Icecast Streaming Media Server

[Anonymous]

hi everyone,

I am fresh new about this whole streaming thing. Would like to have your help on my issue.

I am using both win32 version of ezstream and icecast 2.3.1 on a windows 2003 server box. I can have my stream playing well when the only issue here is that I have specified the bitrate of the only stream at 128kbit/s but my winamp player is receiving 320kbit/s stream. All songs on my playlist have 128k quality.

This 320kbit/s stream is eating many of my bandwidth and I believe it is causing some sound quality problem. All I need is 128k stream.

What could be wrong at here?

[Anonymous]

Sorry guys, this is my ezstream config file, as you can see that the <svrinfobitrate>has been set to 128k

<ezstream>
<url>http://localhost:8000/</url>
<sourcepassword>hackme</sourcepassword>
<format>MP3</format>
<filename>xyz.m3u</filename>
<svrinfoname>The Best and Only...</svrinfoname>
<svrinfourl>http://jia.cable.nu</svrinfourl>
<svrinfogenre>RnB</svrinfogenre>
<svrinfodescription>Radio</svrinfodescription>
<svrinfobitrate>128</svrinfobitrate>
<svrinfochannels>2</svrinfochannels>
<svrinfosamplerate>44100</svrinfosamplerate>
<svrinfopublic>1</svrinfopublic>
</ezstream>

[karlH]

To do what you want, you will have to re-encode the incoming files to the required bitrate, you can't just tell icecast the rate you want. Look at the samples for reencoding or use soemthing like ices 0.x

karl.

[Anonymous]

Hey, Karl

Thanks, now I understand the reason! Thanks!