Media Network SDK is cross-platform, extendable, plug-in
enabled, C/C++ based. It includes implementation for the most popular UPnP device classes and provides wide set of components
to build your own UPnP device class.
As content becomes more mobile and portable and handheld connected devices take a central place in a digital world, content mobility is becoming one of the key features attracting consumers interest. For manufacturers of mobile connected devices such as smart phones, tablet PCs, MP3 players and mobile gaming devices Arkuda Digital offers an easily portable embedded solution Arkuda UPnP/DLNA® Media Center that will add seamless connectivity and advanced multimedia features to their existing products. Such advanced functionality will spark consumers interest and provide them an ability to view and manage any types of media content instantly on any device.
Description
Arkuda Media Center is a turnkey UPnP/DLNA® software application for mobile platforms that enables mobile devices to connect to a digital network, access, store, share, manage, and protect local and web-based multimedia content within a wide variety of connected devices.
Arkuda Media Center software consists of 4 modules (DLNA classes) for implementing individually or as a part of the package:
DLNA Media Server stores and makes media files from devices local memory storage accessible by other DLNA devices in the network.
DLNA Media Controller acts as a control point for shifting media content between other networked DLNA devices. Besides moving content around the entire network, it is able to perform regular remote control functions such as stop, pause, rewind, forward, and control volume.
DLNA Media Player finds, browses and plays back multimedia content received from other DLNA devices in the network and from the Web.
DLNA Media Renderer plays back media content provided by DLNA Media Servers and Controllers in the network.
Technical Description
DLNA Media Controller
Arkudas DLNA Media Controller application provides functionality for finding audio-visual content on digital media servers (DMS), navigating, managing and playing it back on digital media renderers (DMR). Moreover, it behaves like a control point with all other UPnP/DLNA® devices in the network and performes regular remote control functions such as adjusting volume and managing of currently played back file stop, pause, fast forward and rewind. In addition to multiple features for operating with media content within entire digital network, application has an intuitive navigation interface convenient for content management.
DLNA Media Controller Features:
Complete server control:
Discovery and removal
Event subscription and management
State variables update
Media content browsing
Parental control
Searching, sorting, filtering media content
Complete renderer control:
Renderer discovery and removal
Playback and volume control
Trick modes
Presets
Bookmarks
Multiple controller instances
Multiple network interfaces
Real-Time systems capable
HTTP transport
RTP transport
DLNA Media Server
Arkudas DLNA Media Server application stores media content and makes it available to digital media players (DMP) and digital media renderers (DMR) in the network. The server is also able to perform a real-time data transcoding within the network for rendering on devices with diverse capabilities. Arkuda Media server also provides a complete DRM protection of content stored and transferred over the network.
DLNA Media Server Features:
Browse functionality
Multi-stream video support
Sharing content from local camera
DRM support
Bookmarks
Multiple network interfaces
Transcoding
Content indexing
Third-party applications and metadata aggregation from the Web
Local network content aggregation
Advanced search functionality
User-generated online content aggregation (YouTube, Flickr, etc.)
IPTV/VOD integration
Internet radio integration
Album art
DLNA Media Player
Arkuda DLNA Media Player application provides capabilities for downloading, streaming and playing online on-demand and local multimedia content. It is able to find content on DLNA media servers and play them locally or send them to other digital media players in the network.
DLNA Media Player Features:
Browsing media content on Digital Media Servers
Sending content to external players
Search functionality
Audio-video playback
DRM support
Bookmarks
Multiple network interfaces
POSIX API based
DLNA Media Renderer
DLNA Media Renderer provides capabilities for receiving and playing media content found by DLNA media controllers on media servers in the network. It advertises itself as a device with playback capabilities and is able to be managed by DLNA controller.
DLNA Media Renderer Features:
Windows Play-to support
Audio-video playback
Bookmarks support
Multiple network interfaces
Java Application Programming Interface
POSIX API based
DRM support
Supported platforms: Generic platforms - Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, QNX
Mobile platforms - Android, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Embedded Linux.
