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電腦變個人影音中心?Plex Media Server 能做什麼

Plex Media Server 軟體圖示 Plex Media Server 2.29.1.961 資料更新 2019-03-10 閱讀約 5 分鐘

硬碟裡堆了好幾年的電影、影集、音樂和照片,散落在不同資料夾,想用電視看影片得先接線,想用手機看又得先轉檔。每次要找一部片,都得翻資料夾名稱,記不清哪一集放在哪,最後常常放棄不看。你需要的不是另一個播放器,而是把這些雜亂的檔案統一整理、隨開隨看的東西。

一般人最直接的做法是把檔案複製到隨身碟或外接硬碟,再插到電視或筆電上播。但檔案一多,複製很花時間,而且不同裝置的格式支援不一,常常遇到不能播或字幕跑不出來的狀況。這類工具的核心切入點,是讓電腦變成一個持續運作的媒體伺服器,自動掃描檔案、抓取封面和簡介,讓你在任何裝置上打開就能瀏覽和播放,不用再管檔案實際放在哪裡。

Plex Media Server 操作介面
Plex Media Server 的操作介面

01Plex Media Server 到底是做什麼用的?

它把電腦裡散亂的電影、影集、音樂和照片,自動整理成有封面、簡介、評分的媒體庫,介面類似 Netflix。設定好之後,同一區域網路內的電視、手機、平板都能直接瀏覽和播放,不需要把檔案複製到各裝置。它本身是背景服務,電腦開著就能隨時存取。

02它能自動幫我整理影片的封面和介紹嗎?

可以。它會從外部資料來源抓取影片的封面、劇情簡介、演員和評分,自動分類成電影、影集、音樂等類型。影集還會按季和集數排序,不用自己手動改名或建立資料夾結構。前提是檔案命名盡量符合「片名(年份)」這類常見格式,辨識率會比較高。

03我人在外面,也能連回家裡看影片嗎?

可以,但需要啟用遠端存取功能,而且電腦要保持開機、網路正常。啟用後,透過 Plex 的應用程式或網頁版,就能在外部網路連回你的媒體庫。要注意上傳頻寬會影響串流畫質,4K 影片可能需要很高的上傳速度,實際體驗取決於你的網路環境。

Plex Media Server 介面畫面 2
Plex Media Server 介面畫面

04可以跟家人或朋友分享我的媒體庫嗎?

可以。你可以建立受管理的帳號,邀請其他人加入,並指定他們能看哪些媒體庫。對方不需要付費,用免費帳號就能存取你分享的內容。不過要留意,同時多人觀看不同影片時,電腦的 CPU 負擔會增加,可能影響轉檔效能。

05Plex Pass 訂閱多了哪些功能?

官方說明指出,Plex Pass 會加入離線同步、DVR 錄影、硬體轉檔、行動裝置上傳等功能,還有搶先取得更新的權限。免費版則具備基本的媒體庫整理和串流功能。如果你只需要在家裡整理和播放,免費版可能就夠用;需要錄電視或出門離線觀看,才需要考慮訂閱。

06這套軟體適合什麼樣的人用?

適合手上已經累積大量影片、音樂檔案,而且會在不同裝置(電視、手機、電腦)上觀看的人。它能把檔案集中管理,省去每台裝置各自準備播放器和整理檔案的麻煩。如果你只是偶爾看一部片,檔案也不多,用一般播放器開檔案可能更直接。

Plex Media Server 介面畫面 3
Plex Media Server 介面畫面

07我的電腦規格不高,跑得動嗎?

官方要求至少 Intel Core i3 等級 CPU、2GB 記憶體,建議 4GB 以上。如果只是直接播放原始檔案,不進行轉檔,低階電腦也能勝任。但若要串流到手機或電視,且裝置不支援原始格式,就需要即時轉檔,CPU 負擔會明顯增加,畫質越高越吃力。

08介面只有英文,會不會很難操作?

