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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 23 for Windows => Topic started by: DeaneG on August 19, 2017, 02:09:26 pm

Title: [Feature Request] Transcoding video should prevent computer from going to sleep
Post by: DeaneG on August 19, 2017, 02:09:26 pm
A feature request - transcoding TV shows to MP4 etc should prevent the PC from going to sleep until the queue is empty.
Title: Re: [Feature Request] Transcoding video should prevent computer from going to sleep
Post by: ~OHM~ on August 19, 2017, 02:32:28 pm
OTHER SOLUTIONS: check out power options on your PC. There are multiple ways to get your system to stay awake, the easiest of them is to create a new power profile that either extends (say 4 hours) or completely turns off the sleep timer while you are encoding.

Another, cheap and easy way, is to load a video or audio file in Windows Media Player, and pause it. This will cause WMP to tell the system not to sleep because it is "playing" a media file.
Title: Re: [Feature Request] Transcoding video should prevent computer from going to sleep
Post by: AndrewFG on August 19, 2017, 03:27:26 pm
Another, cheap and easy way, is to load a video or audio file in Windows Media Player, and pause it. This will cause WMP to tell the system not to sleep because it is "playing" a media file.

I think he wants MC to prevent the PC from sleeping directly without having to use tricks. If WMP is able keep the PC awake then MC should be able to do so too.
Title: Re: [Feature Request] Transcoding video should prevent computer from going to sleep
Post by: ~OHM~ on August 19, 2017, 03:50:37 pm
I think he wants MC to prevent the PC from sleeping directly without having to use tricks. If WMP is able keep the PC awake then MC should be able to do so too.
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Title: Re: [Feature Request] Transcoding video should prevent computer from going to sleep
Post by: DeaneG on August 20, 2017, 02:15:55 pm
Right, for example Handbrake has an option to prevent the PC from sleeping while transcoding is in progress. It's a pretty standard feature.
Title: Re: [Feature Request] Transcoding video should prevent computer from going to sleep
Post by: Yaobing on August 30, 2017, 02:01:01 pm
This will be in an upcoming build:

Changed: Convert Format tool will prevent system from going to sleep.
Title: Re: [Feature Request] Transcoding video should prevent computer from going to sleep
Post by: DeaneG on August 30, 2017, 03:43:14 pm
Thank you!!