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Posted by Barry Koopersmith on 08/22/05 01:24
Spartanicus wrote:
> Barry Koopersmith <bkoopers@optonline.net> wrote:
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>>>What happens if you feed Winamp the url to the m3u or the mp3 file
>>>direct?
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>>When WinAmp pops up after clicking the link on this webpage:
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>>http://thefireandreason.irbl.net/audio/TFaR_audio_streaming.htm
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>>if I then select "File-Play URL" and enter this URL:
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>>http://www.thefireandreason.com/TFaRLive1.mp3
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>>then it streams
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> It doesn't stream, feed a player a link to an mp3 and it will download
> and play it.
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>>and immediately plays the mp3.
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> You have a fast connection, or it's cached locally.
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>>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).
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> You've not answered the question of what happens when you feed Winamp
> the url to the remote m3u file.
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>>Is this a problem using Internet Explorer only on my computer or do
>>other computers have the same problem?
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> You have no control over what happens on the client system, that's a
> good thing. There may be a problem with your local system.
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>>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)?
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> Using m3u redirector files is the right approach.
I did answer the question of "what happens when you feed Winamp the url
to the remote m3u file". I said that if I enter the URL, it immediately
plays the mp3.
This is an 11 mb mp3 file. If I create a link to the mp3, the resulting
dialog box shows it downloading and completing the download before the
player pops up and plays it. A link to the mp3 can be found here:
http://www.thefireandreason.com/live.html
When I make the link using referring m3u file (which redirects to the
mp3), in the other non-IE web browsers, it immediately plays (no delays
while it downloads).
I agree that the using m3u redirector files is the right approach but
what do I need to do to get it to work in IE?
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