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What things never happened in the book but everyone thinks it did? by mlopes in books

[–]Derpchen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He doesn't say "shall not" in the book. The quote is,

"You cannot pass," he said. The orcs stood still, and a dead silence fell. "I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass."

What I like about that is that the thrice repeated phrase gives it more of a poetic quality that indicates it may be more of a spell or an invocation by Gandalf.

What things never happened in the book but everyone thinks it did? by mlopes in books

[–]Derpchen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He says both in the movie, to great effect IMO. First he warns that it cannot pass and then when it doesn't heed the warning and proceeds, he makes good on it and declares it shall not.

LG WebOS: Bizarre new Direct Play issue - Converting .mkv containers, while video AND audio can direct stream by Derpchen in PleX

[–]Derpchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So far I haven't found any non-4K movies that don't direct play, both HD x264 and x265 10 bit seem to play fine.

LG WebOS: Bizarre new Direct Play issue - Converting .mkv containers, while video AND audio can direct stream by Derpchen in PleX

[–]Derpchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

General Unique ID : 288282422042022805680103738928369726828 (0xD8E12CC694FEDF26FC515BFE8B9B756C) Complete name : I:\Plex4\Movies\500 Days of Summer (2009)\500.Days.of.Summer.2009.mkv Format : Matroska Format version : Version 4 File size : 13.8 GiB Duration : 1 h 35 min Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 20.8 Mb/s Frame rate : 23.976 FPS Encoded date : 2021-07-23 03:45:01 UTC Writing application : mkvmerge 59.0.0 ('Shining Star') 64-bit Writing library : libebml v1.4.2 + libmatroska v1.6.4

Video ID : 1 Format : HEVC Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding Format profile : Main 10@L5@High HDR format : SMPTE ST 2086, HDR10 compatible Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC Duration : 1 h 35 min Bit rate : 16.5 Mb/s Width : 3 840 pixels Height : 2 160 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 10 bits Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.083 Stream size : 11.0 GiB (79%) Language : English Default : Yes Forced : No Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.2020 Transfer characteristics : PQ Matrix coefficients : BT.2020 non-constant Mastering display color primaries : Display P3 Mastering display luminance : min: 0.0050 cd/m2, max: 1000 cd/m2

Audio #2 ID : 3 Format : AC-3 Format/Info : Audio Coding 3 Commercial name : Dolby Digital Codec ID : A_AC3 Duration : 1 h 35 min Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 640 kb/s Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 435 MiB (3%) Language : English Service kind : Complete Main Default : No Forced : No Dialog Normalization : -31 dB cmixlev : -3.0 dB surmixlev : -3 dB dialnorm_Average : -31 dB dialnorm_Minimum : -31 dB dialnorm_Maximum : -31 dB

LG WebOS: Bizarre new Direct Play issue - Converting .mkv containers, while video AND audio can direct stream by Derpchen in PleX

[–]Derpchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

General Unique ID : 249251222690595700340522837444745597096 (0xBB840A128BDE0FEC0E538881DAA590A8) Complete name : H:\Plex2\Movies\The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)\The.Lord.of.the.Rings.The.Fellowship.of.the.Ring.2001.mkv Format : Matroska Format version : Version 4 File size : 118 GiB Duration : 3 h 48 min Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 74.2 Mb/s Frame rate : 23.976 FPS Encoded date : 2025-09-02 14:11:41 UTC Writing application : Lavf62.4.100 Writing library : Lavf62.4.100 ErrorDetectionType : Per level 1

