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Playstation 3 Media Server is WICKED! :)

demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,669
edited July 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
The latest update is amazing! If you are on a wired internet connection, this is for you! So I downloaded this app, installed on 3 pc's. IMO, the best thing if you're a data photo/audio/video freak like myself!

You can listen, watch, view all the file's on your PC HD's directly though the PS3 menu screen. Listen to those Pearl Jam shn/flacs/mp3/video clips etc.. without downloading any codecs. Check it out & let me know what you think!

http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/

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PS3 Media Server

PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant Upnp Media Server for the PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding any kind of media files, with minimum configuration. It's backed up with the powerful Mplayer/FFmpeg packages.
Current features

* Ready to launch and play. No codec packs to install. No folder configuration and pre-parsing or this kind of annoying thing. All your folders are directly browsed by the PS3, there's an automatic refresh also.
* Real-time video transcoding of MKV/FLV/OGM/AVI, etc.
* Direct streaming of DTS / DTS-HD core to the receiver
* Remux H264/MPEG2 video and all audio tracks to AC3/DTS/LPCM in real time with tsMuxer when H264 is PS3/Level4.1 compliant
* Full seeking support when transcoding
* DVD ISOs images / VIDEO_TS Folder transcoder
* OGG/FLAC/MPC/APE audio transcoding
* Thumbnail generation for Videos
* You can choose with a virtual folder system your audio/subtitle language on the PS3!
* Simple streaming of formats PS3 natively supports: MP3/JPG/PNG/GIF/TIFF, all kind of videos (AVI, MP4, TS, M2TS, MPEG)
* Display camera RAWs thumbnails (Canon / Nikon, etc.)
* ZIP/RAR files as browsable folders
* Support for pictures based feeds, such as Flickr and Picasaweb
* Internet TV / Web Radio support with VLC, MEncoder or MPlayer
* Podcasts audio/ Video feeds support
* Basic Xbox360 support
* FLAC 96kHz/24bits/5.1 support
* Windows Only: DVR-MS remuxer and AviSynth alternative transcoder support

sweet! 8-)
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Comments

  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,689
    I may get this.
    Although I have 360 Connect to do the same thing with my 360 and never use that....
  • A satellite forever orbitingA satellite forever orbiting Posts: 1,888
    thank you for posting that! when i play play audio or video from my pc on my tv thats connected to my audio system, i go out of one pc via hdmi and vga out of the mini laptop. this will make things so much easier!
    If nothing is everything, I'll have it all
  • A satellite forever orbitingA satellite forever orbiting Posts: 1,888
    oh, wait. you said wired connection. i'm wireless. is the ps3 already set up to grab files off pcs that are connected via a wireless router?
    If nothing is everything, I'll have it all
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,689
    A satellite forever orbiting wrote:
    oh, wait. you said wired connection. i'm wireless. is the ps3 already set up to grab files off pcs that are connected via a wireless router?
    Should work just the same I think.
  • A satellite forever orbitingA satellite forever orbiting Posts: 1,888
    Rygar wrote:
    A satellite forever orbiting wrote:
    oh, wait. you said wired connection. i'm wireless. is the ps3 already set up to grab files off pcs that are connected via a wireless router?
    Should work just the same I think.

    yeah...that makes sense. an internet connection is an internet connection.
    If nothing is everything, I'll have it all
  • cowboypjfancowboypjfan Posts: 2,453
    Thanks for this! I have a connection, but when I find the folders on the ps3 and open them to where the mp3's are, it says 'no images'. Does anyone know what I need to do to play the files?
  • A satellite forever orbitingA satellite forever orbiting Posts: 1,888
    crazypjfan wrote:
    Thanks for this! I have a connection, but when I find the folders on the ps3 and open them to where the mp3's are, it says 'no images'. Does anyone know what I need to do to play the files?

    i installed it and it found my ps3. my ps3 was able to access the folders on my laptop, but when i tried to get to the music files, it said no files found.
    If nothing is everything, I'll have it all
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,669
    crazypjfan wrote:
    Thanks for this! I have a connection, but when I find the folders on the ps3 and open them to where the mp3's are, it says 'no images'. Does anyone know what I need to do to play the files?

    On the PS3 menu, are you using the audio section / video section / photo section? Gotta be in the right section to open up the files.
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,669
    Rygar wrote:
    A satellite forever orbiting wrote:
    oh, wait. you said wired connection. i'm wireless. is the ps3 already set up to grab files off pcs that are connected via a wireless router?
    Should work just the same I think.

    Don't think there should be a problem. Though haven't tried streaming a huge .ts HD file. Watched a few this afternoon. Now I can watch all my .ts / mkv files from the pc directly to my ps3 now! There were a few mkv file's that worked on Data DVDr's, but many glitched out.
  • cowboypjfancowboypjfan Posts: 2,453
    demetrios wrote:
    crazypjfan wrote:
    Thanks for this! I have a connection, but when I find the folders on the ps3 and open them to where the mp3's are, it says 'no images'. Does anyone know what I need to do to play the files?

    On the PS3 menu, are you using the audio section / video section / photo section? Gotta be in the right section to open up the files.

    Thanks. That was it! I am watching some vintage PJ SNL vids. Thank you so much for introducing me to this. I owe you a beer:)
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,669
    crazypjfan wrote:
    demetrios wrote:
    crazypjfan wrote:
    Thanks for this! I have a connection, but when I find the folders on the ps3 and open them to where the mp3's are, it says 'no images'. Does anyone know what I need to do to play the files?

    On the PS3 menu, are you using the audio section / video section / photo section? Gotta be in the right section to open up the files.

    Thanks. That was it! I am watching some vintage PJ SNL vids. Thank you so much for introducing me to this. I owe you a beer:)

    Sweet! :)
  • A satellite forever orbitingA satellite forever orbiting Posts: 1,888
    demetrios wrote:
    crazypjfan wrote:
    Thanks for this! I have a connection, but when I find the folders on the ps3 and open them to where the mp3's are, it says 'no images'. Does anyone know what I need to do to play the files?

    On the PS3 menu, are you using the audio section / video section / photo section? Gotta be in the right section to open up the files.

    that was it for me, too. thanks again, d! this software is so simple...just install and go...love it!! no need for codecs is really sweet.
    If nothing is everything, I'll have it all
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,669
    A satellite forever orbiting wrote:
    demetrios wrote:
    crazypjfan wrote:
    Thanks for this! I have a connection, but when I find the folders on the ps3 and open them to where the mp3's are, it says 'no images'. Does anyone know what I need to do to play the files?

    On the PS3 menu, are you using the audio section / video section / photo section? Gotta be in the right section to open up the files.

    that was it for me, too. thanks again, d! this software is so simple...just install and go...love it!! no need for codecs is really sweet.

    Np! :)
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,301
    I was using Windows Media Player 11 for Media Sharing for a while then I switched to this a while back.


    Oh, and yes...it does work with wireless connections!


    I have my laptop chocked full of media and I stream it to my PS3 which is connected to my audio receiver.
    Sounds awesome!

    If you have a PS3 you need to get this program.
  • tvismyfriendtvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    Thanks for this. I've been wanting to get something like this for awhile, but I also want to buy a PS3. Now it seems like I can do both.
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,301
    One little tip I'd suggest...



    Under the "Share Settings" tab, you can select the specific folders that will show up on your PS3.
    For example, my iTunes folder was buried under 8 folders or so and it took time to sort through that crap.

    In PS3 Media Server you can select that folder to share and when you turn on your PS3 it takes one click and you've got your tunes.
    Same works for your pics, videos, etc.
    (I also keep my c: drive shared too)
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