Features
========
+--------------------------------------
configurable audio streaming software:
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 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 external
- program's standard in, usually an audio player like para_write,
- which comes with paraslash and contains an alsa player. 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 tool: para_recv, para_filter,
- and para_write.
+--------------------------------------
-configurable audio file selectors:
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- There are three audio file selectors available: random,
- playlist and mysql
+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.
- 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.
+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 external program's standard in, usually an
+audio player like para_write, which comes with paraslash and contains
+an alsa player. It is possible to capture the stream at any position
+in the filter chain.
- 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.
+The receiving/filtering/playing software is also available as
+standalone command line tool: para_recv, para_filter, and para_write.
- It is possible to switch between all supported selectors at
- any time.
+----------------------------------
+configurable audio file selectors:
+----------------------------------
-small memory footprint:
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 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.
+There are three audio file selectors available: random, playlist
+and mysql
-command line interface:
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 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.
+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.
-authentication/encryption via openssl:
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 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.
+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.
-various user interfaces and utilities:
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- o para_gui. Curses based interface, displays information in a
- curses window and can be used to easily control para_server
- and para_audiod.
+It is possible to switch between all supported selectors at any time.
- o 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.
+-----------------------
+small memory footprint:
+-----------------------
+
+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.
+
+-----------------------
+command line interface:
+-----------------------
- o para_krell. A gkrellm2 plugin that shows small pics and is
- able to launch 27 different commands by clicking on the image.
+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.
- o para_slider. User-friendly stream creator for people who
- don't like their keyboard.
+--------------------------------------
+authentication/encryption via openssl:
+--------------------------------------
- o para_dbadm. Simple curses interface for changing attributes.
+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.
- o para_fade. Simple volume fader and alarm clock.
+--------------------------------------
+various user interfaces and utilities:
+--------------------------------------
+
+ * 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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