DMS Explorer (DLNA Player)

This is a DLNA player featuring displaying server and content metadata.

DMC operate is also carried out and can be make play again to DMR.

Source code is revealed beneath the Open supply license (MIT license).

This app's feature is to info display about DLNA server (DMS) and its contents.

Since the playback function makes use of the codec of the gadget, which file can be performed is determined by the device.

For instance, within the case of flicks, if it's a format compliant with the Android commonplace such as H.264 / VP8 / VP9, it seems playable on nearly all gadgets.

Some devices might be able to play MPEG 1 / MPEG 2 / WMV / DivX, and so on.

If you cannot play it, you can launch the external utility in settings so please attempt it.

As one of the playback methods, the DMC perform is applied.

If you have a TV with DMR operate on the same community, you also can make DMS contents play back to DMR.

If the DMR helps it, DTCP-IP content material playback can also be potential.

Also, in case you have a SONY recorder similar to nasne, or Panasonic recorder, you should use chapter jump function.

Although it carries the minimal playback perform of films, still photographs and music, it contains a metadata display operate of server and contents quite than usability as a player.

Since info on ARIB extension tag (arib:longDescription, etc) can additionally be displayed, detailed program info can be seen if recorder and so on is appropriate.

Also, if the program info incorporates a URL, it's going to mechanically act as a link.

Remarks

- Although I can not assure to include opinions, I will await troubleshooting reviews and requests for functions etc. every so often.

- Since 0.7.6, I even have launched Firebase SDK (Analytics, Crashlytics) for accumulating crash info.

- It does not correspond to playback of copyright protected contents (DTCP-IP). And there is not any plan of correspondence

- Because of development in personal pastime range, equipment isn't able to procure sufficiently. It can be greatly appreciated in case you have any problems, please contact me with particulars of the gear and details.

- Because the chapter jump isn't a normal perform (it is the manufacturer's own specification function), Implementation is required for every producer. Currently this only help Sony and Panasonic merchandise owned by the writer. It could be tremendously appreciated when you can contact me if you have different producer's data.

- The source code of this software and the UPnP library is revealed underneath the MIT license at GitHub.

DLNA Player for Android

https://github.com/ohmae/dms-explorer

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) ControlPoint library for Java

https://github.com/ohmae/mmupnp

Abount Permissions

This app is displayed as requesting the following permission.

These are used for Wi-Fi, DLNA communication and Firebase-crash reporting. And prevent system from sleeping is used to continue the Wi-Fi connection throughout playback.

- Wi-Fi connection information

- view Wi-Fi connections

- Other

- receive knowledge from Internet

- view community connections

- full network access

- stop system from sleeping

Equipment investigated

DMS:

- SONY nasne

- SONY BDP-S6700

- SONY BDZ-AT 970 T

- SHARP AQUOS LC-40U30

- SHARP AN-WLTU1

- Panasonic DMR-BRZ1020

- Synology DS 216j

- Kodi (Windows)

- Universal Media Server (Windows/Linux)

DMR:

- SHARP AQUOS LC-40U30

- ONKYO TX-NR 646

- Kodi (Windows)

- SONY BDP-S6700

- Panasonic DMR-BRZ1020

For those who can cooperate in offering information

You can use the next instruments (PC with Java installed is necessary) to suck out all info of the DMS. Please send this data to me. However, please bear in mind that it additionally is aware of what content is contained in the server or recorder.

https://github.com/ohmae/cds-extractor/releases/download/v.0.0.3/cdsextractor.jar