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WTV(Windows Recorded TV Show) is a proprietary video and audiovisual file container format, developed by Microsoft used for storing TV content record by Windows Media Center. Multiple data streams (audio and video) are wrapped in a container with the file extension WTV. Video is encoded using the MPEG-2 or MPEG standard and audio is using MPEG-1 Layer II or Dolby Digital AC-3 (ATSC A/52). There are very few software that has the capability to parse WTV format such as:
FFMPEG: Read and create
Hanbrake: Read
CCextractor: Read
Compatibility of WTV files with Plex Media Server
From Plex's official site, we find that the native video support for Plex is limited to MP4 container, H.264 video encoding and AAC audio. WTV is obviously not included in. Plex Media Server will needs to transcode the file before streaming. However, you may find that the Plex Media Server you're connected cannot transcode the WTV files.
Transcode WTV for Plex Streaming
From WTV Wiki page, we get the information that a software package called MCEBuddy supports converting WTV file into other formats including removing commercials. As for outputting WTV to Plex best playing settings, you will need a professional video conversion tool. After much online comparison and testing, we find that Pavtube Video Converter for Windows/Mac (best Video Converter for Mac Review) get high ranked than all its competitors. Besides converting WTV to Plex best supported file formats, the program also offer bonus video customizing option for you to flexibly adjust output video codec, resolution, frame rate, audio codec, etc so that you can get Plex native supported file formats and settings listed as below for direct streaming without any manual adjustment.
Container: MP4
Resolution: 1920x1080 or smaller
Video Encoding: H.264 (level 4.0 or lower)
Video Framerate: 30fps
Video Bit Depth: 8
Audio Encoding: AAC
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Step by step to Convert and Stream WTV File to Plex Media Server
Step 1: Load WTV files into the program.
Start the program on your computer, click "File" > "Add Video/Audio" or "Add from folder" to import WTV source files into the program.
Step 2. Choose Plex best supported format.
Click "Format" bar, from its drop-down list, choose "Plex" best compatible "H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)" from "HD Video" main category extended list.
Step 3: Adjust best Plex playing settings.
Click "Settings" on the main interface to open the "Profile Settings" window, under Video section, click "Codec" drop-down list and select "H.264", "Size(pix)" drop-down list and select "1920*1080", "Frame Rate" drop-down list and select "30fps", under "Audio" section, click "Codec" drop-down list and select "AAC".
Step 4: Start conversion.
After all the setting is completed, click the "Convert" button down to start WTV file to Plex Media Server conversion. It will take you a while. Once the process finished, you can find the output files easily by clicking "Open".
Install Plex Media Server on your computer and add converted files to Plex for easily streaming to smartphones, tablets or TVs as you like.
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