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The program was created by the developer as a freeware product, but donations for the continued development are highly appreciated. As an open source project, you are free to view the source code and distribute this software application freely. Universal Media Server 11.3.0 is available to all software users as a free download for Windows. This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system on a laptop or desktop PC from media servers without restrictions. Universal Media Server 11.3.0 on 32-bit and 64-bit PCs
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Universal Media Server is software which can stream media on DLNA devices. Overall, Universal Media Server is an admirable project which allows you to play (formerly) non-traditional video files on your television or mobile phone with the help of consoles or web TV devices. In general, you should leave these settings alone unless you're experiencing issues. The default settings here are to use open source engines such as MPlayer, FFmpeg Audio and VLC Video Streaming. Where the meat of the program lays is in the Transcoding Settings tab where you can make fine adjustments to transcode settings such as the video codecs, audio codecs and more. It will act as a UPnP server, enabling you to stream your files. The navigation tab is where you're given the option of setting thumbnails on your media device, setting up the cache and modifying general display settings. Universal Media Server can be a useful tool for anyone with content to stream to the internet.
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Moving on, there is a Traces tab which acts as a server log and beside that is the general configuration tab which allows you to make changes to the default settings of the application like the language, ability to install the server as a Windows Service and advanced network settings. Upon launching Universal Media Server, you are greeted with the Status tab which displays the trancoding status. The main program interface is certainly not pretty, yet it is certainly functional and well laid-out.
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The main function, apart from being a media server, is to transcode video so that your DLNA-compliant media player can display high-definition movie files without issues. The program was designed to enable your Playstation 3 console to playback media formats which were traditionally not supported, the most popular being MKV files. Universal Media Server is a project forked off of the PS3 Media Server which includes a few enhancements over the original project.