FAQ FFmpeg

SynoCommunity package FFmpeg specific FAQ

FFmpeg provides a set of command line tools to process audio and video media files.

Commands accessible from /usr/local/ffmpeg/bin and libraries are required by other packages.

Reference documentation: https://www.ffmpeg.org/documentation.html

How to check supported formats and encoders

TODO retreive hgy59 reply with explanation

For a specific feature like 10bits support in HEVC:

$ /usr/local/ffmpeg/bin/x265 -V -D10

Please search for your requirements online, you should find command to run to get your specific answer.

How to use SynoCommunity FFmpeg in Video Station

Recent VideoStation version no longer loads SynoCommunity ffmpeg libraries. I should not recommend that but there is a process to downgrade it: https://github.com/SynoCommunity/spksrc/issues/2952#issuecomment-337214013