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Mezzmo 5.0 released

Major new version of Mezzmo lets you stream outside your home.

18th May 2016. Conceiva (www.conceiva.com) has released Mezzmo v5.0, the most feature-packed and flexible media server available today. Mezzmo is easy-to-use, highly configurable, supports all popular file formats and streams to all the latest DLNA / UPnP devices and web browsers.

New features in Mezzmo v5.0 include:

New: Two versions of Mezzmo - a free version called Mezzmo, and a paid version called Mezzmo Pro. Mezzmo Pro contains advanced features such as web interface, streaming outside your home, hardware transcoding, permanent links, auto-refresh folders + more. Mezzmo contains all the features for file-based streaming in your home.
New: URL streaming. Add video, music or photo URLs to your Mezzmo library and stream them to your devices or web browsers. See 'Add To Library' -> 'Add URL' dialog. Includes streaming support for 700+ popular web sites including YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo, SoundCloud + many more.
New: Web interface. Browse and stream your Mezzmo library to any web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Internet Explorer, Safari, etc.). Works with computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, TVs, etc.
New: Remote browsing & streaming. Connect to your Mezzmo library from outside your home and browse & stream your media anywhere in the world.
New: Web Access setup. Create web accounts for users who you want to access your Mezzmo library. Restrict access to certain playlists, folders or files with specific content rating. Create a personalized home page for users. See Media Server -> Web Access dialog.
New: Permanent Links. Use permanent links to provide access to particular media in your Mezzmo library. Includes fully embedded players. Great for adding links your blog, Facebook page, Twitter page, etc. See File Properties dialog (General tab) for a file's permanent link.
New: Plugins. Python-based plugins let you add new channels to your Mezzmo library so you can browse and play media from any source, including internet web sites. See 'Add To Library' -> 'Add Channel' dialog. Development of plugins is open to third-party developers to create new and exciting plugins.
New: Live streaming. Stream audio or video that has no finite duration (examples: online radio station, online TV, etc.). Set an audio or video file as a live stream in File Properties dialog (Audio or Video tab).
New: Webcam streaming. Stream any DirectShow capture device connected to your computer (such as webcams, microphones, desktop capture, etc.) to your devices and web browsers. See 'Add To Library' -> 'Add Capture Device'.
New: Intel QuickSync hardware encoding support. See Transcoding Settings dialog.
New: h.265 (HEVC) video encoding.
New: Preferred audio language. See Options dialog (Streaming page).
Shared folders/playlists. Restrict access to playlists/folders by device or web access user via Playlist Sharing Permissions dialog.
New: Auto-refresh folders. Set auto-refresh intervals for folders and linked playlists. Mezzmo automatically looks for changes (new files, deleted files, etc.) at each interval. This removes the need for daily maintenance and running Mezzmo (Windows) app (i.e. Mezzmo server will do the auto-refreshing for you). See Folder Properties dialog or Linked Playlist dialog.
New: Lock files. Lock files from being further updated during maintenance. See File Properties dialog.
New: New device support includes: Sonos audio devices, Sony Playstation 4, Kodi media player, LG TVs (2015 models), Loewe TVs, Oppo 105 Blu-ray players, Panasonic Viera TVs (2015 models), Samsung J-series TVs (2015 models), Sharp Aquos TVs (2015 models), Toshiba Blu-ray players, Vizio TVs (2015 models), WD TV media players, web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Internet Explorer, Safari, etc.) and many more.

Mezzmo works with popular web browserws and UPnP and DLNA-enabled devices, including Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Internet Explorer, Sony Bravia TVs, Samsung TVs, Panasonic Viera TVs, Toshiba TVs, Sharp Aquos TVs, Pioneer Kuro TVs, LG TVs, PlayStation 3, Xbox One / 360, Sony Blu-ray players, Samsung Blu-ray players, LG Blu-ray players, Panasonic Blu-ray players, Oppo Blu-ray players, Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, HP TouchPad, WD TV Live, Pioneer AV receivers, network media receivers, digital media appliances and digital media players from Sony, Toshiba, Samsung, Panasonic, Sharp, LG, Apple, Motorola, D-Link, WD, Netgear, Logitech and many more.

Media format support includes all popular video formats, music formats, image formats and subtitle formats. Mezzmo transcodes movies, music and photos on-the-fly so they play perfectly on your web browsers and UPnP or DLNA device. Multi-threaded, multi-core technology and support for the latest multi-core computers gives you fast transcoding and super-fast streaming. You can even connect and stream to multiple devices at the same time.

