What I imagine happens every 6 months.

Well I'll be damned, they do have their own transcoder now

Plex Transcoder: The original Plex Transcoder is based on FFMPEG — as is the new one. As the Server has evolved, development of the original Plex Transcoder has stopped and it will be phased out. It is still included with the Server for compatibility reasons.

Plex Universal Transcoder: The original Plex Transcoder will be replaced completely by the Plex Universal Transcoder. It includes all the smarts of the old transcoder but is much more powerful, faster and smarter. If you see an option in a client to use the Universal Transcoder, it should generally be enabled. If you’re having problems with certain media, try turning the Universal Transcoder off.

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