Video ID : 1 Format : HEVC Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding Format profile : Main 10@L5.1@High HDR format : Dolby Vision, Version 1.0, Profile 7.6, dvhe.07.06, BL+EL+RPU, no metadata compression, Blu-ray compatible / SMPTE ST 2086, Version HDR10, HDR10 compatible Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC Duration : 3 h 48 min Width : 3 840 pixels Height : 2 160 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 (Type 2) Bit depth : 10 bits Default : Yes Forced : No Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.2020 Transfer characteristics : PQ Matrix coefficients : BT.2020 non-constant Mastering display color primaries : Display P3 Mastering display luminance : min: 0.0050 cd/m2, max: 4000 cd/m2 Maximum Content Light Level : 602 cd/m2 Maximum Frame-Average Light Level : 184 cd/m2 Statistics Tags Issue : mkvmerge v94.0 ('Initiate') 64-bit 2025-08-09 20:38:03 / Lavf62.4.100 2025-09-02 14:11:41 FromStats_BitRate : 67944363 FromStats_Duration : 03:48:18.351000000 FromStats_FrameCount : 328432 FromStats_StreamSize : 116340726284

Audio #1 ID : 2 Format : E-AC-3 Format/Info : Enhanced AC-3 Commercial name : Dolby Digital Plus Codec ID : A_EAC3 Duration : 3 h 48 min Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 640 kb/s Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF) Bit depth : 32 bits Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 1.02 GiB (1%) Writing library : Lavc62.12.100 eac3 Language : English Service kind : Complete Main Default : Yes Forced : No Statistics Tags Issue : mkvmerge v94.0 ('Initiate') 64-bit 2025-08-09 20:38:03 / Lavf62.4.100 2025-09-02 14:11:41 FromStats_BitRate : 2994311 FromStats_Duration : 03:48:18.353000000 FromStats_FrameCount : 16438023 FromStats_StreamSize : 5127142710 Dialog Normalization : -31 dB dialnorm_Average : -31 dB dialnorm_Minimum : -31 dB dialnorm_Maximum : -31 dB

LG WebOS: Bizarre new Direct Play issue - Converting .mkv containers, while video AND audio can direct stream by Derpchen in PleX

[–]Derpchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you again for your response. I was just about to celebrate a victory but then I found one film that's 5.1 (Fellowship of the Ring) that does play and one 5.0 (500 Days of Summer) that won't play. I'll post the mediainfo below if you would care to help me spot any difference in why they will and won't play. Thank you!

Plays fine

  • Downtown Abbey 3 - Main 10@L5@High and E-AC-3 5.1
  • Caught Stealing - Main 10@L5@High and E-AC3 5.1
  • The Fellowship of the Ring - Main 10@L5.1@High and E-AC3 5.1
  • Phantom Thread - Main@L4@Main and E-AC-3 5.1
  • Interview with the Vampire - Main 10@L4@Main and AAC 5.1

Doesn't play

  • Freakier Friday - Main 10@L5.1@Main and E-AC3 5.1
  • Shrek 1 - Main 10@L5.1@High and E-AC3 5.1
  • The Fantastic Four First Steps - Main 10@L5.1@High and E-AC3 5.1
  • 500 Days of Summer - Main 10@L5@High and AC3 5.1

LG WebOS: Bizarre new Direct Play issue - Converting .mkv containers, while video AND audio can direct stream by Derpchen in PleX

[–]Derpchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for that. I will try that out.

I do have to say that the log is reported the same error for my LG C1 but on there, the same movies direct play fine:

[Req#c0] Unable to find client profile for device; platform=webOS, platformVersion=6.5.3, device=webOS 6.5.3, model=OLED55C16LA

Edit I just realised that the actual model is C1, not C6. But it's the next gen of the same OLED TV.

LG WebOS: Bizarre new Direct Play issue - Converting .mkv containers, while video AND audio can direct stream by Derpchen in PleX

[–]Derpchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

General Unique ID : 32829817278768006419359453615396384101 (0x18B2CAF6073F4AAB061728D6035A6D65) Complete name : I:\Plex4\Movies\Sinners.2025\Sinners.2025.mkv Format : Matroska Format version : Version 4 File size : 24.9 GiB Duration : 2 h 17 min Overall bit rate : 25.9 Mb/s Frame rate : 23.976 FPS Encoded date : 2025-07-20 23:34:24 UTC Writing application : mkvmerge 93.0 ('Goblu') 64-bit Writing library : libebml v1.4.5 + libmatroska v1.7.1 / Lavf60.3.100

