Barry Koopersmith wrote:
> Spartanicus wrote:
>
> > Barry Koopersmith <> wrote:
> >
> >
> >><a href="Scenic-3songs.m3u">(streaming with WinAmp)</a>
> >
> >
> > There are many media players capable of handling m3u/mp3 files, leave
> > that choice to the user, don't assume that they use the same player that
> > you use.
> >
> >
> >>When I
> >>view and click on the link in Internet Explorer (version 6.0), it pops
> >>up the WinAmp mp3 player but it does not play the mp3 file.
> >
> >
> > What happens if you feed Winamp the url to the m3u or the mp3 file
> > direct?
>
> When WinAmp pops up after clicking the link on this webpage:
>
> http://thefireandreason.irbl.net/aud..._streaming.htm
>
> if I then select "File-Play URL" and enter this URL:
>
> http://www.thefireandreason.com/TFaRLive1.mp3
>
> then it streams and immediately plays the mp3.
>
> Doing the same by clicking the link on the html page located on my local
> hard drive, it immediately plays the mp3 in WinAmp from that URL (it
> passes the URL to WinAmp, I don't have to enter it manually).
>
> Is this a problem using Internet Explorer only on my computer or do
> other computers have the same problem?
>
> Is there a better method (that will work in all web browsers and on all
> computers) for streaming mp3 files on a webpage (so it starts playing
> immediately instead of waiting until the entire file downloads)?
I tried your page on my computer that has 10 browsers installed and
uses the XP OS with all upgrades, including SP2. I have WMP 10, Real
10.5, QT, and Winamp players installed. I am set up for Winamp to play
MP3. Since all of the players will play MP3, you have to go into the
menus of all players and select or deselect mp3. However if you feed
the URL into , for example, the Real player directly, it is forced to
play the m3u linked file rather than Winamp. Some players are rather
aggressive for some formats and tend to steal formats from one another,
if you do not configure what each player will play in the player
menus.My results for your m3u link in your page are that the Winamp
pops up, there is a brief buffer time, and then the music starts
streaming just as is normal. It works on the IE6 family of browsers
IE6, MSN9, MyIE2, and Avant. It also works on the most recent versions
of Opera, Mozilla, Firefox, and Netscape. With this information, I
doubt if there is anything wrong with how you have the mp3 and m3u
files set up on your server, although it is always a good idea to check
if the correct mime types for each are installed on the server. If you
have other players, such as I do, you might go into the menus for all
of them, set to select mp3 and m3u(when offered) on the Winamp only,
and see what happens. In any event both mp3 and m3u should be selected
on the Winamp if you want it to be the main player for streamed mp3. I
have not tried it, but if you have mp3 selected on only one player and
m3u selected only on another player, there might be problems.
Such problems are not too unusual. For example, both the Real player
and Winamp will play mp4 audio. You can stream mp4 if you set the mime
types for it and a redirector file on the server. I could never get
this to stream on the Winamp. However if you use a .ram redirector file
for mp4, it streams well for me on the Real 10.5 player. I have been
able to stream Ogg Vorbis audio by setting the correct mime types on
the server, and Winamp works well on this if you install an Ogg plugin
on the Winamp.
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