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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Changes since 6.5.0:
General
- Added Dolby Atmos detection
- Added renderer config setting RemoveTagsFromSRTSubtitles
- Config file fixes and improvements
- Reduced CPU usage
- Improved adherence to DLNA standards
- Restart button changes to red when a restart is required
- Fixed audio channel parsing
- Fixed audio pitch when transcoding some files
Renderers:
- Added support for VLC for desktop
- Improved seeking support on AnyCast
- Improved support for some filetypes on VLC for iOS
- Improved support for Panasonic E6 TVs
- Improved support for AVI files on XBMC
Languages:
- Synchronized translations with Crowdin
Dependencies:
- Updated jaudiotagger to 2.2.5
- Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.88
- Updated NSIS to 2.5.1
Download: Universal Media Server 6.5.1 | Other Systems | 79.1 MB (Open Source)
View: Universal Media Server Website