X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=FEATURES;h=5b5f4699d5123abc5919aaf45369bd804dfefde5;hp=b4d3ae327e1a7d1b8118bf6f5b1dfb4cb2ce91b4;hb=d5538ff0dd9f6531a1a319b49c32bd72597fb2c3;hpb=0a561aeb03da4454167713b33ded01e268eae614 diff --git a/FEATURES b/FEATURES index b4d3ae32..5b5f4699 100644 --- a/FEATURES +++ b/FEATURES @@ -1,82 +1,27 @@ 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 - -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. - -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: ------------------------ - -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. - -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. - -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. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + + * Runs on Linux, Mac OS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris and probably other + Unixes + * Mp3, ogg/vorbis, ogg/speex, aac (m4a) and wma support + * Local or remote http, dccp, and udp network audio streaming + * IPv6 support + * Forward error correction allows receivers to recover from packet losses + * Volume normalizer + * Stream grabbing at any point in the filter chain + * Stand-alone command line receiver/decoder/normalizer/player + * Stand-alone audio format handler utility + * 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