>>>>>> 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 > > > >
Many thanks Rick. I will go back to default then. cheers, Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
