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nessMediaCenter

Make your Mac an optimal media center.

nessMediaCenterOverview

nessMediaCenter enables you to use your Mac as your primary media center. It is the suitable replacement for Apple's Front Row with latest Mac technology:

  • Easy to use with a clean look and feel
  • Direct access to movie / picture folder and volumes
  • Support of Aperture, iPhoto, iTunes and Photos App media including DRM (AppStore movies and TV shows)
  • Access to DLNA / UPnP media server and its media (pictures and videos)
  • Comfortable selection of DVDs, EyeTV movies, PDF documents, pictures and videos in all common formats
  • Controllable by Apple remote control, "NV Remote II" app on iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, trackpad, magic mouse or keyboard

The media center offers the following functionality:

  • Choice of background color, selection color and font color / size
  • Activation / deactivation of content
  • Ad hoc construction of playlists with pictures, movies, media shows, PDF documents
  • Presentation of this playlist or single media
  • iTunes control to switch playlists / tracks or start / stop playback (including informations of the current track)
  • Mark of unplayed movies which are stored in iTunes (if iTunes is started).
  • Automatic dimming of the screen after five minutes
  • Optional automatic display of the media center at application start
  • Optional EyeTV activation or computer shutdown by selection of exit

During a presentation several functions are available:

  • Increase of playback speed (up to 64x)
  • Endless playback
  • Sorting by name, path or random
  • Fullscreen switch (e.g. for different presentations on 2 displays)
  • Aspect ratio (4:3; 16:9; 21:9)
  • Zooming
  • Language selection (track activation; if available)
  • DVD: selection of the default language (including automatic selection of audio passthrough if available)

NEW

  • Access to shared user music playlists
  • Faster music playlists preview (and only if playlist has changed)
  • Standard cover for mssing music covers

nessMediaCenterInformation

Version
1.7.2
Date
08.28.15
License
Demo
Language
English
File Size
4.5 MB
Category
SubCategory
Operating Systems
Mac OS X
System Requirements
  • OS X 10.4.11 or later (PPC), OS X 10.5.8 or later (Intel)
  • Recommended QuickTime extensions: FlipForMac (WMV), Perian (AVI, DivX, MKV)
  • DLNA / UPnP media server to access its media (videos and pictures)
  • VLC to start EyeTV movies without EyeTV
  • Miro to add video podcasts (RSS feeds)
  • Apple Remote Control or NV Remote II app for iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to use the media center optimally
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