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'''NOTE:''' What is DLNA? # The majority of the guidance here is specific to Fedora and may not apply to Ubuntu. We hope to revise soon.# DLNA does not support server "transcoding" on the fly.__TOC__<br>
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Working page for [http://www.amahi.org/apps/dlna Amahi DLNA], the Amahi port of [http://sourceforge.net/projects/minidlna/ MiniDLNA]. It makes your Amahi HDA the best media server for all your clients.
Amahi has other media server apps available as well:
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/mediatomb MediaTomb], which has transcoding on the fly for more compatibility
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/ushare UShare] works well with the xbox360
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'''NOTE:''' # The majority of the guidance here is specific to Fedora and may not apply to Ubuntu. We hope to revise soon.# DLNA does not support server "transcoding" on the fly.=== Tips ===
* You can configure its options in the ".conf" file in:
data files. Such as cases where a "target" device does not support a source format.
=== Troubleshooting ===
* If you have problems where DLNA cannot see some files, it may be due to some ownership/permissions issues. You can do this (change the path and USERNAME accordingly):
* If you suddenly realize that ONLY a part of your library is delivered by your amahi-dlna server to your clients you (most probably) have add a file to the library that forces dlna daemon parser to crash. Check [http://forums.amahi.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=3816 this] out if this is the case.
=== DLNA Players ===
There is no list of '''Amahi Certified DLNA Players''' because most (99.999%) of clients will work. The client has to support the format of the file that the server is streaming. Not all clients support all the formats. Typically [http://www.divx.com/ DivX] format are widely supported, but newer formats like [http://www.matroska.org/ Matroska] may not be supported by some clients.
Below you will find a list of some client devices/applications. Feel free to add your client and what features it supports.
==== WD TV Live ====
At the moment, with a [http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=735 WD TV Live] player, we can stream from .avi files to full 1080p content from this server.
With Matroska files it also supports subtitles in various languages and multiple audio tracks.
==== PS3 ====
Notes on working state with [http://www.playstation.com/ PS3].
Playing of mp3-files has been no problem - worked fine.
==== Xbox 360 ====
Notes on working state with [http://www.xbox.com Xbox 360]:
Repeat for Picture Library.
==== O!Play Air ====
Notes on working state with [http://www.asus.com/Search.aspx?SearchKey=o!play O!Play Air]
==== Samsung TV with Media@ capability ====
The TV will play all media (pictures, music, movies) over WLAN/LAN, in TVs like the [http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/learningresources/tv/mediasolution/introduction.html Samsung with Media@ features], no problem.
==== Windows Media Center ====
Windows 7 (Ultimate pre-release) Media Center will display pictures and play music. Video doesn't work.
==== Windows Media Player 11 ====
On Windows 7 the Windows Media Player 11 shows successfully the Amahi-Server. On Windows XP this doesn't work.
==== VLC Media Player ====
VLC Media Player will connect to DLNA on Mac & Linux.
On Mac you can click on File > Service discovery > Universal Plug'n'Play discovery.
==== 4u2stream ====
The client which is available at http://4u2stream.4u2sites.com works under windows xp.
==== Moxi ====
Music, video, and pictures all work perfectly on [http://moxi.com Moxi]. Go to Media Link on the Moxi menu, and Amahi shows up in the list of media servers, complete with a Penguin for the logo.
==== TerraTec NOXON iRadio ====
Working, no changes are needed, by default a server called Amahi appears in the list of the home menu.
=== FAQs ===
* Q: Does it support Matroska (.mkv) files?: Yes!
* Q: I added additional share locations into the config file but they do not appear!: try removing files.db under /tmp/minidlna/ and restarting the amahi-dlna service
===Playlists===
TBD
===Update to latest minidlna===
Coming soon...
=== App's screenshot and logo ===
[[Image:dlna-sshot.jpg]]
