Summary: Plex not detecting MKV files? Follow this tutorial to learn how to add a MKV video to your Plex library for streaming and playback with ease.
Summary: Plex not detecting MKV files? Follow this tutorial to learn how to add a MKV video to your Plex library for streaming and playback with ease.
Plex is an useful solution if you have numbers of movies, photos, music transferred to your portable devices ot TV, which allows you to share the media contents on the host computer as well as any network shares. However, as far as I know Plex is not so powerful to afford all video formats. Many users looked for solutions to add MKV to Plex Media Server smoothly on some technical forums so that they can share/play MKV videos on TV or portable devices via Plex.
"I noticed that the media server recognizes only very basic video formats for streaming. Is it possible to have MKV files recognized and streamed via Plex properly? Is it just a matter of installing the right codec pak on the server or is there more to it?"
Then how can we stream MKV to Plex Media Server without problem? After widely searching and testing, we found an ideal tool named 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.
How to Stream MKV to Plex Media Server
Step 1: Import MKV files to App
Click "Add" button on the top of the main interface to load your MKV files to the program. (Drag&Drop function is included.)
Step 2: Decide output format
Click "Format" and select MP4 from Common Video as output format, which is most compatible with Plex.
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 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.
Related Guides:
How to Get Blu-ray movies into Plex for Streaming with Ease
How to Get all DVDs into Plex Media Sever for Storage and Streaming
Plex is an useful solution if you have numbers of movies, photos, music transferred to your portable devices ot TV, which allows you to share the media contents on the host computer as well as any network shares. However, as far as I know Plex is not so powerful to afford all video formats. Many users looked for solutions to add MKV to Plex Media Server smoothly on some technical forums so that they can share/play MKV videos on TV or portable devices via Plex.
"I noticed that the media server recognizes only very basic video formats for streaming. Is it possible to have MKV files recognized and streamed via Plex properly? Is it just a matter of installing the right codec pak on the server or is there more to it?"
Then how can we stream MKV to Plex Media Server without problem? After widely searching and testing, we found an ideal tool named 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.
How to Stream MKV to Plex Media Server
Step 1: Import MKV files to App
Click "Add" button on the top of the main interface to load your MKV files to the program. (Drag&Drop function is included.)
Step 2: Decide output format
Click "Format" and select MP4 from Common Video as output format, which is most compatible with Plex.
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 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.
Related Guides:
How to Get Blu-ray movies into Plex for Streaming with Ease
How to Get all DVDs into Plex Media Sever for Storage and Streaming
Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:04 am by miniavatar
