bpa;487072 Wrote: > Transcoding is a way around the memory limitations of the older players > such as SB3 as well as a way of adding support quickly for formats which > have a smaller user base. The limitation affected not just audio format > but also the transport p[rotocol (e.g. mms, rtmp) > > Compared to IP3K players, AAC is supported natively in Touch. I > believe WMA lossless and other WMA variations will be supported. I think > they are in the build but they are currently disabled as they need > tuning. > > In recent builds there is support for Flash RTMP protocol for test > purposes which means Flash/MP3 and Flash/AAC streams could be supported > natively. > > With less memory constraints it is possible that in subsequent releases > more native audio formats will be added depending on demand vs costs > (e.g. licensing). So the future for Touch is not adding transcoding but > adding native formats.
Which doesn't help if you want to stream to an old player... I wonder: If it's possible to decode on the unit, it should also be possible to transcode, shouldn't it? After all, you could just decode and then stream PCM. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71571 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
