General Discussion - How to Create Home Video Library with Air Playit jacky3 - Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:38 am Post subject: How to Create Home Video Library with Air Playit
With the increased popularity of Apple devices, many hot tech websites nowadays offer free video streaming tools for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch users to download. It is true that streaming video to mobile devices brings us a lot of convenience while we're not at home. But we usually get stuck in this situation: what should we do if our iPhone/iPad is just damn out of battery when we are watching the video in high spirits? Is there any way to access video playlist via web browser from one server to my PC at home?
Air Playit is a nice choice. It comes with the ability for seamless access to video and music playlists from any web browser with the built-in HTTP server. Thus, you can take advantage of VLC and Apple QuickTime Player to play the streaming video easily. You are able to create your home video library on your PC with HTTP video streaming server, watch any streaming video on web video player easily.
How to create home video library with Air Playit HTTP server?
Firstly, free download Air Playit server and run it on your PC or Mac hosting computer which contains the video you want to share.
On the main interface, it will show you the port and IP address, which may be used to specify the server address when the client computer is trying to remotely access the video library.
Step One: Select directories on the video server that contain your videos you want to share with HTTP server or import video from your iTunes playlist.
Tips: You may set access permissions as you need after well selected the video and audio to share. It includes Admin, Kids and Public.
Step Two: Click the "Web" property windows and select the option The server can be accessed by web browser, then apply it. Then you will be displayed with a URL to visit your server by web browser.
Step Three: Share the displayed URL on the web browser, so that you can access the video file on client computer and take advantage of VLC and Apple QuickTime Player to play the streaming video easily.
In addition, this iPhone iPad video streaming app is also capable of streaming music to iPhone iPad, and saving all music files on your iPhone iPad.
Review from Adeline, editor of theapptimes.com
Air Playit is superior to other apps simply in terms of the features it has to offer such as top-notch video quality and streaming functionality, and the ability to access media files stored in your PC over WiFi, brilliantly fast.