Mezzmo runs on 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Home Server. Language support includes English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese, Arabic, Dutch, Greek, Slovak, Hungarian, Turkish, Hrvatski and Czech.

Pricing and Availability

Mezzmo comes in two versions - a free version called Mezzmo, and a paid version called Mezzmo Pro. Mezzmo can be downloaded free of charge at www.conceiva.com/downloads. It also includes a free 15-day trial of Mezzmo Pro.

Mezzmo Pro can be purchased for US$29.95 from the Conceiva web site (www.conceiva.com/buy)

Further information about Mezzmo is available at www.mezzmo.com.

For business development & OEM licensing, please contact Paul Schumann, (+61) 418 599 066, paul.schumann@conceiva.com.

About Conceiva Pty Ltd

Conceiva Pty Ltd creates software products for your digital lifestyle - including the award-winning download manager, DownloadStudio, and the ultimate media server for streaming movies, music and photos to your UPnP and DLNA devices and web browsers, Mezzmo.

Conceiva is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and has offices in Tokyo, Japan.

For more information, visit www.conceiva.com.

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Mezzmo Android app 2.0 released

Major new version includes support for Android TV and Amazon Fire TV devices.

18th May 2016. Conceiva (www.conceiva.com) has released Mezzmo Android app 2.0, our highly rated Android app that can stream media onto your Android device and to your DLNA devices.

Mezzmo Android is a DLNA / UPnP digital media controller (DMC), digital media server (DMS) and digital media renderer (DMR) app that allows you browse the media servers in your home and "push" files to play on your DLNA / UPnP devices, including your TVs, Blu-ray players, home theaters, AV receivers, tablets, smartphones, media players and Google Chromecast dongles. You can also play media directly within Mezzmo Android app with its built-in video, music and photo players. You can also stream files contained on your Android device to devices in your home.

Mezzmo Android app runs on all popular Android devices, such as smartphones, tablets, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Amazon Fire TV Stick.

Mezzmo Android features include:

Works with all popular Android devices, such as smartphones, tablets, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Amazon Fire TV Stick.
Works with all popular media servers such as Mezzmo, Serviio, Plex, UMS and Tversity.
Optimized for Mezzmo media server (www.mezzmo.com).
Streams to all popular DLNA / UPnP devices such as TVs, Blu-ray players, home theaters, AV receivers, tablets, smartphones and media players.
Streams video, music and photos to Google Chromecast devices.
Cast (content mirror) details about files to Google Chromecast devices and DLNA / UPnP devices.
Files auto-transcoded to compatible video, music and photo formats (when using with Mezzmo media server).
Playback features, including Play, Pause, Stop, Seek to position, Next file, Previous file, Volume up / down, Mute.
Playlist features, including Queue to playlist, Shuffle playlist, Repeat play, Re-order playlist.
Photo slideshow features, including Play, Pause and Slideshow interval.
Great looking poster, album and backdrop artwork.
Full details displayed for movies and TV shows, including title, poster, backdrop, plot, tagline, content rating, user rating, actors, directors, writers, producers, production company (when using with Mezzmo media server).
Full details displayed for music, including title, album cover, album, artist, track number and genre.
Full details displayed for photos, including title, date taken, EXIF, ITPC and XMP metadata.
Search for media files to play on media servers.
Built-in video player, music player and photo viewer.
Parental control features (when using with Mezzmo media server).
Rate your favourite media files (when using with Mezzmo media server).
Built-in Digital Media Server (DMS) to let you stream video, music and photos stored on your Android smartphone or tablet to devices in your home.
Built-in Digital Media Renderer (DMR) to let you play video, music and photos.

Google Chromecast features include:

List and select from all the Google Chromecast dongles in your home.
Cast (content mirror) full details about your media files to your Google Chromecast.
Stream movies, TV shows, home movies, music and photos to your Google Chromecast.
Play photo slideshows on your Google Chromecast.
Play music playlists on your Google Chromecast - including shuffle and repeat features.
Files auto-transcoded to compatible video, music and photo formats (when using with Mezzmo media server).

Mezzmo Android app runs on Android 2.3.3 and higher. Language support includes English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese, Arabic, Dutch, Greek, Slovak, Hungarian, Turkish, Hrvatski and Czech.

Pricing and Availability

Mezzmo Android can be purchased from Google Play Amazon App Store.

A fully functional, 15-day trial version of Mezzmo Android called Mezzmo (Trial) can be downloaded free of charge from Google Play and Amazon App Store.