At 22:46 +0100 15/5/06, James Cridland wrote:
.ra are real player media files, that is - they contain the actual
streaming audio data.
.ram is a playlist text format, which can have one or multiple lines,
on each line is the URL to an audio or video stream
Linking to .ram is preferred
...though, in most cases, users get a better deal if they are linked
to an embedded player within a browser, rather than a direct link to
the audio.
I can't speak for the BBC, but certainly when you make the Virgin
Radio player appear ( www.virginradio.co.uk/listen on any PC)
Ahem. The "live.pls" file was (correctly?) sent to iTunes from
Firefox. I am listening as I type this:-) I am on a G5 Mac with Mac
OS X, and silly "stick" speakers.
[playlist]
NumberOfEntries=3
File1=http://mp3-vr-32.smgradio.com:80/
Title1=Virgin Radio 1215AM, LIVE from London [HBR](peered - 8x.1xxx.1xx.3x)
File2=http://vruk.sc.llnwd.net:12250
Title2=Virgin Radio 1215AM, LIVE from London - fallback [HBR](peered
- 8x.1xxx.1xx.3x)
File3=http://www.smgradio.com/core/audio/mp3/problems.mp3
Title3=
I regularly listen to radio online e.g. http://www.resonancefm.com/
since the FM band in London is now almost useless due to pirate
activity, but I digress....
you'll
get now-playing information and a whole host of other information that
it's hard to give within a direct link to a stream. And, yes, there's
advertising in that player too (the revenue from which partly goes to
the music rights holders). For this reason, and that of branding, it's
better to link to the official player (and the code to do so is at
www.virginradio.co.uk/thestation/linktous ).
For a direct link to most media players within the UK, try
http://www.mediauk.com/content/player.muk which contains almost all
live streams.
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I don't get much text in the iTunes window with from Virgin, or
Resonance 104.4FM (sic), compared with text on my handy DAB radio.
The information from Virgin (e.g. Now Playing) sits on the web
browser.
Gordo
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