iSedora Media Server2.1.0 Beta

iSedora Media Server is a lightweight media server that works with any UPnP/DLNA compliant device for helping you stream videos, music and photos over home network.This way, you are given the freedom to check out various types of files right on your TV, game console or Blu-ray player. The tool features plug-and-play support for Sony BRAVIA TV, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, and other devices.

Supported file formats

A list with supported file formats is also revealed in the program’s panel. You can stream various file formats, such as PSD, DDS, GIF, HDR, EXR, JPG, HDP, PNG, RAW camera images, SGI, RAS, TIFF, TGA, XBM, and PCX.

User-friendly looks

iSedora Media Server sports a clean and intuitive layout. You can take advantage of the multi-tabbed layout for managing devices, configuring various settings and getting information about files.The utility is able to reveal a list with all your devices and lets you refresh it with just one click, block or hide the selected device, rename it, as well as perform searches for detecting new devices.

General configuration settings

Some general setup parameters help you assign a custom name to your server, disable the sleep mode while the server is running, check for updates, and change the color of the thumbnails’ background.

Photo, music and video streaming

iSedora Media Server comes with several handy options for helping you control the photo, music and video streaming process. You may enable or disable the streaming mode, downscale images if are larger than a given size, automatically rotate pictures, as well as select the folders where the media files are stored.

Browsing options, plugins and other handy features

You may group folders by media types, sort directories first, show number of files in folders, hide empty directories, conceal file extensions, as well as pick the folder display order for photos, videos and songs.The program’s functionality can be enhanced with the aid of plugins that help you perform various actions such as view PDF files.Security settings allow you to block custom IP addresses and hide several devices, while network parameters enable you to provide details about the HTTP server port, send alive interval and automatic search time interval.You may clean the cache used for storing media info, thumbnails and scaled images, log information to a file, as well as drag and drop media files directly in the working environment in order to get information about them, such as file type, width/height, bits per pixel, color model and size.

Bottom line

All things considered, iSedora Media Server combines a user-friendly layout with several smart features for helping you gain control over the streaming process, and can be handled by beginners and professionals alike.