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SHOUTcast is perhaps the best online platform for starting your own web radio. It has many benefits over its competitors and the best part is that it is completely free. It will provide you with all the tools and features you need to stay competitive in today’s market. Even though SHOUTcast is free software, it still has some of the best features available. However, the most important things that people need when building an online radio station is flawless streaming and global access.

SHOUTcast is extremely popular nowadays and if you are planning to build an online radio then this is definitely the way to go. It doesn’t really matter what kind of radio station you are trying to build also. There will surely be enough people who will want to listen to it. Unlike traditional radio the SHOUTcast radios are broadcasting flawless audio.

Online radios have the distinct advantage of being able to reach people from all over the world. This way you are not geographically limited and anyone who wishes to listen to your station will be able to. The technology that we have today is bringing people from all over the world together in a manner that has never been done before. SHOUTcast is one of the best examples of this wonderful technology and it has a very bright future ahead of it.

Probably the best thing about SHOUTcast is not the ability to host radio stations or reach virtually hundreds of thousands of people but the ability to put one’s passions to work for them. Today you can start a business that speaks to people and to what they believe as people and even find followers on a global scale. You can enjoy the friendship of people from all over the world who share the same tastes. You can essentially use the internet in any manner you choose to and still find people who can relate to you and who will find pleasure in following you.

So if you are thinking of building your own radio station then you can check out our Shoutcast Hosting offers and decide for yourself if you are going to be a beginner or professional online broadcaster.

Internet radio is not a very recent phenomenon. It has been around for quite some time. The advent of software as a service and various state of the art tools being available to all and sundry over the internet had made the traditional radio outdated. It isn’t that traditional radio technology and conventional radio stations do not exist anymore but the internet radio has certainly evolved and is consistently evolving further. The Shoutcast server has certainly played a decisive role in transforming the concept of internet radio into what it is today. Shoutcast 2.0, which is the latest version, is even more advanced and offers a complete suite for anyone who wishes to host a channel or multiple streaming channels and that too at the same time. The radio on internet is much more organized and simplified in comparison with the traditional broadcasting techniques. With Shoutcast server, having a radio-in-store or setting up multiple channels dedicated to specific preferences and needs is not a daunting challenge. Anyone can embark on a journey of being a radio channel owner with the help of Shoutcast 2.0. Just to offer you a few glimpses of how internet radio has evolved ever since deferred or live online steaming came into existence, the latest Shoutcast server offers multiple streaming option, a brand new Shoutcast YP2 protocol, real time metadata and stats reporting, static station IDs, ability to stream multiple stations from a single server instance, in-stream metadata in standardized XML, UTF-8 and international character encoding and improved Shoutcast server and stream security. The Shoutcast server is compatible with all operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux and BSD. Besides, the Shoutcast 2.0 comes preloaded with all the tools and features that one would need to host the channels, to stream the content and to maintain a well organized modus operandi attending to all the streams. The real time feedback of stats and analytics can help anyone to be in better control of their stations and it also helps the audience because the real time disposition can help them to get the best out of any station. While the first method of hosting a radio on internet was complicated and a forte of only the overly inquisitive technical experts, Shoutcast server has changed the entire situation and made it possible for anyone to host a radio station or a radio-in-store.

Centovacast v3.0.1 Changelog

Composing a complete change log for Centova Cast v3.0 was somewhat difficult, as v3.0 represents over 2 years of development work and a rewrite of approximately 75% of the Centova Cast code. Accordingly, this list mentions only the most notable changes in the v3.0 release, and we strongly recommend giving it a try for yourself to experience all the new features and functionality.

Major New Features

Centova Cast is now a stand-alone control panel; it provides its own web and FTP services and no longer depends on an external Apache, PHP, or FTP server
Implemented a brand new, glossy user interface which should be more attractive and intuitive for newer users
Added AJAX file manager to allow uploading, managing, and removing files via the web interface
Added full support for Windows Media Services streams (including autoDJ) via a Windows-based daemon
Added full support for ShoutCast v2 and sc_trans v2
Multiple mount points can now be created and individually configured in IceCast and ShoutCast v2
Dramatically improved cluster support; web interface can be installed on a single server and only a subset of core files need to be deployed to the streaming server machines
Bundled a new Flash player for web-based listening playback of MP3/Ogg streams
Added a new DJ account type, which allows station managers to delegate specific privileges (managing playlists, stopping/starting autoDJ, etc.) to their DJs
Statistics are now recorded internally relative to UTC, and displayed relative to the user’s selected time zone
Statistics can now be retained indefinitely and are no longer limited to 60 days
Reimplemented statistics system using AJAX for dramatically improved performance; graphs are generated client-side using jQuery/Flot to eliminate server-side image generation delays
Historical statistics for user-defined time periods can now be downloaded as spreadsheets (CSV format)
Added support for retrieving album details from the iTunes Store and last.fm, as well as custom web sites provided by each user
Added support for enabling/disabling/prioritizing album data sources (Amazon, iTunes Store, last.fm, ID3v2, etc.) on a per-account basis
Added AJAX log manager to allow easy web-based review of system and event logs
Added support for per-account language settings
Added server status page to show status and performance metrics for clustered servers
Added automated song request identification and queueing
Implemented efficient new port-80 proxy system

