philippe_44 wrote: > ok, so very likely, the issue is with m4a files. This is a really > complex case and LMS has a few different ways to send aac (which is what > your mp4 file encapsulate, although m4a can host many other formats). > > My bridge has 2 modes: "thru" and "process". In thru mode, all it does > it translating commands between LMS and CC protocols, but the audio is > simply passed through. This is the simple mode, but if the CC does not > support the (sub) format that LMS is sending, then it fails and playback > stops. > > I've added last year this "process" mode where in addition to commands > translation, the audio is decoded by the bridge, re-encoded in a > different format and then sent to the CC in a format that can ben always > the same (or almost always the same, depending on options you choose). > It was really complicated to add, but it solves a lot of issues. When > decoding audio in the bridge, I'm able to handle all formats LMS sends. > It also gives the benefits of replay gain and cross-fading (including > across songs when you choose "flow" mode), but it requires more CPU. > Your Windows machine should be able to handle that without any issue, > it's only a problem on low-end NAS or old Pi. > > So in your case, I suggest you go the plugin options and chose a > "transcode" mode which is either pcm, flac or mp3. I'm happy personnaly > with mp3, but some might feel better with flac (I'm mentionning that b/c > CC devices have a funny bug with flac files which would be too long to > describe here). > > The other advanced options, including "flow" mode, I suggest you have a > look at the user guide but I think you issues with m4a files will go > away when transcode is activated. Just try "mp3" first and see if it > works, then you can play with options > > Cheers,
Philippe - thanks so much for all the time you have taken to help and this very detailed explanation. Will try this immediately. Again so appreciated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jgreen8240's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39327 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104614 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
