[vorbis-dev] format of http stream?

[Michael Smith]

At 07:19 PM 4/3/02 -0800, you wrote:
>I am streaming ogg via inetd. Basically, I am outputing like:
>
>oggenc -Q -b 1 -o - /some/wave/file.wav
>
>This works fine with ogg123 (other than that I want the bit rate to be
>lower than 55-100 range that it is doing).
>
>I am using:
>Ogg123 from vorbis-tools 1.0rc2
>OggEnc v0.8 (libvorbis rc2)
>
>But, FreeAmp for Windows slowly buffered up to 100% then said "Skipped
>Corrupted File".

You can't just do that - you have to send HTTP headers in response.

>Or should I just use a real HTTP daemon?
>
>My goal is to use a microphone and have a live broadcast. I guess I could
>try to do it with a httpd with CGI. Anyone do this (without icecast)?
>
>Where are the specifications on how to set up the streamer?

<p>That's much harder (live broadcast) because you need to send the headers
to new clients when they connect, rather than just dropping the current
point in the stream on them.

Why not use icecast? It's stable, fast, scalable.

Michael

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