X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=7a564f9214318aaf5e15bc4da8f61d1a26cc35d0;hp=421e03f50a5012ab6889aa328ef790364fd1e653;hb=695086cebfe6e44e61a6d11e64128c1f5d60fd4b;hpb=8ea7c22ed366c4c895f431aa663b9bb227b2bead diff --git a/README b/README index 421e03f5..7a564f92 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ over local and/or remote networks. It listens on a tcp port and accepts commands such as play, stop, pause, next from authenticated clients. However, there are many more commands. -It supports three builtin network streaming methods (senders): http, dccp, +It supports three built-in network streaming methods (senders): http, dccp, or rtp. * The http sender is recommended for public streams that can be played by any player like mpg123, xmms, itunes, winamp... - * The dccp sender requires kernel support for the rather new datagram - congestion control protocol. + * The dccp sender requires kernel support for the datagram congestion + control protocol. * The ortp sender is recommended for multicast LAN streaming. @@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ Its features include * attributes. Allow fine-grained audio file selection. - * image table. For storage of e.g. album cover art. + * image table. For storing e.g. album cover art. - * lyrics table. For storage of lyrics. + * lyrics table. For storing lyrics. - * playlist table. Stores arbitrary many playlists. + * playlist table. Stores arbitrary many playlists for later use. * mood mode. Audio file selection works by specifying mood methods involving attributes, pattern matching for file names @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Its features include Despite of all these features, paraslash is lightweight. The stripped binary of para_server with all its features compiled in -mp3/ogg/aac support, http/dccp/ortp support) is about 150K on i386 +mp3/ogg/aac support, http/dccp/ortp support) is about 160K on i386 under Linux. para_audiod (see below) is even smaller. ----------- @@ -72,15 +72,15 @@ little programming effort. 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 encrypted -with a symmetric rc4 session key. +RSA key pair for authentication. The authenticated connection is +encrypted with a symmetric rc4 session key. --------- para_recv --------- -A command line http/dccp/rtp stream grabber. The http mode of this tool -can be used to receive data from any http streaming source. +A command line http/dccp/ortp stream grabber. The http mode of this +tool can be used to receive data from any http streaming source. ----------- para_filter @@ -90,19 +90,20 @@ A filter program that converts from stdin and writes to stdout. para_filter combines several decoders (mp3, oggvorbis, aac) and a volume normalizer. New filters can be added easily. It is possible -to "chain" any number of filters, like unix pipes. +to "chain" any number of filters, like UNIX pipes. para_filter does not depend on other parts of paraslash, so it can -be used as a stand-alone command line tool for audio decoding. +be used as a stand-alone command line tool for audio decoding and +volume normalization. ---------- para_write ---------- A modular audio stream writer. It supports a simple file writer -output plug-in and optional wav/raw players for alsa (linux-only, -Debian package: libasound2-dev) and Mac OS. para_write can also be -used as a stand-alone wav or raw audio player. +output plug-in and optional wav/raw players for ALSA (Linux) and for +coreaudio (Mac OS). para_write can also be used as a stand-alone wav +or raw audio player. ----------- para_audiod @@ -111,10 +112,10 @@ para_audiod The local daemon that collects information from para_server. It runs on the client side and connects to para_server. As soon as -para_server announces the availability (and the type) of an audio -stream, para_audiod starts an appropriate receiver, any number of -filters and a paraslash writer to play the stream. It is possible to -capture the stream at any position in the filter chain. +para_server announces the availability of an audio stream, para_audiod +starts an appropriate receiver, any number of filters and a paraslash +writer to play the stream. It is possible to capture the stream at +any position in the filter chain. Moreover, para_audiod listens on a local socket and sends status information about para_server and para_audiod to local clients on @@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ socket credentials, if available. para_audioc ----------- -The client program which talks with para_audiod. Used to control +The client program which talks to para_audiod. Used to control para_audiod, to receive status info, or to grab the stream at any point in the filter chain.