Hardware Transcoding on DSM7

[ChuckPa]

I can confirm for you:

1. Hardware transcoding (without HDR tone mapping) is natively available on DSM 7 for Intel x86_64 processors (J3355 and above).

2. Be certain to enable both transcoding options
   

   

3. If you opt to use the Docker container overlay method (to layer Docker PMS on top of your native package), The J3455 and above CPUs will support HDR → SDR tone mapping.

Synology FAQ - Questions, Answers, and How-To's

28. Using Docker for HW trancode & Tone Mapping - How To WARNING: This technique is no longer required as of PMS 1.29.1.6240. PMS 1.29.1.6240 and above installs the needed drivers automatically upon first use You may now remove the PMS container and image. ================================================================= OBSOLETE This How-To (FAQ) will demonstrate how to setup PMS, with HW transcoding and tonemapping support. Two different methods are presented here – First method is ru…