Subsonic 5.1 Add-on - No transcoding files.

[gibxxi]

SP, FYI:

Subsonic 5.1's transcoding folder is completely empty, so the app complains that the transcoding tools aren't installed. If there are supposed to be files (or symlinks) in this folder they are missing in 5.1 (Upgrade from the app store version).

Secondly, Subsonic 5.2.1 has been released.

http://forum.subsonic.org/forum/viewtop ... =4&t=15368

The newer versions of linux-dash look pretty sexy too...

😉

Dan/Gib.

[gibxxi]

I managed to fix this (after a quick google search) by SSH'ing into the NAS, and issuing the following commands:

cd /apps/subsonic/transcode

...and...

ln -s "$(which ffmpeg)"

For those people who like to set up custom rules with the lame and flac encoders you'll need to install them with:

apt-get install lame

...and...

apt-get install flac

...to get them installed as the OS doesn't seem to have these encoders installed by default.

Then re-run the second command, substituting "ffmpeg" for the required codec. Finally, go back to the Subsonic UI and setup your transcoding rules as desired.

[Deal]

I thought my problem was that ffmpeg was missing from the transcode subdirectory, so I followed the advice above only to find out that ffmpeg is already in the transcode subdirectory. Btw, the full path to it is /webroot/subsonic/transcode - that's different from what I've read on these forum pages in some places. Anyway, the problem.

My  problem is when I attempt to play a flac file on my iPad, which needs transcoding, if the file isn't already in the cache, I get a popup error message sayting "Uh oh!  We asked for a song, but the server didn't send anything!  It's likely that Subsonic's transcoding failed." This error message is what lead me down the path of checking out ffmpeg. But it appears to be present in the right location. And I have not changed any of the configuration parameters on the settings tab within Subsonic. So I'm out of ideas wrt what's wrong. Below is a copy of the subsonic about box when a song fails transcoding. Any help figuring this out would be appreciated.

[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG TranscodeInputStream Starting transcoder: [/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg] [-i] [/c/media/Music/Anita Baker/Compositions/04 - Soul Inspiration.flac] [-map] [0:0] [-b:a] [320k] [-v] [0] [-f] [mp3] [-]
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) ffmpeg version UNKNOWN, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) built on May 10 2011 08:03:44 with gcc 4.3.2
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) configuration: --enable-pthreads --disable-shared --enable-static --enable-gpl --enable-libx264 --enable-libmp3lame
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) libavutil 51. 2. 1 / 51. 2. 1
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) libavcodec 53. 3. 0 / 53. 3. 0
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) libavformat 53. 0. 3 / 53. 0. 3
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) libavdevice 53. 0. 0 / 53. 0. 0
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) libavfilter 2. 4. 0 / 2. 4. 0
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) libswscale 0. 14. 0 / 0. 14. 0
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) [flac @ 0x8d9fc60] max_analyze_duration reached
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) Input #0, flac, from '/c/media/Music/Anita Baker/Compositions/04 - Soul Inspiration.flac':
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) Metadata:
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN: -6.23 dB
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK: 1
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) ACCURATERIPDISCID: 009-00105486-007870ff-690bdc09-4
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) ACCURATERIPRESULT: AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 28) [29629FAB]
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) album_artist : Anita Baker
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) RATING : 3
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) TITLE : Soul Inspiration
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) UPC : 07559609221
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) COMPOSER : Terry Britten;Graham Lyle
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN: -7.1 dB
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK: 0.997498
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) track : 4
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) ALBUM : Compositions
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) ARTIST : Anita Baker
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) GENRE : Jazz;R&B;Vocal
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) DATE : 1990
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) BAND : Anita Baker
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) TOTALTRACKS : 9
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) disc : 1
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) TOTALDISCS : 1
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) ENCODEDBY : dbPoweramp Reference 13.1
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) STYLE : Quiet Storm;Adult Contemporary;Urban;Soul
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) BANDSORTORDER : Baker, Anita
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) COMPOSERSORTORDER: Britten, Terry;Lyle, Graham
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) TOOL NAME : Media Center
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) TOOL VERSION : 13.0.132
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) JR_DATE : 32874
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) PEAK LEVEL : 0.9975000023841858
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) BPM : 103
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) REPLAY GAIN : -13.0410499572753906
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) INTENSITY : 2
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) Duration: 00:05:19.40, bitrate: 974 kb/s
[11/15/15 9:15:42 PM EST] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread (/c/webroot/subsonic/transcode/ffmpeg) Stream #0.0: Audio: flac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16
[11/15/15 9:16:32 PM EST] INFO PlayerDao Created player 8.

[Deal]

Btw, I use iSub on the iPad to play files from Subsonic. Has worked for a few years on version 4.7 with no problem transcoding flac files. Didn't work so well with video files, however. But audio is my major concern.