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Mezzmo Windows User Guide

Use these tutorials and FAQs to help you understand, configure and troubleshoot running Mezzmo Windows on your computer in your home.

Mezzmo vs. Mezzmo Pro

Mezzmo vs. Mezzmo Pro Comparison
Usage & Upgrade Policy

Installing Mezzmo

Downloading the latest version of Mezzmo
Getting updates and new versions
Downloading older versions of Mezzmo

Supported Formats

Supported container formats
Supported video formats
Supported audio formats
Supported image formats
Supported subtitle formats
Supported external metadata files
Supported external playlist files

Supported Devices

Supported Devices
Supported Web Browsers

Adding Files into Mezzmo

Adding a single file
Adding folders
Adding URLs from web sites
Adding external playlists
Importing iTunes
Adding audio CDs
Adding DVD rips and ISOs
Adding Blu-ray rips and ISOs
Adding 3D videos
Adding online channels
Adding subtitles for video files
Merging folders from different drives (NAS, USB or internal)

Updating Metadata, Artwork & Subtitles for Files and Folders

Supported file name styles
Controlling metadata and artwork collection
Using subtitles
Folder & playlist artwork
Working with metadata that has multiple values
Controlling what videos are read from ripped DVDs / Blu-rays / ISOs
Setting the TV show name for a collection of TV show episode videos

Managing your collection of movies, TV shows, home movies, music and photos

Managing your collection of movies
Managing your collection of TV shows
Managing your collection of home movies
Managing your collection of music
Managing your collection of photos

Using playlists to organize your Mezzmo library

Using playlists
Using smart playlists
Using linked playlists
Using active playlists

Managing your Mezzmo library

Changing the location of your Mezzmo database on your computer
Backup and restore your Mezzmo library & database
Starting again with an empty Mezzmo library & database
Updating your Mezzmo library after you move your media files
Keeping your Mezzmo library up-to-date
Customizing the Mezzmo server icon listed on your devices

Setting titles for your files

Using Display Titles to customize the titles of your media files
Customizing the titles for your TV series videos
Using filenames as your titles
Using sort titles

Parental Control

Using parental control settings

Streaming to Devices

Using Device Profiles
Using Play To in Mezzmo Windows
Streaming videos, music, photos & subtitles to your Google Chromecast
Streaming videos, music, photos & subtitles to your Xbox One
Displaying subtitles on your Sony Bravia TV, PS3 or BDP Blu-ray player
How to fast-forward/rewind (FF/REW) on your Samsung TV
Using chapters with your Samsung TV

Fixing Streaming Issues

Cannot see Mezzmo server listed on your device?
Files not listed on device
No files from NAS listed on your device
Fixing aspect ratio issues for your videos
How to reduce excessive stuttering or buffering when streaming videos
Changing the default SSDP advertisement interval
No folder artwork is displayed on my device

Streaming to Web Browsers

Streaming inside your home
Streaming outside your home
Creating user accounts
Configuring user accounts
Bypassing content restrictions in your web browser
Streaming using HTTPS secure protocol

Streaming Specific Types of Files

Streaming DVDs and DVD ISOs
Streaming Blu-rays and Blu-ray ISOs
Streaming 3D video
Streaming music with gapless playback
Streaming your preferred audio language in videos
Streaming webcams
Streaming live audio or video
Streaming your computer's desktop
Streaming your computer's audio output

Transcoding

About Transcoding
64-bit Transcoding
Hardware Transcoding
How to turn off transcoding
Pre-transcoding Files
Determining if a file needs to be transcoded when browsing on your device
Server transcoding too slow
Moving your transcoded files to another drive
Setting the maximum size limit for transcoded files

Miscellaneous

Using Logging
How to get FFmpeg information about a file
Mezzmo Command Line Interface
Running Mezzmo Windows on Linux using Wine
Acknowledgements

Video

Using Mezzmo Windows app