If there is an application that alone is capable of justifying the purchase of an Apple TV, it is undoubtedly Infuse. The best media player for tvOS, also compatible with iPhone and iPad, just released a new version, Infuse 5, which incorporates new improvements such as synchronization through iCloud, compatibility with cloud storage services, or the possibility of using Split View on the iPad. This is one of the biggest updates since the application is available for Apple TV and you can now download it from the App Store. We tell you the news below.
For those who do not know it, Infuse is a multimedia player that not only plays any file (avi, mkv, etc.) but also organizes your multimedia library and presents it with a design very similar to iTunes, with covers , synopsis, other related movies, etc. Connecting it to your shared hard drive on your network allows you to enjoy your entire multimedia library on your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, forgetting about having to convert files to formats compatible with iTunes. It supports the following audio and video formats:
- Video: 3GP, AVI, ASF, DIVX, DVR-MS, FLV, M4V, MKV, MOV, MP4, M2TS, MTS, OGM, OGV, TS, WEBM, WMV, WTV
- Audio: AAC, AC3 / E-AC3, DOLBY TRUEHD, DTS / DTS-HD, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WMA
- Subtitles: DVB, DVDSUB, PGS, SMI, SSA / ASS, SRT, SUB, TIMED TEXT, VOB, SUB, XSUB
The news of the new update are:
- General settings synchronization via iCloud. Forget about having to configure the application on each of your devices.
- Split View and PiP support on iPad
- Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive support
- Automatic subtitle download
- Direct import from other applications (iCloud, DSFile, Dropbox ...)
- Automatic loading of the first chapter without viewing
- Optional password protection for file uploads via browser
- Small design changes
In addition to these new features, significant performance improvements have been made in video playback and the inclusion of subtitles, as well as bug fixes. The application must be downloaded as a new app, which means that you will have to pay for it again, without discounts for previous Infuse 4 users. Infuse 5 is now available to download completely free with a 1-month trial, after which you will have to pay a fee of € 6,99 per year to be able to enjoy its premium features. You also have a Pro version with a single payment of € 12,99.
I keep Plex and my Nas
Good price increase taking advantage of the update. A few days ago version 4 cost € 9,99
Not only has the price gone up, but even if you have Infuse v4 PRO, you have to pay for the subscription or the full application: € 6 / year or € 12 without obligation so that with a v6 it will make the same play again and leave you in the lurch
I have already complained on your blog like many users. Paying from the first version and now it leaves us all stranded and you have to go through the checkout again just like the new ones
The updates are sold too well: splitview, pip and iCloud synchronization, which can be useful, are Apple APIs and the rest is code refinement
The application is a virgueris but the guy is a beggar of care. Very bad business step you just did, and I'm truly sorry
Well, if each version change you have to buy the app again ... increasing the price of the new version and also without a discount for buyers of the previous version, you will have to see alternatives.
That is to take care of users who have previously purchased the app, put a new one and pay again. Well, we will stick to version 4, it seems inappropriate (to say the least) not to consider people who have already subscribed to the Pro version before.
Well, totally agree colleagues ... do not buy it.
It's not that I loved having to pay for the application again, as you can imagine, but let's not forget that the Infuse 4 application is still operational, even yesterday it was updated correcting bugs, that is, there is no reason to buy the new version, if, as you also say, the improvements it brings are not so "groundbreaking" either. Before saying that they are a "bitch" I would wait to see what support they give to Infuse 4, because if they keep updating it, correcting bugs and improving performance, it would not seem so bad either.
I had Infuse 3, I upgraded to 4 for little more money, and the version for Apple TV came out for free, without having to pay again. It is true that they should at least have offered a discount for those who had bought the 4 a short time ago, there I do believe that they have been completely wrong.
In fact, those who bought Infuse 4 Pro from 01/08/2016 are going to give a free subscription year, so I don't think they are ...
Well, you put it worse for me. So if I have been a Pro since 2015 I have no details or compensation
The option to sync with Dropbox does not appear to me….