Guest metiqolman Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Hi, I am looking for software that will allow me to stream real time audio to the internet. I'm a noob myself and had some help building this server. When it came time to install an app that would do the streaming my help ran into trouble getting "icecast" configured and working. Long story short he has come to the end of his knowlege and we still don't have our server up and streaming. The server is running mandrake 10.1. I've looked around the different postings and in the FAQ's and haven't found anything that helps me. Can anyone suggest a software (that they themselves or someone they know is using) that will allow me to real time stream? (and possibly a link to download it?) Thanx Nemo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aomighty Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 If you don't need a server (just a client), you can use Kaffeine. It works great and can stream stuff with playlists and such. Just "urpmi kaffeine". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddmcse Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 i'm using slimserver to stream mp3's silmserver6 i use Grip to rip the store bought cd's into my slimserver collection . slimserver does the rest . sorting/playlists/stream i stream from home to work and it works very well . it usually doesn't reflect much interference/lag/skipping from the networks.... unless someone "limewires" at the home network . i've installed it on 10.0 10.1 and 10.2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 (edited) I am looking for software that will allow me tostream real time audio to the internet...... Very important technical point, at least to me. A "real time audio" stream to me means live Internet Radio. You set up a studio with a microphone and server and you stream audio to either 1, x or an unlimited number of listeners. If you commute to work in the morning and you turn on your car radio and listen to a live talk show you are listening to a "real time audio" stream. Is this what you are looking to do? A fair quality "real time audio" stream by my definition is more difficult to achieve then a video stream that is just barely good enough. I have been able to demonstrate a "real time video" stream using a portable source computer/camera and a remote buffer server. That buffer server has sustained as many as 400 viewers all at the same time viewing the same video stream. All in sync. Live Internet TV. Is this what you are attempting to do with audio, which again, is more difficult to do then video? Edited September 29, 2005 by wilcal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest metiqolman Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Yes...I want to stream 'live' content to the internet. I'm in the process of setting up a second box to just encode the audio and it will in turn feed the audio to the Linux box. What this is for is my church. We want to broadcast our services live to the internet. Right now our web site has approx. 6 months worth of services that people can listen to when ever they choose. We have members of our assembly that have moved to various parts of the world and we want to make our service available for them to listen to in real time. No small task I know but I know it can be done, and done well with enough time and dedication....So I'm on a mission (so ta speak) to get this thing up and running.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 (edited) Yes...I want to stream 'live' content to the internet.....So I'm on a mission (so ta speak) to get this thing up and running.... WOW! Thank you VERY much for sharing your dream. Your application, the streaming of live real time Video/Audio over the Internet is real and widely held by many. I have been dabbling in the technology for about 5 years now and watching the progression of the various supportive technologies. Hopefully I won't embarrass anyone here. The Church application is big time high on the list. The ability of a Congregation to live cast services to a limited audience is a huge opportunity. By "Limited" lets put that at no more then 100 viewers at any given time. The second market is the Adult entertainment market who are somewhat using small pieces of it now. The one frame per second and terrible audio is pretty widely spread and installed at this time. Regardless of how you may feel about this market if you are looking for something to test your hardware/software on this is the (unfortunate) place to do it. As I mentioned in my previous message I was able to sustain a streaming video (no audio) 4 hour long live webcast to about 400 viewers. All at the same time. The technology is being pushed on two fronts. They are. 1) Video - Network Cameras, the proliferation of them and the technology and the post 9/11 effects. Examples of companies that offer good solutions in this market are: http://www.axis.com/ http://www.beausoft.com/ http://www.tomsnetworking.com/network/20020923/ Most of these solutions offer "Network TV" applications that can support a limited audience. The really good news on this one is virtually all of these cameras use embedded linux. I own a: D-Link DCS-3220G http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=351 that works wonderfully well for both Video and Audio, can be set up in minutes and viewed by about an Internet audience of 10. BIG caveat, you better have a very high bandwidth upstream connection. The DCS-3220G uses embedded Linux. Go to www.google.com and search on: "Network Cameras" 2) Audio - without going into the whys and wherefores upstream live audio is very hard to do and expensive. There are many services on the Internet that offer Internet Radio services. Pricing is based upon viewer count, and quality, and can be crippling. I see what http://www.skype.com is developing as an alternative to this technology. Already you can set up a free teleconference of 4 people using the Skype technology. This technology is at least 3 -> 4 years behind the video side of things. Soooo...if you want to set up a small audience, lets say 50 viewers, Internet television system for your Church Congregation then I suggest contracting with one of your local security camera companies. I also recommend the www.axis.com products. Outstanding. You can see these techniques right here and now at: http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/ You must have Flash and Java properly installed in your computer. The defalt image stream (no audio) is CAM4. This technology is fairly easy to implement and so long as you have the support and understanding of your ISP fairly inexpensive to do. CAM1 is an example of live streaming Video/Audio. Sorry it's a ActiveX application so you will need to view it on XP/IE with all the latest plugins. But, as an example of what can be done to a limited audience it's pretty good. IMPORTANT!!!!! If you implement a sustained upstream multimedia chain of data (audio or video) make sure your ISP knows you are going to do it. Otherwise they will see it as a Denial of Service attack or that the computer in your venue (Church) has been compromised and is being used to spew spam. This whole technology is in its very early stages and we'll see lots of exciting things to come out of it in the not to distant future. Edited September 30, 2005 by wilcal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 I am looking for software that will allow me to stream real time audio to the internet. If your looking to do just Audio http://www.live365.com/pro/index.html has been around for quite some time. It's been awhile since I checked their pricing. Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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