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media hive runs on Windows, OS X and Linux/Unix. It has been tested under Firefox, Internet Explorer 6, and Safari. It supports any media player that can play an HTTP stream.
media hive is currently at version 0.9.3.2 (changelog). Be sure to check out the instructions section for important information about upgrading and running media hive for the first time.
If you have any trouble installing or using the system, you can get assistance in the support section. Suggestions are welcomed too.
Download media hive for Windows (46M)
Important: If you are running Vista or the beta version of Windows 7,
there may be additional installation steps
you need to perform.
Download media hive for OS X (35M)
Download media hive for OS X (daemon version) (35M)
Download media hive for Linux/Unix (53M)
Important: Reencoding is no longer supported
out-of-the-box. See the instructions page for how to
enable it.
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Skins
Previous versions of media hive came with a variety of skins. This release standardizes on a single skin, and no longer includes the ones found in earlier versions. If you would like to continue to use the previous skins, you can download them here.
These skins are compatible only with media hive 0.9.3 and greater.
Simply copy the zip file(s) into the mhive/skins directory, then restart media hive.
Remote Control Plug-Ins
Remote Control plug-ins allow media hive to control your media player. When installed, clicking play/pause/etc. from the hive will control your media player.
Currently, only the source is available for the plug-ins. The XMMS version has been used a lot and is quite stable. The Windows Media Player plug-in has never been broadly used, although it is fully functional.
The plug-ins are released under the GPL. If you make any changes or improvements to a remote control plug-in that you would like to share, I'd be glad to host them, and will gratefully credit the contribution. (Currently, both versions of the plug-in are hard-coded to use port 5753; adding a configuration dialog would be a big improvement.) Or if you want to create a plug-in for a different media player, let me know - the socket protocol is extremely simple, as you'll see from the existing source.
For usage instructions, see the Instructions section below.
Remote Control plug-in for Windows Media Player 9 and above
Download the source code
Remote Control plug-in for XMMS
Download the source code