介面語系確實只有英文,但設計邏輯和 Netflix 類似,主要選項是媒體庫、設定、分享這幾類。初次設定需要建立帳號、指定媒體資料夾、讓它掃描,流程不算複雜。如果不習慣英文介面,可能要花一點時間熟悉選項位置,但日常瀏覽和播放不太會卡關。

09免費版跟付費版差很多嗎?不付錢能用嗎?

免費版就能建立媒體庫、在區域網路內串流、分享給其他使用者,基本功能完整。付費的 Plex Pass 解鎖的是進階功能,例如離線同步、DVR 錄影、硬體加速轉檔。如果你只在自家網路內看片,免費版通常夠用;需要出門離線觀看或錄製電視節目,才需要考慮訂閱。

Plex Media Server 介面畫面 4
Plex Media Server 介面畫面

10我該選它還是 Kodi 或 Emby?

這取決於你的使用習慣。Kodi 是高度可自訂的播放器,適合喜歡自己調整介面和外掛的人,但設定門檻較高。Emby 功能與 Plex 相近,也有即時轉檔和媒體庫管理。Plex 的優勢是介面較直覺、自動抓取資料完整,但部分功能鎖在付費訂閱後面。三者都有免費方案,可以先試用再決定。

11它會一直更新嗎?還是放著不管就好?

根據現有紀錄,這套軟體更新相當頻繁,近一年內有多次版本釋出,代表開發團隊持續維護。媒體伺服器軟體需要跟上新的作業系統和裝置格式,定期更新能確保相容性。不過更新後偶爾可能改變介面或設定位置,如果目前使用穩定,也可以不追最新版。

12什麼情況不該選它?

如果你的媒體檔案不多,只在同一台電腦上看,用一般播放器更省事。另外,它需要電腦長時間開機才能隨時存取,不想耗電或不想開著電腦的人會覺得麻煩。介面只有英文,完全無法接受英文操作的人也會卡關。還有,若你的影片來源複雜、檔名混亂,自動辨識可能不如預期,需要花時間整理。

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這一版改了什麼

What's new in this version:

Plex Media Player 2.29.1.961
- Fixed an issue where search results would come from local machine's server instead of specified server
- Fixed an issue where selecting a search result would open a blank page


Plex Media Player 2.28.0.952
- Added subtitle color and position options
- We've updated our tooling to provide an improved user experience
- AAC audio streams are no longer automatically converted to AC3, EAC3, or DTS during Direct Stream or Transcode when the related Settings > Audio setting is enabled. Instead they will play without conversion" items_fixed
- Fixed loss of focus when going to an empty web shows page
- Fixed navigation order after switching to the admin user
- Fixed News and Podcasts directories so they don't touch navigation bar
- Fixed extended info poster not positioned properly"


Plex Media Player 2.27.0.950
- Change log not available for this version


Plex Media Player 2.27.0.949
- Desktop web-client updated to 3.83.1
- Support translation of relative time strings
- Adjusted library page jump bar so more characters can be shown
- Changed user menu from dropdown to full screen modal"


Plex Media Player 2.26.0.947
- Added actions menu to Web Shows and Podcasts show preplay pagesrn
- Added Chapter Selection title to chapter selection menurn
- Don't show 'More...' button when there is only one more item
- Fixed possible error on user switcher screenrn
- Fixed chapter selection sometimes losing focus at the end of the listrn
- Fixed Live TV restarting from another position when enabling or disabling Closed Captioningrn
- Fixed some issues with video transcoding when it can direct stream"


Plex Media Player 2.25.0.940
- Change log not available for this version


Plex Media Player 2.24.0.926
- Change log not available for this version


Plex Media Player 2.24.0.924
- Fixed an issue where signing out or switching users could cause the app to freeze
- Fixed an issue where the app could crash when loading a type view
- Fixed an issue where focus would be lost after removing the last item from a listFixed as issue where enabling recording all episodes for certain shows could return in nothing getting added to the priority list
- Fixed an issue that could cause a blank screen to appear after playback
- Fixed loss of focus on episode preplay in some cases"


