This is where Air Video comes to the rescue. HP makes the iStream application that allows for streaming of video, picture and music files from the MediaSmart Server to the iPhone and iPod Touch, but this application is slow, a bit clunky and is not optimized for iPad screen real estate. Thank you, Jason, for sharing this article with the community!Īs one of those forum members who rushed out and bought the new Apple iPad on day one, I’ve been eager to see how much integration would be possible between the iPad and my HP MediaSmart Server EX495.Īs many forum regulars know, one of the key areas of interest is media integration between the MediaSmart Server and devices like the iPad. The following is a guest article contributed by forum member Jason aka “jmpage2″, a Windows Home Server and Apple enthusiast. The free server software (available for OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Microsoft Windows) is needed to stream and convert the videos and can be downloaded at. Video podcast content is free and does not include DRM protection. All video content purchased through iTunes includes DRM. Note that Air Video HD will not play DRM protected videos. * Many other features waiting for you to explore Also works when playing Apple TV of course! Now you can finally correct those those weird looking videos. Your subtitles being out-of-sync is no longer a problem, you can correct it in just few taps. * Audio and Subtitle synchronization adjustment (2.0). Did we mention that history can be synchronized across all your devices? See which videos have already been played and which are new. Quickly navigate between previously visited folders and played files. Playback settings (including subtitle and audio selection), history and many other are synchronized as well. You can stop video on you iPhone and resume on your iPad. With one slider you decide if you want to prioritize video quality or save space on device. Simply browse to your video and press download. Going somewhere without internet access? Air Video HD is the easiest way to get your videos to device. Support for soft subtitles, H.264 passthrough for your HD videos and surround sound on Apple TV will let you enjoy your media the way it is supposed to be. With special support for iPhone 6 and 6+, we make sure your valuable screen space is not wasted * Beautiful user interface optimized for iOS 8. No matter what format the video is in, AVI, DivX, MKV and other videos just work. But we took special care to ensure that transcoding is only done when necessary. If needed, Air Video HD will transparently transcode the video (“on fly”) so that it plays on all supported iOS devices, including Apple TV (with surround sound and soft subtitles). Going somewhere without network access? Download is just one tap away.ĭon’t worry about video formats, codecs and bitrates, let Air Video HD handle the dirty details for you. If want to watch them on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple TV though AirPlay, this is the app for you.ĭownload and install the server software on your Mac or PC (Linux coming soon) and you’ll be watching your videos on your device in seconds. * Full split screen multitasking and picture in picture supportĪir Video HD is the ultimate streaming video player for all videos stored on your computer.
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