Minor New Features

Recent tracks widget now updates automatically in realtime via AJAX, and displays album title if available
Live statistics page now updates automatically in realtime via AJAX
Stream status icons in the client area now update automatically in realtime via AJAX
Recent tracks, current song, and on-demand widgets now fade/slide using jQuery effects
Media uploaded via FTP is now auto-detected and imported by Centova Cast within a minute or two
Multiple instances of the same widget can now be used on the same page (i.e., to show statuses for multiple streams)
Most tables (accounts list, etc.) are now sortable by clicking column headers
Added syntax-highlighting-style coloring to log viewers
Added a Google Maps(tm) widget to the code snippets page
Added configurable server location options for Google Maps widget
Added configurable poll limit, poll frequency, number of tracks, and hide/show covers options for the Recent Tracks widget
Added configurable poll limit and poll frequency options for the Stream Details widget
Added a simple backup script to automatically back up Centova Cast to another server
Added multiple-account start/stop/suspend/unsuspend/delete functionality to admin area
Reduced HTML page sizes and consolidated JavaScript/CSS to improve page load times
Added support for temporarily banning users after too many login failures
Added Stream Directory widget to list all streams in Centova Cast
Added Recent Tracks RSS/Atom/JSON feeds
Added Stream Info JSON/XML feeds
Added current playlist information to stream info widget
Media library panes are now resizable/collapsible
Added support for start page subdomains (username.foo.com instead of foo.com/start/username)
Added support for trimming the event log
Dramatically improved cover image processing performance
Reorganized admin settings page and accounts’ Widgets configuration into tabsets
Tracks can now be moved up/down in the playlist editor by increments of 25 or 100 by holding Ctrl or Shift
Added alternative JSON interface to existing XML API
Added several new API methods
Added raw configuration file editor
Added raw database manager

Notable Improvements

Ported all widgets and much of the UI to jQuery for a dramatic improvement in aesthetics
All widgets can now be configured to work with specific mount points
New multifile web-based uploader supports HTML5, Flash, and HTML4 upload types, ensuring support in all browsers
Much of Centova Cast, including ID3 tag parsing, image resizing, and other critical components, have been ported from PHP to compiled C code for significantly improved performance
Added autoDJ status to Stream Details widget
Added options to autoconvert HTML email message content to text and vice-versa
Simplified (shortened) HTML for JavaScript widget code snippets
Current/recent tracks will try to convert sc_trans v1 metadata to proper ID3 tag data
Numerous improvements to artist/album/title extraction and cleanup for track detection
Various improvements in IceCast XSL page parsing and handling
Client accounts are now deleted by default when their parent reseller account is deleted
Implemented framework for future support of customizable menus
Implemented framework for future support of custom plugins
Globally renamed ‘Code snippets’ to the more universally-recognized term, ‘Widgets’
Stream status icons in client area header are now continually updated via AJAX
Pressing the backslash key in the admin accounts list now brings up the filter dialog
Added progressive search to the filter dialog in the admin accounts list, with 1.5 second delay
When filtering the admin accounts list with a keyword that returns exactly one match, pressing Ctrl+Enter in the keyword field will auto-login to the matching account
Many improvements to WHMCS billing module
Completely rewrote Amazon module for better performance
Updated quick links page with more relevant information
Added support for batch commandline functions
Added geolitecity package for automatic installation of the GeoLite City database

Notable Fixes

Fixed various problems with M3U importer
Upgraded to new Amazon.com API to fix broken Amazon.com support
Playlists can now be scheduled for 00:00:00
IPv6 addresses are no longer rejected by the account editor

The DNAS server can be run in two modes:

Public – If you want your station to appear in the SHOUTcast Directory listings
Private – If you do not want your station to be listed e.g. an internal company station

If you want more listeners and it appears in Listings directory Shoutcast and affiliates is recommended to do this step.

