Infuse Pro 5
Get your videos on all your devices
If you have a large digital video collection, watching shows and movies on an iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV can be an exercise in frustration. Devices are limited in what can be stored at any given time, and using iTunes to transfer files is the opposite of fun.
Infuse Pro 5 provides a better way. Point the app at specific folders on your network or a cloud service and it will present a list of items to play, then stream your selection to your device.
From a visual standpoint, Infuse is a treat. On iOS and tvOS, folders are represented as large thumbnails – or cover art if the app correctly interprets the file name. When it doesn’t, you can edit the video’s title – handy should your adorable “toddler and dog” video be erroneously listed as “Edge of Darkness” for some reason.
This latest release has further niceties. On Apple TV, you get a home screen that highlights in-progress and recently added items. On iPad, there’s Split View and Picture-in-Picture support. Cross-device sync worked seamlessly during testing.
From a performance standpoint, the app fared well, too. Playback was generally snappy, although shared folders took a long time to appear on an Apple TV. Subtitle support worked very well, too, automatically being downloaded for films and shows lacking local subtitle files.
the bottom line. A solid, greatlooking and versatile streaming video player for both iOS and tvOS.