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Air Video 2.4.6
Play DivX and other video formats on your iOS device
iOS App of the Week My continuing quest for an app that will allow me to play Flash video content from UK-based sites such as LoveFilm has proved fruitless thus far, so I’ve recently found myself playing with Air Video once more.
MKV playback: Air Video enables viewing of unsupported video formats on iOS devices
This wireless video-streaming app has been around for a while but this latest update rekindled my interest by promising support for Apple’s AirPlay wireless audio streaming technology.
Air Video has two separate components – there’s an app for your iOS devices, and a server application that runs on either Macs or Windows PCs.
Server conversion settings
Apple’s control-freak tendencies mean that iOS devices only play Apple’s preferred MP4 video format, but the Air Video server has the ability to convert other file formats such as DivX, OGG, and MKV that you wouldn’t normally be able to play – full details here.