universal media server best media server file transfer

#Universal media server best media server file transfer code
#Universal media server best media server file transfer ps3

#Universal media server best media server file transfer code

When seeking to a new position, the time code of the new position is sent to UMS. Here byte-seeking isn't possible since the 'file' sent to the renderer doesn't exist and is generated on-the-fly. All UMS is doing is acting like a 'proxy', and unless something is very slow along the way, you shouldn't really be able to tell the difference. UMS will then read from the new position and forward the read data to the renderer via the network. With UMS, the same request using byte index is sent to UMS, which effectively 'forwards' the request to it's underlying OS controlling the file.

With a local disk file, this request is made to the local OS. The media player requests a new position using a byte index, and reading starts at that position. What happens 'behind the scene' when working this way is very similar to how it works with a file on local disk. I honestly don't think you can tell the difference if the file is on a local disk or is streamed from UMS in this case. When there's no transcoding involved, and unless your server or network is extremely slow, seeking is 'instant' without any buffering. Unfortunately Movian is not great with transcoded files, seeking restarts the video.

#Universal media server best media server file transfer ps3

There is a better homebrew media player for the PS3 called Movian that can play most things, but for some formats like h265 its CPU is too slow to play well so need to be transcoded. You might be better off getting something like a kodi box, something that has support for more modern formats that can just be streamed instead of transcoded, then you will have no need to copy videos like that. Also the transcoding is optimised for speed not file size so the final video would take up a huge amount of space on the harddrive.Ī better option is to transcode everything to a supported format with something like HandBrake ahead of time and then they will stream correctly though UMS and you should be able to jump around in the file as normal. Practicality I don't see much use of it though as the whole file will have to be saved first before you can watch it and it would take the duration of that file to be transcoded and saved. Can't remember how but I think pressing triangle on the video brought up that option. I do vaguely remember that you can copy a stream to the PS3's hardrive instead of playing it, which is good for seeking when the original file has to be transcoded.