Is that an option? It was my understanding anime stuff typically comes with several subtitles and in my case dual audio for each episode
glitching@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
why are you transcoding at all? it’s the first thing I turn off on jellyfin (and previously plex) installs. negligible cpu usage on both server and client when directplaying content.
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
glitching@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
not knowledgeable about them things but normal movies and shows with multiple audio streams and subtitles play just fine with directplay, selecting them from the client works fine, etc.
the only reasons I know of for transcoding would be if you have ancient clients that can’t play e.g HEVC or something, or if you’re on shitty broadband and it ain’t feasible to stream 4K to a phone.
gajahmada@awful.systems 3 weeks ago
I watch a bunch of weekly anime stuff myself. Never have to worry about transcoding with my devices (locally) and just directplay it. Unless I watch it remotely then it transcodes, I never mess with the default settings and it’s fine.
Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Especially anime often use the superior .ass subtitle format, which many devices don’t support. Sadly Crunchyroll is switching to .srt which has broader support, so it likely won’t require burning them in the video (transcoding), which is the only positive thing (still a shame imo).
sirboozebum@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s immature but I laughed when I read superior .ass format.
JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
So you have absolutely no devices that are a different resolution thans you download? You don’t direct play 4k on a 1080p screen for example.
glitching@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
I am asking the dude doing the transcoding why he’s doing it. I am not waging a crusade against all dudes doing transcodings.
to answer your question, no, I don’t, all media I got is 1080p and all my devices can display it.