Creating

Open SHOUTCAST PORT DNAS

The next step is to login to the Administrator Summary page which is accessed via the Administrator Login on the DNAS Summary page (found at the top right as shown in the image of the DNAS Summary page). Logging in to your control panel you can Centova Clicking ADMIN and open the Shoutcast Admin page. The user is admin and password admin. Example: http://YP_YOUR_STATION:PORT/admin.cgi.

To create an authhash for a stream then you need to click the Create Authhash link. This will take you to another page where you need to fill in the missing fields as applicable for your stream as the DNAS attempts to fill in fields with the information obtained from the connected source. Once all of the required information has been entered then click the Create Authhash button.

If there is a missing field or something is not right when attempting to create the authhash, then you will see a message showing what needs to be entered or changed or what to do to get additional help.

On successful creation, the new authhash will be saved into your configuration file either in the root configuration file or one where there’s an empty streamauthhash entry matching the stream identifier. When you go back to the Administrator Summary page the Create Authhash link will have changed to Update Authhash and Remove Authhash links.

Updating

Updating an authhash is the same as creating an authhash just with the existing information of the authhash shown in the fields allowing for them to be edited. If there are no issues and the authhash can be updated from the machine used (with it having the same external IP as used to create the authhash) then any changes made should be updated in the YP system.

If there is a missing field or something is not right when attempting to create the authhash, then you will see a message showing what needs to be entered or changed or what to do to get additional help.

Removing

Removing an authhash is a simple action of clicking the Remove Authhash link. If there are no issues and the authhash can be removed from the machine used (with it having the same external IP as used to create the authhash) then it will be removed from the YP system and also from your configuration file.

Una volta ordinato il tuo server, il sistema ti invierà una mail con i seguenti dati:

• Indirizzo web del pannello di controllo della piattaforma Centovacast 3.0
• Username e password  per accedere al pannello.
• Username e password e i dati del server per lo streaming in live .

Prima Fase – Preparazione del server

Collegati al tuo pannello di controllo Centovacast e clicca sul menù su “Configuration / Settings“.
Su ”Stream Title” scrivi il nome della tua radio, su ”Website Url” inserisci l’indirizzo web del tuo sito internet.

Nella sezione “MountPoints” troverai di default il primo e principale del server: “/stream”. Con ogni pacchetto è incluso un ulteriore mountpoint, ma è possibile acquistare a parte ulteriori mountpoint e crearli in questa sezione. Potrai usare lo stesso server per differenti bitrate di trasmissione. Il numero degli slot complessivo rimane lo stesso indipendentemente dal numero dei mountpoints.

Se usi un player Html5 o in Flash non ti consigliamo di inserire file di Introduzione e di fallback, potrebbero creare fastidiosi buffering e in alcuni casi anche bloccare i players.

Tutti gli altri settaggi, se non molto pratici su Shoutcast, vi consigliamo di non toccarli.

Clicca su ”Update” al termine di ogni modifica per applicare le nuove impostazioni. Il tuo server è pronto per essere programmato.

IMPORTANTE: Ogni volta che farai qualsiasi variazione nella configurazione (impostazioni) del server, dovrai comunque riavviare il server stesso per rendere effettive le modifiche. Non è sufficinte il salvataggio delle impostazioni. Per riavviare il server dalla schermata principale nel menù laterale di sinistra clicca su “Restart Server“.

Seconda Fase – Messa in Onda

A questo punto,dopo aver configurato il server, vai sulla pagina principale del tuo pannello cliccando su “Overview“.
Sul menù clicca su “Server – Start“. Di default il server viene consegnato già avviato.
Sul programma di encoding che utilizzi (es. MBStudio, MBRecaster, Winamp Plugin ..etc.) inserisci i seguenti dati:

• Tipo server: Shoutcast
• Formato audio: Mp3 o AAC+
• Bitrate fino a 192k (consigliamo max 128k). La somma dei mountpoint non deve superare il limite del server.
• NomeHost:porta/stream  (Indirizzo del server fornito nella mail inviata all’attivazione del servizio : porta del server / del mountpoint su cui si vuole trasmettere)
  Su alcuni programmi, ad esempio MBStudio e MBRecaster, inserite nel campo server: NomeHost:porta,1  (il numero dopo la virgola corrisponde al numero del mountpoint su cui si vuole trasmettere)
• Password: la password di streaming inviata via email durante l’attivazione (da non confondere con la password di amministrazione).
• Premi il tasto di connessione

A questo punto la tua radio è in onda e potrai visualizzare lo storico delle tracce nella parte centrale del pannello. In alto a destra potrai ascoltare direttamente il tuo flusso audio cliccando sul tasto play oppure collegarti scegliendo tra i programmi di ascolto (Winamp, Vlc, Itunes, Real Player, Windows Media Player..) come mostrato in figura.

