From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 28 09:42:01 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B240D1065670 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:42:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tevans.uk@googlemail.com) Received: from qb-out-0506.google.com (qb-out-0506.google.com [72.14.204.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 695228FC14 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:42:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tevans.uk@googlemail.com) Received: by qb-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id f30so1349868qba.35 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:42:00 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:subject:from:to:cc :in-reply-to:references:content-type:date:message-id:mime-version :x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; bh=JFM/2/T10k7NRfIzEnDteKgATciENLY2NQlZ7m2lr2I=; b=oeXHtJmjRiFcx2Of+xCpu1/FECKNl/fLZxpotwmmE0Jgq5+N27Lvsn0h6uNdc+C3w2 0R89llPE2TWOYvR2VLb++e/RvVFrPLzUR9df9h5dzBO1seZbBEKDN5EqSaiVVb/EJPqT T23hAjnFhzZb8yhHcd8ongtCKVSoqUoxClCCM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:from:to:cc:in-reply-to:references:content-type:date :message-id:mime-version:x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; b=iV/oqxPjyC1X/aDN7SMzLX0+8ol80NdPk2LZOTG2TLJ+c24B/6//mY+dZ3DCFHmw2x PxBTd+4JHI3dCcRN/iki14uE6uxHDJL85VMWl4AcelVYLv2pfPx7Yw51Odvra0o+CBEz NESRDTguGIILQ9dTbkb8YIVwKBkOIGLT0J5A4= Received: by 10.67.90.10 with SMTP id s10mr823651ugl.8.1227865320021; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:42:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?127.0.0.1? (83-244-213-91.cust-83.exponential-e.net [83.244.213.91]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 19sm1546740ugl.12.2008.11.28.01.41.57 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:41:58 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Evans To: Norberto Meijome In-Reply-To: <20081128111710.642dfe39@ayiin> References: <20081128111710.642dfe39@ayiin> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:42:12 +0000 Message-Id: <1227865332.4196.5.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Multimedia ML Subject: Re: [OT] Streaming service...? X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:42:01 -0000 On Fri, 2008-11-28 at 11:17 +1100, Norberto Meijome wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Asking for advice : > > I have quite a few albums ripped - currently being served via SlimServer from > one of my FBSD7 boxes. Clients are anything that streams mp3 (most of > them, except windows media player)...but I am finding SlimServer quite annoying, > in the sense that u need to connect to it so you can THEN create a playlist... > > I also don't like that there isn't really much security ... UserB can get on my > SlimServer and change the music i'm listening to. Which isn't a problem when > using it @ home ...but I sometimes open it up for friends and it can be messy... > > Is any of you using (or know of) some other software that will generate n > streams, that can be managed centrally (via web interface or other). Options I > cam up with so far : > > - patch up / fork SlimServer... > > - a playlist and stream manager for IceCast .. don't know which is good.. > > - VLC as server ?? > > - Apple's media streaming server ? > > thanks for any ideas || pointers > B > audio/musicpd with icecast streaming. BTW, whilst we are on this subject, does anyone know of a way to having synchronized streaming? If two players are slightly (2-3s) out of synch, and you can hear both of them, the effect is awful..