What video formats does Synology Video Station Support?
These containers can be MKV, MP4, AVI, TS, MPG, WMV and more. However, these containers/file extensions might come in codecs other than the four mentioned. In that case, videos cannot be transcoded to 1080p.
What file system does Synology use?
Btrfs
Btrfs is a modern file system developed by multiple parties and now supported by select Synology NAS models. Btrfs was designed to address obstacles often encountered in enterprise storage systems, such as fault tolerance, management, and data protection.
What is Intelliversioning?
Matt From DSM Help: Turning on Intelliversioning allows Cloud Station Server to determine which version is of the lowest priority and rotate that version when the maximum version number is reached.
Can you upload to Synology?
With file request links, non-DSM users can directly upload multiple files to File Station on your Synology NAS, without the need of owning corresponding user accounts and file-uploading privileges.
How do you add a video to a video station?
To upload a video to Video Station:
- Go to File Station, and select a folder to save videos. The default folder for videos is video.
- Click Upload to add videos from your local computer to Video Station.
What is the best file system for Synology?
Which file system to use on your Synology NAS? There are two options, depending on DS model – EXT4 or BTRFS. Once again, Synology NAS provides a Knowledge Base article to help you choose. For most general purposes, BTRFS is the best choice; where performance is paramount, EXT4.
Can Synology play MKV?
mkv files can’t be played on the iOS DS Video app, a companion video player for the Synology NAS . I always thought the Synology DS Video iOS app had trouble reading the video format. Some played in the Synology web app but not on iOS, some played in the DS File app but not the DS Video one, etc, etc.