Help explain settings for StreamFab

casakrug

I just purchased StreamFab All-In-One and need guidance for some settings. Is there a help file that explains the choices (and the impact of said choices)? I am on Windows 11 for downloading. I then use TinyMediaManager to get the thumbnail image and .nfo file, then I put the files onto my Jellyfin server so I can stream it inside my house. I also have MKVToolNix, Handbreak, and some other apps to mess with the MKV files.

Here are my specific items to understand…
Item 1:
In “General - Preferred Settings”, I have selected MKV for the video format. That is what I want.

Can somebody explain the video format choices in VIP-Preferred Settings?
Does it override the General settings?
I have both FFmpeg and MKVToolNix on my PC, but I don’t understand the impact of which MKV selection to use.
Since I assume I will select one of the 2 MKV choices, do I need to concern myself with the checkbox to “Enable FFmpeg fast start option when downloading to MP4”
My understanding is that MKV is merely a package container of video, audio, subtitle, and other types of tags. Thus the video inside the MKV may be MP4. So, just asking again if i need to pay attention to that checkbox.

Item 2:
I tested by downloading an Outlander episode off Starz. The resulting file did not have any chapter markers, but it had a “Global” tag.

Can somebody explain this Global tag. I used MKVToolNix to get rid of it, but I’d like to understand why it was there and what it means/does.
Do some streaming services give chapters while others don’t?
I was debating to add Chapter markers every 5 min if there aren’t any in the download. Does anybody have a suggestion on how to do this?

Thanks for any help.

Germania

I don’t have a Starz subscription and don’t use chapters ..
.. therefore I’ll limit myself to Item 1.

casakrug Can somebody explain the video format choices in VIP-Preferred Settings?
Does it override the General settings?

Nope, your mkv selection in General applies only to the YouTube Downloader.
All other providers instead use your selection within the VIP Services.

casakrug I have both FFmpeg and MKVToolNix on my PC

ffmpeg and mkvmerge are located in the SF directory, and only these are used.

casakrug I don’t understand the impact of which MKV selection to use

There is nothing “better” .. in rare cases, one of the two could fail.

The container is the same, but different tools for remuxing.
Basically, I consider mkvmerge to be more reliable and ffmpeg to be more flexible.

casakrug checkbox to “Enable FFmpeg fast start option when downloading to MP4”

It is irrelevant if you use mkv