Comment on Self-hosted Jellyfin CPU or GPU for 4K HDR transcoding?
AtariDump@lemmy.world 6 months agoYou can.
Please talk about the cost of storage space but neglect the cost of electricity to constantly transcode video files.
Plus, I’d bet most people sit too far from their TV to be able to see the actual different between 1080p and 4k.
HDR? Sure. But 4k? Doubtful.
I keep two libraries - one that’s 720/1080p and a second that’s 4k only. My 4k content is severely limited to only things I REALLY want in 4k.
tables@kbin.social 6 months ago
You can cache transcoded content in Jellyfin. So use a large enough cache and you basically only have to transcode once for every resolution. It's easier for me to set up transcoding than it would be to manually figure out which resolutions I'll prefer having around and transcoding them. Most of my stuff exists in 1080p, with 4k files for stuff I REALLY like, but I sometimes find myself watching on very low resolutions on my phone when away because I have pretty limited data.
I find that in a few movies the 4K versions have a generally better image quality and are worth it even if you are sitting far away or not watching the content in 4K resolution at all. But like you, I only keep around 4k files for stuff I really like.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You can, but I’d venture a guess most people don’t.
entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 6 months ago
The transcodes folder exists by default and the cleanup defaults to daily, I think. You’d only need to mess with the configuration for transcode caching if you want them to stick around for longer
AtariDump@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Agreed; how many people actually do that?