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Nella sezione “General/Quick Links” del menù troverai come prima voce in alto il link alla tua pagina personalizzata “Start Page” che potrai dare agli interessati per fare ascoltare la tua radio, far vedere i titoli e le statistiche. Se invece hai un tuo sito internet, dai al tuo webmaster i link che trovi sempre su quick links nella sezione “Tune-In Links“.

Terza Fase – CREAZIONE DI UN AUTHHASH (rendere lo stream pubblico sul sito Shoutcast.com)

A differenza di Shoutcast 1, nella versione 2 di shoutcast la pubblicazione nella directory pubblica di shoutcast.com non è automatica. Bisogna creare un account di autorizzazione che si chiama “Authhash”.

Di default il server viene consegnato in modalità privata. Per prima cosa occorre entrare nella configurazione del server (configurazione/impostazioni) e nella sezione “server Overrides” selezionare “server pubblico” su “automatico” o “sempre”. Al termine salvare.

Nel menù clicca su “Server/admin“. Ti troverai nella pagina di amministrazione del tuo server Shoutcast2. In alto a destra clicca su “Administrator Login” ed inserisci “admin” come username e la tua password del pannello di controllo. Ti troverai davanti ad un elenco dei Mountpoint attivi sul tuo server. Clicca su “Create Authhash”; Inserisci il nome della radio in Station Name (sarà questo il nome reale che verrà listato nelle  directory), una descrizione del canale (facoltativa), il genere musicale, chiavi di ricerca, l’indirizzo del sito in “website”, seleziona il tuo paese in “country” (ad esempio “Italy”) e la lingua principale utilizzata nel canale. Non spuntare il campo “Make Primary Server Private”.

A questo punto clicca su Create Authhash ed il vostro server sarà listato nella directory di Shoutcast entro 10/15 minuti.

Vi ricordiamo anche che una volta cambiata la configurazione in “pubblico” del server, non sarà possibile ascoltare neanche l’audio fino a che non viene creato l’ Authhash corrispondente.

In this tutorial we are going to explain how to broadcast using the ShoutCast DSP Plugin with Winamp to our ShoutCast v2 running under  CentovaCast 3.

Differences Between ShoutCast v1 and v2 And Broadcasting Modes

There  are several differences when it comes to broadcasting between ShoutCast 1 and ShoutCast 2. With ShoutCast 1 there  were 2 broadcasting modes – live and AutoDJ. If you didn’t want to use AutoDJ at all you could just broadcast live and  if you wanted to use AutoDJ you would have  to disable it when you wanted to broadcast live and then re-enable it when you stopped broadcasting live.

With ShoutCast 2 you can have  AutoDJ enabled and if you start broadcasting to a dedicated port it will automatically turn off AutoDJ while you are  broadcasting live and  once  you stop broadcasting AutoDJ will automatically start again. If you don’t want to use AutoDJ at all you can just broadcast as you would in ShoutCast 1, while you are broadcasting live that stream can be heard on your station and when you’re not broadcasting there  is nothing to be heard.

ShoutCast 2 also comes with backwards compatibility. What that means is that if you’re using  a software that doesn’t support ShoutCast v2 broadcasting yet you can  still broadcast with it but you have  to use a special port that is dedicated to the backwards compatibility for v1.

Because of these additions there  are now 3 ports in ShoutCast 2 compared to the one port in ShoutCast 1, this can lead to some confusion so we are going to explain here  what port serves for what.

There  are two ports in Quick Links – SHOUTCast v2 and SHOUTcast v1 and these ports are  ONLY used when AutoDJ is ON, they won’t work if you don’t have  AutoDJ enabled and on.

If you want to make  use of the feature that automatically turns AutoDJ on and off when you start/stop broadcasting these are the ports you need to use. The SHOUTcast v1 port is for the broadcasting software that hasn’t been upgraded to support SHOUTcast v2 broadcasting that we mentioned before. If you are using such  a software you will need to use the port listed under SHOUTcast v1, 8004 in this case.

