Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
Add Reply
Best way to Transfer AVI files to Plex Media Server
Topic Started: May 9 2014, 09:18 AM (38 Views)
lydia622520

Summary: Want to enjoy AVI files on protable device via Plex Media Server? Get the best workflow here to convert AVI to MP4 format for streaming over Plex Media Server.

Posted Image

Plex Media Server is a sophisticated media management program that takes your entire collection of movies, music, and still images and presents it in a slick and navigable package. It can help you transfer media files to the desired devices you want automatically. Although Plex announced that it supports wide range of media formats, users still met the problem while transferring AVI to Plex Media Server.

"My media server does not see my avi videos. Do I need to install another codec or plugin? Thanks for your help!"

The best workaround here to bypass this problem and make AVI compatible with Plex Media Server is to convert AVI to MP4 format that Plex Media Server can easily support. There are many tools on the market for users to transcode videos. Here we recommend a best tool--Brorsoft Video Converter to all of you which is much more powerful on reformating videos like AVI/MKV, MOV, WMV to the format you want for editing in NLEs and playing on protable devices. Here our task is to encode AVI to MP4 for Plex Media Server. The process is much simple. Follow below guide to start AVI to Plex Media Server conversion.

Tip: Get the equivalent Mac version Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac if you are a Mac user.

Best way to Transfer AVI files to Plex Media Server

Step 1:

Click "Add" button on the main interface to load your AVI files to the program. You also can drag the file to the program's window list directly.

Posted Image

Step 2:

For streaming to Plex, MP4 from "Common Video" column can be a suitable choice.

Posted Image

Tips:
Adjust the video and audio parameters including the Bitrate of Video&Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the "Settings" button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

Step 3:

Tap the Conversion button on the main interface to start transcoding AVI to Plex Media Server.

The process will be finished soon. After the conversion, you can easily find the encoded AVI video clips in the destination folder by clicking "Open"button for playing and sharing to your other devices via Plex Media Server.

Related Guides:
How to Get Blu-ray movies into Plex for Streaming
Add DVD movies to InnoTab 2/3 MP4 for kids tablets
How to Easily Convert DVD to MP4 with high quality
How to Make Handbrake Work on Mavericks
DVD Subtitle Ripper - Rip DVD with Forced Subtitles
Encoding WebM HTML5 video by Converting Webm to MP4
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
jacknjchn

[size0]This tutorial will explain how users can use Plex Media Server to play MKV movie files.

Download this guide

Requirements

Brorsoft Video Converter which is professional on fastly transcoding MKV to Plex Media Server with MP4 format (the most compatible video format for Plex Media Server) without quality loss. In addition, it not only supports MKV videos, but also handles various common video formats, like MXF. MTS, MOV, MP4, AVI, WMV .etc. For mac users, Brorsoft Video Converter Mac is also a helpful App to encode videos for further usage. Follow below guide to learn how to Transfer MKV videos to Plex Media Server.

Free Download MKV to Plex Converter

Posted Image Posted Image (Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

[Guide] How to play MKV files via Plex

Step 1: Load original MKV files

Click "Add" button on the main interface to load your MKV files to the program. (Drag&Drop function is included.)

Posted Image

Step 2: Select output format

Click "Format" and choose MP4 from "Common Video" as output format, which can be recognized by Plex easily.

Posted Image

Tips:
Adjust the video and audio parameters including the Bitrate of Video&Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the "Settings" button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

Step 3: Start MKV to Plex Conversion

Tap the Conversion button on the main interface to start transcoding MKV to Plex Media Server.

The process will be finished soon. After the conversion, you can easily find the encoded MKV video clips in the destination folder by clicking "Open"button for playing and sharing to your other devices via Plex Media Server.

About Brorsoft Video Converter: With the new optimized acceleration technology, the super speed video conversion now is 6X faster than before and surpasses most regular video converters. What's more, this video file converter ensures zero quality loss. The lossless conversion supports most formats like MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, and more. With its built-in video editor, you can personalize and retouch your videos in clicks.

If you also have some DVD and Blu-ray movies and want to get these movies off of your discs and onto Plex for streaming, you can turn to Brorsoft Video Converter Ultimate (An all-in-one toolkit to convert videos and rip Blu-ray/DVD) or iMedia Converter for Mac to fulfill your task.

[size0]More Useful Topics:

Solve VLC won't play .mkv files on Mac Mavericks
A few clicks help you Converting MPG to MP4 format
Guides for copying and playing Blu-ray movies on Mavericks
Transfer MTS video files from Sony Handycam to iMovie 08/09/11
Convert mp4 to ProRes for Easily Importing mp4 to Final Cut Pro, FCP X
How to Convert Video_TS Folder to MKV Video Files

[size0]Hey, do me a help :-) Get my own forums following:

[size0]http://lydia622520movietalk.longluntan.com/
[size0]http://jack-file-transfer.longluntan.com
http://all-in-one-tool-to-rip-and-convert-forum-share-by-lydia.31802.n7.nabble.com/

[size0]Please register and interact with the community. Note that you do not have to register to be part of these discussion forum. You can reply and post there the same.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
« Previous Topic · General Discussion · Next Topic »
Add Reply