Hi Plex community.

I've got a few 1080p video files that are being forced into transcoding rather than direct play. (Media information at end of post)

Based on my reading, I suspected either the VC1 Codec, or the frame rate, however there's some things that don't add up.

Out of the box, the default is to transcode this file.

System has:

Direct Streams: enabled.
Direct Play: Auto
audio passthrough enabled
Auto frame rate enabled.

The video and audio play, but forces video transcoding.

If I change Direct Play to FORCED, the video plays fine (??) but the audio does not play.

Other media on the same shield attached to the same receiver with TRUEHD5.1 direct plays fine.

Thoughts?

Clint

-- Media info: --

Media

Video Resolution 1080p
Duration 2:18:15
Bitrate 15707 kbps
Width 1920
Height 1080
Aspect Ratio 1.78
Container MKV
Video Frame Rate 24p
Video Profile advanced

Part

Duration 2:18:15
File title00.mkv
Size 15.17 GB
Container MKV
Video Profile advanced

Codec VC1
Bitrate 15707 kbps
Language English
Bit Depth 8
Chroma Subsampling 4:2:0
Duration 2:18:15
Frame Rate 23.976 fps
Frame Rate Mode cfr
Height 1080
Level 0.3
Pixel Format yuv420p
Profile advanced
Ref Frames 1
Scan Type progressive
Width 1920
Codec TRUEHD
Channels 5.1
Language English
Audio Channel Layout 5.1(side)
Bit Depth 24
Bitrate Mode VBR
Duration 2:18:15
Sampling Rate 48000 Hz
Title Surround 5.1
Codec PGS
Language English
Format PGS