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Air Video HD video streaming software seems to have been abandoned. Does anyone know a good alternative? (kbin.social)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by HeartyBeast@kbin.social to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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For many years, I've used the excellent https://airvideo.app - it has a free little server component that runs on a Mac and a paid for iOS app that lets you watch on the device or stream to Chromecast or Apple TV.

I wanted to give my kids access to my ripped movie collection, but the app seems to have gone missing from the (UK) Appstore - and the developers aren't answering e-mail.

So. Here's what I'd like.

Something that will show me the contents of my folder of video files on my Mac and let me stream to my TV.

I've had a look at

  • Plex Hugely overly complex - tries to be an entire media manager for everything in the world

  • VLC Streamer By HobbyistSoftware. Kinda OK, but seems to take up about 300% of my M1 iMac CPU and is a bit clunky.

Any other recommendations?

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[-] Kaypher@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

I’ve used Airflow for a few years now, playing all sorts of movie files from my Mac to a Samsung TV.

https://airflow.app/

[-] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Cheers. Will check that out

[-] havermohr@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I tried the Mac app on M1 Mac mini and the app crashed. I think it’s telling before the crash the apps prompt for changing airplay permissions uses the old system “preferences” instead of the new “settings” label…. Additionally, last iOS update to the companion app was 3 years ago….I think this might actually be abondonware too.

[-] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

The IOS app is written by the same company who wrote the Air Video HD, so it seems likely.

[-] Kaypher@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

I will sometimes have come issues with subtitle files being displayed or causing an error but otherwise no crashes and the Mac app seems to be constantly updated. Not looked at the iOS companion app.

[-] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

I tho k I rejected it in the end because it doesn’t seem possible to watch the content on the iOS device itself - only cast to a tv, though I could be wrong

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