HARDWARE TRANSCODING IS IMPORTANT - AND HERE IS WHY!

Guide on how to get the Graphics Drivers back here on your Synology - https://nascompares.com/guide/how-to-get-hardware-transcoding-back-on-your-synology-nas/ Direct Link to Dave's Script - https://github.com/007revad/Transcode_for_x25? Step By Step Guide to Get J41225 Graphics Drivers Hardware Transcoding Back Download the Source Code Go to Dave Russell’s GitHub repo (007revad) and download the Source Code (.zip) for the graphics driver fix. Do not unpack the archive on your computer. Create a Folder on Your NAS Log into DSM and create a new Shared Folder (e.g. scripts) on your main volume. Make sure your DSM account has full access, since root privileges will be needed later. Upload the Archive Use File Station or SMB to upload the .zip file into the new scripts shared folder. Once uploaded, extract it on the NAS by right-clicking and selecting Extract Here. If extraction creates subfolders, move the relevant script files (such as transcode_4_x25.sh) directly into the main scripts directory for easier referencing. Create a Scheduled Task Open Control Panel - Task Scheduler. Select Create - Triggered Task - User-defined Script. Give the task a name (e.g. Synogfx). Set the User to root. Set the event to Boot-up so the script runs every time the NAS restarts. Point to the Script In the task settings, paste the full path to the script file, for example: sh /volume1/scripts/transcode_4_x25.sh If unsure, right-click the .sh file in File Station, select Properties, and copy the full directory path. Confirm and Save DSM will warn you about using root and non-standard scripts. Acknowledge this and proceed. Enter your DSM admin password when prompted. The scheduled task will now appear in the list. Run the Script Right-click the new task and select Run to execute it immediately. Optionally, reboot your NAS to confirm that the driver loads automatically on startup. Verify Hardware Transcoding Open Plex (or Jellyfin/Emby) and play a file requiring transcoding. Check playback statistics: you should now see HW (hardware transcoding) instead of CPU-only usage. How to Add Video Station back to DSM 7.2.2 https://nascompares.com/news/how-to-restore-video-station-and-hevc-support-on-dsm-7-2-2/ 007revaN / Dave Russel, Video_Station_for_DSM_722 https://github.com/007revad/Video_Station_for_DSM_722 Ongoing DS425+ PLEX Transcoding Article - https://forums.plex.tv/t/synology-ds425-hardware-transcoding-issue/926093/85 Synology Transcoding Reddit Thread - https://www.reddit.com/r/synology/comments/1ndgage/synology_drops_hardware_transcoding_from_new/?sort=new Synoforum discussion thread https://www.synoforum.com/threads/225-or-425-owners-plex-hw-transcoding.15094/page-3 Synology Discontinuation of HEVC, H.264 and VC-1 Hardware Transcoding - https://www.synology.com/en-global/products/status/eol-video-codec-support Synology 2025 Trasncoding Workaround (in progress) https://www.reddit.com/r/synology/comments/1njm3ym/transcoding_workaround_for_ds225_ds425/ Thinking of buying a product mentioned in today's video from Amazon? If this video has helped you make that decision, you can head to Amazon using this link and we will get a small % profit of whatever you buy, which goes directly back to NASCompares and allows me and Eddie to keep doing what we do here on YouTube and the Blog - https://amzn.to/3TjM0kj *Visit the Community Support forum 'ASK NASCompares' here if you need more help* - https://ask.nascompares.com/ Finally, if you need data storage/networking help NOW and the free advice/forum on NASCompares is not going to be quick enough for you, you can use the Ko-fi commissions page here - http://ko-fi.com/nascompares/commissions