Hello there, I'm trying to figure out if this could be done, and if so, if it could be done with 1 IceCast2 servers running 1 config file. I use the DJ program that's called Traktor DJ Studio 2.6. It has a built in feature that you can stream LIVE! to an IceCast2 server with it. All the metadata info from the tracks played and played can be seen in IceCast2 and the media player that the person is using to listen to the stream. Here is where it gets a bit interest. The DJ can only stream in .ogg format. This is fine if you use a media player that supports .ogg, but unfortunately most users use Windows Media Player. Ok here is my question. Is it possible to for Icecast2 to take in (in .ogg format) whatever is playing from the DJ program and have it stream out as .mp3? and if so will all the Meta Data be intact or will it not show? So it's like this: DJ Program goes to IceCast2 IceCast takes in that .ogg format from the DJ Program and converts it to .mp3 Icecast does stream .ogg format but streams .mp3 User listens to stream in .mp3 format. I feel that this will increase process power because it has to do 1 extra job of converting it to mp3 and stream it. That's it no prob. If this could be done, could you please send me a complete copy of the config file and instructions on how to do it? Thanks Lennox PS. I already know how to use Icecast2 and have streamed from it before in .ogg format. Thanks again
A much simpler option is to provide a download link to the DirectShow plugin on your website. Then Windows Media Player works fine with Ogg streams. http://www.illiminable.com/ogg Latest version: http://www.illiminable.com/ogg/oggcodecs_0.69.8924.exe Note to vorbis.com maintainers. The links on the Windows page are pointing to ancient non-maintained versions of DirectShow filters (Media XW and Tobias). These have problems and should be deleted. Ross. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lennox Grant" <lennoxgrant@hotmail.com> To: <icecast@xiph.org> Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 4:01 AM Subject: [Icecast] Help Hello there, I'm trying to figure out if this could be done, and if so, if it could be done with 1 IceCast2 servers running 1 config file. I use the DJ program that's called Traktor DJ Studio 2.6. It has a built in feature that you can stream LIVE! to an IceCast2 server with it. All the metadata info from the tracks played and played can be seen in IceCast2 and the media player that the person is using to listen to the stream. Here is where it gets a bit interest. The DJ can only stream in .ogg format. This is fine if you use a media player that supports .ogg, but unfortunately most users use Windows Media Player. Ok here is my question. Is it possible to for Icecast2 to take in (in .ogg format) whatever is playing from the DJ program and have it stream out as .mp3? and if so will all the Meta Data be intact or will it not show? So it's like this: DJ Program goes to IceCast2 IceCast takes in that .ogg format from the DJ Program and converts it to .mp3 Icecast does stream .ogg format but streams .mp3 User listens to stream in .mp3 format. I feel that this will increase process power because it has to do 1 extra job of converting it to mp3 and stream it. That's it no prob. If this could be done, could you please send me a complete copy of the config file and instructions on how to do it? Thanks Lennox PS. I already know how to use Icecast2 and have streamed from it before in .ogg format. Thanks again _______________________________________________ Icecast mailing list Icecast@xiph.org http://lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/icecast
Lennox Grant wrote:> Hello there, > > I'm trying to figure out if this could be done, and if so, if it could > be done with 1 IceCast2 servers running 1 config file. > > I use the DJ program that's called Traktor DJ Studio 2.6. It has a built > in feature that you can stream LIVE! to an IceCast2 server with it. All > the metadata info from the tracks played and played can be seen in > IceCast2 and the media player that the person is using to listen to the > stream. > > Here is where it gets a bit interest. The DJ can only stream in .ogg > format. This is fine if you use a media player that supports .ogg, but > unfortunately most users use Windows Media Player. > > Ok here is my question. > > Is it possible to for Icecast2 to take in (in .ogg format) whatever is > playing from the DJ program and have it stream out as .mp3? and if so > will all the Meta Data be intact or will it not show? > > > So it's like this: > > DJ Program goes to IceCast2 > IceCast takes in that .ogg format from the DJ Program and converts it to > .mp3 > Icecast does stream .ogg format but streams .mp3 > User listens to stream in .mp3 format. > > I feel that this will increase process power because it has to do 1 > extra job of converting it to mp3 and stream it. That's it no prob. > > If this could be done, could you please send me a complete copy of the > config file and instructions on how to do it?I would suggest the solution to this problem is thus: Tracktor -> Icecast(server1) mount:high.ogg -> streamTrancoder -> Icecast(server1) mount:low.mp3 -> listeners streamTranscoder can take ogg streams and convert to mp3 and visa versa. A good setup would be the ogg in high quality and the mp3 in lowish. You can then offer your listeners both formats and give them the choice. WARNING: For mp3 you will need a licenced encoder, something that doesn't come with streamTranscoder. You can use lame, but that is unlicenced, == not good in commercial setting. Stephen LiveIce Project http://liveice.sf.net/