Icecast - Jan 2005 - Several Questions about Ices2 & icecast2

Hi,

 

i have got a linux debian woody box with icecast2 and ices2 on it. I'm
running a 24/7 stream with a huge playlist on my server, but I've got some
questions about it:

 

1.	Is it possible, that ices updates Metadata (Artist - Track) to the
icecast Server in playlist mode?
2.	Is there any possibility of controlling ices2 by a webinterface with
functions like nextrack, stop and play, switching live stream and playlist?
3.	Does anybody know a tcl script for eggdrops that can read and put
out icecast2 Stream informations?
4.	Are there any other player which are better for a mixed
Playlist/Live Stream Server ?

 

Ok, that's all. Thx for your attention! ;)

 

olli2k

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Moin,
|    1. Is it possible, that ices updates Metadata (Artist ? Track) to the
|       icecast Server in playlist mode?

I run ices2 and it updates metadata flawlessly.

|    2. Is there any possibility of controlling ices2 by a webinterface
|       with functions like nextrack, stop and play, switching live stream
|       and playlist?

Write a cgi script that sends Signals to ices2 (SIGUSR1 etc.)
more or less a "one liner" bash script would do.

|    3. Does anybody know a tcl script for eggdrops that can read and put
|       out icecast2 Stream informations?
nope, but you could check if there are RDF/RSS scripts for it. I have a
xslt that outputs a valid RSS. Or write your own output type xslt and
use some other eggdrop script.

|    4. Are there any other player which are better for a mixed
|       Playlist/Live Stream Server ?
you could use xmms with some plugins. YMMV. I prefer ices.

regards

Thomas
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On Tue, 2005-01-18 at 11:48, Meister Jaeg0r wrote:
> 
>      1. Is it possible, that ices updates Metadata (Artist ? Track) to
>         the icecast Server in playlist mode?
If your metadata is in your ogg files then yes.
>      1. Is there any possibility of controlling ices2 by a
>         webinterface with functions like nextrack, stop and play,
>         switching live stream and playlist?
only my branch allows to switch input midstream, but causing something
like next track is just a matter of generating a signal.
>      1. Does anybody know a tcl script for eggdrops that can read and
>         put out icecast2 Stream informations?
no, but I don't think it's that difficult to do.
>      1. Are there any other player which are better for a mixed
>         Playlist/Live Stream Server ?
To mix the 2 streams, one way is to use something like xmms to play
files and then use ices to capture from DSP both the PCM/Wave/Mix and
Mic/Line-in.

karl.

Meister Jaeg0r wrote:
> 2.	Is there any possibility of controlling ices2 by a webinterface with
> functions like nextrack, stop and play, switching live stream and playlist?

In addition to what others have written, Ices doesn't really have a 
stop/play function - it's either streaming to the server or it's not. 
As
someone else suggested, you may well do better with XMMS and Oddcast (or 
something similar), as there are plugins to remotely control XMMS and it is 
designed as a player so should allow you to stop/start, etc.

Geoff.