Using the third-party FFMPEG decoder, Synology DSM6.X version of Video Station perfectly supports DTS, EAC3, and TrueHD

1. Install ffmpeg decoder

1. In the Synology Package Center, go to Settings, Package Source, Add, Name (write whatever you want), Location: http://packages.synocommunity.com  

If you cannot install the ffmpeg package normally according to the above method, you can go to this address:https://github.com/th0ma7/synology/tree/master/packagesPlease download the corresponding ffmpeg installation package according to your own CPU architecture and upload it to Synology’s package center for installation. Currently, common architectures include:

(1) The CPU architecture of DS918+ is apollolake

(2) The CPU architecture of DS3617xs is broadwell

(3) The CPU architecture of DS3615xs is bromolow

The corresponding versions of other CPU architectures can be queried here:https://github.com/SynoCommunity/spksrc/wiki/Architecture-per-Synology-modelffmpeg

 

2. Install VideoStation

Install Video Station in the Package Center. The Video Station version installed in this article is 2.4.7-1603. 

3. Let’s first test what it would be like to use Video Station to play video files encoded with DTS and EAC3 before modification.

This is a video file encoded with EAC3

 

 Interface tips for playing EAC3 encoding with Video Station

 

 This is a video file with DTS encoding

 

 Interface tips for playing DTS encoding using Video Station

 

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4. Use third-party FFMEG instead

Go to Synology’s control panel, terminal and SNMP, check to enable the SSH function, and adjust the corresponding port number. Then open the XSheell software on your computer and log in to Synology via SSH as the root user (if you haven’t turned on root yet, please turn it on yourself:https://wp.gxnas.com/?s=root), execute the following command:

1. Adjust file permissions

 

sudo chmod +s /var/packages/ffmpeg/target/bin/ffmpeg

sudo chmod +s /var/packages/ffmpeg/target/bin/ffprobe

sudo chmod +s /var/packages/ffmpeg/target/bin/vainfo

 

2. Back up original files

 

sudo sed -i'-BACKUP' -e 's/eac3/ZAAP/' -e 's/dts/ZAP/' -e 's/truehd/ZAPZAP/' /var/packages/VideoStation/target/lib/libsynovte.so

sudo mv /var/packages/VideoStation/target/bin/ffmpeg /var/packages/VideoStation/target/bin/ffmpeg-BACKUP

sudo mv /var/packages/VideoStation/target/bin/ffprobe /var/packages/VideoStation/target/bin/ffprobe-BACKUP

  

3. Change /var/packages/VideoStation/target/ffmpeg to a custom script and call the third-party ffmpeg decoder (the command has been updated, the picture below is a previous screenshot, please ignore any differences in the command)

 

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4. Update ffprobe vainfo

sudo ln -s /var/packages/ffmpeg/target/bin/ffprobe /var/packages/VideoStation/target/bin/ffprobe

sudo ln -s /var/packages/ffmpeg/target/bin/vainfo /var/packages/VideoStation/target/bin/vainfo

 

5. Unblock EAC3, DTS, and TrueHD

 

sudo sed -i'-BACKUP' -e 's/eac3/ZAAP/' -e 's/dts/ZAP/' -e 's/truehd/ZAPZAP/' /var/packages/VideoStation/target/lib/libsynovte.so

 

6. Adjust file permissions

sudo chmod +x /var/packages/VideoStation/target/bin/ffmpeg

sudo chmod +s /var/packages/VideoStation/target/bin/ffmpeg

sudo chown root:VideoStation /var/packages/VideoStation/target/bin/ffmpeg

 

 

5. Next, let’s use Video Station to play the file that just failed to play and do a test.

1. DTS playback is normal

 

2. EAC3 plays normally

6. Very perfect!