X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=883eeee10885f24ad90382091badb8d6bc558360;hp=dd0dc76a0be00a395ad91ab19834bf2c0974f65d;hb=5587494468627e20fe622b6055689717262d09ab;hpb=002731cd3938f3be6b71651e56c062af1adcdec0;ds=sidebyside diff --git a/README b/README index dd0dc76a..883eeee1 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ It contains the following programs: para_server ----------- -para_server streams binary audio data (mp3/oggvorbis/m4a files) +para_server streams binary audio data (mp3/oggvorbis/m4a/wma files) 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. @@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ Its features include * rename detection. If files are moved or renamed, afs will recognize them despite of this change. -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/udp support) is about 160K on i386 -under Linux. para_audiod (see below) is even smaller. - ----------- para_client ----------- @@ -88,9 +83,10 @@ para_filter 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. +para_filter combines several decoders (mp3, oggvorbis, aac, wma), +a volume normalizer and a cpuple of other filters. New filters can +be added easily. It is possible 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 and @@ -107,7 +103,7 @@ the audio file in complete chunks 'just in time'. This allows third-party streaming software that is unaware of the particular audio format to send complete frames in real -time. Currently, mp3, ogg vorbis and aac are supported. +time. Currently, mp3, ogg vorbis, aac and wma are supported. ---------- para_write @@ -158,7 +154,7 @@ be added easily. para_fade --------- -A (Linux-only) alarm clock and volume-fader. +A (oss-only) alarm clock and volume-fader. --------------- bash_completion