Plex Releases Beta Version of Redesigned Apple TV App

[dbrose]

When connecting Infuse to Plex is the server still doing all the processing?

 

[Keane16]

I used to love Plex. When they updated it to require sign in when you are just operating on a local network with local content. I lost a lot of interest.

Hate that you can't turn off transcoding too. So jumped over to Emby. Fine for a few years then started doing weird stuff with the source code.

So currently on Jellyfin which is still in its infancy, but works perfectly fine for my TV and Movie library (I don't use add-ons, live TV, music etc.).

 

[archer75]

When connecting Infuse to Plex is the server still doing all the processing?

No. But again, even if you use Plex the server isn't necessarily doing all the processing either. Depends on your files and the device. The video file in most files people want to play is likely supported on the ATV4k and thus no transcoding of that file.

A video file is made up of a container, MKV, MP4, etc. And an audio and video file. Sometimes a sub file. If all are supported by the client then it direct plays.
If the audio and video are supported but not the container then it direct streams. This doesn't use much CPU.
If the audio isn't supported but the video is then it transcodes the audio but not the video. This doesn't use much CPU either.
Only if the video file isn't supported then it transcodes and this is what uses more CPU.

Most of my content are MKV with H265 video and the HD audio track. So mine direct stream, video is not transcoded as it's supported on the ATV4k and it transcodes the audio. Only a small amount of CPU is used.
Any shows I download are almost always supported on the ATV4k and thus no transcoding at all.

 

[velocityg4]

Hate that you can't turn off transcoding too. So jumped over to Emby. Fine for a few years then started doing weird stuff with the source code.

So currently on Jellyfin which is still in its infancy, but works perfectly fine for my TV and Movie library (I don't use add-ons, live TV, music etc.).

I'll have to give it a try when I have the time.

 

[hxlover904]

That's a server. Anything that "serves" a file to another device. A server doesn't have to be an all powerful thing. It can simply be an ipad or iphone. It's still serving content..

If you understand both of these programs, I'm not sure how you're trying to argue they require the same thing in a server. Plex requires another device to run additional "server" software in order to function. Infuse does not. I can hook up a hard drive up to my router and stream away to Infuse with no additional software needed.

 

[archer75]

If you understand both of these programs, I'm not sure how you're trying to argue they require the same thing in a server. Plex requires another device to run additional "server" software in order to function. Infuse does not. I can hook up a hard drive up to my router and stream away to Infuse with no additional software needed.

In that case your router is "serving" the files. Aka, it's a server. It holds the files and it serves them to the client. The only scenario to not use a server is to direct connect storage to the ATV to play in infuse, but you can't.
Just because special software is not needed doesn't make it any less a server. What do you think a file server does? It's serve files. Via some sort of protocol such as SMB.

Both Plex and infuse require something to serve the files. Because you can't direct connect a storage device to the ATV to play locally you have to serve infuse the files from something, somewhere, either via software or protocol. They may not require the exact same thing, but they require something.

That said, infuse works very well with Plex media server. Keeps track of watched and unwatched which is nice.