Month: December 2013

Universal Media Server 3.3.0 released


This release lets you further customize your server name, automatically muxes more types of files, improves video compatibility, especially on Panasonic TVs, and more!

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

Changes since 3.2.0:

  • General:
    • Added the option to toggle the display of the profile name after the server name on the renderer
    • Added a warning on the Status tab if the UMS port is being blocked
    • Added some missing entries to UMS.conf
    • Added automatic video scaling to renderer resolution limits in FFmpeg
    • Added the ability to use asterisks for the "Force transcoding" and "Skip transcoding" options
    • Added config option "itunes_library_path"
    • Improved detection of which videos should be muxed automatically when using MEncoder or FFmpeg
    • Fixed files with compatible video but incompatible audio not muxing video
    • Fixed support for outputting 24-bit FLAC files as 24-bit by muxing them with video
    • Fixed audio playback if VLC is enabled
    • Made server restarts more reliable
    • Made sure FFmpeg outputs a compatible colorspace when transcoding to H.264
    • Made sure the transcode folder appears before files instead of after (below)
    • Renamed config setting "ffmpeg_font_config" to "ffmpeg_fontconfig"
    • Renamed config setting "hide_new_media" to "hide_new_media_folder"
  • Renderers:
    • Improved video compatibility on Panasonic TVs
    • Updated the PS3 image
    • Updated the XBMC logo
  • Languages:
    • Minor language tweaks
    • Renamed "Advanced Monitoring" to "Include in New Media folder"

Universal Media Server 3.2.0 released


This release lets you set your own server name, increases seeking accuracy and audio sync when using FFmpeg, and increases video compatibility for many videos including 3D (SBS and OU).

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

Changes since 3.1.2.1:

  • General:
    • Added font cache generation for FFmpeg on startup
    • Added the ability for users to set their own server name
    • Added example virtual folders file in the profile directory
    • The virtual folders file is now loaded from the profile directory instead of the installation directory
    • Made seeking more accurate with FFmpeg
    • When FFmpeg muxes, it always uses tsMuxeR
    • Improved compatibility with videos with unusual colorspaces
    • Improved compatibility when transcoding to H.264 via FFmpeg
    • Improved compatibility with video with HE-AAC audio
    • Improved compatibility when using tsMuxeR via FFmpeg
    • Improved compatibility with high-resolution videos such as 3D-SBS and 3D-OU
    • Fixed resume files causing a startup crash
    • Fixed some settings causing a crash
    • Fixed bug with FFmpeg subtitles
  • Languages:
    • Updated Spanish translation (thanks, AlfredoRamos!)
  • External Components:
    • Updated FFmpeg to builds from 2013-11-27, which:
      • Adds support for HEVC (H.265)
      • Improves seeking accuracy
      • Improves AV sync
      • Fixes memory leaks
      • Optimizes AC-3 decoding
      • Improves support for 60FPS videos
      • Improves AVI support
      • Silences meaningless errors
      • Improves DTS support
      • Supports seeking to non-keyframes in Matroska files
      • Improves AC-3 support
      • Fixes support for rare MP4 videos

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