Steamcast
Encyclopedia
Steamcast is a freeware
streaming media
server that extends the capabilities of the Icecast
2/SHOUTcast
framework. The creators of Steamcast intend for the project to be format/codec
agnostic and want to support as many encoding, listing (YP
) and client systems as possible. Steamcast can function as an on-demand multimedia server as well as a web radio or internet radio broadcast server. With the use of NSV
Steamcast can also be utilized as a live video streaming server. Steamcast is currently available for Microsoft Windows
, FreeBSD
, and Linux
.
project based on Icecast
's YP
protocol at the projects home page to foster growth and showcase the advantages of the project.
and clients
. The server also supports a wide variety of
source encoders and players that encompass other projects like Icecast
2 and SHOUTcast
. The server also supports multiple publishing points
/mount points
which can all stream on the same instance and ports. The support of the Icecast2
YP
listing specification also allows the server to list on multiple listing services which helps to promote a web broadcast. Steamcast's backend XML
sheets are supported by other services such as LoudCity for royalty requirements
and the interface is also utilized by several IRC and PHP
projects to include stats in varying listener locations.
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
streaming media
Streaming media
Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a streaming provider.The term "presented" is used in this article in a general sense that includes audio or video playback. The name refers to the delivery method of the medium rather...
server that extends the capabilities of the Icecast
Icecast
Icecast is a streaming media project released as free software maintained by the Xiph.org Foundation. It also refers specifically to the server program which is part of the project. Icecast was created in December 1998/January 1999 by Jack Moffitt and Barath Raghavan to provide an open source...
2/SHOUTcast
SHOUTcast
SHOUTcast is cross-platform proprietary software for streaming media over the Internet. The software, developed by Nullsoft , allows digital audio content, primarily in MP3 or HE-AAC format, to be broadcast to and from media player software, enabling the creation of Internet radio "stations"...
framework. The creators of Steamcast intend for the project to be format/codec
Codec
A codec is a device or computer program capable of encoding or decoding a digital data stream or signal. The word codec is a portmanteau of "compressor-decompressor" or, more commonly, "coder-decoder"...
agnostic and want to support as many encoding, listing (YP
YP
YP may refer to:* Yellow Pages * Yard patrol boat , a type of training craft* Young Professional, also known as a Yuppie* Yepp player names * Videoplatform Ypat...
) and client systems as possible. Steamcast can function as an on-demand multimedia server as well as a web radio or internet radio broadcast server. With the use of NSV
Nullsoft Streaming Video
Nullsoft Streaming Video is a media container designed for streaming video content over the internet. NSV was developed by Nullsoft, the makers of Winamp....
Steamcast can also be utilized as a live video streaming server. Steamcast is currently available for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, FreeBSD
FreeBSD
FreeBSD is a free Unix-like operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via BSD UNIX. Although for legal reasons FreeBSD cannot be called “UNIX”, as the direct descendant of BSD UNIX , FreeBSD’s internals and system APIs are UNIX-compliant...
, and Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
.
History
Steamcast was created by Jay Krivanek of Radio Toolbox and was first introduced in 2004 with version 0.9.6 beta. The project has been in a beta state ever since although many users use it with a large degree of success in production situations. Steamcast also begun its own YPYP
YP may refer to:* Yellow Pages * Yard patrol boat , a type of training craft* Young Professional, also known as a Yuppie* Yepp player names * Videoplatform Ypat...
project based on Icecast
Icecast
Icecast is a streaming media project released as free software maintained by the Xiph.org Foundation. It also refers specifically to the server program which is part of the project. Icecast was created in December 1998/January 1999 by Jack Moffitt and Barath Raghavan to provide an open source...
's YP
YP
YP may refer to:* Yellow Pages * Yard patrol boat , a type of training craft* Young Professional, also known as a Yuppie* Yepp player names * Videoplatform Ypat...
protocol at the projects home page to foster growth and showcase the advantages of the project.
Features
One of the features that sets Steamcast apart from other systems is the included web interface that allows for management of sourcesEncoder
An encoder is a device, circuit, transducer, software program, algorithm or person that converts information from one format or code to another, for the purposes of standardization, speed, secrecy, security, or saving space by shrinking size.-Media:...
and clients
Client (computing)
A client is an application or system that accesses a service made available by a server. The server is often on another computer system, in which case the client accesses the service by way of a network....
. The server also supports a wide variety of
source encoders and players that encompass other projects like Icecast
Icecast
Icecast is a streaming media project released as free software maintained by the Xiph.org Foundation. It also refers specifically to the server program which is part of the project. Icecast was created in December 1998/January 1999 by Jack Moffitt and Barath Raghavan to provide an open source...
2 and SHOUTcast
SHOUTcast
SHOUTcast is cross-platform proprietary software for streaming media over the Internet. The software, developed by Nullsoft , allows digital audio content, primarily in MP3 or HE-AAC format, to be broadcast to and from media player software, enabling the creation of Internet radio "stations"...
. The server also supports multiple publishing points
Mount (streaming)
A mount point, in streaming media systems, is a virtual resource which references live or on-demand content within a multimedia media server system. Mount points are used to allow multimedia servers the ability to control multiple content sources and/or types on the same server instance. The...
/mount points
Mount (streaming)
A mount point, in streaming media systems, is a virtual resource which references live or on-demand content within a multimedia media server system. Mount points are used to allow multimedia servers the ability to control multiple content sources and/or types on the same server instance. The...
which can all stream on the same instance and ports. The support of the Icecast2
Icecast
Icecast is a streaming media project released as free software maintained by the Xiph.org Foundation. It also refers specifically to the server program which is part of the project. Icecast was created in December 1998/January 1999 by Jack Moffitt and Barath Raghavan to provide an open source...
YP
YP
YP may refer to:* Yellow Pages * Yard patrol boat , a type of training craft* Young Professional, also known as a Yuppie* Yepp player names * Videoplatform Ypat...
listing specification also allows the server to list on multiple listing services which helps to promote a web broadcast. Steamcast's backend XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
sheets are supported by other services such as LoudCity for royalty requirements
Royalties
Royalties are usage-based payments made by one party to another for the right to ongoing use of an asset, sometimes an intellectual property...
and the interface is also utilized by several IRC and PHP
PHP
PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document...
projects to include stats in varying listener locations.
See also
- SHOUTcastSHOUTcastSHOUTcast is cross-platform proprietary software for streaming media over the Internet. The software, developed by Nullsoft , allows digital audio content, primarily in MP3 or HE-AAC format, to be broadcast to and from media player software, enabling the creation of Internet radio "stations"...
- IcecastIcecastIcecast is a streaming media project released as free software maintained by the Xiph.org Foundation. It also refers specifically to the server program which is part of the project. Icecast was created in December 1998/January 1999 by Jack Moffitt and Barath Raghavan to provide an open source...
- Internet radioInternet radioInternet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
- List of Internet stations
- List of streaming media systems
- Winamp AlternativeWinamp AlternativeWinamp Alternative is a codec package for Microsoft Windows created for playing SHOUTcast streams with any media player that supports DirectShow and Nullsoft Streaming Video with major browsers...
- Nullsoft Streaming VideoNullsoft Streaming VideoNullsoft Streaming Video is a media container designed for streaming video content over the internet. NSV was developed by Nullsoft, the makers of Winamp....
- Streaming mediaStreaming mediaStreaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a streaming provider.The term "presented" is used in this article in a general sense that includes audio or video playback. The name refers to the delivery method of the medium rather...