I recently started using Kodi for my linux distro collection, but some videos look terrible in comparison to when played in VLC. See attached picture with screengrabs from VLC and Kodi of the same frame in an MKV 1080p h.265 file. What could be the issue? I didn’t change any video settings in either

  • d13@programming.devEnglish
    81·
    11 months ago

    I think it’s because Jellyfin still needs some polish.

    It’s getting better every day, though. I run both in parallel and usually use Jellyfin, but my family uses Plex for now.

    • PurplebeanZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
      27·
      11 months ago

      Try Emby. It’s a more polished Jellyfin although it’s not FOSS I find it much better than Plex

      • d13@programming.devEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        If I’m understanding correctly, Emby has been hostile to FOSS (alleged GPL violations, etc.) and Jellyfin forked from it. Due to that, I’m not planning to use Emby.

        Having said that, I’m always interested in hearing about projects in this space. What things do you like about Emby?

        • PurplebeanZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          11 months ago

          Honestly it just works and works well. I had all sorts of issues with Plex with subtitles not working and weird transcoding issues where red blocks would randomly appear. Also I found Plex kinda ugly tbh. I tried Jellyfin and it seemed a bit ‘hacky’ but this was a few years ago so maybe it’s improved but I currently have no reason to try it again. If you’re using Plex/Jellyfin/Emby you are most likely pirating media so worrying about GPL violations is probably not top of the list.