Direct Play instead of Transcode

[Lucetia]

Is there any way to set up PseudoTV to be able to Direct Play a video instead of Transcode it? The videos I have on my server are compatible with all my devices, but each one still insists on transcoding itself with ffmpeg. Right now it'll transcode so if I use the PC that has plex it will cause the stream to stutter / buffer.

Using the following versions:

PseudoTV    - v0.0.53-testing
FFMpeg      - git-2020-07-21-b5f1e05
Plex Server - 1.19.5.3112

With the DVR Settings in Plex I have the Transcoder Quality set to: "Original Format". The settings in PseudoTV are all at default as I didn't see anything specifically relating to transcode/direct play.

[siddrajput]

Does the buffering go away if you stream on a mobile phone (iPhone) using its Plex app? I have a similar problem. Streaming is jerky on TVs and computers, but works fine on my iPhone.

[vexorian]

@siddrajput I don't really have a good explanation for Plex streaming being less jerky on iphone, since this playback occurs after Plex receives pseudoTV's streaming, it looks like "the ball is on Plex's" field at this point. You should try using an app like Kodi on PC to connect to pseudoTV using "the Simple IPTV client" because maybe it is a plex thing.

You might also be interested in trying the latest development version which is a bit more optimized and has direct play options to hopefully reduce the stutter. If anything we might be able to help you with configuration settings that make it less heavy (at the expense of quality) https://discord.com/invite/D9ckKg4

@Lucetia fyi, the executable file issues with development version in the discord have been fixed.

[siddrajput]

@vexorian How do I get the latest development version? That discord link says "Invalid invite"

[vexorian]

Odd, try this one: https://discord.gg/arf953

[siddrajput]

That one worked. Thanks.