Features
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-configurable audio streaming software:
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-
-para_server streams binary audio data (mp3/ogg/m4a files) over local
-and/or remote networks. It supports three builtin streaming methods
-(senders): http, dccp, or rtp.
-
-para_audiod runs on the client side and connects to para_server. The audio
-stream is read from the network and sent through any of paraslash's filters
-(decoder, volume normalizer,...). The resulting stream is written to an output
-plugin (writer), e.g. the alsa writer on linux systems. It is possible to
-capture the stream at any position in the filter chain.
-
-The receiving/filtering/playing software is also available as standalone
-command line tools: para_recv, para_filter, and para_write.
-
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-configurable audio file selectors:
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-
-There are three audio file selectors available: random, playlist
-and mysql
-
-The first two of these are rather simple, and they are always
-supported. They allow streaming of randomly selected files or files
-given by a playlist respectively.
-
-The (optional) mysql selector is more involved. It manages
-statistics on your audio files, and audio file selection works by
-sending a user-defined sql-query to the mysql server. This allows
-rather sophisticated configurations and is explained in detail in
-README.mysql.
-
-It is possible to switch between all supported selectors at any time.
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-small memory footprint:
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-
-paraslash is lightweight. The stripped binary of para_server with
-all its features compiled in (mysql/random/playlist selector,
-mp3/ogg/aac support, http/dccp/ortp support) is about 120K on i386
-under Linux. para_audiod is even smaller.
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-command line interface:
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-
-paraslash commands are sent to para_server and the response is
-dumped to stdout. This can be used by any scripting language
-to produce user interfaces with little programming effort.
-
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-authentication/encryption via openssl:
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-
-All connections between para_server and para_client are encrypted by
-default. For each user of paraslash you must create a public/secret
-key pair for authentication. The (authenticated) connection is crypted
-with a symmetric rc4 session key.
-
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-various user interfaces and utilities:
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-
- * para_gui. Curses based interface, displays information in a
- curses window and can be used to easily control para_server
- and para_audiod.
- * para_sdl_gui. Shows pictures (on a per song basis) and
- other information about the current audio file. Can be used
- as a screen saver.
- * para_krell. A gkrellm2 plugin that shows small pics and is
- able to launch 27 different commands by clicking on the image.
- * para_slider. User-friendly stream creator for people who
- don't like their keyboard.
- * para_dbadm. Simple curses interface for changing attributes.
- * para_fade. Simple volume fader and alarm clock.
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+
+ * Runs on Linux, Mac OS, FreeBSD, NetBSB, Solaris and probably other
+ Unixes.
+ * mp3, oggvorbis, aac(m4a) support
+ * local or remote http, dccp, and ortp network audio streaming
+ * IPv6 support
+ * volume normalizer
+ * stream grabbing at any point in the filter chain
+ * stand-alone command line receiver/decoder/normalizer/player
+ * sophisticated audio file selector
+ * small memory footprint
+ * command line interface for easy scripting in high-level languages
+ * RSA user authentication
+ * encrypted communications
+ * GPL licensed
+ * written in C
+ * well documented
+ * complete API-Reference
+ * easily extendible due to its modular design
+ * curses-based gui
+ * volume fader and alarm clock.
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