SubJunk Pushing That Universal Media Server 2.4

After getting through a server migration, SubJunk and the rest of the team coding away at Universal Media Server have released a new version for everyone's enjoyment. This particular update adds external subtitle support to FFmpeg and sports improved file sorting and compatibility, along with other loads of changes.

Changelog:

• General:
  
  • FFmpeg supports external subtitles
  • Linux build includes MPlayer, MEncoder and FFmpeg binaries like the other versions always have
  • Fixed user setting to automatically load external subtitles
  • Audio/subtitle language priority is now blank by default
  • Improved RealVideo file support
  • Added log level selector to the Logs tab
  • Improved MP4 compatibility on PS3
  • The word "the" at the start of filenames is ignored while sorting by default
  • Program runs on Windows startup by default, can be changed on the General Configuration tab
  • Fixed support for the Channels plugin
• Languages:
  
  • Updated Czech translation
  • Updated Russian translation (thanks, Tianuchka!)
  • Made more things translatable
• External Components:
  
  • Added MPlayer/MEncoder SB49 for Linux
  • Added FFmpeg SB6 for Linux
  • Updated Java Runtime Environment automatic downloader for Windows to 7u13, which:
    
    • Fixes serious security holes
  • Updated FFmpeg for Windows to SB6, which:
    
    • Enables external subtitles

You can grab your update below. The same installation instructions applies. Delete the 'UMS.conf' file if updating from a version earlier than 1.5.0 and uninstall the old version before installing the new one.

Download: Universal Media Server 2.4.0 [Windows | Linux | OSX]

Source: Universal Media Server

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