[icecast] ices 0.2.2 does not reencode mp3s
Bolt Thrower
tyr at winter.teiresias.net
Wed Nov 28 19:43:53 UTC 2001
Brendan Cully wrote:
>
> The format of ices.conf changed somewhat in 0.2, to support multiple streams
> from the same playlist with different reencoding options. In short, these
> settings have been moved into the Stream node. For more info have a look
> at the sample ices.conf included with the distribution.
I did modify my ices.conf when I made the upgrade.
Here's my ices.conf in full:
---[start]-----
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ices:Configuration xmlns:ices="http://www.icecast.org/projects/ices">
<Playlist>
<!-- This is the filename used as a playlist when using the builtin
playlist handler. -->
<File>apan.txt</File>
<!-- Set this to 0 if you don't want to randomize your playlist, and to
1 if you do. -->
<Randomize>1</Randomize>
<!-- Either builtin, perl, or python. -->
<Type>perl</Type>
<!-- Module name to pass to the playlist handler if using perl or python.
If you use the builtin playlist handler then this is ignored -->
<Module>ices</Module>
</Playlist>
<Execution>
<!-- Set this to 1 if you want ices to launch in the background as a
daemon -->
<Background>0</Background>
<!-- Set this to 1 if you want to see more verbose output from ices -->
<Verbose>1</Verbose>
<!-- This directory specifies where ices should put the logfile, cue file
and pid file (if daemonizing). -->
<BaseDirectory>/tmp/mydir</BaseDirectory>
</Execution>
<Stream>
<Server>
<!-- Hostname or ip of the icecast server you want to connect to -->
<Hostname>cathedral</Hostname>
<!-- Port of the same -->
<Port>5150</Port>
<!-- Encoder password on the icecast server -->
<Password>*****</Password>
<!-- Header protocol to use when communicating with the server.
Use xaudiocast for icecast, or icy for shoutcast compatibility -->
<Protocol>xaudiocast</Protocol>
</Server>
<!-- The name of the mountpoint on the icecast server -->
<Mountpoint>ices</Mountpoint>
<!-- The name of the dumpfile on the server for your stream. DO NOT set
this unless you know what you're doing.
<Dumpfile></Dumpfile>
-->
<!-- The name of you stream, not the name of the song! -->
<Name>Bolt Thrower's Stream</Name>
<!-- Genre of your stream, be it rock or pop or whatever -->
<Genre>metal</Genre>
<!-- Longer description of your stream -->
<Description>Heavy ****** Metal!!!</Description>
<!-- URL to a page describing your stream -->
<URL><A HREF="http://www.teiresias.net/~tyr/metal/now_playing.php</URL">http://www.teiresias.net/~tyr/metal/now_playing.php</URL</A>>
<!-- 0 if you don't want the icecast server to publish your stream on
the yp server, 1 if you do -->
<Public>0</Public>
<!-- Stream bitrate, used to specify bitrate if reencoding, otherwise
just used for display on yp and on the server. Try to keep it
accurate -->
<Bitrate>64</Bitrate>
<!-- If this is set to 1, and ices is compiled with liblame support,
ices will reencode the stream on the fly to the stream bitrate. -->
<Reencode>1</Reencode>
<!-- Number of channels to reencode to, 1 for mono or 2 for stereo -->
<Channels>2</Channels>
</Stream>
</ices:Configuration>
---[end]-----
Thanks,
--
Steve Chadsey <tyr at teiresias.net>
Now playing: Rock Forever
(Judas Priest - "Hell Bent For Leather")
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