Understand the concept
Direct play sends a compatible media stream to a client without converting the video. Transcoding converts video or audio when the client cannot handle the original format or bitrate.
Troubleshooting includes client codec support, network throughput, server logs and hardware resources. CPU usage can rise substantially during transcoding.
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Practice task
Compare a direct-play scenario and a transcoding scenario using two hypothetical devices.
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