OpenELEC / XBMC – Video transcoding and streaming to mobile devices

[dugiehowsa]

Greetings.  I recently refreshed my HTPC, and decided to utilize the OpenELEC 3 image (now in Beta).  I found it very easy to install and configure, especially since I was previously used to utilizing Windows 7 Media Center on my previous setup.

 

One thing I am missing though is the ability to transcode and stream video to mobile devices.  I previosuly utilized Air Playit for iOS devices and Qloud for Android devices.  Both of these run on Windows or OS X devices.

 

Is anyone aware of any Linux projects or XBMC plugins that are transcoding and streaming video for use on mobile devices?

[jobenso]

You want plex, for local content XBMC rocks.

The new XBMC beta and a HDhomerun is going to be sick! 

For IOS and Android, Plex runs the show.

As a DLNA server, it BLOWS (always crashes, well under windows anyway), but using their own clients … it rules.

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[dugiehowsa]

Just wanted to close the loop on this thread.  While transcoding support is road-mapped for future versions of XBMC, some folks over on the OpenELEC forums have produced a Plex Media Server addon.

 

http://openelec.tv/forum/90-miscellaneous/43954-streaming-to-ios

 

I have been using it for a few months now and it works great.

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