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Streaming Media With Linux Resources Page

by Dave Phillips
03/30/2001

Streaming audio resources

ASF vs. MP3 vs. RA-G2 vs. MOV -- A comparative study from Panos Stokas (includes some comments on Ogg Vorbis)
GStreamer -- An interesting graphical framework for constructing media players and other streaming applications
Internet Streaming Media Alliance -- A group formed to promote open standards in streaming media
Macromedia -- Home for the Linux Flash plug-in

MP3 resources

Full Shoutcast on Linux? -- Questions and answers from Ask Slashdot
Linux MP3 how-to -- The definitive guide for penguinistas
MuSE -- The Multiple Streaming Engine, a GUI for streaming MP3s to Icecast
Shoutcast -- The official home page
UAF Linux User's Group Streaming Audio -- A good site to test your player's PLS and M3U capabilities
mod_mp3 A module to turn Apache into a streaming server

MPEG4 resources

An Overview of MP4 -- Includes a chart comparing MPEG4 to MP3 and RealNetwork streams
MPEG4's Role In Streaming-media Era -- Research from Junko Yoshida
MPEG-4 Structured Audio -- Official home site
Produce Streaming Audio That Satisfies -- A tutorial by Jay Lorenzo

RealAudio resources

Getting Started: A Primer on Streaming Media -- Guidance from Real.com
Real.com -- Home site for the Realists
Streaming Audio -- Article by Charlie Morris
Streaming Audio in Linux -- A brief overview by Siome Goldenstein
Streaming Audio Tutorial -- By Jon Luini and Allen Whitman
Streaming Media for Web Based Training -- Interesting essay focused on SMIL, the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language

Vorbis resources

Icecast -- Icecast home site
Ogg Vorbis -- The official home page
Ogg Vorbis -- The Free Alternative To MP3 -- An interview with Christopher Montgomery
Ogg Vorbis Streaming Format Heads Freely Into Rough Waters -- Excellent article from Tristan Louis at Planet IT
Ogg Vorbis Tutorial -- A how-to for Windows users
OggBeats -- Dedicated to music in the Ogg format
Vocoditor -- Excellent Vorbis comment editor with Perl/Gtk GUI
Vorbis Recombinant -- Interview with Christopher Montgomery and Jack Moffitt
Vorbis Zone -- General news about Vorbis
Xiphophorus -- The group's official home on the Web

Some guides to Internet radio stations

Linux audio resources

Linux Audio Development -- Focus group, mail-list, and more ... the place for Linux audio developers
Linux Music & Sound Applications -- The most complete list on the Web
Low-latency Patches -- From Andrew Morton
Low-latency Patches -- From Ingo Molnar

Dave Phillips maintains the Linux Music & Sound Applications Web site and has been a performing musician for more than 30 years.