EzLink NG Information

Index:

 

 

Player compatibility

EzLink NG has been tested and it is compatible with the following network DVD players:

 



Other brands and players that should also be compatible with EzLink NG (still to be tested - let me know what you find)


DOTOP MDGU151

IODATA AvelLink
NEXX NVEP-700T

QUARTERTEK WHD500
VERTEXLINK MediaWiz HD
VERTEXLINK MediaWiz Plus

VERTEXLINK MediaWiz
Philips MC-I250
Philips MX6000I

Philips SL50I
Philips SL300I
Philips SL400I

Philips WACS700
Pinnacle Showcenter R200
Microsoft XBOX360

Pinnacle ShowCenter 1000G
Philips LCDTV 37PF9731D
H&B DNX8620

ACER AT3705-MGW		    
Note that these players are still to be tested with EzLink NG.
If you have one of these players, you can check if EzLink NG is compatible with it
please send us an email.

It should also be compatible with:

  • All future players from KiSS Technology that use PCLink, UPnP and KML protocols

  • All players based on MultimediaCenter Syabas firmware (like Snazio, Linktheater, DVX-700, and many others)

  • All compatible UPnP MediaRenderers players (example: Zensonic Z500, XBOX360, and many others)

If your player isn't listed, and EzLink NG can provide contents that are accepted by your player then please let us know .


     Soon, UPnP more extensions will be included in EzLink NG making it compatible with Zensonic Z500 and other UPnP players.
 

EzLink NG features:

EzLink is a windows network service software enabling network players to access local PC files... and many more...

Compared to KiSS PC-Link 1.3
EzLink has many advantages over the traditional PC-Link software, like:

  1. My Library area shows your videos, musics and pictures in an organized, easy to browse structure (no need to move or rename files on your hard disk).

  2. My Files provides you live access to your sources, enabling you to directly access your PC files.

  3. Network package caching and prediction (enabling faster video streaming to your KiSS player)

  4. Can run as a NT service, enabling it to execute even before user logs on to the PC

  5. Advanced subtitle functions, adjustments, bindings, and automatic detection.

  6. Enables VOB streaming across network

  7. Provides playlist management, editing and browsing

  8. Automatic refreshing of sources

  9. Automatic internet updates

  10. Create your own scripts using EZK

  11. Service monitoring with graphs, connection list, etc

  12. Many, many features more.

Compared to MediaCenter servers
EzLink has many advantages over the traditional MediaCenter software, like:

  1. My Library area shows your videos, musics and pictures in an organized, easy to browse structure (no need to move or rename files on your hard disk).

  2. My Files provides you live access to your sources, enabling you to directly access your PC files.

  3. You can have your own rules to reorganize the files the way you want without having to move them

  4. Can run as a NT service, enabling it to execute even before user logs on to the PC

  5. Advanced subtitle functions, adjustments, bindings, and automatic detection.

  6. Automatic refreshing of sources

  7. Custom source locations instead of just having access to video/audio/pictures in "My Documents"

  8. Create your own scripts using EZK

  9. Service monitoring with graphs, connection list, etc

  10. Automatic internet updates

  11. Many, many features more.

Other great features of EzLink NG:

  1. UPnP Media Server extensions, enabling UPnP MediaRenderers to access your PC contents
     

  2. Unique EZK ServerSide Scripting Language
    You can create your own EZK scripts to provide contents for your players.
    EZK is an easy to use scripting language, targeted for network dvd players, with many multimedia functions.
    You can use standard VBScripts, and it is very similar to ASP.
    An EZK Script Editor is included in EzLink NG.
     

  3. No need to run 2 services if you have 2 different brand of players.
    EzLink NG will provide contents to different brands and models.
     

  4. Low CPU and memory usage
    Service starts in less than 1 second...
    Main application starts in less than 3.
    No matter if you have just 10 videos or a huge movie and music library with thousands of files.
     

  5. Video Reencoding on the Fly (also known as Transcoding)
    Enabling you to watch videos that your player doesn't support natively.
    Example: Watch WMV files on your DP-500
     

  6. Automatic and personalized IP security
    Denies access to non authorized IP's.
     

  7. Player database
    List, manage your players
     

  8. And many more...
     


Screen shots

 

Simple mode - Good for users that want basic and simple applications

Advanced mode - Great for advanced users that want everything at their fingertips

Simple structure enabling you direct access to your files (Live Folders), Library contents, Playlists and more.

Your files are organized automatically in EzLink library

Even your picture files are automatically organized by camera model, date picture was taken, etc

You can add your own filters and rules to the library, creating virtual paths that point to your files wherever they are.

By creating your own rules you avoid recreating playlists everytime you have new music on your PC.
Your library is always updated with your files and rules. You're in command!

 

EzLink NG provides not only custom subtitle binding, and adjusted on the fly to match your videos but also automatic inteligent subtitle association making your videos play subtitles even if they aren't binded to a movie, or they don't have the same name, or even are in the same directory.

Global and specific subtitle adjustments

Playlist support and editing - WPL, PLS and M3U formats

Manage and organize your players. Each player can contain server side cookies, independant recently played file list, and many other things.

Easy context menus enabling quick and simple handling of your preferences such as opening files with your favorite application, adding them to playlists, reencoding them to other formats, etc... All that just a click away.

Popups notifying you of service status, library refreshes, etc (2000/XP only)

and many more...

 

 

Designed and optimized for:

EzLink is designed to be run on:

Windows XP

Windows 2000

EzLink NG* is compatible with:
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows 98 SE
Windows ME
Windows NT4 (SP4+)
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 2003.NET
Vista (**)

* - Note that some functions may be limited or inexistent in different older operating systems
** - To be tested in full when Vista is released.
Example: KML Browser NG uses GDI+ functions only available in Windows 2000/XP/2003.
Some Windows Regional systems may not be compatible with EzLink NG (ex: Windows XP Korean, Japanese, Chinese, etc).


Developement Details

Lead developer: Filipe Lage - fclage@ezlinkng.com
Sales & Marketing: Joćo Vaz - jvaz@ezlinkng.com
Support: support@ezlinkng.com

Other contacts:
Software interoperatibility (linux/macosx) - os@ezlinkng.com
Accounting: accounting@ezlinkng.com

Latest version: See Downloads page

Development platform and technologies:

VisualBasic 6.0 SP6, ASM, C++ and third party ActiveX controls (described in Help->About)
Also uses the following technologies: MSADO and MSXML.

Project start date:
May 10th 2004

Project end date:
When it's completly done :)