There is a fix for the AAC audio issue in the second post of this thread.
Hmm, I'm on macOS too. I don't think that's correct. I couldn't even find a "codecs" directory inside the package contents of the Plex Media Server app. Where did you find it?
The instructions in post #2 reference this directory: /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Codecs
I don't have that directory either, but I do have this one:
~/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Codecs
So I downloaded that libaac_decoder.so file via Safari like you did, and then created a new directory to match the instructions in post #2, naming it "e613bce-38cf5cd1fd57f37d2412c608-linux-x86_64" and then put the downloaded file inside it, like so:
I think that's the way to do it, but I'm new to this hack and just starting to tinker around.
If this is referring to me, I did try that, but it still resulted in the same issue.
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Downloading the Linux codec won't help, you need to download the Darwin ones based on the existing dirs
Ahhh, OK that makes sense too. Thanks. I've seen enough of Plex to know it's not for me, but happy this hack is available for others, to be enjoying it. Very cool of Channels DVR to offer such integration 
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I have the aac codec but I am still getting a transcoding error. Non-existing PPS 0 referenced. Seems like this might be a non-standard implementation on Plex's end?
found this searching the forums DVR content not playing via VLC/Plex - #6 by tmm1
I put it in the “Frameworks” folder (see below). Again, I have no idea if this is correct, and just took a guess since at least one file in that directory had the word “codec” in it. I do worry if that will get wiped out if Plex updates.
Sounds like macOS doesn't need any custom stuff if its already working for you. Copying a linux .so file into the /Applications folder has no effect.
If it's not working, then follow:
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Plex thinks some programs are movies, mainly news programs. So Plex will not let me setup the program as a series. Is there a way to correct this or is this the way Plex works?
You’d have to ask plex.
Can any other options be passed here?
you can try acodec=mp3
I was trying to do this before but wasn't sure what the querystring parameter and or codec was. Is there any documentation around the acceptable parameters and their values?
Okay, thank you.
I didn’t know I did something wrong setting up Channels guide in Plex.
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Thank you for straightening me out on what on .so file is. I am now adding more sources (or trying to). I can add my first source just fine, but in Plex, when I click "connect" after adding a second source, nothing happens at all. Does this hack only support adding one tuner, or am I screwing something up?
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Why would I need to ask Plex since before using XML guide News was recorded properly. Must be something in the XML guide data incorrectly classifying the show as a movie.
You can check the XMLTV file and see if that's the case. Seems very unlikely. The question is why does plex think its a movie when the xml doesn't mark it as a movie.
I noticed they do not have the Series tag ...' maybe plex does not recognize the Show Tag.
The below also thinks it is a movie....
<programme start="20241210150000 +0000" stop="20241210170000 +0000" channel="729">
<title>Good Morning Football</title>
<desc>Highlights and trending news from across the football world.</desc>
<category>Show</category>
<category>Sports non-event</category>
<category>Sports talk</category>
<category>Football</category>
<icon src="https://tmsimg.fancybits.co/assets/p13075570_b_h9_aa.jpg?w=720&h=540"/>
<series-id system="tms">13075570</series-id>
<date>20160801</date>
<previously-shown/>
<episode-num system="tms">SH024698950000-1733842800</episode-num>
<credits>
<director>Anthony Jones</director>
<actor>Jamie Erdahl</actor>
<actor>Kyle Brandt</actor>
<actor>Peter Schrager</actor>
</credits>
<video>
<quality>HDTV</quality>
</video>
</programme>
When we receive XMLTV, we look for <category>Movie</category> to mark it as a movie. I'm not sure what plex is doing. If you figure out what rules they're using then we could adapt to work with them.
Seems odd Plex is considering everything a Movie unless it is tagged appropriately as a TV show, especially when there's only a single <category> that defines a movie, where there could be a bunch that define a TV show.
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