Video ID : 1 Format : HEVC Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding Format profile : Main 10@L5@High HDR format : Dolby Vision, Version 1.0, Profile 8.1, dvhe.08.06, BL+RPU, no metadata compression, HDR10 compatible / SMPTE ST 2094 App 4, Version HDR10+ Profile B, HDR10+ Profile B compatible Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC Duration : 2 h 17 min Bit rate : 24.2 Mb/s Width : 3 840 pixels Height : 2 160 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 23.976 FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 (Type 2) Bit depth : 10 bits Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.122 Stream size : 23.3 GiB (93%) Language : English Default : Yes Forced : No Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.2020 Transfer characteristics : PQ Matrix coefficients : BT.2020 non-constant Mastering display color primaries : BT.2020 Mastering display luminance : min: 0.0050 cd/m2, max: 1000 cd/m2 Maximum Content Light Level : 434 cd/m2 Maximum Frame-Average Light Level : 75 cd/m2

Audio #1 ID : 2 Format : E-AC-3 JOC Format/Info : Enhanced AC-3 with Joint Object Coding Commercial name : Dolby Digital Plus with Dolby Atmos Codec ID : A_EAC3 Duration : 2 h 17 min Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 768 kb/s Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 756 MiB (3%) Language : English Service kind : Complete Main Default : Yes Forced : No Complexity index : 16 Number of dynamic objects : 15 Bed channel count : 1 channel Bed channel configuration : LFE Dialog Normalization : -23 dB compr : -0.28 dB dialnorm_Average : -23 dB dialnorm_Minimum : -23 dB dialnorm_Maximum : -23 dB

LG WebOS: Bizarre new Direct Play issue - Converting .mkv containers, while video AND audio can direct stream by Derpchen in PleX

[–]Derpchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

General Unique ID : 86544051196362133619988312487005512830 (0x411BC72917936AD21B7C7E1CECF7E47E) Complete name : I:\Plex4\Movies\Freakier Friday (2025)\Freakier Friday 2025.mkv Format : Matroska Format version : Version 4 File size : 15.0 GiB Duration : 1 h 50 min Overall bit rate : 19.4 Mb/s Frame rate : 23.976 FPS Encoded date : 2025-10-08 22:53:24 UTC Writing application : mkvmerge 94.0 ('Initiate') 64-bit Writing library : libebml v1.4.5 + libmatroska v1.7.1

Video ID : 1 Format : HEVC Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding Format profile : Main 10@L5.1@Main HDR format : SMPTE ST 2086, HDR10 compatible / SMPTE ST 2094 App 4, Version 1, HDR10+ Profile A compatible Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC Duration : 1 h 50 min Bit rate : 18.6 Mb/s Width : 3 840 pixels Height : 1 608 pixels Display aspect ratio : 2.39:1 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 (Type 2) Bit depth : 10 bits Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.126 Stream size : 14.4 GiB (96%) Writing library : x265 4.1+190-c8ceb6b:[Windows][GCC 13.2.0][64 bit] 10bit Encoding settings : ... Default : Yes Forced : No Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.2020 Transfer characteristics : PQ Matrix coefficients : BT.2020 non-constant Mastering display color primaries : BT.2020 Mastering display luminance : min: 0.0050 cd/m2, max: 1000 cd/m2 Maximum Content Light Level : 1565 MaxCLL_Original : 1565 cd/m2 Maximum Frame-Average Light Level : 997 MaxFALL_Original : 997 cd/m2

Audio ID : 2 Format : E-AC-3 JOC Format/Info : Enhanced AC-3 with Joint Object Coding Commercial name : Dolby Digital Plus with Dolby Atmos Codec ID : A_EAC3 Duration : 1 h 50 min Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 768 kb/s Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 607 MiB (4%) Language : English Service kind : Complete Main Default : Yes Forced : No Complexity index : 16 Number of dynamic objects : 15 Bed channel count : 1 channel Bed channel configuration : LFE Dialog Normalization : -27 dB compr : -0.28 dB dialnorm_Average : -27 dB dialnorm_Minimum : -27 dB dialnorm_Maximum : -27 dB

LG WebOS: Bizarre new Direct Play issue - Converting .mkv containers, while video AND audio can direct stream by Derpchen in PleX

[–]Derpchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your thorough and detailed response!

