Originally based on PS3 Media Server, Universal Media Server is a DLNA media server that has evolved into a project focusing on stability and file compatibility. This focus on stability and compatibility makes Universal Media Server the best open source media server available. Universal Media Server is a Java-based multimedia server that lets you encode and transfer video, audio, and images between multiple devices. Best of all, the program is highly compatible with most smartphones, consoles, TVs, and computers on the market. Universal Media Server (also known as UMS) is a free DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server based on the popular PS3 Media Server. This project was started by SubJunk, an official PMS developer that aims to create one of the best media server product. Universal Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server. It was originally based on PS3 Media Server by shagrath. UMS was started by SubJunk, an official developer of PMS, in order to ensure. PlayOnis a computer application that helps you to watch TV. It arranges streaming websites.
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Universal Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server. UMS was started by SubJunk, an official developer of PMS, in order to ensure greater stability and file-compatibility. The program streams or transcodes many different media formats with little or no configuration. It is powered by MEncoder, FFmpeg, tsMuxeR, AviSynth, MediaInfo and more, which combine to offer support for a wide range of media formats. Because it is written in Java, Universal Media Server supports all major operating systems, with versions for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
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Universal Media Server 10.2.0 changelog:
General
- Added option to skip the first-run wizard (thanks, Ahmed Adan!)
- Improved speed of API lookups by up to 3x
- Improved support for MusicBrainz (thanks, ik666!)
- Fixed support for some languages, e.g. Arabic
- Fixed and secured some URLs in the code and docs
Translation updates via Crowdin
- Arabic (100%) (thanks, خليل مراطلة !)
- Catalan (100%) (thanks, nikodeimos!)
- French (100%) (thanks, Archaos!)
- Hungarian (100%) (thanks, Viktor Kozma!)
- Slovak (99%) (thanks, Dušan!)
- Swedish (100%) (thanks, Erik Karlsson!)
Dependency updates
- Bump CheckStyle to 8.40
Renderers
- Added support for MediaPlayer by PeteManchester
- Added support for nextCP/2
- Fix auto loading for Sony UBP-X800
Download: Universal Media Server 10.2.0 | 160.0 MB (Open Source)
Download: Other operating systems
View: Universal Media Server Website
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Universal Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server. UMS was started by SubJunk, an official developer of PMS, in order to ensure greater stability and file-compatibility. The program streams or transcodes many different media formats with little or no configuration. It is powered by MEncoder, FFmpeg, tsMuxeR, AviSynth, MediaInfo and more, which combine to offer support for a wide range of media formats. Because it is written in Java, Universal Media Server supports all major operating systems, with versions for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
To see a comparison of popular media servers, click here.
Universal Media Server 10.4.0 changelog:
General:
- Added renderer config setting DisableUmsResume for renderers with their own resume support, like Samsung TVs
- Improved speed of transcoding to H.264 by up to 3x
- Fixed MEncoder crashing when trying to downmix 7.1 AAC to 5.1 AC-3
- Fixed renderer SupportedVideoBitDepths setting
- Improved memory use and speed when resume is disabled
- Fixed renderer resolution and bitrate limiting
- Fixed broken transcoding for some users since the previous release
Renderers:
- Improved support for VC1 codec on Sony Blu-ray UBP-X800M2 (thanks, thechrisgregory!)
- Improved support for many filetypes on Kodi (thanks, thechrisgregory!)
- Improved support for 12-bit video on VLC
Universal Media Server Windows 10
Translation updates via Crowdin:
- Estonian (24%) (thanks, Tanel K!)
- Japanese (97%) (thanks, Katsuhide.M!)
- Russian (91%) (thanks, Dmitry Lavrentev!)
Dependency updates:
- Bump git-commit-id-plugin from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4
- Rolled back FFmpeg
Download: Universal Media Server 10.4.0 | 160.0 MB (Open Source)
Download: Other operating systems
View: Universal Media Server Website
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