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  1. Jeehut

    Pleydia Organizer: Native Mac app to Rename TV & Movie files for quickly Organizing your Library for your Plex/Kodi/Jellyfin server

    I'm happy to announce that I developed a native Mac app using Apple's latest technologies for anyone who likes to organize their media files using a Mac (e.g. a Mac mini, a great media server). You basically just drag & drop your TV or Movie files into it and my app auto-searches them on TMDb...
    • Jeehut
    • Thread
    • file renaming jellyfin kodi media server movie server plex renamer tmdb tool tv shows
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  2. C

    Sync Videos to Apple TV?

    I have a handful of videos that I'd like to be able to play on my Apple TV. I would like to be able to play them on my Apple TV directly without having to have my Mac on (for Apple TV app Home Sharing) and without AirPlay from my iPhone. Additionally I'd like to store these videos in iCloud...
  3. T'hain Esh Kelch

    Wake/Sleep network issues with headless 2011 Mac Mini running Plex / macOS10.13

    So I have a 2011 Mac Mini with macOS 10.13.6 that is headless and running primarily as a Plex Media Server, and is connected directly to my mesh network through ethernet, and I am having wake/sleep issues that I can't figure out. Issues: 1. It wakes itself up every 1-10 minutes through the day...
  4. MrTemple

    Apps Plex 4K HDR Stuttering on AppleTV is Thermal Throttling

    Heads up if you've been struggling with this for the past few years like so many of us... Most of the AppleTV 4K HDR stuttering issue appears to be thermal throttling due to too much CPU use by the Plex app. Because its home-grown player is not making use of the hardware acceleration available...
  5. D

    MP 7,1 Possibly upgrading my 2009 Xserve to 2019 Mac Pro RM

    Hello all. I currently run a 2009 Xerve as a file & (Plex) video server. It works fairly well, running 24x7 all year long without any issues. However, last year Plex upgraded their software beyond the 10.11.x I am able to run on my Xserve. The Xserve is also both long in the tooth...
    • Derek Morton
    • Thread
    • 2019 mac pro plex plex server xserve
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  6. rhett7660

    Current external UHD/Blu-Ray Drives for making MKV's

    Hello, I am looking for an external UHD/Blu-Ray drive that has been confirmed to work on a Mac. I have been reading a few threads on the MakeMKV site and also some reviews from Amazon. I would rather not have to flash a drive, as I know the Pioneer drives are supposed to work out of the box...
  7. M

    What programs can read and display non standard id3 tags, such as ISRC, UPC.

    I am currently in the middle of ripping all of my 2000 cds to hard drive. I am ripping the cds to Apple Lossless ALAC. I am using dBpoweramp for macOS. Once the music is ripped, I have been using iTunes and Plex mainly. Along with the standard id3 fields (Track Name, Artist, Album name), I am...
  8. appleguy

    Mac Mini (M1) just for Plex

    Anyone else running an M1 Mini just for a Plex Media server? Just moved my Plex Server over to M1 from a Wintel Box and it runs fine. Its nice and cool. Just can't wait for Universal Support for PMS instead of running in Rosetta 2
  9. psycoperl

    Blu-ray and Plex

    Good day fellow Mac Users I am wanting to migrate my DVD and Blu-ray collection of disks to my Plex instance on my Synology NAS. I have a 2017 MacBook Pro and am looking for recommendations on affordable tools and hardware to accomplish this. while I have used the USB SuperDrive and Hand Break...
  10. chemess

    Joining 3 NAS Drives into 1 Virtual Drive

    Hi all, I'd really appreciate some advice. I have three 2-bay WD MyCloud EX2 Ultra enclosures, each running RAID1 on twin 4 TB drives that hold mainly videos of racing events, movies, and TV shows. I use a mid-2012 Mac Mini (Catalina) as a Plex (movies & TV shows) and Emby (races) server...
    • chemess
    • Thread
    • emby ex2ultra mac mini plex raid raid 1 virtual drive
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Networking
  11. cemmany

