We are currently adding Shoutcast title information support to our radio broadcasting/streaming software and would like to do the same for Icecast if this function has been implemented. The Shoutcast server uses a format like this: http://server-ip/admin.cgi?pass=yourpassword&mode=updinfo&song=Artist_and_Title_etc Our software sends this request at each change of track. The server then adds the required metadata to the outgoing stream so the listeners players can see what is playing. I realize the common solution is to add the metadata at the stream encoder (client) end, but in many situations, this is not possible. Does Icecast support this feature? Thanks, Ross Levis StationPlaylist.com http://www.stationplaylist.com
On Mon, 2004-10-04 at 01:54, Ross Levis wrote:> We are currently adding Shoutcast title information support to our radio > broadcasting/streaming software and would like to do the same for Icecast if > this function has been implemented. The Shoutcast server uses a format like > this: > http://server-ip/admin.cgi?pass=yourpassword&mode=updinfo&song=Artist_and_Title_etc > > Our software sends this request at each change of track. The server then > adds the required metadata to the outgoing stream so the listeners players > can see what is playing. I realize the common solution is to add the > metadata at the stream encoder (client) end, but in many situations, this is > not possible. Does Icecast support this feature?check the docs, ie Metadata Update on http://www.icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.0.2/icecast2_admin.html karl.
Karl Heyes wrote:> http://www.icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.0.2/icecast2_admin.htmlMy reading of this doc suggests that you need the admin user and password to be able to do this. This seems a bit risky. If I were running an icecast server with multiple streams, I have to say that I wouldn't be very happy giving out the admin username and password to everyone who broadcast. Shouldn't this be a function requiring the source password and username for that mount, or overall if there isn't a specific mount username/password set? Or is the doc wrong? Geoff.
Hello Ross, this would be the call for Icecast: http://server-ip/admin/metadata?mode=updinfo&mount=/mountpoint.mp3&song=Artist & Title If you use curl to update the information you can also pass username and password. http://user:passw@server-ip/admin............ Cheers - Johann Karl Heyes schrieb:> On Mon, 2004-10-04 at 01:54, Ross Levis wrote: > > We are currently adding Shoutcast title information support to our radio > > broadcasting/streaming software and would like to do the same for Icecast if > > this function has been implemented. The Shoutcast server uses a format like > > this: > > http://server-ip/admin.cgi?pass=yourpassword&mode=updinfo&song=Artist_and_Title_etc > > > > Our software sends this request at each change of track. The server then > > adds the required metadata to the outgoing stream so the listeners players > > can see what is playing. I realize the common solution is to add the > > metadata at the stream encoder (client) end, but in many situations, this is > > not possible. Does Icecast support this feature? > > check the docs, ie Metadata Update on > > http://www.icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.0.2/icecast2_admin.html > > karl. > > _______________________________________________ > Icecast-dev mailing list > Icecast-dev@xiph.org > http://lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/icecast-dev-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.xiph.org/pipermail/icecast-dev/attachments/20041005/9968c8a6/attachment.htm