Coherence (UPNP)
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This article may be confusing or unclear to readers. (March 2011) |
| Company / developer | Frank Scholz |
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| OS family | Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, BSD, (Open)Solaris |
| Latest stable release | 0.6.6.2 / January 2, 2010 |
| License | MIT |
| Official website | coherence.beebits.net |
As a stand-alone application Coherence acts as a DLNA/UPnP MediaServer and exports local and remote media files via its backends to other UPnP clients. And together with a supported client it forms a controllable DLNA/UPnP MediaRenderer. Coherence also acts as a Python framework to enable applications access to digital living network resources
Standalone mode
As a stand-alone application, Coherence acts as a DLNA/UPnP MediaServer. It exports to UPnP/DLNA clients local and/or remote media via its several back-ends. In conjunction up with GStreamer or Rhythmbox, it forms a controllable DLNA/UPnP MediaRenderer.
Coherence features many back-ends as :
- Ampache (AmpacheStore)
- Apple Trailers (AppleTrailersStore)
- Axis Cam (AxisCamStore)
- Elisa (ElisaMediaStore)
- Flickr (FlickrStore)
- local filesystem (FSstore)
- Gallery2 (Gallery2Store)
- LastFm (LastFMStore)
- LolCats (LolcatsStore)
- Youtube (YoutubeStore)
Since release 0.6.0, Coherence features audio transcoding based on Gstreamer.[1]
Python Framework
Coherence provides a framework written in Python, with an emerging DBus API, enabling their application to participate in digital living networks.[2] at the moment primarily the UPnP universe.
The core of Coherence provides an implementation of
- a SSDP server,
- a MSEARCH client,
- server and client for HTTP/SOAP requests, and
- server and client for Event Subscription and Notification (GENA).
Supported Devices
Acer TV AT3705-MGW
Denon AVR-3808
DjMount
Dlink DSM-510
Xbox 360
Nokia N800 Media Streamer
Pinnacle SoundBridge
Roku SoundBridge M2000
Sony TV Bravia
Sony PlayStation 3
Terratec Noxon 2 audio
Details & Many more....
History
Coherence has its roots in the work of[3]
- Tim Potter who started everything and set the code loose
- John-Mark Gurney who continued it with the MediaServer PyMeds
- and Fluendo who added a first ContentDirectory client for Elisa
