PS3 Media Server

{{short description|DLNA-compliant UPnP media server}}

{{Infobox software

| name = PS3 Media Server

| logo =

| screenshot = PMS1-Status 2012-11.png

| caption = OS X program showing two receiving televisions

| collapsible =

| author =

| developer = shagrath

| released = 2009

| discontinued = 2006

| latest release version = 1.90.1

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2013|08|17}}

| repo = {{URL|https://github.com/ps3mediaserver/ps3mediaserver}}

| programming language = Java

| operating system = Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux

| platform = Java SE

| size =

| genre = UPnP media server

| license = GNU General Public License v2

| website = {{URL|ps3mediaserver.org}}

}}

PS3 Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP media server. Originally written to support the PlayStation 3, it has been expanded to support a range of other media renderers, including Xbox 360, various Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, and Sony televisions, as well as portable devices. Written in Java, it streams or transcodes[https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/future-of-tv/2011/01/the-ars-av-club-weighs-in-on-the-future-of-tv.ars HiRe-definition: the Ars A/V Club weighs in on the future of TV]

many different media formats, with minimum configuration. The FFmpeg and MPlayer packages support the PS3 Media Server. A currently maintained fork of PS3 Media Server exists as Universal Media Server.