X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=e991b7340e61bb2bee929fe145e39b0dee32bf8d;hp=421e03f50a5012ab6889aa328ef790364fd1e653;hb=25518356767bd60bd03ac2f9c6b2381644483925;hpb=8ea7c22ed366c4c895f431aa663b9bb227b2bead diff --git a/README b/README index 421e03f5..e991b734 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -6,152 +6,10 @@ Paraslash is an acronym for _Play, archive, rate and stream large audio sets happily_ -It contains the following programs: +The paraslash package contains server and client software for +network streaming as well as stand-alone utilities for decoding +mp3, ogg, aac and wma files. See the user manual for details. ------------ -para_server ------------ - -para_server streams binary audio data (mp3/oggvorbis/m4a 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. - -It supports three builtin 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 ortp sender is recommended for multicast LAN streaming. - -It is possible to activate more than one sender simultaneously. - -The built-in audio file selector of paraslash is used to manage your -audio files. It maintains statistics on the usage of all available audio -files such as last played time, and the number of times each file was -selected. - -Its features include - - * attributes. Allow fine-grained audio file selection. - - * image table. For storage of e.g. album cover art. - - * lyrics table. For storage of lyrics. - - * playlist table. Stores arbitrary many playlists. - - * mood mode. Audio file selection works by specifying mood - methods involving attributes, pattern matching for file names - and more. This allows rather sophisticated configurations - and is explained in more detail in -<< - README.afs ->> - - * 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/ortp support) is about 150K on i386 -under Linux. para_audiod (see below) is even smaller. - ------------ -para_client ------------ - -The client program to connect to para_server. 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. - -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. - ---------- -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. - ------------ -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 does not depend on other parts of paraslash, so it can -be used as a stand-alone command line tool for audio decoding. - ----------- -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. - ------------ -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. - -Moreover, para_audiod listens on a local socket and sends status -information about para_server and para_audiod to local clients on -request. Access via this local socket may be restricted by using Unix -socket credentials, if available. - ------------ -para_audioc ------------ - -The client program which talks with para_audiod. Used to control -para_audiod, to receive status info, or to grab the stream at any -point in the filter chain. - -para_audioc (hence para_audiod) is needed by para_gui see below. - --------- -para_gui --------- - -Themable ncurses-based gui. It calls para_audioc and presents -the obtained information in an ncurses window. para_gui provides -key-bindings for the most common commands and new key-bindings can -be added easily. - ---------- -para_fade ---------- - -A (Linux-only) alarm clock and volume-fader. - ---------------- -bash_completion ---------------- - -A small bash script for inclusion in ~/.bashrc. It gives you command -line completion for some paraslash commands. ------- LICENSE