This is a special post a bit off topic.
Because Ubuntu fails so bad to provide a cool and easy way to manage web radio streams ( Amarok, Rhytbox, Songbird … ) I decided to implement a small easy to use web radio. The features are basic : a manager to add/delete radio streams and a small Flash player.
The problem escalated when everthing was ready. Some streams worked with no problems and other didn’t. The problem was some of the streams were MP3 ( supported by Flash ) and some were AAC+ ( not supported by Flash ).
But my mind was set on a website that had an AAC+ stream and a flash player to achieve this. SO it was possible .. but how ?
Forums and all mighty google gave me a single response : there is no way to do it directly. But how about indirectly ? So a single post gave me the idea
Radio stream ( aac+ ) —> Special Server ( convert to rtmp) –> Flash Player
Rtmp is a protocol supported by Flash so the only way to do this is to convert your radio aac+ stream intro rtmp using a server ( installed on a personal computer ).
Ok, a lot of problems with this also : online computer need it , multiple radio streams know how ( if possible ).
I found a great ubuntu server called Red5 but I didn’t find a way to re-stream radio from aac+ to rtmp. The only solution I found is to use a payed server
Wowza Media Server Pro. This is how the website I was telling you about did it.
Another workaround was an ActiveX installed on XP/Vista that made acc+ playable in IE BROWSER. TESTED and OK.
My quest is over : I will use only mp3 streams and a simple flash player to do this. I will wait for full aac+ flash support.
But my hours spent online might help some of you interested on this topic so these is a list with resources that might help.
1. Free JV Flash Player
2. Free Minicaster Flash Player
3. Ampx_player ( works with aac+ in IE )
4. Orban plugin
3. Not Free – Media Server ( convert aac+ to rtmp )
4. Free – Media Server
5. Forum posts about aac+ and flash failure
I'm looking for like you for this answer
This is very interesting I wonder if there is a open source solution that you could run on a linux server that would do the stream conversion. Of course this would require you to be running some *nix flavor.
Red5 was the best open source, stream server I found so far.
Please, see this interesting solution:
http://icecast.imux.net/viewtopic.php?t=6974&start=15
this for your probmel http://fadjarstudios.blogspot.com/2012/03/tutorial-create-aac-web-player-and.html