Re: [Hampshire] Live streaming

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Author: Peter B.
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Live streaming
VLC

I found that is my favourite media player and also useful for shoutcasts etc

http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Vlc-to-Stream-Audio-and-Video-to-Multiple-Computers-on-Your-Network-Using-Multicast



On 25 November 2010 20:54, Tony Whitmore <tony@???> wrote:

> On 25/11/10 20:26, Mike Burrows wrote:
>
>>
>> Mics/other sources -> Mixer -> Soundcard -> JACK -> IDJC -> Icecast
>>> server
>>> -> Internet
>>>
>>> IDJC has an integrated icecast client, so that covers that need. JACK is
>>> just in there to complicate things a bit; other clients access the sound
>>> card's resources directly.
>>>
>>> Yes but its the shoutcast client that I am stuck on.
>>
>
> In what way are you stuck on it? An icecast/shoutcast client just takes
> audio from a source, encodes it (e.g. to MP3) and sends it on its way to a
> icecast/shoutcast server. The shoutcast client you are using should be
> configurable so you can tell it which source channel you want to use. If it
> doesn't, then try a different client. Or file a bug. If you can record from
> your microphone you can stream it.
>
> As a side bar i am trying to use the shoutcast management interface
>> (smi-0.3.4), which isn't helping :). The winamp stream will work
>> "through" the shoutcast server when it is set up as a relay but I cannot
>> easily stream directly from the smi configured server. Not even sure
>> what the http://.. address is to start the playlist :(
>>
>
> I can't help you as I'm not familiar with that application.
>
> Think I am going to have to go back to a basic command line shoutcast
>> server and start again.
>>
>
> That might be wise. There's really not that much to set up, I was
> pleasantly surprised how easy it was when we did it.
>
>
> Tony
>
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