iMediaShare quick start guide
What you need?
First - iMediaShare app installed on your iPhone or Android smartphone. The screenshots below show the iPhone app, the Android app being with very similar interface.
Second – Compliant UPnP/DLNA home entertainment system (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or other) or DLNA-enabled mobile device
Third – Wi-Fi network
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| Tap on iMediaShare icon on your iPhone. | Go to Shared Images tab (lower right corner of your screen). Screen saying 0 shared images will appear. |
Tapping the Plus button, pops up a list with the album collections on the iPhone. On the screenshot there is only one collection and this is the Camera Roll that contains 46 images. |
Note: Screenshots show the Free version of iMediaShare. In the latest Premium version you will see two tabs - for Local Share and Remote Share, and you will be able to choose videos to share in addition to photos.
Step 4 - select media to share
Tap on the album /Camera Roll on the screenshot/. A screen with image thumbnails will appear.
Successively tapping on different images adds them to the shared images list.
Once you are finished selecting images to be shared, just tap the Done button.
To select more images from other albums tap the Photo Albums button to go back and select a different album.
The procedure for adding images may take some time but it runs in background and its status can be seen on the toolbar of the images list.
You can stop the procedure of loading the images with the Stop toolbar button or add additional ones with the Plus button.
Step 5 - Start iMediaShare server
Once you have selected the images you’d like to share just toggle the ON/OFF switch on the Server Status tab. WiFi connectivity is available should now appear on your screen.
If not, please go to iPhone’s Settings » Wi-Fi and switch on the Wi-Fi option.
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| Tap on iMediaShare icon on your Android phone. | Go to Local Share tab (upper right corner of your screen). Screen saying There are no shared images will appear. |
Tapping the Plus button, pops up a list with the album collections on the Android phone. There are several image albums on the screenshot that contain various number of images. |
Note: Screenshots show the Free version of iMediaShare. In the latest Premium version you will see two tabs - for Local Share and Remote Share, and you will be able to choose videos to share in addition to photos.
Step 4 - select media to share
Tap on one of the albums. A screen with image thumbnails will appear.
Successively tapping on different images adds them to the shared images list.
Once you are finished selecting images to be shared, just tap the Done button.
You can select more images from other albums as well.
The procedure for adding images may take some time but it runs in background and its status can be seen on the toolbar of the images list.
Step 5 - Start iMediaShare server
Once you have selected the images you’d like to share just tap the ON/OFF switch on the Server Status tab. WiFi connectivity is available should now appear on your screen.
If not, please go to Phone’s Settings » Wi-Fi and switch on the Wi-Fi option.
Step 6 - Discover iMediaShare
For PlayStation 3
The iMediaShare label should now appear in the Photo section of your PS3. You can see iMediaShare label also in Video and Music sections. Make sure you are in the corresponding media section - e.g. Photo if you plan to browse images.
In case iMediaShare is not automatically recognized by your PS3, verify that PS3 media server is enabled (Settings -> Network Settings -> Media Server), and also try to search for media servers manually - select Search for Media Servers from the corresponding media section.
For Xbox 360
The iMediaShare label should now appear in Media section, Picture Library of Xbox 360. You can see iMediaShare label also in Video Library and Music Library sections. Make sure you are in the right media section /Picture Library for sharing images/.
Step 7 - Enjoy your mobile media
Once you see iMediaShare label in PS3 Photo section or Xbox 360 Picture Library you can browse through previously selected images using your console remote control.
The first time you try to play an iPhone video, your Xbox 360 might ask you if you want to install the required video codec. Please, confirm the installation to enjoy your iPhone videos.
Step 8 - Share more media
You can easily select more images following steps from 2 through 4.
PS3 client does not allow images refresh. In order to see the new images on your TV screen you should switch OFF/ON iMediaShare server.
For Xbox360 you need to go back to Picture Library menu to refresh and load the new images.
