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| Developed by | Nullsoft |
| Latest release | 1. A software developer is a person or organization concerned with facets of the software development process wider than design and coding a somewhat broader scope of Nullsoft Inc is a Software house founded in 1997 by Justin Frankel. A software release is the distribution whether public or private of an initial or new and upgraded version of a Computer software product 9. 8 / February 28, 2007 |
| OS | Cross-platform |
| Genre | Streaming media server |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Official website |
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What it's made of
SHOUTcast consists of a client-server model, with each component communicating via a network protocol that intermingles audio data with metadata such as song titles and the station name. The client-server Software architecture model distinguishes client systems from server systems which communicate over a Computer network In computing, a protocol is a convention or standard that controls or enables the connection Communication, and Data transfer between two computing Metadata ( meta data, or sometimes metainformation) is "data about data" of any sort in any media It uses HTTP as a transport protocol, although multicast is another option. Hypertext Transfer Protocol ( HTTP) is a Communications protocol for the transfer of information on the Internet. In Computer networking, the Transport Layer is a group of methods and protocols within a layered architecture of network components within which it is responsible for encapsulating Multicast is a network addressing method for the delivery of Information to a group of destinations simultaneously using the most efficient strategy
SHOUTcast servers and clients are available for Palm OS, Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OS X, and Solaris. A server is a Computer dedicated to providing one or more services over a computer network typically through a request-response routine A client is an application or system that accesses a remote service on another Computer system, known as a server, by way of a Network. Palm OS (also known as Garnet OS) is an embedded Operating system initially developed by U Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. FreeBSD is a Unix-like free Operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD branch through Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks Mac OS X (mæk oʊ ɛs tɛn is a line of computer Operating systems developed marketed and sold by Apple Inc, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently Solaris is a Unix -based Operating system introduced by Sun Microsystems in 1992 as the successor to SunOS. Client-only versions exist on Windows Mobile, Series 60, the PlayStation Portable[1], and on Nintendo DS (DSOrganize). Windows Mobile is a compact Operating system combined with a suite of basic applications for Mobile devices based on the Microsoft Win32 The S60 Platform (formerly Series 60 User Interface is a software platform for Mobile phones that runs on Symbian OS. The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a Handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The is a dual-screen Handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo.
The output format is supported by multiple clients, including Nullsoft's own Winamp, Totem, VLC media player, Amarok, XMMS, Zinf and Apple iTunes. Winamp is a proprietary media player written by Nullsoft, now a subsidiary of Time Warner. Totem is a Free software media player (audio and video for the GNOME Computer Desktop environment which runs on Linux, Amarok (ˈæməɹɒk is a Free software music player for Linux or other varieties of Unix. The X Multimedia System ( XMMS) is a Free software audio player very similar to Winamp, that runs on many Unix-like Operating Zinf is a free audio player released under the GNU General Public License. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc
Uses
The most common use of SHOUTcast is for creating or listening to Internet audio broadcasts. SHOUTcast makes it possible to inexpensively set up an Internet broadcasting station, so hobbyists and large radio network owners alike can use it to set up their own broadcasting network for a fraction of the cost of a traditional AM broadcasting or FM radio station. See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that
Some traditional radio stations use SHOUTcast to extend their presence onto the Web. The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked Hypertext documents accessed via the Internet.
Trivia
SHOUTcast's streaming protocol uses metadata tags and responses that all start with ICY, which stands for "I Can Yell", the original name of the protocol. A cybersquatter registered the associated icanyell. Cybersquatting, according to the United States federal law known as the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, is registering trafficking in or using a domain name with com/. net/. org domains before Nullsoft, so Nullsoft changed the protocol's name from I Can Yell to SHOUTcast. Despite the name change, the ICY prefix persists in the protocol spec.
See also
- Icecast
- PeerCast
- Internet radio
- List of Internet stations
- List of streaming media systems
- Winamp Alternative
- Nullsoft Streaming Video
- Streaming media
- VLC media player
References
External links
- SHOUTcast website
- Nullsoft.com
- Setting up a SHOUTcast Server
- SHOUTcast ICY protocol whitepaper
- How to Install Shoutcast on Linux
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