Generally yes. BUT... Plex is having some transcoding issues. Basically, there is significant pixelation in the first 30 seconds or so of live transcoding. An experimental release seems to have fixed that, but it's not yet in the official release. So... the current stable version oddly is the Synology Package Center version (O my!).
To move between the plex.tv and Package Center versions, it is recommended to uninstall before "upgrading" (uninstall is always required to downgrade).
I don't know what file structure works for you, but I use...
\\NAS\video\movies\American Factory (2019)\American Factory (2019).mkv
\\NAS\video\tv shows\Band Of Brothers\Season 01\Band of Brothers - s01e01 - Currahee.mkv
\\NAS\video\concerts\...
\\NAS\video\home video\...
\\NAS\video\misc\...
I have a separate shared folder ("optimized") where Plex stores pre-transcoded videos (Plex has RW here).
@Rusty @Telos
1. So……Uninstall Plex from Synology and reinstall Plex from plex.tv [prefered] OR based on
@Telos comment here**, stick with the Synology install?:
**“Generally yes. BUT... Plex is having some transcoding issues. Basically, there is significant pixelation in the first 30 seconds or so of live transcoding. An experimental release seems to have fixed that, but it's not yet in the official release. So... the current stable version oddly is the Synology Package Center version (O my!).”
2. RE: /volume1/Media1/Videos/Movies
“Its ok just make sure that you only have movies in that folder not tvshows or custom videos/movies”
Or maybe create those in the "Add library" in Plex?
“That’s the way, just before that, make sure that that content on the syno side is in their separate folders”
That last statement ties into
@Telos recommendations on file structure:
“I don't know what file structure works for you, but I use...
\\NAS\video\movies\American Factory (2019)\American Factory (2019).mkv
\\NAS\video\tv shows\Band Of Brothers\Season 01\Band of Brothers - s01e01 - Currahee.mkv
\\NAS\video\concerts\...
\\NAS\video\home video\...
\\NAS\video\misc\.”
Does that mean start with a “Movies” folder first. Drop a movie in there see if it plays out, gives thumbnail etc. THEN create another folder on the Syno side called “TV shows” then in Plex “add library”, select “TV Shows” and browse to said folder on the synology, just created for TV shows? Repeat for all other categories using Plex’s “Other videos” library category for all the other sub categories e.g. concerts, home video, misc.
3. Re:
“I have a separate shared folder ("optimized") where Plex stores pre-transcoded videos (Plex has RW here).”
Can you elaborate a bit on this statement? All the discs I own that I rip via Handbrake are .mkv. Wouldn’t that be considered pre-transcoded, such that when they are dropped into their appropriate folder it’s less intense on the synology from a hardware/software decode perspective?
I'm assuming ALL folders created on the syno side should be shared? Is that because it allows other services to access them or is it allowing other user?