Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:42:12 +0000 From: Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com> To: Norberto Meijome <numardbsd@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Multimedia ML <freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [OT] Streaming service...? Message-ID: <1227865332.4196.5.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20081128111710.642dfe39@ayiin> References: <20081128111710.642dfe39@ayiin>
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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..
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