How to fix Plex pixel problem on DSM7 – changing video codec h265

Got to Synology Settings/ Terminal/ Enable SSH

Open Terminal on MAC (PuTTy on Windows)

Switch to Root mode

Connect to your Synology NAS

Open Plex server folder

Open Preferences.xml file

Use combination SHIFT + $ in order to jump to the end of the file. Arrow down to go down.

Press letter I on the keyboard to enable file editing mode.

At the end of the file add

VaapiDriver=”i965″

Press the ESCAPE button on a keyboard to stop editing

Press SHIFT + Z + Z to save the file

Type REBOOT and hit enter to restart the NAS server.