Category: PS3 Media Server

Universal Media Server 2.5.1 released


For more details and the download link, please see the official website.

Changes since 2.5.0:

  • General:
    • Improved subtitle support on non-PS3 renderers
    • Made library/file loading faster
    • Fixed 24-bit flac support with tsMuxeR
    • Stopped using 2 database locations for media caching on Windows
    • Allow library scanning to be stopped
    • Library scanning interface improvements
  • Renderers:
    • Added support for Sony Home Theatre systems
    • Added support for Onkyo TX-NR717
    • Improved Samsung AllShare compatibility

Universal Media Server 2.5.0 released


For more details and the download link, please see the official website.

Changes since 2.4.2:

  • General:
    • Updated layout on the Transcoding Settings tab
    • Improved aspect ratio handling on Panasonic and Sony TVs
    • Enabled ASS/SSA subtitle support on Linux by default
    • Now compiled with Java 7
    • Optimized code for Java 7
    • The installer only tells Windows to run UMS at startup on new installs or if the user has specified it in UMS
    • Added RTMP support to FFmpeg Web Video engine
    • Fixed fontconfig support on OS X
    • FFmpeg can transcode to x264 with the renderer option TranscodeVideo=H264TSAC3
    • FFmpeg supports video muxing
    • Made muxing more reliable
    • Improved audio sync in FFmpeg
    • Improved FFmpeg buffering
    • Bandwidth limit is more accurate with FFmpeg
  • Renderers:
    • Added support for KalemSoft Media Player on BlackBerry PlayBook devices
    • Added support for Netgear NeoTV
    • Added support for Telstra T-Box
    • Added support for Yamaha RX-3900
    • Improved support for Sony Blu-ray players
  • Languages:
    • Made languages more consistent with eachother
    • Updated Russian translation (thanks, Tianuchka!)
    • Changed default audio/subtitles language priority for English users, which:
      • Disables subtitles when audio is English, otherwise look for English subtitles, prioritizing external before internal subtitles
    • Added language flags for Arabic, Croatian, Estonian, Latvian, Serbian and Vietnamese
  • External Components:
    • Updated FFmpeg for Windows and Linux to SB8, which:
      • Increases x264 encoding speed
    • Updated InterFrame to 2.5.0, which:
      • Improves scene-change detection
      • Minimizes artifacts
    • Updated Java Runtime Environment automatic downloader for Windows to 7u17, which:
      • Fixes serious security holes
    • Updated MediaInfo for Windows to 0.7.62

Universal Media Server 2.4.2 released


For more details and the download link, please see the official website.

Changes since 2.4.1:

  • General:
    • Fixed bug on some renderers where no files/folders were showing
    • The Clean Install option on Windows deletes the MPlayer Contconfig cache
  • External Components:
    • Updated FFmpeg for OS X to 1.1.2, which:
      • Adds automatic multithreading
      • Improves QuickTime format support
      • Supports decoding WMA Lossless
      • Supports decoding RealAudio Lossless
      • Fixes security issues
      • Fixes over 150 bugs
      • Supports RTMP
      • Supports Opus
      • Supports encoding external subtitles
      • Supports decoding DTS-HD

Universal Media Server 2.4.1 released


For more details and the download link, please see the official website.

Changes since 2.4.0:

  • General:
    • Improved autostart support

    Renderers:

    • Added support for Sharp Aquos TVs
    • Added support for Showtime 4
  • External Components:
    • Updated MPlayer/MEncoder for Windows and Linux to SB50, which:
      • Silences meaningless errors
      • Supports 32-bit Linux installations
    • Updated FFmpeg for Windows and Linux to SB7, which:
      • Adds RTMP support
      • Supports 32-bit Linux installations

Universal Media Server 1.5.0 released


You can get it from its website here.

