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Sometimes when I add files to a media folder the server doesn't pick up on the change.

Is there autoscan? How does it work?
Can a manual scan be initiated on a running server using command line?

I'm running headless on Ubuntu

Is there a comprehensive documentation of config file options somewhere? It seems all faqs and docs refer to GUI, which I don't use.

For example, I want to fix my ps3 rendering stutter. In the FAQ it tells me to _select a new value in the "Video quality settings" option._ From what source could I ...

Conversely, if I am NOT short of RAM, limiting the heap size too much would also have nasty effects, no? Is 768 "enough for everything" that the transcoders might be up to?

You are right, in UMS.sh it's set at 768;

ums 17785 2.5 5.6 1388444 228028 pts/1 Sl 17:56 7:20 java -Xmx768M -Xss2048k -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -Djna.nosys=true -classpath update.jar:ums.jar net.pms.PMS

Theoretically it could be a memory issue too? If it has to ...

Thanks for the insight. Indeed, the stuttering in identical places hints towards this being a CPU issue.

I will try without transcoding aswell, to see if I can get further evidence from this. But of course, in the end not transcoding is really not a desired option, as I then am limited to the ...

Indeed, and in the config it says the following:

# Sets the quality for H.264 conversion.
# Possible values are either "Automatic (Wired)", "Automatic (Wireless)", or a
# CRF (Constant Rate Factor) value.
# Automatic options are highly recommended since they will adapt based on the
# video being ...

I have PS3 connected to UMS 6.5.3 on an Ubuntu 16.04. The video is stuttering.

As the problem does not occur if I download the file to my PS3 first and then play it, I assume the problem lies with the server software or the server machine.

The FAQ informs that I should attempt to reduce the video ...