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Universal Can anyone make a updated Air Video HD app for 4k and any video files types ? Would gladly pay $100 for one
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Your welcome.
Don't forget my other way which is in my opinion the best but only when I have enough speed/bandwidth when out and about!
nPlayer Plus or Infuse Pro directly playing files remotely from my Synology NAS.
There's an opportunity to be had for a developer who wanted to put the effort in. Every year or so I look for an alternative to Air Video HD for the reasons the OP posted. It's almost there, but slowly it's starting to fall behind as technology advances. There are two main issues I have:
1) The video controls are custom, overriding the default player on iOS and tvOS. On the phone, you can only jump in 30 second blocks, which is really too long. I think that is a leftover from the original Air Video, when we had less bandwidth, and so a 30 second jump made sense. But with 5G and Wifi-6, the jump value should either be made less, or even made customizable (ex - 5s, 10s, or 15s). And it's extremely awkward to do small jumps on tvOS.
2) No 4K support. I have a 4K TV, but cannot use Air Video to watch full-resolution videos on my TV
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3) No Shareplay. I'd love to be able to watch videos with my friends on Air Video, but as this API was introduced in a newer version of iOS since Air Video was last updated, it's cannot be used on Air Video, missing a great opportunity.
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What I do like:
* Has tvOS and iOS apps - and is ok on an iPad
* Can watch videos over cellular
* Multi-user accounts
* Options to determine quality based on local wifi, remote wifi, and cellular data
The owners should create a successor, Air Video 4K. I'd be happy to pay for it. In the meantime, as it doesn't appear the owners are that interested in doing so, there is a major opportunity for someone else to come in and build a better mousetrap. Air Video and Air Video HD have been massively successful since the early days of the iphone, and a successor that keeps up with advancement in technology would likely see good sales as well.
1) The video controls are custom, overriding the default player on iOS and tvOS. On the phone, you can only jump in 30 second blocks, which is really too long. I think that is a leftover from the original Air Video, when we had less bandwidth, and so a 30 second jump made sense. But with 5G and Wifi-6, the jump value should either be made less, or even made customizable (ex - 5s, 10s, or 15s). And it's extremely awkward to do small jumps on tvOS.
2) No 4K support. I have a 4K TV, but cannot use Air Video to watch full-resolution videos on my TV
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3) No Shareplay. I'd love to be able to watch videos with my friends on Air Video, but as this API was introduced in a newer version of iOS since Air Video was last updated, it's cannot be used on Air Video, missing a great opportunity.
## End edit ##
What I do like:
* Has tvOS and iOS apps - and is ok on an iPad
* Can watch videos over cellular
* Multi-user accounts
* Options to determine quality based on local wifi, remote wifi, and cellular data
The owners should create a successor, Air Video 4K. I'd be happy to pay for it. In the meantime, as it doesn't appear the owners are that interested in doing so, there is a major opportunity for someone else to come in and build a better mousetrap. Air Video and Air Video HD have been massively successful since the early days of the iphone, and a successor that keeps up with advancement in technology would likely see good sales as well.
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I just found Air Flow - this is the best Air Video HD I've found for streaming to my tvOS so far. It's made specifically for streaming videos from a computer to a TV on the local network however, not for streaming to any device. So, no watching videos on iPhone iPad, or outside the home network. So there is still a gap. But at least I'm well able to watch 4K videos on my home network, and the video interface is the native tvOS interface as well. Plus there is a really nice iphone app that can be used as a remote, that works really well for selecting videos, as well as scrubbing.
Your right.
Thanks but like you said not a solution on iPhone, iPad, or outside the home network
Yeah. Air Video is still the king for that, but again, is starting to fall behind.
Another feature I really want is to be able to Shareplay videos, so that my friend and I can watch a video together. Air Video doesn't offer this option, as it's been introduced into iOS since they last updated the app.
Another feature I really want is to be able to Shareplay videos, so that my friend and I can watch a video together. Air Video doesn't offer this option, as it's been introduced into iOS since they last updated the app.
I'm a developer, but not of apps. I've been considering taking it on, but I'd create something amateur, as I'd be learning while I went. The ideal option would be for Air Video to spend some development time, releasing a new updated version of their app. The next best option would be a competent iOS app developer build one. But every year, when I can't find a great replacement, I consider whether I should just bite the bullet and put in the time and effort to learn and do it.