If you are using a software that does support SHOUTcast v2 streaming you will be using the SHOUTcast v2 port. Another thing you need to do before you can start broadcasting using these ports is creating DJ accounts, when you have  AutoDJ enabled you can’t use the default source password for broadcasting, you have  to create a separate DJ account for that. For instructions on how to create a DJ account please see the DJ Management tutorial in our knowledgebase.

Live Broadcasting Only

The ports located under Quick Links are only meant for broadcasting when you have AutoDJ enabled. If you try to connect using those ports when AutoDJ isn’t enabled you won’t be able to. If you don’t want to use AutoDJ you can broadcast in live only mode and you will need to use a special port for that as well. To get that port go to the overview page of your account (click on Overview under General) and to the right under Account Overview you will see the port (highlighted in the red rectangle in the image above). You will need to use that port if you want to broadcast live with AutoDJ disabled. You can also broadcast to this port using SHOUTcast v1 software.

Setting Up AutoDJ

In this tutorial we are going to be explaining how to broadcast live using the SHOUTcast DSP plugin while AutoDJ is enabled. If you want to only broadcast live without using AutoDJ just don’t enable the AutoDJ and instead of using the port listed under Quick Links (Port 8006 in our example) use the one listed under Account Overview (Port 8002 in our example).

For complete instructions on how to enable and use AutoDJ please see the AutoDJ tutorial in our knowledgebase.

After you have completed the AutoDJ setup and it is broadcasting come back to this tutorial.

Downloading The Broadcasting Tools – Downloading Winamp

Now that AutoDJ is up and running the first thing we need to do is get the broadcasting tools. In this tutorial we are going to be using the SHOUTcast DSP plugin with Winamp.

First we need to download and install Winamp. For the download go to http://www.winamp.com/media-player/ and download the free version  of Winamp.

Install Winamp

Now that you have  downloaded the installer go through  the installation, at one point it will give you the option to install a bunch  of extra software like the Winamp Toolbar and set AOL as your search engine, you can just disable all of those, they don’t have  any effect on the software and most people find them bothersome, same goes for TuneUp  which will also be offered during the installation.

On the last step  Launch Winamp after install will be checked, uncheck it and click on Finish.

Downloading the SHOUTcast DSP plugin

Now go to http://www.shoutcast.com/broadcast-tools and scroll to the bottom of the page. There you should see the SHOUTcast DSP plugin download option. Download that file.

Installing the SHOUTcast DSP plugin

Now run the installer you downloaded in the last step and go through the installation, you can just click Next and Finish in the end.

After you click Finish in the SHOUTcast DSP plugin installation it will start Winamp. On the first page you need to select a skin for Winamp. We recommend the Bento Skin. Then just click Finish.

Bringing The DSP Plugin To Front

Now the DSP plugin should be started but you probably can’t see it because it’s behind Winamp. To see it bring Winamp to Window shade Mode by clicking on the icon shown  above. If you still can’t see the DSP plugin it probably isn’t enabled. To enable it manually press CTRL+P and in the menu  on the left choose the DSP/Effect option, now a list will appear on the right and  there  click once on Nullsoft Shoutcast Source DSP. Close the options window and you should see the Nullsoft SHOUTcast Source window. If you don’t see the Nullsoft Shoutcast Source DSP option under  DSP/Effect most likely you haven’t installed it correctly in which case you should close.

Winamp and try installing the Nullsoft Shoutcast Source DSP again.

DSP Plugin Window

You should now see the DSP plugin window. Now we need to enter  all of the required details to be able to connect to the server. To get the details head over to CentovaCast.

Broadcasting Details – IP, Port, Password and User ID

This step  is gonna depend on whether you want to just broadcast live or with AutoDJ enabled. If you want to broadcast live you need to have  AutoDJ disabled and you need to use the port located on Account Overview, you also need to use the Source Password that is configured under  Settings in CentovaCast because only SHOUTcast 2 connections can use DJs created with DJ Management.

We are going to explain how to broadcast with AutoDJ enabled.

In CentovaCast click on Quick Links located in the left hand  menu  under  General. Scroll down to Live Source Connections. You will need three  details from this page – the IP (Server Hostname), the maximum  bit rate your package supports and the server port.

In our case the IP is 50.22.211.228, the port is 8006 and the maximum  bit rate is 32.

You will also need the DJ User ID and password, if you haven’t already head over to DJ Management and create a DJ account first. For instructions on how to create DJ accounts please see DJ Management in our knowledgebase.

Once  you have  the IP, Port, Bit Rate,  User ID and Password return to the DSP plugin window.

