Download PS3 Media Server 1.80.0

Version 1.80.0 of PS3 Media Server has been released. This program is written in Java dlna-compliant UPnP media server. Originally intended for Sony’s PlayStation 3, today many more devices are used supported. PS3 Media Server is available for Windows, Linux and OS X, and allows you to stream audio and video to a media player. More information about the possibilities of this program can be found at this page, which also shows some screenshots. The changelog of this release shows the following changes and improvements:

Regressions:

• Re-allow all transcode engines to be disabled

PMS.conf:

• FFmpeg has been renamed ffmpeg_video_custom_options and now defaults to null

renderers:

• Document TranscodeVideo and TranscodeAudio profiles
• Panasonic TVs: Add “exclusive” option to SeekByTime to work around a transcoding issue
• PS3: Restore seek-by-time support for streaming
• Android: allowing chunked transfer
• AirPlayer & iPad/iPhone: transcoding to WMV format gives better results
• Improved support for Sony Bravia HX (thanks, mazey!)
• Improved streaming support for some renderers (thanks, ExSport!)

Engine:

• FFmpeg Video and FFmpeg Web Video:
  • Support all three TranscodeVideo profiles: WMV, MPEGTSAC3 and MPEGPSAC3
  • Preserve source video quality
• FFmpeg Videos:
  • Custom FFmpeg options are now read before each transcode rather than only at startup
  • (parity with custom MEncoder options)
  • Rescale videos larger than the renderer’s max height/width
  • Updated to use “wmav2” codec (#1583)
• FFmpeg Audio: support all TranscodeAudio profiles
• VLC:
  • Added support for VLC as engine (thanks, LordQuackstar!)

Language updates:

• Updated Brazilian translation (thanks, Bruno Arueira!)
• Updated Catalan translation (thanks, oscaroe!)
• Updated simplified Chinese translation (thanks, lovenemesis!)
• Updated Italian translation (thanks, nocciola82!)

Misc:

• Fixed bug that prevents PMS running multiple profiles concurrently
• Fixed NPE when responding to DLNA subtitle requests
• Fixed NPE for empty soap actions
• Image thumbnail:
  • Added thumbnail support for TIFF and other formats
  • Trapped exception when handling unsupported formats
• Fixed response to M-SEARCH “ssdp:all” message (thanks, ler0y!)
• Fixed fontconfig configuration for Mac OSX, improving subtitle quality
• Moved several transcoding settings from MEncoder to Common transcoding settings
• Layout improvements to remove scroll bars where possible
• Help is now context sensitive