What is better SHOUTcast or Icecast?
What is better SHOUTcast or Icecast? Both provide better compression than MP3 without a reduction in audio quality. In the past Shoutcast provided AAC support, but this was discontinued in recent versions. Icecast supports several AAC and Ogg codecs, which means that your listeners have higher quality audio for the same amount of bandwidth.
What protocol does Icecast use?
Technical details. The Icecast server is capable of streaming audio content as Opus or Vorbis over standard HTTP, video as WebM or Theora over HTTP, and MP3, AAC, and NSV over the SHOUTcast protocol. Theora, AAC, and NSV are only supported in version 2.2. 0 and newer.
Can VLC stream to Icecast?
To stream audio or video to Icecast using VLC you need to first ensure you have the right module installed. If you are using Linux you will need to download the latest source code and install VLC with the shout module. To install this module in Linux you will need to configure VLC with the –enable–shout parameter.
How do I stream with Icecast?
Just navigate your web browser to host/port the Icecast server is listening on. If you are a Windows user, make sure you started the Icecast server and then click on the shortcut in the Startmenu, it will open the Icecast status page in your browser.