Filling In The Details – Output

In the DSP plugin window go to the Output tab and start filling in the details.

Into Server Address fill in the IP, in our case that’s 50.22.211.228.

Into the port field fill in the SHOUTcast v2 port, in our case that’s 8006.

Stream ID – You should leave this at 1 unless you have  made changes to the mount points, if you haven’t just leave it at 1.

User ID – Under User ID fill in the username of the account you created under  DJ Management. Password – Here fill in the password of the username you created in DJ Management.

Once  you have  filled in all of these you can proceed Login tab. Now go to the Directory tab.

Ouput Directory

In this tutorial we are going to explain how to broadcast using the ShoutCast DSP Plugin with
Winamp to our ShoutCast v2 running under CentovaCast 3.

Download for free the tutorial

ShoutCast v2 – Broadcasting with Winamp & ShoutCast DSP Plugin.pdf

In this tutorial we are going to be taking a look at how to get your station listed on online radio
directories like: shoutcast.com, TuneIn and iTunes

Download for free the tutorial

ShoutCast v2 – Radio Directory Tutorial.pdf

In this tutorial we are going to be taking a look at the CentovaCast 3 panel running ShoutCast 1
and how to get started with using it.

Download for free the tutorial

CentovaCast 3 – ShoutCast 1 Panel Overview.pdf

In this tutorial we are going to take a look at the CentovaCast 3 control panel running ShoutCast 2
and explain some of the basic features.

Download for free the tutorial

CentovaCast 3 – ShoutCast 2 Panel Overview.pdf

Among the new features in CentovaCast 3 is DJ Management. In this tutorial we are going to
explain what it is, for what it’s needed and how to use it.

Download for free the tutorial

CentovaCast 3 – DJ Management.pdf

In this tutorial we are going to explain how to use the AutoDJ feature in the CentovaCast 3 control
panel.

Download for free the tutorial

CentovaCast 3 – AutoDJ.pdf

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Centovacast v3.0.1 Changelog

Composing a complete change log for Centova Cast v3.0 was somewhat difficult, as v3.0 represents over 2 years of development work and a rewrite of approximately 75% of the Centova Cast code. Accordingly, this list mentions only the most notable changes in the v3.0 release, and we strongly recommend giving it a try for yourself to experience all the new features and functionality.

Major New Features

Centova Cast is now a stand-alone control panel; it provides its own web and FTP services and no longer depends on an external Apache, PHP, or FTP server
Implemented a brand new, glossy user interface which should be more attractive and intuitive for newer users
Added AJAX file manager to allow uploading, managing, and removing files via the web interface
Added full support for Windows Media Services streams (including autoDJ) via a Windows-based daemon
Added full support for ShoutCast v2 and sc_trans v2
Multiple mount points can now be created and individually configured in IceCast and ShoutCast v2
Dramatically improved cluster support; web interface can be installed on a single server and only a subset of core files need to be deployed to the streaming server machines
Bundled a new Flash player for web-based listening playback of MP3/Ogg streams
Added a new DJ account type, which allows station managers to delegate specific privileges (managing playlists, stopping/starting autoDJ, etc.) to their DJs
Statistics are now recorded internally relative to UTC, and displayed relative to the user’s selected time zone
Statistics can now be retained indefinitely and are no longer limited to 60 days
Reimplemented statistics system using AJAX for dramatically improved performance; graphs are generated client-side using jQuery/Flot to eliminate server-side image generation delays
Historical statistics for user-defined time periods can now be downloaded as spreadsheets (CSV format)
Added support for retrieving album details from the iTunes Store and last.fm, as well as custom web sites provided by each user
Added support for enabling/disabling/prioritizing album data sources (Amazon, iTunes Store, last.fm, ID3v2, etc.) on a per-account basis
Added AJAX log manager to allow easy web-based review of system and event logs
Added support for per-account language settings
Added server status page to show status and performance metrics for clustered servers
Added automated song request identification and queueing
Implemented efficient new port-80 proxy system

