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Universal Media Server
Initial releaseMay 31, 2012[1]
Stable release
Repositorygithub.com/UniversalMediaServer/UniversalMediaServer
Written inJava
Operating systems
Operating system
  • Server:
    Windows, OS X, Linux.
  • Player:
    AC Ryan PlayOn!HD, Sony Anycast, Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple TV, Asus O!Play, BlackBerry, Boxee, Brite-view CinemaTube, Cambridge Audio BD Players, DirecTV HR, D-Link DSM, Freebox, Freecom MusicPal, Google Android, Google Chromecast, Hama Internet Radio, LG Smart TV Upgrader, LG TVs, Logitech Squeezebox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox One, Miracast M806, Netgear NeoTV, Nokia N900, Onkyo A/V Receivers, OPPO Blu-ray players, Panasonic Sound Systems, Panasonic TVs, Philips Streamium, Philips TVs, Pioneer Kuro, Popcorn Hour, Realtek media players, Roku 3, Samsung smart phones, Samsung TVs, Sharp TVs, Showtime, Sony A/V receivers, Sony Blu-Ray players, Sony Network Media Players, Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3), Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4), Sony PlayStation Vita, Sony smart phones, Sony TVs, Telstra T-Box, Technisat S1+, VideoWeb TV, Vizio Smart TVs, Western Digital WD TV Live, XBMC Media Center, Xtreamer, Yamaha A/V receivers
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TypeUPnP AV media servers
LicenseGNU General Public Licensev2[4]
Websiteuniversalmediaserver.com

Universal Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnPmedia server. It originated as a fork of PS3 Media Server. It allows streaming of media files to a wide range of devices including video game consoles, smart TVs, smartphones, and Blu-ray players.[5] It streams and transcodes multimedia files over a network connection to the rendering device, ensuring that a supported rendering device will receive the content in a format supported by the device. Transcoding is accomplished through packages from AviSynth, FFMpeg, MEncoder, and VLC.[5]

Enhancements over its predecessor, PS3 Media Server, include web interface support for non-DLNA devices, more supported renderers, automatic bit rate adjustment, and many other transcoding improvements.[6]

See also[edit]

  1. Universal Media Server (UMS) is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server that is cross-platform and supports all major operating systems, including Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It can stream or transcode numerous different media formats with little or no configuration. Key features include: Easy to configure. Written in Java for use on Windows, Linux.
  2. Nov 04, 2016 Local media servers have gone out of style. Microsoft no longer makes Windows Home Server and is phasing out Windows Media Center. But there are still great solutions if you want to run a home media server and stream to all your devices.
  3. Universal Media Server is a free DLNA, UPnP and HTTP/S Media Server. We support all major operating systems, with versions for Windows, Linux and macOS. The program streams or transcodes many different media formats with little or no configuration.

References[edit]

Universal Media Server (UMS) is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server that is cross-platform and supports all major operating systems, including Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It can stream or transcode numerous different media formats with little or no configuration. Key features include: Easy to configure.

  1. ^'Version 1.0 is released - Universal Media Server - Forum'. universalmediaserver.com.
  2. ^ ab'Version 9.4.1 released - Universal Media Server | Forum'.
  3. ^'Universal Media Server - About'.
  4. ^'UniversalMediaServer/LICENSE.txt at master · UniversalMediaServer/UniversalMediaServer · GitHub'. GitHub.
  5. ^ ab'Universal Media Server - About'. universalmediaserver.com.
  6. ^'Universal Media Server - Comparison of Media Servers'. universalmediaserver.com.

External links[edit]

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Content

This article will explain the 4 main ways to play video, audio and images via UMS.

1: Play from a renderer interface

When your renderer is connected to UMS via DLNA/UPnP, often it will display in a menu called 'Media Servers' or something similar, depending on the renderer. From there, you can enter UMS and browse to the media you want to access.

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The implementation of this varies greatly per renderer, but the core functionality is the same; navigate to your chosen media and select it to play.

2: Push from the UMS interface to a renderer

The UMS interface itself has the ability to 'push' media to renderers if they support the UPnP feature. It is a similar concept to casting.

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  1. Open the UMS UI and identify the renderer you want to push media to. In this case it is the Panasonic VIERA VT60 Series TV.
  2. Click on the renderer image to open the control panel.
  3. Choose the file you want to push by clicking the folder icon on the lower right, and it will be filled in on the lower left.
    If you do not see the player controls in this window, your renderer does not support this functionality. Be sure to check for firmware/software updates to your renderer as they may have added support for it.
  4. Now you can either create a playlist by clicking the plus icon to the immediate right of the input box, or you can push the file to your renderer by clicking the play icon just above the middle of the input box, which will start it playing on your renderer.

3: Play on the web interface

The web interface can be accessed anywhere within your local network, including on computers and renderers. In many ways it offers our most advanced UI and features.

  1. Open the web interface. If you know the address you can go to that, otherwise an easy way is to click the Web interface button on our UI.
  2. Clicking that will open the web interface in your default browser. From there you can navigate to your file and click to play it.

4: Push from the web interface to a renderer

Similar to above in option 2, you can push your media to a renderer via our web interface.

  1. Clicking the little cast icon for a file when browsing a directory. It is on the lower right of the thumbnail.
  2. That will make a mini floating control panel appear, which you can use to control playback of the file, and manage dynamic playlists if you choose.
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