force a full transcode for AV1 instead of direct streaming

cewert · Nov 12, 2024 · a79c259 · a79c259
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diff --git a/source/utils/deviceCapabilities.bs b/source/utils/deviceCapabilities.bs
@@ -288,11 +288,9 @@ function getTranscodingProfiles() as object
     end if
 
     ' AV1
-    ' CanDecodeVideo() returns false for AV1 when the container is provided
-    ' Manually add AV1 to the mp4VideoCodecs list if support is detected
-    if di.CanDecodeVideo({ Codec: "av1" }).Result
-        mp4VideoCodecs = mp4VideoCodecs + ",av1"
-    end if
+    ' direct streaming av1 is not supported on roku
+    ' force a full transcode by omitting av1 from the transcoding profile
+    ' https://community.roku.com/t5/Roku-Developer-Program/HLS-fMP4-No-Audio/td-p/607399
 
     ' AUDIO CODECS
     for each container in transcodingContainers