UMS - Universal Media Sever v2.0.0 - Lots of Additions & Fixes

The UMS Team is back with an update to Universal Media Server, following up on the v1.5.2 release, they bring everyone version 2.0.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The design has been updated with this release, as well as support and compatibility for sever devices. There has also been tons of other fixes and improvements, so be sure to read the information below for more information.

This release has a design facelift, adds a new "Plugin Management" tab, adds and improves support for Sony, Panasonic and Android devices, and fixes so many bugs it's blowing my mind!

Changes since 1.6.0:

General:
- Design facelift
- Added support for more file archive formats (7-Zip, gzip and tar)
- Improved DVD and ISO support
- Fixed ASS/SSA subtitle position when using overscan compensation
- Fixed a rare bug where videos played at half-speed
- Updated JRE auto-download to 7u9 (latest)
- Admin permissions notifications work on Windows 8 (before they only worked on 7 and Vista)
- Fixed the FFmpeg Audio engine
- Updated English settings/descriptions
- Made some log messages more descriptive
- MEncoder's "A/V sync alternative method" option is applied correctly again
- Fixed error while loading iPhoto library
- Updated many program dependencies to benefit from many bugfixes
- Fixed bug where disabled engines would be picked
- Updated links on the Help page
- Made renderer config layouts more synchronised
- Added a button to uninstall the Windows service
- Removed fontconfig from MEncoder for Mac OSX for improved subs compatibility
- Made names in the transcode folder shorter by removing redundant information
- The user preference to hide file extensions is applied to the transcode folder subfolder names
External components:
- Updated MPlayer/MEncoder to SB42, which:
  - Runs faster
  - Improves audio/video sync
  - Faster handling of ASS/SSA subtitles
  - Improves DVD support
- Updated FFmpeg to SB3, which:
  - Fixes memory leaks
  - Fixes other bugs
- Updated MediaInfo to 0.7.61, which:
  - Fixes MKV framerate detection bug
  - Fixes E-AC-3 duration detection bug
  - More reliable DTS bitrate detection
- Updated Java Service Wrapper to 3.5.15, which:
  - Improves Windows permissions handling
Renderers:
- Added support for Sony Bravia HX800 TVs (thanks, lelin!)
- Enabled streaming more file formats to Android devices
- Improved DivX support on Panasonic devices (thanks, ExSport!)
Plugin Management:
- Created new "Plugin Management" tab
- Added button to edit the plugin credential file
- Improved plugin installation process
- Added button to reload available plugin list
- Updated author column of plugin installer to include maintainers
- Added "version" column to plugin installer
Languages:
- Turkish flag added for the transcode folder
- Updated settings labels for all languages

Upgrade Notes:

For versions prior to 1.5.0:
It is recommended to delete your UMS.conf file prior to installing this version. For Windows users it is in ProgramData/UMS/.

For all versions:
It is recommended (but usually not necessary) to uninstall the older version before installing the new one.

Thanks:

The PMS developers.
glebb for building the OS X version.

Plugins: universalmediaserver.com/plugins (compatible with PS3 Media Server)

Download Links:

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