Minor New Features

Recent tracks widget now updates automatically in realtime via AJAX, and displays album title if available
Live statistics page now updates automatically in realtime via AJAX
Stream status icons in the client area now update automatically in realtime via AJAX
Recent tracks, current song, and on-demand widgets now fade/slide using jQuery effects
Media uploaded via FTP is now auto-detected and imported by Centova Cast within a minute or two
Multiple instances of the same widget can now be used on the same page (i.e., to show statuses for multiple streams)
Most tables (accounts list, etc.) are now sortable by clicking column headers
Added syntax-highlighting-style coloring to log viewers
Added a Google Maps(tm) widget to the code snippets page
Added configurable server location options for Google Maps widget
Added configurable poll limit, poll frequency, number of tracks, and hide/show covers options for the Recent Tracks widget
Added configurable poll limit and poll frequency options for the Stream Details widget
Added a simple backup script to automatically back up Centova Cast to another server
Added multiple-account start/stop/suspend/unsuspend/delete functionality to admin area
Reduced HTML page sizes and consolidated JavaScript/CSS to improve page load times
Added support for temporarily banning users after too many login failures
Added Stream Directory widget to list all streams in Centova Cast
Added Recent Tracks RSS/Atom/JSON feeds
Added Stream Info JSON/XML feeds
Added current playlist information to stream info widget
Media library panes are now resizable/collapsible
Added support for start page subdomains (username.foo.com instead of foo.com/start/username)
Added support for trimming the event log
Dramatically improved cover image processing performance
Reorganized admin settings page and accounts’ Widgets configuration into tabsets
Tracks can now be moved up/down in the playlist editor by increments of 25 or 100 by holding Ctrl or Shift
Added alternative JSON interface to existing XML API
Added several new API methods
Added raw configuration file editor
Added raw database manager

Notable Improvements

Ported all widgets and much of the UI to jQuery for a dramatic improvement in aesthetics
All widgets can now be configured to work with specific mount points
New multifile web-based uploader supports HTML5, Flash, and HTML4 upload types, ensuring support in all browsers
Much of Centova Cast, including ID3 tag parsing, image resizing, and other critical components, have been ported from PHP to compiled C code for significantly improved performance
Added autoDJ status to Stream Details widget
Added options to autoconvert HTML email message content to text and vice-versa
Simplified (shortened) HTML for JavaScript widget code snippets
Current/recent tracks will try to convert sc_trans v1 metadata to proper ID3 tag data
Numerous improvements to artist/album/title extraction and cleanup for track detection
Various improvements in IceCast XSL page parsing and handling
Client accounts are now deleted by default when their parent reseller account is deleted
Implemented framework for future support of customizable menus
Implemented framework for future support of custom plugins
Globally renamed ‘Code snippets’ to the more universally-recognized term, ‘Widgets’
Stream status icons in client area header are now continually updated via AJAX
Pressing the backslash key in the admin accounts list now brings up the filter dialog
Added progressive search to the filter dialog in the admin accounts list, with 1.5 second delay
When filtering the admin accounts list with a keyword that returns exactly one match, pressing Ctrl+Enter in the keyword field will auto-login to the matching account
Many improvements to WHMCS billing module
Completely rewrote Amazon module for better performance
Updated quick links page with more relevant information
Added support for batch commandline functions
Added geolitecity package for automatic installation of the GeoLite City database

Notable Fixes

Fixed various problems with M3U importer
Upgraded to new Amazon.com API to fix broken Amazon.com support
Playlists can now be scheduled for 00:00:00
IPv6 addresses are no longer rejected by the account editor

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Una volta ordinato il tuo server, il sistema ti invierà una mail con i seguenti dati:

• Indirizzo web del pannello di controllo della piattaforma Centovacast 3.0
• Username e password  per accedere al pannello.
• Username e password e i dati del server per lo streaming in live .

Prima Fase – Preparazione del server

Collegati al tuo pannello di controllo Centovacast e clicca sul menù su “Configuration / Settings“.
Su ”Stream Title” scrivi il nome della tua radio, su ”Website Url” inserisci l’indirizzo web del tuo sito internet.

Nella sezione “MountPoints” troverai di default il primo e principale del server: “/stream”. Con ogni pacchetto è incluso un ulteriore mountpoint, ma è possibile acquistare a parte ulteriori mountpoint e crearli in questa sezione. Potrai usare lo stesso server per differenti bitrate di trasmissione. Il numero degli slot complessivo rimane lo stesso indipendentemente dal numero dei mountpoints.

Se usi un player Html5 o in Flash non ti consigliamo di inserire file di Introduzione e di fallback, potrebbero creare fastidiosi buffering e in alcuni casi anche bloccare i players.

Tutti gli altri settaggi, se non molto pratici su Shoutcast, vi consigliamo di non toccarli.

Clicca su ”Update” al termine di ogni modifica per applicare le nuove impostazioni. Il tuo server è pronto per essere programmato.

