# AlexPresso/VideoStation-FFMPEG-Patcher

Patcher to enable DTS, EAC3 and TrueHD transcoding support to Synology VideoStation (from DSM 6.2 to DSM 7.0 and above ; ffmpeg4, 5, 6, 7 ready)

Repository: https://github.com/AlexPresso/VideoStation-FFMPEG-Patcher
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/videostation-ffmpeg-patcher
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Topics: synology-videostation, synology, videostation, dts, eac3, truehd, ffmpeg, dsm7, ffmpeg-wrapper, video, aac, advance-media-extension, ame, gstreamer, videostation-ffmpeg, advanced-media-extensions, wrapper, gstreamer-plugins, gstreamer-vaapi
Last push: 2025-10-24T16:00:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 49/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 48, release rhythm 21, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1969, "days_push": 313, "days_rel": 313, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1171, forks 110 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:51.596093+00:00)

## What it is
A shell-based patcher that enables DTS, EAC3 and TrueHD audio transcoding in Synology VideoStation by replacing its bundled ffmpeg and gstreamer binaries with wrappers around SynoCommunity packages. It supports DSM 6.2 through DSM 7+ and ffmpeg versions 4 through 7.

## Use cases
- enable DTS audio playback on Synology VideoStation
- play EAC3 and TrueHD audio on a Synology NAS
- patch VideoStation after a DSM update
- use SynoCommunity ffmpeg with VideoStation
- transcode HEVC with DTS audio on Synology
- fix unsupported audio codec errors on Synology NAS media server

## When to choose
- you run Synology VideoStation and hit unsupported audio codec errors for DTS/EAC3/TrueHD
- you want a maintained patcher compatible with DSM 7 and ffmpeg 4-7
- you already use SynoCommunity packages on your NAS

## When to avoid
- you don't use a Synology NAS or VideoStation
- you prefer a fully supported media server like Jellyfin or Plex instead of patching
- you need a solution that survives DSM/VideoStation updates without re-running the patcher

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, audio-processing, developer-tools
- domain: media, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: cli, self-hosted
- tags: synology, dsm7, videostation, ffmpeg-wrapper, dts, eac3, truehd, gstreamer, nas, shell-script, linux

## Member repositories
- AlexPresso/VideoStation-FFMPEG-Patcher (main) score 49

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:51.596093+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:28:28.764098+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/AlexPresso/VideoStation-FFMPEG-Patcher (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:51.596093+00:00, sha 30bb1002b43a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.