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Serviio is developed by Petr Nejedly, who currently lives in London and works as a freelance Java consultant.
Serviio uses some open-source libraries without which it would not have been possible. I would like to thank all the people who contributed to them.
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Video stacking
This feature is only available in Pro edition.
With the video stacking feature on you can browse and view your split video as if it were one video file. This is useful if you have DVD-like file structure or some videos split into parts.
Please note that depending on the file type stacking may require the file to be transcoded.
DVD video stacks
Serviio supports the standard DVD file structure stack, with the files being named like:
- VTS_01_1.VOB
- VTS_01_2.VOB
- VTS_02_9.VOB
As an example, to have a split DVD being shown as a single video, you could name the file like:
- My Video/video_ts/VTS_01_1.VOB
- My Video/video_ts/VTS_01_2.VOB
- My Video/video_ts/VTS_01_3.VOB
Custom file stacks
Serviio can stack multiple related videos into one if they are of the same type (codec, resolution, etc.) and their file names include one of these keywords:
- part#
- cd#
- dvd#
- pt#
- disk#
- disc#
As an example, these 2 files would be considered parts of a single video stack:
- MyVideo part1.avi
- MyVideo part2.avi
ServiioLink
One of Serviio's major features is accessing and sharing online content, either VOD or live streams. To make it easier to share and add online sources to your Serviio console, we have come up with ServiioLinks. ServiioLink is a custom URI scheme (similar to a classic web address link), which looks like this:
serviio://video:live?url=http%3A%2F%2Fliveips.nasa.gov.edgesuite.net%2Fmsfc%2FWifi.m3u8&name=Nasa+2
If you see one of these (for example on the forums), just copy it in your clipboard and then click Add ServiioLink in the Console and past the link in the dialog box.
If you want to share your online content source with others, the easiest way is to right-click in the Console on an online resource and select Generate ServiioLink, which will generate the link for you. You can then share it by simply pasting the link in your forum post, email, tweet, and similar.
API
Serviio includes two APIs for developers who want to integrate their applications with it. They are both REST based and support either XML or JSON.
Configuration API gives you access to the core configuration functionality of the server, similar to what the Console does.
CDS API is only available in the Pro version. It enables browsing and playback of the content via HTTP, possibly remotely.
On the Go
Access your files anywhere with Pro edition. Use MediaBrowser or one of the Apps to enjoy your content over the Internet.
Control with your voice
You can control Serviio just with your voice and Alexa device. Simply say what you want to watch and let the magic begin.