Hi Dave... Dave Ansell wrote: >> Hi Dave... >> >> >>>>> On 4/6/07, Dave Ansell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> I have just updated to 0.3.3 version of mvpmc in the hope I could >>>>>> play >>>>>> my FLAC audio files. >>>>>> >>>>>> Unfortunately the mclient says it cannot open the file. >>>>>> The files play fine on my Slimp3. >>>>> FLAC support is only currently available in the native Filesystem mode >>>>> not in mclient. >>>>> >>>>> Martin >>>> Thank Martin. >>>> Will it come in a future release? >>>> Or is some other lossless format possible? >>> I understand FLAC is possible on the slimdevices.com hardware clients. In >>> order to implement it in mvpmc it has to be possible for the hardware to >>> deal with it and I need to understand how the slimserver software >>> communicates with the client as to which format is being streamed. >>> >>> Martin, perhaps you have already said, but does mvpmc understand FLAC? >>> That is, can you play such files from the mvpmc file browser now? >>> >>> As far as how it is done between slimserver and a slimdevices.com >>> client... I am hoping there is a clear cut method that only works on >>> FLAC files. That is, we might be in trouble if FLAC transmission is base >>> on the revision of the client. A higher revision might lead the server >>> to think that mvpmc can do more than it is capable of (for instance >>> displaying graphics instead of just characters). >>> >>> If you know the answers to these questions that would be a great help. >>> >>> ...thanks >> Dave, reading your original posting I realized you said you could not open >> the FLAC file using mclient. That's interesting, as slimserver should >> have been able to handle the transcoding to mp3. I am wondering if you >> have the necessary files on your server to do the transcoding (if there >> are any necessary - I should probably rip to flac and try this). Note, you >> are probably playing flac nativly on your S3 and therefore do not need any >> flac to mp3 conversion program on your server (again, if this is how >> slimserver works). >> >> Anyways, I assume the real push here is to support flac within mclient >> just like it is supported on your S3. I have looked into this and, as I >> feared, it looks like we would have to look like a S2 (aka SB2) before >> were are even offered a flac file. >> >> Does anyone else know for sure? >> >> Going on, what troubles me is what other features will slimserver assume >> we can handle at that version level. I have only found bits and pieces of >> information regarding this. Probably because the main push behind >> slimserver is to support slim devices' clients - which are well defined or >> at least stable. So not much discussion goes on about what is and is not >> supported. And, as I am not a PERL programmer, looking at slimserver code >> is a bit difficult. >> >> Options: >> 1) Someone could tell me what to expect from slimserver if I told it I was >> an SB2. >> 2) Someone could develop a slimserver patch to support the "oddities" of >> mclient (i.e. send flac to a version 1.0 client). >> >> ...thanks >> > > Hi, > Good point! > I think I disabled mp3 conversion in the server because I wanted to make > sure that I got the best quality streaming (ie native FLAC) from the > Squeezebox. > I'm not sure what choices Slimserver makes and if it knows what formats > a player will support, and does it choose on the basis of best quality or > lowest bandwidth? That is why I configured the server to stream FLAC files > only in FLAC format. > If it can be done, then I native FLAC support the same as the Squeezebox > would be great! > > cheers, > Dave >
After reading a number of slimdevices threads, I am convinced the default slimserver settings are what you want. The only reason given to change them is to manage limited bandwidth problems between the server and the client. So, in the end, slimserver should know the capabilities of each client and convert accordingly. It should prefer using flac on clients capable of decoding the format. Oh, and rest assured you are not the only person fiddling with the slimserver control to ensure flac is being used. The issue (and confusion) has popped up several times on the slimserver mail lists. -R ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
