How to Play MP4 via Plex Perfectly

Some of your MP4 files won't play in the Plex? Here is the quick solution for you.

Got some MP4 files but I am having no luck getting these MP4 videos to show in Plex? Searching "mp4 to plex" in Google, I got some clues.

Generally, MP4 is supported by Plex. Well, for Plex not detect MP4 issue, first please make sure you've added the directory to your library and updated it. Plex requires a special naming conversion for TV shows in order to download the metadata of them properly. If your MP4 videos are TV shows, please try to rename the MP4 files so they have simpler names (e.g. Series - S01E01 - Episode Name). Alternatively, you can make a new library or pick Other or Personal Media and put the MP4 TV shows in there. After that, these MP4 files will show up and be streamed to TV.

If that still doesn't work, it may due to the codec issue. As far as we know, Plex can only support H.264/H.265 encoded MP4. However, MP4 is a format container with different codecs and Plex can't detect some MP4 files with other codecs. The easy option is to encode MP4 to Plex more compatible video files.

Well, along with some help from third party program like Brorsoft Video Converter, things would become easy. This video app is professional on fast transcoding MP4 to Plex Media Server supported format without quality loss. In addition, it not only supports MP4 videos, but also convert various common video formats, like MPG, TiVo, MXF, MTS, XAVC, VOB, MKV, WMV to Plex friendly format. What's more, this popular MP4 to Plex converter also provide you professional editing functions: split, merge, trim, crop, add watermark, adjust video effect, edit audio and insert subtitles. If you are Mac users, please get Video Converter for Mac. First free download the best MP4 to Plex encoder on your computer, and then learn how to transcode MP4 to Plex supported formats for streaming and watching.

Convert MP4 to Plex Media Server compatible format

1. Load MP4 movie files > Launch the MP4 to Plex converter and click the Add button to have the .mp4 videos imported. It supports batch conversion.



2. Decide output format > Click Format bar and choose H.264 MP4 from Common Video, which can be recognized by Plex well.



Tip: Advanced Settings

With the right settings you can retain the quality of the original video quality while also saving space. This is particularly helpful when streaming over your network, depending on your network quality. Simply click Settings bar and you can tweak the settings to your satisfaction and even save it as preset.

3. Start converting MP4 to Plex > After necessary settings, hit the "Convert" button to start the conversion. It will automatically convert MP4 files to Plex Media Server compatible video files. After the conversion, click "Open" to quickly locate the output files. Then it would be easy to play and stream MP4 media via Plex.

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