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Nullriver releases MediaLink for PS3
I know many of you out there are Xbox 360 owners who use Nullriver's Connect360 to stream audio and video from your Macs to your 360. Now Nullriver has stepped up to the plate for PS3 owners as well with MediaLink. It basically has the same functionality as Connect360 allowing you to stream audio and video from iTunes as well as pictures from iPhoto directly from your Mac to your PS3. The developer says that it supports non-DRM content in all of the following formats: MP3, WMA, WAV, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, H.264, AVI, WMV & ASF, DIVX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP including high-definition video.MediaLink is $20 and a demo is available from Nullriver.
Update: I've now had a chance to play around a bit with this software and I have to say it seems somewhat buggy, crashing repeatedly on my iMac. That said, when it works it makes streaming a cinch. Nullriver also posted a note on their site that says "AAC support is coming soon."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Rob said 3:46PM on 1-08-2008
Let's say I have a 1 gig movie that I created in Handbrake or VisualHub, how do I get it to the PS3? I know I can stream it, but what if I want it permanently on the PS3's harddrive? Can we mount up the PS3's drive in OSX or maybe ftp/scp ?
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iGO said 4:06PM on 1-08-2008
Right now, with Eyeconnect by Elgato, it will stream to the PS3 from the iMac. What is a bit flaky is WHERE on the iMac this file has to exist, so it works. IF the file exists in iTunes, the PS3 will see it, if it exists somewhere else, it seems to be hit or miss. The easiest way to copy, until I get in front of my PS3 to verify if there is another way, seems to be to move it via a USB key.
chris said 6:17PM on 1-08-2008
Browse to whatever file you want on the server via the XMB, then hit triangle and choose "Copy".
Bootes said 4:31PM on 1-08-2008
You can use MediaLink or other software methods, or an external USB drive. Find the file on the PSP, press triangle, and choose copy.
drdre74 said 4:45PM on 1-08-2008
Eyeconnect you can transfer files over. I havent done a movie but I have done albums and Images off my mac. Its free for 30 days after that it only streams music. So give that a try. The only issues with eyeconnect is that if you have a 360 using 360connect you'll have to turn off eyeconnect or it wont read your port. I'll say the port is being used. But if you have no 360 then dont worry about it.
Gareth Burleigh said 6:45PM on 1-08-2008
You dont even need this software to do what you asking, as long as the file is PS3 compatible set up web sharing and add your video to your shared folder. Point your PS3's browser at the address OSX gives you and download the file.
superberg said 4:00PM on 1-08-2008
No AAC? The PS3 supports that out of the box!
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iGO said 9:43AM on 1-09-2008
It does state, at the Top of the Nullriver website:
Note: AAC support is coming soon.
iGO said 4:02PM on 1-08-2008
Anyone try this product?...How does it compare to Eyeconnect?.....
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ttate90303 said 4:13PM on 1-08-2008
Tried it. It's great with album art. But unable to transcode AAC, Apple Lossless or any DRM music. With EyeConnect I can at least turn on the ability to transcode audio to PCM (Lossless audio). Any files other than what it supports don't show up in the listing of music. The price is reasonable, and these guys are known for putting out good updates.
Phil said 4:45PM on 1-08-2008
Sweet! Album art works, and iPhoto events too. Videos start up way faster than eyeconnect.
Mike said 4:41PM on 1-08-2008
I tried EyeConnect and had nothing but problems. Very flaky piece of software. I'm hoping MediaLink will get the job done.
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rener said 4:39PM on 1-08-2008
Tried it but couldn't get it to work. It found my Mac and my iPhoto and iTunes directories like a charm, but it showed my iPhoto and audio folders as empty (no items). Video podcast/movie directories showed items, but when I selected any one of them, I got a protocol error.
Unless I'm doing something stump stupid (and others seem to be reporting similar problems on the interwebs), there's a glitch that needs afixing...
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Ryan said 10:33PM on 1-08-2008
for photos to work you have to go into the "pictures" part of the xmb, for music the "music" part, etc. The folders for music and photos will show up in the "movies" xmb but will say "no files".
Zack said 4:48PM on 1-08-2008
I have been using Connect360 from NullRiver for a long time. It's a great app, and NullRiver is quick to update the product when necessary.
I would like to get MediaLink for my PS3, but I'm wondering if Nullriver has any plans to give a Medialink discount for Connect360 owners.
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GrossGreg said 5:20PM on 1-08-2008
I agree...Connect360 is a great application. After spending months goofing around with transcoding and conversion programs that seemed to only work occasionally and were always buggy, I realized that Connect360 is the way to go. Also, as Zack pointed out, NullRiver is always quick to follow up an Xbox 360 update with an update to their product to support the changes. Hopefully MediaLink can meet the same standards as Connect360.
Kenneth said 6:16PM on 1-08-2008
I am a 360Connect registered user, but I no longer own an Xbox 360. Wondering can I de-activate my 360Connect code and receive discount for MediaLink.
Boris said 5:16PM on 1-08-2008
Anybody get this to work??? I got like 100 movies ripped with Handbrake and out of all Farce of the Penguin is the only one that seems to work.. All getting error 2101..
Nullriver support sent me an e-mailt to upgrade to 1.01 but thats the one I been using..
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Luigi193 said 5:27PM on 1-08-2008
Perfect, getting a PS3 this month. Ill put it on the TV my wii is on, so I can have 2 streaming things...
PSWii!!!
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TcJ said 6:28PM on 1-08-2008
No AAC? Why bother playing up the iTunes integration if you can't even play the iTunes native format. I understand not supporting DRM, but give me a break. Yay for WMA support, all those WMAs in my iTunes library thank you.
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