Universal Media Server 4.0.1

Universal Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server. UMS was started by SubJunk, an official developer of PMS, in order to ensure greater stability and file-compatibility. The program streams or transcodes many different media formats with little or no configuration. It is powered by MEncoder, FFmpeg, tsMuxeR, AviSynth, MediaInfo and more, which combine to offer support for a wide range of media formats. Because it is written in Java, Universal Media Server supports all major operating systems, with versions for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

When using the default options in UMS, no codecs are needed. The only time you need codec is to use the AviSynth engine. In that case K-Lite Mega Codec Pack is recommended. If you already have codecs or a codec pack installed, uninstall them first and restart the computer before installing K-Lite. In the installer options select "Lots of stuff", the rest can be left at defaults.

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What's new in this version:

Added option InternalSubtitlesSupported to renderer configs for greater control over file compatibility
Added option "Force external subtitles"
Added the option "Use embedded style" to FFmpeg instead of just MEncoder
Fixed a bug with the adaptive bitrate setting GUI
Fixed bugs with subtitles not being loaded
Fixed displaying the Windows-specific "prevent operating system from sleeping" option on other operating systems
Fixed FFmpeg sometimes sending too many audio channels
Fixed FFmpeg using a bitrate too high for audio transcoding
Updated Spanish translation (thanks, AlfredoRamos!)
Updated FFmpeg to builds from 2014-07-16, which:
Improves support for many containers and codecs
Fixes bugs