Cool. Are you a developer of programs on Windows or Mac or something else ? If you can say or want to say. Up to you.
To bad Air Video HD could not go open source
Cool. Are you a developer of programs on Windows or Mac or something else ? If you can say or want to say. Up to you.
I build web systems for corporate and government. So the level of programming isn't out of my ability to learn, I just don't have the hours into it to know the intricacies.
I build web systems for corporate and government. So the level of programming isn't out of my ability to learn, I just don't have the hours into it to know the intricacies.
It appears Air Video HD. was removed from the app store today and I can no longer get my server to run. The end of an era. I finally need to move on, max2, do you find nPlayer Plus and Infuse Pro just as good as Air Video HD?
And by the way, I read through this thread and agree with everything loved about air video hd.
And by the way, I read through this thread and agree with everything loved about air video hd.
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Not really. Though they work. Just no way to transcode so it always direct plays and 4g lte or 5g is not always fast enough to play large video files directly
It looks like the app was removed from the appstore. But only the viewer app is gone now, because the server app is still available in the airvideohd website.
I use the viewer app perfectly in my m1 mac, that I downloaded when it was in the appstore, and then i have just tested here to copy the air video hd viewer app to another mac m1, and it worked perfectly. Now we can at least use it in the mac with this legacy backuped app files! šŖš¼
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I use the viewer app perfectly in my m1 mac, that I downloaded when it was in the appstore, and then i have just tested here to copy the air video hd viewer app to another mac m1, and it worked perfectly. Now we can at least use it in the mac with this legacy backuped app files! šŖš¼
I can't seem to get my new M1 iPad Pro with old version of Air Video HD to connect to the Air Video server anymore. Any thoughts? It still works on my old iPad, which is weird.
I have air video HD working a treat using version 2.2.1 and using VLC 32 2.2.1 which is available for the old archives on VLC player website for all the correct codecs and Iāve installed X264 from VLC site and works a dream. If anyone is struggling for the older versions to make everything work I can upload or share them just drop me a message. Wouldnāt want an alternative to Air video HD just got this one to work. 2.2.1 was the last supported version and ensure you donāt allow it to upgrade from that or the Upnp port mapping wonāt work.
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I have air video HD working a treat using version 2.2.1 and using VLC 32 2.2.1 which is available for the old archives on VLC player website for all the correct codecs and Iāve installed X264 from VLC site and works a dream. If anyone is struggling for the older versions to make everything work I can upload or share them just drop me a message. Wouldnāt want an alternative to Air video HD just got this one to work. 2.2.1 was the last supported version and ensure you donāt allow it to upgrade from that or the Upnp port mapping wonāt work.
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i'm looking for an air video hd alternative too. i switched phones recently and it won't install airvideo hd. it says not in app store anymore.
for me i want something that has the mac server app and client app on iPhone & appletv. i love the simplicity of airvideo hd. just point the server to a few folders and done. on client app it just shows it how it is as folders & files, no trying to be a library with metadata and all that.
i use plex too but not for what i use airvideo hd for.
the airvideo hd server app on mac still works btw just the client iOS app doesn't. is there an app for iOS that would work with the air video hd server app ?
anything else out there that has simple server app for mac and simple folders & files layout for client iOS app ?
can we pull the airvideo hd ipa file from somewhere like an old iTunes backup and side load it onto iPhone or anything like that ?
or is there some simple way to do this for video from mac to iPhone & appletv that i'm unaware of ?
for me i want something that has the mac server app and client app on iPhone & appletv. i love the simplicity of airvideo hd. just point the server to a few folders and done. on client app it just shows it how it is as folders & files, no trying to be a library with metadata and all that.
i use plex too but not for what i use airvideo hd for.
the airvideo hd server app on mac still works btw just the client iOS app doesn't. is there an app for iOS that would work with the air video hd server app ?
anything else out there that has simple server app for mac and simple folders & files layout for client iOS app ?
can we pull the airvideo hd ipa file from somewhere like an old iTunes backup and side load it onto iPhone or anything like that ?
or is there some simple way to do this for video from mac to iPhone & appletv that i'm unaware of ?
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Same here.
Just switched to the new iPad Pro and found out that Air Video HD is gone from the appstore.
Tried Jellyfin but it doesn't sort by folders and is a terrible mess for me. Just can't seem to find an alternative, yet.