However, Plex transcoding is really a CPU intensive process. In such situations, the Plex's built-in transcoders will convert your MKV file to a compatible format while streaming media to a client device. Your MKV files are TV shows or series, which will not show in Plex library if you haven't renamed them correctly. The bitrate of the MKV is higher than Plex request.ĥ. Your MKV file is pcked with soft subtitle streams (subtitles need to be burned on the video)Ĥ. The MKV video is supported by Plex but not compatible with devices that installed Plex media server.ģ. You have turned off the Direct Play and Direct Stream option in Plex by accident.Ģ. Despite of this, there are still a number of potential scenarios how Plex not working with MKV:ġ. Given this, if your MKV file is encoded with the above video and audio codecs, then it should be able to direct play on Plex. Video encoding: H.264, hevc (H.265), mpeg4, msmpeg4v2, msmpeg4v3, vc1, vp9, wmv3Īudio encoding: aac, ac3, alac, e-ac3,flac, mp3 But according to the, only the MKV file with the following video and audio encoding is natively supported by Plex.
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But there are some h265 mkv main 10 hdr files that don't want to start on any device (android one plus 8 pro or plex app windows)." Plex MKV Playback Error What MKV Metadata Does Plex Support? Why Plex Transcodes Your MKV File?
"Plex not direct playing some h265 mkv files - I have a plex server (latest stable from the site) running on a synology ds1515+ and most movies play fine. Is there something I should be looking at?"
When I look thru the logs on the server there are no errors, no nothing about the file stopping. But plex has gotten bad, every MKV file now randomly freezes for no reason and forget trying to go forward or reverse. "Why does Plex have so many issues with MKV files? I know Plex is not the only one with this issue, Emby and JellyFin do the same sometimes. Though MKV is in the Plex supported format lists, the MKV playback issues on Plex still come from time to time.
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Unlike other media software supporting limited media formats, Plex accepts almost any file format you can add to it, with the exception of DRMed sources, ISO, IMG, VIDEO_TS, or other disk image formats.
If you want to access movies or TV shows from your computer, NAS or other storage media on a mobile phone or tablet, Plex is a great tool for you.
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