Plex Media Player 2.23.0.920
- Change log not available for this version


Plex Media Player 2.22.1.917
- Change log not available for this version


Plex Media Player 2.21.0.914
- Improvements to subtitles search results titles
- Added new music player UI for podcasts
- Added Related Episodes hub underneath the Podcasts player
- Watch Later and Recommended support has been removed.
- Fixed occasional loss of focus on library page when applying "unplayed" filter
- Fixed settings failing to open in some circumstances
- Fixed zip code not disappearing in News settings after selecting a country that doesn't have zip codes
- Fixed selecting a play queue item occasionally not starting playback"


Plex Media Player 2.20.0.909
- Change log not available for this version


Plex Media Player 2.19.1.904
- Fixed an issue connecting to Plex Cloud servers


Plex Media Player 2.19.0.902
Added:
- Chapter titles to the chapter selectionrn
- Added the ability to focus the progress bar and move the playhead to seek more accuratelyrn
- Added preview thumbnails while seeking (when available)rn
- Adjusted rewind and fast-foward behavior to move the playhead automatically at 1x, 2x or 3x speedrn
- Added new music mini playerrn
- Added new user button design in the application headerrn
- Added split fullscreen and layout switching controls
- Fixed shuffle commands received from companion apps not being recognizedrn- Fixed dashboard hubs sometimes failing to load when switching between Home usersrn
- Fixed advancing to the same item as the one currently playing putting the player in a broken statern
- Fixed focus not being restored when returning to playlists list pagern
- Fixed missing placeholder for chapter selection preview thumbnailsrn
- Fixed broken focus behaviour when pressing right twice quickly on settingsrn
- Fixed missing 'Collections' and 'Albums' links from dashboards


Plex Media Player 2.18.0.893
- Change log not available for this version


Plex Media Player 2.17.0.890
- Change log not available for this version


Plex Media Player 2.16.0.885
- Change log not available for this version


Plex Media Player 2.15.0.882
- Desktop web-client updated to 3.61.1rn
- Added soft subtitles with direct play (requires PMS 1.13.4 or above)
- Added missing unwatched triangles to Watch Later/Recommendedrn
- Fixed sometimes only the background showing when going back to the pre-play pagern
- Fixed items in On Right Now starting playback immediately after going to Watch Nowrn
- Fixed icon for server and source listsrn
- Fixed an issue where pressing left or right while video is paused causes you to go to previous/next video instead of seeking"


Plex Media Player 2.14.1.880
- Fixed error showing when recording is post processing
- Fixed troubles selecting embedded subtitle streams in videos without audio streams
- Fixed grid view programs getting duplicated when refreshing EPG with grid view open
- Fixed video quality setting does not properly show user selection


Plex Media Player 2.13.0.877
- Fixed focus disappearing after selecting a different news clip from the play queue
- Fixed missing jump bars when viewing Artists and Albums from Quick Links
- Don't show 'Browse by Folder' option when not applicable
- Fixed missing shuffle button from Collections PrePlay


Plex Media Player 2.12.1.871
- Change log not available for this version


Plex Media Player 2.12.0.869
- Restored ability to delete Watch Later/Recommended items
- Fixed Browse by Folder showing unwatched flags on folders
- Fixed cursor getting lost when navigating up to menu on Live TV Watch Now
- Fixed metadata being displayed behind episode thumbnail in some cases
- Fixed smooth scroll behaviour on some dashboard pages
- Fixed audio & subtitle preference changes not being reflected immediately on the preplay page
- Removed “Discover” and “Watch Now” buttons from Live TV Browse All"


Plex Media Player 2.11.1.870

Added:
- TV web-client updated to 3.54.2

Fixed:
- Removed non-functional Channel provider


Plex Media Player 2.11.0.867

Items added:
- Desktop web-client updated to 3.52.2
- Qt updated to 5.9.5
- Updated "(Un)Watched" text to "(Un)Played"

