Playback Media Server 1.6 Delivers more Sophistication and Performance

I haven't tried it myself but it sounds promising for those of you with DLNA clients in the house (many new televisions and Blu-Ray players), as well as Windows 7.

Playback Media Server 1.6 Delivers more Sophistication and Performance: "

Chicago, Illinois – Yazsoft today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of Playback 1.6, a major update to their popular zero configuration media server for Mac OS X. With a focus on ease-of-use, Playback allows anyone to share their media with any Playstation 3, Xbox 360, or other supported UPnP compatible device. Playback can also share media stored in folders or even make entire disks available to a Playstation 3 or Xbox 360. No configuration required. Playback also brings a highly anticipated feature to PS3/Xbox users – built-in HD MKV support to all PS3/Xbox users without the use of messy and resource hogging transcoding.

Playback is engineered for extreme performance, while at the same time delivering a streamlined design with unparalleled reliability and stability. By default, it will share almost any content on the users system. And Playback automatically integrates with iTunes, iPhoto, Aperture, Adobe Lightroom 2, Photobooth, and EyeTV too, making it a perfect complement to Apple’s iLife Suite. Users can share all content from these applications transparently or choose specific playlists and albums.

Those who like to tinker will appreciate Playback’s built-in Access Control List (ACL) and bandwidth throttling. The ACL allows users to control which devices have access to their media. Bandwidth throttling limits the transfer rate from the computer to their UPnP device. This allows others on the network to do other internet related activities, such as surf the web and check their email.

Playback was engineered for extreme speed, while offering complete control of shared content. Media is served via lighttpd, the same rock-solid technology that powers YouTube, Wikipedia, and many other popular sites. Playback sports many creature comforts as well, including Growl notifications, Spotlight based searching, on-screen thumbnails (powered by QuickLook), and much more. Playback even includes a handy Status menu which conveniently displays live stream info, at-a-glance.

Feature Highlights:

* Streamlined design

* Unparalleled performance and stability

* 64-bit Playback menu component

* Share movies, music, and pictures

* Built-in support for HD MKV files

* Transparent integration with iTunes, iPhoto, Aperture, Photobooth, Adobe Lightroom 2 & 3, and EyeTV recordings

* Complete control of shared content

* Spotlight based searching

* Quicklook thumbnails for all media

* Bandwidth throttling

* ACL access

* Growl notifications

* Status menu with live stream info

* And much more

What’s changed in 1.6:

* New: Redesigned media management system for unparalleled performance and reliability

* New: Dramatically improved Spotlight query performance. Spotlight engine can now catalog over 100,000 files in less than a minute

* New: iTunes, iPhoto, and Aperture integration has been completely overhauled

* New: The ‘playback_discovery’ process has been eliminated

* New: Added Support for Adobe Lightroom 3

* Fixed: Improved browsing when using the Playstation 3

* Other: Many other bug fixes and enhancements

System Requirements:

* Requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later

* 47 MB Hard Drive Space

* Any Playstation 3, Xbox 360, or other supported UPnP compatible device

* Network connection (Gigabit recommended for HD)

Pricing and Availability:

Playback is offered at the low price of $15.00 (USD) for three (3) licenses, and can be purchased from the Yazsoft website. A free 7 day demo is also available for download.

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The Yazsoft team came together in 2001 to develop software expressly for the Mac platform. With an emphasis on total customer satisfaction, Yazsoft makes up a development team of 5 professionals, each responsible for coding, marketing, and total customer support. Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Yazsoft. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Spotlight and QuickLook are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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(Via MacMegasite.)