bpa wrote: > ffmpeg can do lots of different conversion but faad just does aac. So > faad is small lightweight but can only convert files - it cannot handle > http. LMS can strip AAC from simple http stream which is why LMS can > play AAC stream such as somafm but AFAICT LMS cannot strip AAC out of > mp4 streams over http. > > LMS rules deal with audio formats and not transport mechanism so > changing mp4 rules means ffmpeg will do all AAC/MP4 conversion and not > faad. Main loss of functionality is seeking - as currently setup ffmpeg > rules cannot seek to a specific point in a file
Thanks for the explanation. Yep, I see no seeking in the streaming mp4/m4a podcast, but I can still move within a file to a different point for my local m4a files. *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9 > Squeezelite *Spares:* Touch(3), Radio(3), Boom, SB3, CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng8 & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win7(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpoweramp > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104480 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
