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I disabled transcoding triggered by the network speed (automatic_maximum_bitrate = false) so it solved the problem for some files. But when a file is transcoded for another reason UMS immediately stops playing it after starting. I've attached another log showing this issue (the file is "Operats...

Hey all, I've noticed that I'm getting wrong thumbnails. Some of them are from files that were deleted long time ago and on a different media PC that's no longer with us :shock: . For instance for "Unorthodox" I'm getting a thumbnail from "State of the Union". The only theory I c...

Mesh WiFi 6, it's pretty fast. I was able to stream 4k without any issues with MiniDLNA. I switched to UMS because my TV does not support AVI video and DTS audio which is really annoying.

After a restart UMS stopped transcoding MKV files, so the issue kinda went away. Playback is still stopping sometimes at random, but those are really hard to catch.

Thanks for your reply mik_s!
I tried playing the video without transcoding using the TRANSCODE folder almost immediately after failure, but to no avail (same issue it wouldnt even start playing).
I don't have a log file with that though, but I'll try to get one tomorrow.

Hey All, For some reason UMS is having trouble playing a particular video (Episode 5 of LOTR: The Rings Of Power) on my Samsung TV. It stops playing immediately after starting (it shows a loading spinner for a few seconds). It's a new headless installation on Ubuntu 22, perhaps I missed something? T...