![]() Thankfully the interface is intuitive and simple to use, with a visual representation of the app media-broadcasting and network connection status in its first tab called “Status”. The user interface of the PS3 Media Server is simple, but it packs an incredible amount of customization options that have the potential to scare off novice users. Even the automatic transcoding of DVD and Blu-ray disc is natively supported! All that is needed is to activate the transcoding function and the app will do the rest. The transcoding service found in this media server app is based on FFmpeg, MEncoder, tsMuxeR, and AviSynth plugins, and thankfully users are not tasked to manually configure almost anything. This is especially useful for weaker client devices that have modest onboard hardware. The app supports almost every media format you can think of, and if your client device cannot natively reproduce the specific video or audio codecs found in your files, then PS3 Media Server can be configured to automatically transcode those files into client-ready formats. Written in Java and available on several operating systems, PS3 Media Server today offers one of the most comprehensive media server capabilities you can found on the market for free. ![]() Hailed as one of the earliest examples of media sharing in the home environment, this Sony’s application paved the way for the adoption of many standards that are used today such as DLNA, UPNP, and secure handshakes with edge network devices such as DMP ( Digital Media Players) and DMR (Digital Media Renderers). ![]() Originally developed to serve as the official media server app for the media-friendly PlayStation 3 home console, the capabilities of this popular application were expanded to include any other compatible DLNA client device such as PCs, laptops, smartphones, tablets, network-aware music players, and smart TVs. With just a few minutes of configuration, you can make your home video collection ready to be streamed on-demand inside your home network with a simple press of a button. Quit PS3 Media Server by clicking the “Quit” button.PS3 Media Server 64 bit is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server that can enable users of all knowledge levels to easily share their audio/video collections with compatible home devices. You can change behaviour of automatically choosing languages.įine. Please note that playback of subtitles automatically enforces usage of mencoder engine!Ī video file may contain several audio and subtitle languages. This is not recommended because it costs much CPU ressources and network bandwith. PMS will then convert the video-stream to MPG2. If you encounter problems with this so called transcoding engine “tsmuxer” you can enforce the usage of transcoding engine “mencoder” by using virtual folder #transcoded#. This feature is also used when the video container format is not supported (like mkv on Playstation 3). If you want to play a video file that contains an audio codec which is not comaptible with your playback device PMS will convert the audio stream to a compatible format on the fly. “remux videos with tsmuxer” should be enabled. “use multiple CPU cores” should be enabled for performance reasons. This setting is only valid for usage of transcoding engine “mencoder”. In section “video quality settings” you only have to change settings if you have poor network bandwith. For these devices additionally select “use LPCM”. Some playback devices like Playstation 3 may not support streaming DTS/AC3. Select “keep DTS” if your playbackback device is capable of playing Sony Digital surround sound (DTS). Select “keep AC3” if your playbackback device is capable of playing Dolby Digital surround sound (AC3). ![]() If your playbackback device is capable of playing surround sound select “6 channels (5.1)”, otherwise choose “2 channels (stereo)”. Check if the number of cpu cores were detected correctly and change it if necessary. You may have a look at “general settings”. Add all folders with media content to be shared with your home network.Īfter adding the folders press the save button on top. In “navigation / share settings” press the green plus button in “shared folders” section. It is strongly recommended that you limit access to files and folders. Then an “unknown renderer” will be detected. It is possible that your playback device/software is not detected correctly. PS3 Media Server tries to detect so called media renderers (DLNA/UPNP playback devices) like Playstation 3. You have to give permission for communication between “javaw.exe” and your home network. The Windows desktop firewall is enabled by default. So let’s start PS3 Media Server by double clicking the desktop icon. The last blog article was about installing PS3 Media Server on Windows 7. ![]()
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