Changelog:

  • General:
    • Made videos adhere more exactly to the maximum bandwidth limit
    • Updated MPlayer/MEncoder to SB37, changelog: https://www.spirton.com/mplayer-mencoder-sb37-released/
    • Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.60, changelog: http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/Log
    • Files are now sorted alphanuerically by default, e.g. Episode 2 before Episode 10
    • #–TRANSCODE–# folder name is localized
    • Cleaned up FFmpeg and MEncoder commands
    • Use automatic enabling of multithreading with FFmpeg and FFmpeg/AviSynth engines
    • Many improvements to UMS.conf and how it responds to updates, it is recommended to delete your old one
    • Only use tsMuxeR to compensate for MEncoder ignoring audio delay when A/V sync alternative method is enabled (which it is by default)
    • Fixed bugs in plugin installer
    • Automatic encoding detection of non UTF-8 external subtitles for Russian, Greek, Hebrew, Chinese, Korean and Japanese languages (leave "Subtitles codepage" option blank)
    • Improved handling of UTF-8 external subtitles
    • Prevented image distortion on some DLNA clients with "Keep AC-3 track" option enabled
    • Don’t show entries for disabled engines in #–TRANSCODE–# folder
    • Allow Traces tab panel to auto-scroll (thanks, LordQuackstar!)
    • Replaced ImageMagick with Thumbnailator for thumbnail generation
    • Fixed FFmpeg engine’s handling of unsupported custom options (thanks, ajamess)
    • Fixed FFmpeg command line arguments used by tsMuxeR video
    • Fixed DNLA 2114 errors when scanning non-readable subfolders with "hide empty folders" enabled
    • Linux tarball: fix "cannot find tsMuxeR" error
    • Fixed numerous small bugs

    Renderers:

    • Added Sony SMP-N100
    • Added Yamaha RX-A1010 (thanks, merelin)
    • Deprecated misnamed TranscodeVideo profile MPEGAC3: use MPEGPSAC3 instead
    • Documented and cleaned up TranscodeVideo and TranscodeAudio profiles

    FFmpeg:

    • Updated FFmpeg to a366bea (20120827)
    • Follow the maximum bandwidth setting
    • Mux AC3 instead of transcoding it
    • Use better commands

    MEncoder:

    • Disabled AC-3 remux if audio track has delay, which improves audio sync
    • Disabled DTS and LPCM remuxing if tsMuxeR engine is unavailable

    Languages:

    • Updated Bulgarian translation (thanks, JORDITO)
    • Updated Dutch translation (thanks, leroy)
    • Updated Russian
    • Updated English settings labels

Universal Media Server 1.4.0 released


You can get it from its website here.

Changelog:

  • General:
    • Many improvements to FFmpeg, from audio sync to file-support to stability
    • Updated MPlayer and MEncoder for Windows to SB36, which:
      • Supports a lot more file formats and colour-spaces
      • Improves audio/video sync, especially with PAL (25FPS) videos
    • Added FFmpeg multithreading option
    • Updated FFmpeg for OS X to 57d5a224
    • Added a GUI config editor for those who like to edit manually
    • Improved audio/video sync when using MEncoder
    • Improved audio channel detection
    • Fixed support for some plugins
    • Added support for TX3G (MPEG-4 Timed Text) subtitles
    • Added support for WebM videos downloaded from YouTube
    • Fixed DV video detection
    • Fixed "Definitely disable subtitles" option with ASS/SSA subtitles
    • Fixed default audio/subtitle priority options
    • Fixed running on headless servers
    • Windows 7 and Vista users are reminded to run as administrator before attempting to automatically update
    • Fixed multithreading bug with MEncoder on Linux
    • Made layout more consistent
  • Plugin Installer:
    • Added Plugin Installer which lets you automatically browse plugins and install them, see this page for details: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=152
  • Web:
    • Added new default web video engine: FFMpeg Web Video
    • Updated WEB.conf with working default video streams
    • Added support for new web protocols: mmsh:// and mmst://
    • Added The Onion to the default video feeds
  • Languages:
    • Updated Simplified Chinese (thanks, lovenemesis!)
    • Updated Czech (thanks, valib!)
    • Updated English
    • Added image for Hebrew subtitle choosing

Universal Media Server 1.3.0 released


You can get it from its website here.

