/client solution for enjoying your media! Plex Community Discord Rules Just make sure to tag the post with the flair and give a little background info/context.Latest Regular Threads: No Stupid Q&A: Tool Tuesday: Build Help: Share Your Build: Submit Troubleshooting Post Files not showing up correctly? On Fridays we'll allow posts that don't normally fit in the usual data-hoarding theme, including posts that would usually be removed by rule 4: “No memes or 'look at this '” We are not your personal archival army.No unapproved sale threads, advertisement posts, or giveaways.No memes or 'look at this old storage medium/ connection speed/purchase' (except on Free Post Fridays).Search the Internet, this subreddit and our wiki before posting. ![]() R/DataHorader 2013-2023 Searchable Archives Historic Reddit Archives & Download Tools, Etc.ģ.3v Pin Reset Directions :D / Alt Imgur link And we're trying really hard not to forget. Along the way we have sought out like-minded individuals to exchange strategies, war stories, and cautionary tales of failures. Everyone has their reasons for curating the data they have decided to keep (either forever or For A Damn Long Timetm). government or corporate espionage), cultural and familial archivists, internet collapse preppers, and people who do it themselves so they're sure it's done right. Among us are represented the various reasons to keep data - legal requirements, competitive requirements, uncertainty of permanence of cloud services, distaste for transmitting your data externally (e.g. ![]()
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