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Wordpress plugin audio stream User Interface configuration

The community radio station where I volunteer just signed up with Streamguys to repeat our AAC encoded stream made with Orban's Opticodec.
http://www.orban.com/orban/products/stream/

I am switching our website's player from our old encoding provider to this new AAC stream. I talked to the Streamguys and they recommended JW Player since there is a Wordpress plugin and our site is a Wordpress based site.

I installed JW Player and embedded it into the sidebar widget with this shortcode:
[jwplayer streamer="http://amber.streamguys.com:5400/" type="sound"]

I couldn't figure out how to make the presentation appropriate for an audio stream. It defaults to what looks like video mode even though the type=sound.
How do I make the UI look like an audio player?

Note: the Opticodec stream is pointed at our old provider until I can figure this out.

Thanks,
Dave

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Here's a test page I set up so you can see what I mean by the UI looking like a video.
http://mainsite.radioboise.org/test-stream/

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Oh, and I want to be able to support mobile iOS users. Is there a way to make sure that HTML-5 will be presented to mobile web browsers?

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@Dave

I used to broadcast with my internet radio station(Studio9) using the aac+ stream @192kps using SAMBC on the Shoutcast network. BUT because of licensing issues etc. I gave that up.

First let me suggest that you contact Opticode and see IF they offer any suggestions.

Are you using the PC1100 card?

Have you addressed the cross-domain issue?

Using a swf file with the player is doable BUT does present a few issues. (seen in the test code)

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Ethan Feldman

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Dave, change:

streamer=“http://amber.streamguys.com:5400/”

To:

file=“http://amber.streamguys.com:5400/”

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Hmmm still displays the black video rectangle. Is there a list of UI parameters that can be passed via WordPress shortcode? Or maybe I have to set these UI configurations in the plugin settings under WP admin?

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Looking better when I changed the height to "24" in the WP admin settings for the JW Player plugin. Gettin' there.

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Ethan Feldman

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Yep, that works.

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@Willie Meier
Yes we are using the Optimod PC1101 card and then encording with the Orban Opticodec. We are sending the stream to Streamguys and they repeat it here:
http://amber.streamguys.com:5400/

I still can't get the stream to play.

I suppose I need to look into this cross-domain issue. Any suggestions on where to start researching?

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@Dave

that's a good card.

Start by talking to the technical support of your ISP.

You could check out the folks at WOWZA, their forum is rich with information.

Then talk to Opticode, as they are the experts and may even offer a solution. The Opitcode card isnt cheap and they do have an excellent support team.

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I think I have the crossdomain.xml configured correctly.

The stream is working with iTunes, Windows Media, Amarok, Movie Player, VLC, etc.

I still can't get the stream to play with JW with this shortcode:
bc.. [jwplayer file="http://amber.streamguys.com:5400/" type="sound"]


This doesn't work either:
bc.. [jwplayer file="http://amber.streamguys.com:5400/;.aac" type="sound"]


The guys at Orban said they couldn't help.

Streamguys first recommended JW Player or Flowplayer. Then when we told them we were having trouble with JW Player they said that JW player won't work with a stream because it waits for the whole "file" to download before it starts. So that wasn't much help either, because that can't be true.

I tried some examples from the WOWZA forums, but they didn't work either. I saw a few posts that said to seek help on the JW Player forum. :-)

Thanks for the help,
Dave

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Ethan Feldman

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@Dave – Where is this latest shortcode running?

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Here: http://mainsite.radioboise.org/test-stream/

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Ethan Feldman

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The issue here is the type of stream you are trying to play. We don’t officially support ShoutCast, and usually, it only works if the sound stream is nsv.

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OK i got it going by asking the Streamguys to provide a Wowza tune in link.

Shortcode: [jwplayer file="radioboise.stream" streamer="rtmp://radioboise.streamguys.com:80/live" provider="rtmp" width="200" height="24"]

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Ethan Feldman

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Nice!

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