HD content with a VC1 codec doesn’t play easily. It gets dicey when using Emby on Android. Starts and stops, looks mushy, jumps, really unpleasant. If a transcode is applied, everything is good, but it’s a resource hog, of course. So what is the idea of needed action? Make the file Direct Play possible … re-encode the file to the H264 codec. “No need to transcode” is the absolute rule, then if you want to transcode on a device is OK too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One can choose any method of doing it, here is mine since my files are scattered I use Emby to filter VC1 codec and one by one convert original in same folder to H264 Original and ACC. [note– Make sure for your account you have Subtitle turned to off overall or else you will get burnt in subtitles on the custom file.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This will make a file with -custom next to the original file, and will also have an entry in your servers Conversions tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once the -custom file is fully written, it shows up in Conversion as Downloaded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I work on one file at a time to be sure and straighten this situation out fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I open the original file in mkvtoolnix-gui and uncheck the VC1 video. Next open “add source files” and choose the -custom version, move the H264 video up to the top of the list, I also bring first ACC to the bottom of the original file audio, uncheck whichever audio you don’t want in the file. Keep the chapters, subtitles and tags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Start the remux, and when done you have three files in the folder. Go into Emby Server and “remove download” the one just remuxed. In the folder delete the -custom file, then the original file, leaving you with the best of the situation, a remuxed original file with one additional ACC downmixed audio track added, and the re-encoded H264 video, chapters and everything plays easily now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rescan your library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had too many VC1 codec files. Down to about 10 now in one library. There are others in another library, for another day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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