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Rygel – home media solution (UPnP AV MediaServer)

Rygel is a home media solution (UPnP AV MediaServer) that allows you to easily share audio, video and pictures to other devices.

Additionally, media player software can use Rygel to become a MediaRenderer that may be controlled remotely by a UPnP or DLNA Controller.

Rygel achieves interoperability with other devices in the market by trying to conform to the very strict requirements of DLNA and by converting media on-the-fly to formats that client devices can handle.

Most Rygel functionality is implemented through a plug-in mechanism.

Features include:

  • Browse and play media stored on a PC via a TV or PS3, even if the original content is in a format that the TV or PS3 cannot play.
  • Easily search and play media using a phone, TV, or PC.
  • Redirect sound output to DLNA speakers.
  • Export of on-disk media via Tracker or media-export server plugins.
  • Export of online media from 2nd German TV station.
  • Export of media hierarchies provided by external applications through implementation of D-Bus MediaServer spec. Applications that utilize this feature are:
    • Rhythmbox.
    • DVB Daemon.
  • Export of GStreamer pipelines as media items on the network, specified through gst-launch syntax in the user configuration.
  • Audio and Video Transcoding when using Rygel’s GStreamer media engine.
  • Standalone MediaRenderer plugin based on GStreamer playbin element.
  • Export of media players that implement MPRIS2 D-Bus interface, as MediaRenderer devices.

Website: wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Rygel
Support: GitLab Code Repository
Developer: Zeeshan Ali (Khattak), Jorn Baayen, Jens Georg
License: GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1

Rygel is written in Vala. Learn Vala with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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