Open njmdietrich opened 1 year ago
I just noticed this as well when first experimenting with the addon. I think this has been the case for a while as it seems similar to this older issue: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-kodi/issues/498
Using the addon setting for max bitrate is not quite the same, as it also restricts the resolution, while the server-side streaming bitrate limit allows me to get 4K at lower bitrates (10-20mbps H265 is often good enough for 4K).
Describe the bug When the max bitrate in the kodi addon settings is set to a larger value than the max bitrate on the server side (Internet streaming bitrate limit) the kodi addon will still direct play the video, although the audio may get transcoded. I believe the issue is that JELLYFIN.jellyfin_kodi.helper.playutils receives the correct bitrate from the server, but JELLYFIN.jellyfin_kodi.player then sends the bitrate as set in the kodi settings.
To Reproduce
Expected behavior
The kodi client should adhere to the server settings and play a transcoded video. Logs
These are the two log entries with the differing bitrates:
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