Available Media server Release gerbera 1.9 , continuing the development of the project MediaTomb after the termination of its development. Gerbera supports upnp , including the UPNP MediaServer 1.0 specification, and allows you to organize multimedia content broadcast on the local network with the ability to view video and listen to sound On any UPNP-compatible device, including televisions, game consoles, smartphones and tablets. The project code is written in C ++ and distributed under the GPLV2 license.
There are functions of automatic generation of the video and recoding of content on the fly To output in the formats supported by the specified device. Broadcast management is made through the Web interface. Multimedia files are automatically retrieved metadata and a collection is built available for navigating from all devices equipped with a Web browser. Catalogs are automatically scanned for new files with an Inotify or scheduled check. It is possible to download additional information about content from the Last.fm service.
In a new release:
- Advanced options for Setup , including resource definition for downloading album covers, configuring DLNA profiles and changing UPNP parameters.
- Added support for the display of dynamic containers, the contents of which are calculated during the opening (for example, you can organize the display of recently added or changed files).
- implements support for selective transcoding, in which video is transcoded only for individual old devices, and for the new is given as it is.
- improved compatibility with samsung TVs.
- advanced content search and UPNP devices.
- In order to simplify the accompaniment and improving performance, the code has been reworked, providing work with the database. The database format is changed (transition to version 1.9 is performed automatically, but it will not be possible to roll back to the old issue, so it is recommended to make a backup of the database before upgrading).