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.
When using the default options in UMS, no codecs are needed. The only time you need codec is to use the AviSynth engine. In that case K-Lite Mega Codec Pack is recommended. If you already have codecs or a codec pack installed, uninstall them first and restart the computer before installing K-Lite. In the installer options select "Lots of stuff", the rest can be left at defaults.
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What"s new in this version:
- Fixed MP4 support on some renderers
- Fixed transcoded video resolutions with odd numbers on some renderers
- Fixed error when retrieving audio channels
- Updated descriptions in UMS.conf
- Fixed audio support on WDTV Live (thanks, DualC!)
- Fixed external subtitle support on Samsung devices
- Improved support for Panasonic VT60 TVs
- Fixed Spanish translation
- Updated most translations in minor ways
- Updated Dutch translation (thanks, leroy!)
- Updated MediaInfo for Windows to 0.7.69, which:
- Improves folder population times
- Improves stability
- Improves detection of HEVC streams
- Fixes bugs
Download: Universal Media Server 4.0.3 | Other Systems | 44.7 MB (Open Source)
View: Universal Media Server Website | Changelog