    Mac-mini HDMI audio volume output is lower than Apple TV

    Hi Guys , I have been using Apple TV 4K for all the video and audio playback from my Plex server . Recently I have been collecting some Hi RES music and I became aware that the ATV only does 48 kHz Audio . So I used one of my Mac mini to listen to the Hi Res music , the Mac mini was handling...
    • cemmany
    • Thread
    • apple tv 4k hi res audio mac mini plex
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac mini
  12. W

    Best Plex Server for 6+ Simultaneous HD Streamers? Synology 1520+? Mac Mini M1? QNAP?

    Hi there. First post, so go gentle. The current equipment: Currently, I have a Plex Server (PMS) set up on an old 2012 Macbook Pro (2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor). I recently upgraded its memory to 16 GB. Its only job right now is acting as a Plex server. We bought it used for $250...
    • whiskeyriver
    • Thread
    • mac mini mac mini m1 nas plex plex server qnap synology synology nas
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac mini
  13. rasputin666

    MP 6,1 Should I use a Loaded 6,1 Mac Pro as a Plex Server?

    I have a loaded 6,1 [12 core, 128gb ram, 2tb ssd] doing nothing as I moved to an M1 Mac Mini. I am thinking about using it as a NAS/Plex Server instead of buying a NAS. I'm looking for any feedback on the use case. ease of setup and everyday use is very important to me. i see many youtube...
    • rasputin666
    • Thread
    • 2013 mac pro plex plex server
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  14. L

    Best box/software for local + gdrive streaming?

    I've used an Nvidia Shield or Amazon Fire TV 4k for my local streaming Using Kodi. Streaming 4k movies with HD sound, personal videos in 4k (some in hdr) locally. Would love to do the same from Google drive (there is a Kodi plugin, I use it, but it's not perfect), as well as all the standard...
  15. T

    Going back to Apple photos from lightroom

    I was a mac user for many years and built up a reasonably large photo library over the years. When apature was retired I dicided to build my own PC and moved to lightroom on windows. The problem is that my whole family have iPhones and most of our photos are taken using them these days (my nikon...
  16. Juicy Box

    Physical Media Collectors: DVD or Blu-ray for animated content

    I decided a while back that I am no longer buying digital media from iTunes or anything similar, and going back to adding to my already large physical media collection for movies, TV Shows, and music. I am adding all my content to my Plex server, and while my storage for Plex is very large, I am...
  17. dumiku

    Resolved TheMovieDB vs TheTVB

    I resumed One piece a few weeks ago now I about to finish the season 18, but I have a little issue as to which episode belongs to which season with the season 18 & 19 The batch of season 18 has 36 episodes but trakt.tv & TheTVdb.com both say that season 18 has 33 episodes, Wikipedia says 36...
  18. Unidentified

    Plex on MBP 2020 10th Gen?

    Is anyone running Plex Media Server on the new 10th gen MBP? Would love to know if the processor is powerful enough to transcode 10 BIT HDR Rips (20-80GB) My Mac mini from 2018 (i7 - 6Core) is doing this relatively easy and quiet, but off course has 2 more cores.
  19. jagooch

    HW Acceleration for Plex Running Docker Container on Mac Mini?

    I'm migrating my docker Plex server from Ubuntu to my 2018 Mac Mini ( Catalina ) and am stuck on what to do with the /dev/dri device mapping that was required for hardware acceleration to work. Ubuntu has the /dev/dri device, so mapping was easy. But, my Mac Min doesn't have that device. Do I...
    • jagooch
    • Thread
    • 2018 mac mini docker plex
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac mini
  20. E

    Catalina crashing in sleep mode

    Every day when I wake my computer in the morning I get a message that says that my computer restarted due to a problem. I thought that maybe it was Plex that was causing the crash. But I have turned off Plex and still have the same problem. Apple support stated that it might be my VPN (which I...
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