Switching from Emby or Plex to Jellyfin is rarely blocked by features — it’s years of watch history and favorites. Migration happens at three levels of increasing difficulty. Three levels of migration Media files are easy: keep the same folder structure and let Jellyfin re-scan; Metadata migrates well via Jellyfin’s NFO import, which reads Emby’s […]
Subtitles are where most Jellyfin setups break: embedded tracks not showing, styled ASS turned into white boxes, burn-in causing stutter. Every one of these traces back to the transcode path. Which subtitle path to pick Embedded SRT/PGS passes through without transcoding — prefer muxing subtitles into the mkv container; Styled ASS needs libass rendering; when […]
Most people get stuck at “installed but won’t transcode”. On RK3588 the fix is almost always one of three setup decisions made at the start. Three things before you deploy Use the official Debian 11/12 image: its kernel ships the rkmpp decode driver. Ubuntu/Armbian also work; avoid heavily stripped third-party builds; Deploy via the official […]
The user ran an x86 mini PC for home media and downloads with three problems: high power draw, noisy fan, and incomplete 4K hardware decoding. Requirement and constraints Migration: Jellyfin container plus qBittorrent and Samba, reusing existing SATA disks through a USB3 adapter; Results: idle power fell from 65W to 12W, 4K HDR transcoding moved […]
The spiral between 8K cameras, codecs and displays — an honest progress report on the content side.
Five stages — download, organize, scrape, serve, display — with the best practice for each.
Push vs mirror at the core, ecosystem and latency per protocol — how to set up home casting right.
Folder structure, naming rules and scraper settings — from a messy pile to a poster wall.
Bandwidth, latency and surround support across three audio paths — wiring your home theater correctly.
Reverb, dual screens and mic latency — the box-side recipe and mixing settings for a living-room KTV.