Changelog:

  • General:
    • Enabled FFmpeg video player for all platforms
    • Updated FFmpeg for Windows to e01f478 (20120319)
    • Updated 32-bit MediaInfo to the 20120611 development snapshot which fixes a bug with detecting the duration of some avi files
    • Improved FFmpeg commands
    • Added support for PGS (Blu-ray) subtitles
    • Added support for VobSub (DVD) subtitles in MP4 container
    • Better handling of embedded SSA/SSA subtitle styling
    • Fixed audio track selection for MP4 and MOV containers
    • Localized audio and subtitle priority defaults
    • Added option on Traces tab to pack useful debug information into a zip file
    • Fixed 64-bit OS detection for Windows and OS X
    • Made program-closing more reliable
    • Fixed default settings
  • Languages:
    • Updated Catalan (thanks, aseques)
    • Improved English

Universal Media Server 1.2.0 released


You can get it from its website here.

Changelog:

  • General:
    • Create thumbnails from 2 seconds into the video by default
    • Fixed silent installation
    • Updated MPlayer and MEncoder for Windows to SB35, which:
      • Supports more colours in ASS/SSA subtitles
      • Fixes memory leaks
      • Starts faster
      • Improves fonts
      • Improves caching
      • Improves multithreading stability
    • Updated MPlayer and MEncoder for OSX to SB32
    • Lots of code optimisations
    • Made program restarts more reliable
    • Fixed AviSynth ConvertFPS option
    • Improved AviSynth frame-serving stability
  • Renderers:
    • Added support for DirecTV HR series (thanks, DeFlanko!)
    • Added workaround for 2.0 384 kbits AC3 PS3 audio bug (PMS issue #230 & #1414)
    • Improved support for Panasonic TVs
  • Installer:
    • Only offer to run AviSynth installer if it isn’t already installed
  • Languages:
    • Updated Czech

Universal Media Server 1.1.1 released


You can get it from its website here.

Changelog:

  • General:
    • Fixed memory buffer handling
    • Added LPCM transcoding option for all audio tracks
    • Added DTS HD-MA support up to 7.1 channels: DTS core remux, LPCM and AC3 transcoding
    • Added Dolby TrueHD support up to 7.1 channels: LPCM (recommended) and AC3 (buggy for 7.1) transcoding
    • Added support for more rare audio formats
    • Updated documentation in UMS.conf
  • Languages:
    • Improved English settings labels
    • Fixed spacing across all languages on the “Common transcode settings” page
    • Improved Russian translations
    • Removed outdated translations
    • Fixed display of maximum transcode buffer size in 5 languages (ca, es, is, it, sv)
    • Improved support for RTL languages

Universal Media Server 1.1.0 released


You can get it from its website here.

Changelog:

  • General:
    • Made program restarts more reliable
    • Fixed bug that occurred when resetting cache
    • Made buffer display in megabytes instead of bytes
    • Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.58
    • Branding
    • Fixed overscan compensation bug on some renderers (thanks to tMH for reporting the bug!)
    • Improved OS X tray icon (thanks, glebb!)
    • Added workaround for folder depth limits
    • Use UMS_PROFILE instead of PMS_PROFILE
    • Added support for audio that is 48Hz/24Hz
    • Fixed settings folder permissions
  • Renderers:
    • Added Yamaha RX-V671 (thanks, adresd!)
    • Added LG Smart TV Upgrader (600ST)
    • Added OPPO BDP-83 (thanks, counsil!)
    • Added OPPO BDP-93 (thanks, counsil!)
    • Added Sony Bravia 5500 series image
    • Added Sony Bravia EX series image
    • Added Panasonic TV image
    • Improved D-Link DSM-510 image
    • Improved Sony Blu-ray Player image
    • Improved Xbox 360 image
    • Improved Philips Streamium support
    • Fixed support for Samsung 2012 TVs (thanks, trooperryan!)
    • Numerous small improvements
  • AviSynth True Motion (InterFrame):
    • Supports more video cards
    • Improved stability
    • Improved compatibility with AviSynth 2.6
  • Languages:
    • Made Status tab more consistent across languages
    • Removed outdated translations
  • Installer:
    • Option to install AviSynth 2.6 MT
    • Option to set custom memory limit

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