DSM 7.1 Why VideoStation not playing .MKV files

[Saber Zainal]

Would like to ask, why Synology VideoStation won't play .MKV media files?

Any special CODEC required? While working normal on VLC engine.

Appreciate your help.

 

[dimfil]

It seems that DSM 7.x had some significant changes...

Why can't I play videos with DTS or EAC3 audio format on Video Station? - Synology Knowledge Center

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[Tedster]

I just use Kodi on all all of my devices.

 

[Telos]

Any special CODEC required? While working normal on VLC engine.

What codecs are you using (MKV is not a codec)?

 

[Saber Zainal]

What codecs are you using (MKV is not a codec)?

I know it is not codec but was looking for this solution.

 

[oRBIT]

I want to use VideoStation aswell but there are too many limitations. I'm sorry to say but look for something else..

 

[Telos]

I know it is not codec but was looking for this solution

Not all codecs work out of the box.. for example, AC3, EAC3, DTS, AV1... Sometimes certain subtitles can break VS. Try Plex (from plex.tv).

 

[nebular]

Would like to ask, why Synology VideoStation won't play .MKV media files?

Any special CODEC required? While working normal on VLC engine.

Appreciate your help.

With this wrapper you will play DTS, EAC3 and TrueHD codec audios in Video Station and Media Server (DLNA).

GitHub - darknebular/Wrapper_VideoStation: Synology VideoStation and DLNA FFmpeg Wrapper with AAC, DTS, EAC3 and TrueHD support via pipes (now with GStreamer support). It enables full hardware transcoding from Synology´s FFmpeg for video and transcod

Synology VideoStation and DLNA FFmpeg Wrapper with AAC, DTS, EAC3 and TrueHD support via pipes (now with GStreamer support). It enables full hardware transcoding from Synology´s FFmpeg for video an...

github.com

Best regards.

-- post merged: 20. Dec 2022 --

I want to use VideoStation aswell but there are too many limitations. I'm sorry to say but look for something else..

Try with my wrapper, this will fix these errors.

Regards.

 

[Saber Zainal]

With this wrapper you will play DTS, EAC3 and TrueHD codec audios in Video Station and Media Server (DLNA).

GitHub - darknebular/Wrapper_VideoStation: Synology VideoStation and DLNA FFmpeg Wrapper with AAC, DTS, EAC3 and TrueHD support via pipes (now with GStreamer support). It enables full hardware transcoding from Synology´s FFmpeg for video and transcod

Synology VideoStation and DLNA FFmpeg Wrapper with AAC, DTS, EAC3 and TrueHD support via pipes (now with GStreamer support). It enables full hardware transcoding from Synology´s FFmpeg for video an...

github.com

Best regards.

-- post merged: 20. Dec 2022 --

Try with my wrapper, this will fix these errors.

Regards.

Gotcha. Will try it today and update you

 

[Saber Zainal]

With this wrapper you will play DTS, EAC3 and TrueHD codec audios in Video Station and Media Server (DLNA).

GitHub - darknebular/Wrapper_VideoStation: Synology VideoStation and DLNA FFmpeg Wrapper with AAC, DTS, EAC3 and TrueHD support via pipes (now with GStreamer support). It enables full hardware transcoding from Synology´s FFmpeg for video and transcod

Synology VideoStation and DLNA FFmpeg Wrapper with AAC, DTS, EAC3 and TrueHD support via pipes (now with GStreamer support). It enables full hardware transcoding from Synology´s FFmpeg for video an...

github.com

Best regards.

-- post merged: 20. Dec 2022 --

Try with my wrapper, this will fix these errors.

Regards.

Working Perfect...Recommended

 

[nebular]

Working Perfect...Recommended

You are welcome.

 

[Telos]

Working Perfect...Recommended

Seems like the "Solution" should be @nebular 's post... Just sayin...

 

[Deweybkk]

You are welcome.

It worked perfectly on my computer as well thanks a lot for the tip.

It still doesn’t work on my tv (with the app DS video on samsung smart tv), is there any solution for that problem ?

 

[nebular]

It worked perfectly on my computer as well thanks a lot for the tip.

It still doesn’t work on my tv (with the app DS video on samsung smart tv), is there any solution for that problem ?

The DS Video 's version in these LG TVs are deprecated. It's better use a google chromecast or google TV. It's better to use DLNA going in local networks than via DSVideo.

Best regards.

 

[Coop777]

Your better solution would be to configure Plex, or KODI on an AMZ, Roku, or perhaps an NVIDIA shield. DS Video is half baked and limited as to what it can and cannot playback.

 

[Deweybkk]

Your better solution would be to configure Plex, or KODI on an AMZ, Roku, or perhaps an NVIDIA shield. DS Video is half baked and limited as to what it can and cannot playback.

Thanks for the reply. I tried in the past to configure Plex but didn't succeed. Do you have a tutorial link that would explain the procedure ?

 

[nebular]

With my wrapper you will be able to play all codecs in DS Video.

Best regards.

 

[JaffaBoy]

Brilliant work @nebular , was really annoyed that Synology doesn't sort the licensing especially as they market as media players (and their solution was to re-encode all your media!), but your script ran smooth as butter after I ensured all the requirements were met and now I can watch all those EAC3 encoded videos.

 

[Gerard]

Yesterday I too received a message that I couldn’t play the mkv video in iOS DS Video app, which is weird because I had no issues prior to that. After force closing the app, turning cellular off and then back on it started to work again.

I just tested again now and I’m still able to play the mkv file on iOS DS Video app. Strange how I too wasn’t able to play a mkv file for the first time yesterday but then started to natively work again. No updates or reboots either.

 

[Saber Zainal]

@nebular

Just an update, on DS923+ I am unable to play MKV (4K) files, while it works smooth on Plex. Any idea why?