Items fixed:
- Restored ability to delete Watch Later/Recommended items
- Fixed several possible situations where focus could disappear
- Fixed an issue where shuffling a TV season would result in a play queue containing episodes from outside of that season
- Fixed an issue where the order in which items on a show page are focused could sometimes be inconsistent
- Ensured quality setting is respected when autoplaying next video
- Fixed HLS videos in Watch Later not playing in some cases
- Fixed some occurrences of "Repeat All" not repeating single video play queues
- Fixed Live TV type buttons cutoff in list view
- Fixed inconsistent queue behavior when playing season with no unwatched episodes
- Fixed music play queues not correctly restoring on app start
- Fixed an issue that prevented playing content from a Controller while the app is in the PIN entry screen


Plex Media Player 2.10.0.849
- Added Privacy Policy and Terms of Service viewing in settings
- Added quick links action buttons for type discovery pages
- (Xbox One) HDR support for Xbox One S and Xbox One
- (Xbox One) Automatic display mode switching to match video resolution and refresh rate
- Fixed the app not loading if plex.tv was unavailable
- Fixed the version badge not updating after deleting a version
- Fixed missing videos in a photo library failing silently
- Fixed the OSD not hiding when resuming playback after the screensaver was shown
- (PMP) Fixed high CPU usage during music playback
- Fixed deleting of file with multiple versions
- Fix missing video titles on photo album pages
- Fix the rest of the episodes in the play queue after selecting play from the show level


Plex Media Player 2.9.0.824

Items added:
- Desktop web-client updated to 3.47.1
- Added automatic fallback to transcode if direct playing music fails
- Updated translations

Items fixed:
- Fixed an issue that prevented toggling between timed and untimed lyrics
- Fixed library lists sometimes not scrolling to the end correctly
- Fixed the dashboard type list sometimes not scrolling to the end correctly
- Don't show the library list if there are no libraries available
- Fixed a rare bug that could cause pointer-only UI elements to appear while not controlling the app with a pointer
- Fixed an issue with news tags sometimes appearing offscreen
- Fixed an issue where going to an empty recording schedule page would make the application unresponsive to input
- Fixed UI sounds


Plex Media Player 2.8.0.813
- Change log not available for this version


Plex Media Player 2.7.0.806
- Added scrolling to dashboard header type buttons when more than 5 buttons are visible
- Swapped the Record and Play buttons on Live TV item screens
- Desktop web-client updated to 3.41.2
- Fixed possible endless buffering at start of playback
- Fixed short movie/episode summary alignment
- Fixed version count not showing up on poster lists
- Fixed the recording schedule not displaying an empty message when no events are displayed
- Fixed the next airing wrapping to two lines on the recording priority page
- Selecting "Sign Out" after selecting "Switch User" from the app's home screen no longer shows homescreen content below the confirmation modal


Plex Media Player 2.6.0.803
- Desktop web-client updated to 3.37.2
- Added subtitle support for videos in the photo player
- Remember last active library when switching between dashboard types"
- Fixed the type dropdown showing collections for Live TV
- Fixed missing separator line for Online Content in libraries
- Fixed an issue with the player controls sometimes unexpectedly disappearing after changing playing item
- Fixed video restarting from offset when changing the audio or subtitle streams
- Fixed movie filters dropdown getting cut off on certain screen sizes
- Fixed an issue where it wasn't possible to close the player until the content finished loading
- Fixed the player remaining paused after changing an item in the play queue
- Fixed title getting cut off on Live TV preplay pages
- Fixed the player controls briefly appearing when closing the player
- Fixed seeking in Live TV playback in desktop mode
- Fixed a rare bug that could cause the app to become unresponsive to key input after signing in
- Fixed some issues with item actions for some older servers
- Fixed an issue that prevented using keyboard shortcuts to mark an item as unwatched


Plex Media Player 2.5.0.792
- Updated translations
- Fixed the titles for recently added TV shows
- Fixed the player sometimes not being able to play watch later/recommended videos
- Fixed bug that could cause app to fail to load
- Fixed cases where playback would error or fallback to a transcode near the end of a video
- Fixed issues with Apple IR remotes on High Sierra