the metadata format is not documented officially anywhere, but really isn't terribly complicated... http://www.smackfu.com/stuff/programming/shoutcast.html hows a nice concise description of it, and was the first result returned from doing http://www.google.com/search?q=shoutcast+metadata oddsock At 04:06 PM 2/25/2003 -0500, you wrote:> > The mp3 metadata format is a nasty hack originated by the shoutcast > people - > > do a web search for "shoutcast metadata protocol", there are quite a few > > explanations of it. >i searched for "shoutcast metadata protocol", "shoutcast metadata", and >shoutcast metadata (2 separate words), "mp3 metadata", on googe web and >google groups. i coulnt find anything useful. > >any pointers pls? > > > Sending to icecast uses HTTP, with the SOURCE method (an icecast > extension). > > Metadata in icecast can either be inline (using the same protocol as > for the > > clients) (though this is rare - I don't know any source clients which > support > > it) or asynchronously through HTTP GET requests to /admin/metadata on the > > server. >again, where can i find the details? > >thanks, >deva > > > > > > > --- >8 ---- > > List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ > > icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > 'icecast-dev-request@xiph.org' > > containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. > > Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered. > > > >--- >8 ---- >List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ >icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ >To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to >'icecast-dev-request@xiph.org' >containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. >Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered.<p><p>--- >8 ---- List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to 'icecast-dev-request@xiph.org' containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered.
i found that too. but, imho, doesnt have all the necessary details to write a system that can process metadata. deva On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, oddsock wrote:> the metadata format is not documented officially anywhere, but really isn't > terribly complicated... > > http://www.smackfu.com/stuff/programming/shoutcast.html > > shows a nice concise description of it, and was the first result returned > from doing > > http://www.google.com/search?q=shoutcast+metadata > > oddsock > At 04:06 PM 2/25/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > > The mp3 metadata format is a nasty hack originated by the shoutcast > > people - > > > do a web search for "shoutcast metadata protocol", there are quite a few > > > explanations of it. > >i searched for "shoutcast metadata protocol", "shoutcast metadata", and > >shoutcast metadata (2 separate words), "mp3 metadata", on googe web and > >google groups. i coulnt find anything useful. > > > >any pointers pls? > > > > > Sending to icecast uses HTTP, with the SOURCE method (an icecast > > extension). > > > Metadata in icecast can either be inline (using the same protocol as > > for the > > > clients) (though this is rare - I don't know any source clients which > > support > > > it) or asynchronously through HTTP GET requests to /admin/metadata on the > > > server. > >again, where can i find the details? > > > >thanks, > >deva > > > > > > > > > > > > --- >8 ---- > > > List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ > > > icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > > 'icecast-dev-request@xiph.org' > > > containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. > > > Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered. > > > > > > >--- >8 ---- > >List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ > >icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > >'icecast-dev-request@xiph.org' > >containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. > >Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered. > > > > --- >8 ---- > List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ > icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ > To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to 'icecast-dev-request@xiph.org' > containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. > Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered. >--- >8 ---- List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to 'icecast-dev-request@xiph.org' containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered.
Deva Seetharam <deva@downstreamdigital.com> said:> i found that too. but, imho, doesnt have all the necessary details to > write a system that can process metadata. >That's the document I wrote to both read (in incoming mode) and write (to clients) the mp3/shoutcast metadata support in icecast2. I'd say it's sufficient. Mike --- >8 ---- List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to 'icecast-dev-request@xiph.org' containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered.