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I think it applies to any transcoder that is typically used by media servers.

I know BubbleUPNP Server has the same transcoded video seeking limitation (it uses ffmpeg)*. On BubbleUPNP for Android, the dev added the option to seek the video before it is transcoded so you can skip to the minute you ...

teo6389 wrote:I am unable to move forward or backward and the video time length shows up as 0:00.

I don't think it is possible for the transcoded video to be seekable.

Here's the problem (I think):
https://github.com/UniversalMediaServer/UniversalMediaServer/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Ignoring+self-originating+request
https://github.com/UniversalMediaServer/UniversalMediaServer/pull/362#issuecomment-63388840

// FIXME: this would also block an external cling-based ...

I just tried BubbleUPNP on my Android tablet with UMS 5 and it worked fine. The only issue is that my networked Windows 8 PCs are registering as default PlayStation 3 renderers and my Android tablet as Chromecast (it uses the default Android browser).
The problem is with BubbleUPnP Server and UMS ...

Solved: http://www.universalmediaserver.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2919&p=14582#p14595

After updating UMS from 4.40 to 5.00, BubbleUPnP Server has been unable to connect to UMS because it now ignores self-originating requests.

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