![]() Usually when playing videos on your devices, you need to convert the files into a format that is supported. On the iPhone app, you only enter the server’s pin number and its in your server list. If you have a uPnP capable router, you don’t even need to bother with opening ports on your firewall, but if you do InMethod has instructions. To make it work, you get a pin number and the app uses this to contact the InMethod servers just to find your server. It’s in beta right now, but I’ve been using it without any problems – Sometimes I have to relaunch the app, but rarely. The remote sharing feature lets the app find your server anywhere on the internet. But Air Video supports multiple servers on a single network, each listed by the computer’s name, so you have flexibility. It’s got a Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, and after a while I stopped using the G5 for reasons below. ![]() I’ve started running it on a 1.8GHz G5, but I setup my Mac Mini too. The Air Video Server app supports both Windows and Mac, but keep in mind I’m testing the Macintosh version under Snow Leopard. A menubar icon shows the status of the Air Video server, and lets you get back to the preferences as well as start & stop the server. You really only need to select the folder you want to share, make sure it says Server Running Yes, and thats it. There are other options like having the server startup at login, set a password ( which I highly recommend ), and tweak default video resolution of converted files. Once downloaded, you use the server app to select what folders you want to share. And I can do it from anywhere I have 3G or a WiFi connection! Read on for more details on my new favorite iPhone application, or grab the free version and give it a try yourself.Īir Video is an iPhone/iPad app, but actually the Air Video system is made of two parts: The app and the Air Video Server that runs on your Macintosh or Windows system. Basically, Air Video makes streaming almost any video in my collection, regardless of format, as simple as possible and in impressive quality. This is a review of the iPhone version, but you can grab a version for iPad thats just as fantastic. I recently downloaded InMethod’s Air Video onto my iPhone and basically, you must have this app. If you buy something through the links on this page, we may earn a commission at no cost to you.
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