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PLEX : Problem with VIDEO_TS playback
i have a problem playing back VIDEO_TS folders from my ReadyNAS Ultra 6+ via Plex. here's the setup: i have copied my entire dvd collection to my nas. each movie is in a folder named 'MOVIE TITL...
sphardy: thanks a lot, it works !
however, having to mount an afp volume each time before using plex is kind of odd no?
afp is slow and full of overhead, which is one reason why i opted for direct network playback via plex...
plus, the odd thing is: playback with FILES works "out of the box"... only VIDEO_TS folders are a problem.
a fix on the plex side should be rather straightforward to implement, so let's hope the devs get a chance to look at this...
on the iOS side, it seems like there is a client issue AND a server issue
# 1 the client needs way to select a .VOB from a VIDEO_TS folder for playback (and, optionally, choose the audio and subtitle track)
# 2 the server needs the ability to transcode streams from the selected .VOB and send them to the client
we do not need DVD menu navigation capabilities to solve # 1 . Presenting the VOBs in a file-browser-style interface would be enough !
"fancy" features could include: display of playback length, audio streams, subtitle streams plus an "auto-select main feature" option that pre-selects the VOB with the biggest file size
for #2 we need MPEG-2 transcoding - but plex server is already capable of doing this ! what it lacks is being capable to select individual streams from a .VOB file for transcoding
this seems like a bunch of work, but who knows ... ;)
however, having to mount an afp volume each time before using plex is kind of odd no?
afp is slow and full of overhead, which is one reason why i opted for direct network playback via plex...
plus, the odd thing is: playback with FILES works "out of the box"... only VIDEO_TS folders are a problem.
a fix on the plex side should be rather straightforward to implement, so let's hope the devs get a chance to look at this...
on the iOS side, it seems like there is a client issue AND a server issue
# 1 the client needs way to select a .VOB from a VIDEO_TS folder for playback (and, optionally, choose the audio and subtitle track)
# 2 the server needs the ability to transcode streams from the selected .VOB and send them to the client
we do not need DVD menu navigation capabilities to solve # 1 . Presenting the VOBs in a file-browser-style interface would be enough !
"fancy" features could include: display of playback length, audio streams, subtitle streams plus an "auto-select main feature" option that pre-selects the VOB with the biggest file size
for #2 we need MPEG-2 transcoding - but plex server is already capable of doing this ! what it lacks is being capable to select individual streams from a .VOB file for transcoding
this seems like a bunch of work, but who knows ... ;)
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