bpiela Wrote: > Hello, > > I have a friend that listens to alot of .shn files. As a gift, I would > like to purchase a Squeezebox2 for his family. But, in searching > through the FAQ, it seems that shorten files are only supported in a > Unix environment. Are there any plans on supporting .shn files in a > Windows environment? What products will I need to make it work? All > comments and opinions are welcome. > > Thanks.
This depends on someone with some expertise on shorten having a willingness to help. so far, the only well-known way to extract information about a given shorten file (info needed for slimserver to play the file) is to quickly uncompress it to /dev/null. /dev/null, for the non-unix types, is basically a fake device for sending data off into nothingness. This technique lets the server read the WAV header contained in the shorten file and get bitrate, duration, etc. the problem is /dev/null doesn't exist for windows. Other methods have been hinted at, but nothing clear has been offered up as a solution. My personal searches for info have been fruitless. -kdf -- kdf _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
