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FFmpeg 5 or 6 for melco - Flyersteve67 - 02-07-2025 18:39
After achieving working BBC radio streaming my NAS I know I need FFmpeg 5 or 6 (I use 6 on the NAS). 4 will not decode the BBC Radio feed.
The MinimStreamer instructions for FFmpeg installation on the melco via packages only refer to version 4. Can FFmpeg versions 5 or 6 be installed on the melco for use by minimstreamer?
RE: FFmpeg 5 or 6 for melco - simoncn - 02-07-2025 21:44
The issue with the Synology DSM version of FFmpeg not being able to transcode BBC radio streams is not caused by any differences between FFmpeg 4, 5 and 6. It is caused by Synology installing a deliberately crippled version of FFmpeg 4 as part of Synology DSM.
The FFmpeg 4 executable that MinimServer uses on Melco is not crippled in this way. It fully supports all features of MinimServer including all transcoding combinations. There are no changes in FFmpeg 5 or 6 that affect or improve the functionality or performance of MinimServer on Melco (or any other platform). Because of this, there is no option to install FFmpeg 5 or 6 on Melco.
RE: FFmpeg 5 or 6 for melco - Flyersteve67 - 02-07-2025 22:18
ah, so FFmpeg 4 can transcode AAC directly?
RE: FFmpeg 5 or 6 for melco - simoncn - 02-07-2025 22:58
Yes, except for the crippled versions included in Synology DSM and some releases of QNAP QTS.
RE: FFmpeg 5 or 6 for melco - lyapounov - 03-07-2025 07:13
Simon,
I am using the ffmpeg version from synocommunity
https://synocommunity.com/package/ffmpeg5 (they have also 4 and 7)
Is this the "crippled" one ?
RE: FFmpeg 5 or 6 for melco - simoncn - 03-07-2025 07:48
All the SynoCommunity versions of FFmpeg are fine. The only crippled version is the version that Synology includes as part of DSM.