diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
index ce576a6c3..689df78b6 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
                 // For VAAPI and CUVID decoder
                 // these encoders cannot automatically adjust the size of graphical subtitles to fit the output video,
                 // thus needs to be manually adjusted.
-                if (string.Equals(options.HardwareAccelerationType, "vaapi", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                if (IsVaapiSupported(state) && string.Equals(options.HardwareAccelerationType, "vaapi", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
                     || (videoDecoder ?? string.Empty).IndexOf("cuvid", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) != -1)
                 {
                     var videoStream = state.VideoStream;
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
             var retStr = " -filter_complex \"[{0}:{1}]{4}[sub];[0:{2}][sub]overlay{3}\"";
 
             // When the input may or may not be hardware VAAPI decodable
-            if (string.Equals(options.HardwareAccelerationType, "vaapi", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && options.EnableHardwareEncoding)
+            if (string.Equals(outputVideoCodec, "h264_vaapi", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
                 /*
                     [base]: HW scaling video to OutputSize
@@ -1648,7 +1648,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
             }
 
             // If we're hardware VAAPI decoding and software encoding, download frames from the decoder first
-            else if (string.Equals(options.HardwareAccelerationType, "vaapi", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && !options.EnableHardwareEncoding)
+            else if (string.Equals(options.HardwareAccelerationType, "vaapi", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                && string.Equals(outputVideoCodec, "libx264", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
                 /*
                     [base]: SW scaling video to OutputSize
@@ -1996,14 +1997,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
             var hasTextSubs = state.SubtitleStream != null && state.SubtitleStream.IsTextSubtitleStream && state.SubtitleDeliveryMethod == SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Encode;
 
             // When the input may or may not be hardware VAAPI decodable
-            if (string.Equals(options.HardwareAccelerationType, "vaapi", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && options.EnableHardwareEncoding)
+            if (string.Equals(outputVideoCodec, "h264_vaapi", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
                 filters.Add("format=nv12|vaapi");
                 filters.Add("hwupload");
             }
 
             // When the input may or may not be hardware QSV decodable            
-            else if (string.Equals(options.HardwareAccelerationType, "qsv", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && options.EnableHardwareEncoding)
+            else if (string.Equals(outputVideoCodec, "h264_qsv", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
                 if (!hasTextSubs)
                 {
@@ -2013,8 +2014,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
             }
 
             // If we're hardware VAAPI decoding and software encoding, download frames from the decoder first
-
-            else if (string.Equals(options.HardwareAccelerationType, "vaapi", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && !options.EnableHardwareEncoding)
+            else if (string.Equals(options.HardwareAccelerationType, "vaapi", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                && string.Equals(outputVideoCodec, "libx264", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
                 var codec = videoStream.Codec.ToLowerInvariant();
                 var pixelFormat = videoStream.PixelFormat.ToLowerInvariant();
@@ -2077,7 +2078,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
             filters.AddRange(GetScalingFilters(state, inputWidth, inputHeight, threeDFormat, videoDecoder, outputVideoCodec, request.Width, request.Height, request.MaxWidth, request.MaxHeight));
 
             // Add parameters to use VAAPI with burn-in text subttiles (GH issue #642)
-            if (string.Equals(options.HardwareAccelerationType, "vaapi", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && options.EnableHardwareEncoding)
+            if (string.Equals(outputVideoCodec, "h264_vaapi", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
                 if (state.SubtitleStream != null
                     && state.SubtitleStream.IsTextSubtitleStream