| Readme: | Short: Internet radio player (RadioBrowser)
Author: Yannick Buchy
Uploader: papiosaur2@hotmail.fr (Yannick Buchy)
Type: mus/play
Version: 0.4
Architecture: ppc-morphos
Requires: MorphOS 3.20+
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RADIONET - Internet Radio
Version 0.4
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INTRODUCTION
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RadioNet is a native internet radio player for MorphOS.
It browses the community RadioBrowser directory
(thousands of stations worldwide) and plays the streams internally through
Reggae - no external player required.
TECHNOLOGIES
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Provided by MorphOS:
- Reggae (multimedia.class / http.stream / audio.output) for MP3 & OGG
- AHI (ahi.device) for audio output
- cybergraphics.library (station logo rendering)
- openurl.library (opening station websites in the browser)
Implemented by RadioNet:
- A RadioBrowser client over HTTPS (libcurl) with JSON parsing
- A built-in AAC decoder (faad2 + AHI) for stations Reggae cannot decode
- UTF-8 to Latin-1 conversion for non-ASCII station names
- A fully native MUI interface
FEATURES
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- RadioBrowser directory: World Top plus 26 countries (Greece, France,
Germany, USA, Japan, Brazil...)
- Two-column station list (Station | Format) with a title bar
- "Now Playing" panel showing, for the selected station:
* the station logo (favicon, decoded via Reggae)
* name, audio format and bitrate
* country / region, language
* popularity (votes and play count)
* genre tags
* a clickable website link (opens in your browser)
- Favorites panel:
* add stations by drag & drop from the list
* reorder by drag & drop or with the Up / Down buttons
* saved automatically between sessions
- Playback controls: Play, Pause / Resume, Stop, volume slider
- Internal playback of MP3, OGG (Reggae) and AAC (built-in faad2 decoder)
INSTALLATION
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Simply copy the RadioNet drawer to your preferred location and run the
program. Favorites are stored in RadioNet.prefs inside the program drawer.
USAGE
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1. Pick a country (or "World Top") in the bottom bar and press "Load radios".
2. Click a station to see its details and logo in the "Now Playing" panel.
3. Double-click a station (or select it and press Play) to listen.
4. Drag a station onto the Favorites panel to keep it; reorder with drag &
drop or the Up / Down buttons.
5. Use Pause / Resume and the volume slider during playback.
NOTES
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- Some stations are hosted on platforms that insert advertising into the
stream (this is done by the station's provider, not by RadioNet).
- A few large stations use HLS (.m3u8) streams, which are not supported yet.
- The live "now playing" track title (ICY metadata) is not shown yet.
HISTORY
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0.4 - AAC decoding switched to Fraunhofer FDK-AAC (much better HE-AAC /
HE-AACv2 quality, fixes glitches on 192k AAC streams).
Sortable columns (click the title).
Menus (About / MUI settings / Quit).
Fixed a crash on quit. Faster stop of AAC streams.
0.3 - Now Playing panel (logo + full station info + clickable website),
3-way reorderable favorites, Pause/Resume, AAC volume, 26 countries,
resizable list split.
0.2 - RadioBrowser directory, country filter, favorites, internal AAC.
0.1 - First internal audio playback via Reggae.
AUTHOR
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Yannick Buchy
If you enjoy RadioNet, a donation is always appreciated:
PayPal: papiosaur2@hotmail.fr (send as a friend to avoid fees)
THANKS
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MorphOS Team for MorphOS
MorphOS users for their support (regular or not)
Geit for his feedbacks
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