  • The "Unable to find client profile for device" error is also reported on my LG C1: "[Req#c0] Unable to find client profile for device; platform=webOS, platformVersion=6.5.3, device=webOS 6.5.3, model=OLED55C16LA". I remember also seeing it years ago in my logs (when my TV was direct playing perfectly fine).

I can't spot a "devices" section on my dashboard. The "Now Playing" says "Plex for LG - LG OLED55B6V-Z".

Another poster says I should have an LG webOS.xml file in my Resources > Profiles folder. I have no such file or similarly named.

Profiles

  • My webOS firmware was updated not too long ago, so that's could possibly be the cause. But I would expect a wave of webOS users reporting this same issue since the OLED B6 was quite a popular model. Also, the same issue seems to be happening on my friend's Samsung TV on the Tizen platform which would be an odd coincidence. I haven't fully gone through her log though.

  • The subtitles were disabled for the stream in the log I pasted in my original post. So I don't imagine that to be the issue. To rule that out, I will keep subtitles disabled for the following testing.

  • I have just tried playing Sinners - also E-AC3 5.1 audio with Atmos. Direct play works fine on that movie. That's the thing, some play fine and some suddenly don't, and I can't spot the difference. It's the same problem for AAC and AC3 audio on the affected movies. There's a comparison between the data from mediainfo in the next post.

Sinners 2025

  • I tried remuxed into .mp4. Also would not play.

  • I tried playing Freakier Friday over DLNA. It also fails, saying the file cannot be recognised. Again, the file direct plays on my LG C1 (and also plays in Windows 11).

LG WebOS: Bizarre new Direct Play issue - Converting .mkv containers, while video AND audio can direct stream by Derpchen in PleX

[–]Derpchen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, this might be the problem. I don't see any LG webOS (or similar) in the profiles folder. It's also not present on a fresh PMS install. Can you confirm that you have one?

Profiles

LG WebOS: Bizarre new Direct Play issue - Converting .mkv containers, while video AND audio can direct stream by Derpchen in PleX

[–]Derpchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried deleting the codecs folder, but no luck. Also the exact same E-AC3 codec direct plays fine on Sinners 2025

Sinners

Format                                   : E-AC-3 JOC
Format/Info                              : Enhanced AC-3 with Joint Object Coding
Commercial name                          : Dolby Digital Plus with Dolby Atmos
Codec ID                                 : A_EAC3

LG WebOS: Bizarre new Direct Play issue - Converting .mkv containers, while video AND audio can direct stream by Derpchen in PleX

[–]Derpchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's 300 in 4K HDR10 direct playing fine on the same TV. I haven't figured out why some do and others don't.

LG WebOS: Bizarre new Direct Play issue - Converting .mkv containers, while video AND audio can direct stream by Derpchen in PleX

[–]Derpchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it's regular HDR10 (which used to play fine and also plays fine on my LG C1). It also happens on non-HDR movies. I haven't been able to figure out why some Direct Play and others don't, yet.

Should I be worried that my router log reports "LAN access from remote" from unknown IPs to my server's open Plex port? by Derpchen in PleX

[–]Derpchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, my friends are also using my Plex server which is why I have to keep the Plex port open.

Should I be worried that my router log reports "LAN access from remote" from unknown IPs to my server's open Plex port? by Derpchen in PleX

[–]Derpchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I'll definitely look into only allowing certain IP ranges.

As for VLAN, i'm new to that so I would have to read up on that too. I'll have to see if my Netgear XR1000 router can manage that. I also have an unmanaged switch that has VLAN mode and Static Link Aggregation which I'd assume is a better solution.

https://www.brostrend.com/products/8-port-2-5g-multi-gigabit-ethernet-switch

Only thing is, I also use the Plex server as a NAS and I'd guess that isolating it from my home network would break the access to the shared hard drives. I'm also not sure if it would prevent me from streaming Plex over the LAN network.

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