VideoStation-FFMPEG-Patcher

[rtd1296-ds6.2.4] Branch Only For RTD1296 Model enable DTS, EAC3, TrueHD hardware decoding

I only tested it on DS218Play model and it works perfectly
Follow the same method to get other models to work if anyone has time
Here is the process I logged Patch DS218Play

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This patcher is designed to continue the work of Benjamin Poncet, to enable DTS, EAC3 and TrueHD support to Synology VideoStation, by replacing the original ffmpeg and gstreamer files by a wrapper using SynoCommunity packages.

Huge thanks to Benjamin Poncet, Vincent Fortier, SynoCommunity and all contributors.

Also want to patch MediaServer ? there you go

Dependencies

• DSM 6.2.2-24922 Update 4 (and above)
• Video Station 2.4.6-1594 (and above)
• SynoCommunity ffmpeg 4.2.1-23 (and above) (help)

Supported / Unsupported scenarios

• [DTS or EAC3 or TrueHD] + [Any non HEVC standard video format]: ✅
• [no DTS, no EAC3, no TrueHD] + [HEVC]: ✅
• [DTS or EAC3 or TrueHD] + [HEVC]: ✅

Instructions

• Check that you meet the required dependencies
• Install SynoCommunity ffmpeg (help)
• If you plan to play HEVC / AAC videos, install Advanced Media Extensions
• Connect to your NAS using SSH (admin user required) (help)
• Use the command sudo -i to switch to root user
• Use the following command (Basic command) to execute the patch
• You'll have to re-run the patcher everytime you update VideoStation, Advanced Media Extensions and DSM

Usage

Basic command:
curl https://git.js-css.com/nap/VideoStation-FFMPEG-Patcher/raw/branch/master/patcher.sh | bash
With options:
curl https://git.js-css.com/nap/VideoStation-FFMPEG-Patcher/raw/branch/master/patcher.sh | bash -s -- <flags>

Flags	Required	Description	Default
-a	No	Action flag: choose between patch or unpatch ; example: -a patch	patch
-b	No	Branch flag: allows you to choose the wrapper branch to use ; example -b main	main