Serviio for Windows Home Server allows the management and optional installation of the open-source DLNA media server, Serviio.
Serviio is a free DLNA media server. It allows you to stream your media files (music, video or images) to any DLNA-certified renderer device (e.g. a TV set, Bluray player, games console) on your home network.
Serviio uses a priority-based metadata extraction so that you can choose what metadata should describe your media files (e.g. audio track name, DVD cover, TV series and episodes names, etc.). These include metadata embedded into the media files themselves, locally stored metadata files (images, Swisscenter, XBMC) and metadata that can be obtained online. With this powerful tool you will be able to build your Serviio media library easily and effectively.
Serviio works with any DLNA compliant device (TV, Playstation 3, etc.) and some other (XBox 360). It supports profiles for particular devices so that it can be tuned to maximise the device’s potential and/or minimize lack of media format playback support (via transcoding).
As reported over at MSWHS, v0.5.2.0 of the add-in was released over the weekend – there are no significant changes to the code at this point, but the add-in is now classed as stable and ready for widespread beta testing. New features are set to be added to the next version of the add-in, which will sync in the all new version of Serviio media server.
v0.5.2.0 (25th June 2011)
- Moved to stable. 1200+ downloads and no major issues reported, so I suppose it is ready. New features will be added to the 0.6.0.0 release, which will correspond with the Serviio release (currently in beta).
Download: Serviio v0.5.2.0
