If only the container was an issue, you would have a direct stream which doesn't impact quality, it just repacks it in a container that is compatible with the client.

You can see the transcode reason on the dashboard by clicking on the i symbol. Start playback on android TV, open jellyfin on your phone and you should see the transcode reason.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Subtitle codec is not supported.

I think they're in ASS format, according to the subtitle selection menu, embedded in the mkv file.

Is there no way to convert that to something that is supported?

It doesn't help that this is Across the Spider Verse, so it's not exactly what most video codecs are expecting. The playback quality with no subs is light-years ahead of the transcoded version.

[–] justJanne@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

ASS format is the worst of all subtitle formats. It's not even a real format, the spec is a badly written word document that's missing half the features. It's only popular with shitty fansub groups that discovered you could use it to basically render whatever you'd like on top of videos.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think YOU are in ASS format!

[–] GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This comment isn't helpful to anyone in anyway, but it IS funny

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

That's what I was going for!