IMPORTANTE: Ogni volta che farai qualsiasi variazione nella configurazione (impostazioni) del server, dovrai comunque riavviare il server stesso per rendere effettive le modifiche. Non è sufficinte il salvataggio delle impostazioni. Per riavviare il server dalla schermata principale nel menù laterale di sinistra clicca su “Restart Server“.

Seconda Fase – Messa in Onda

A questo punto,dopo aver configurato il server, vai sulla pagina principale del tuo pannello cliccando su “Overview“.
Sul menù clicca su “Server – Start“. Di default il server viene consegnato già avviato.
Sul programma di encoding che utilizzi (es. MBStudio, MBRecaster, Winamp Plugin ..etc.) inserisci i seguenti dati:

• Tipo server: Shoutcast
• Formato audio: Mp3 o AAC+
• Bitrate fino a 192k (consigliamo max 128k). La somma dei mountpoint non deve superare il limite del server.
• NomeHost:porta/stream  (Indirizzo del server fornito nella mail inviata all’attivazione del servizio : porta del server / del mountpoint su cui si vuole trasmettere)
  Su alcuni programmi, ad esempio MBStudio e MBRecaster, inserite nel campo server: NomeHost:porta,1  (il numero dopo la virgola corrisponde al numero del mountpoint su cui si vuole trasmettere)
• Password: la password di streaming inviata via email durante l’attivazione (da non confondere con la password di amministrazione).
• Premi il tasto di connessione

A questo punto la tua radio è in onda e potrai visualizzare lo storico delle tracce nella parte centrale del pannello. In alto a destra potrai ascoltare direttamente il tuo flusso audio cliccando sul tasto play oppure collegarti scegliendo tra i programmi di ascolto (Winamp, Vlc, Itunes, Real Player, Windows Media Player..) come mostrato in figura.

Se desideri avere più visibilità e aumentare contemporaneamente gli ascolti puoi valutare l’acquisto del nostro nuovissimo Facebook Player.

Visualizza seguendo questo link una demo operativa della nostra App per Facebook

Facebook Player – Demo

Nella sezione “General/Quick Links” del menù troverai come prima voce in alto il link alla tua pagina personalizzata “Start Page” che potrai dare agli interessati per fare ascoltare la tua radio, far vedere i titoli e le statistiche. Se invece hai un tuo sito internet, dai al tuo webmaster i link che trovi sempre su quick links nella sezione “Tune-In Links“.

Terza Fase – CREAZIONE DI UN AUTHHASH (rendere lo stream pubblico sul sito Shoutcast.com)

A differenza di Shoutcast 1, nella versione 2 di shoutcast la pubblicazione nella directory pubblica di shoutcast.com non è automatica. Bisogna creare un account di autorizzazione che si chiama “Authhash”.

Di default il server viene consegnato in modalità privata. Per prima cosa occorre entrare nella configurazione del server (configurazione/impostazioni) e nella sezione “server Overrides” selezionare “server pubblico” su “automatico” o “sempre”. Al termine salvare.

Nel menù clicca su “Server/admin“. Ti troverai nella pagina di amministrazione del tuo server Shoutcast2. In alto a destra clicca su “Administrator Login” ed inserisci “admin” come username e la tua password del pannello di controllo. Ti troverai davanti ad un elenco dei Mountpoint attivi sul tuo server. Clicca su “Create Authhash”; Inserisci il nome della radio in Station Name (sarà questo il nome reale che verrà listato nelle  directory), una descrizione del canale (facoltativa), il genere musicale, chiavi di ricerca, l’indirizzo del sito in “website”, seleziona il tuo paese in “country” (ad esempio “Italy”) e la lingua principale utilizzata nel canale. Non spuntare il campo “Make Primary Server Private”.

A questo punto clicca su Create Authhash ed il vostro server sarà listato nella directory di Shoutcast entro 10/15 minuti.

Vi ricordiamo anche che una volta cambiata la configurazione in “pubblico” del server, non sarà possibile ascoltare neanche l’audio fino a che non viene creato l’ Authhash corrispondente.

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Here the informations we need in order to create your Facebook App Player

Info

• 1)Shoutcast IP
• 2)Shoutcast Port
• 3)Shoutcast Admin Password & Source Password if different
• 4)Optional: Amazon affiliate code (if yu have one)
• 5)Twitter Slogan for automatic Tweet
• 5)Your WebSite Link
• 5)Twitter API key *
• 5)Twitter API secret *
• 5)Twitter Access token *
• 5)Twitter Access token secret*

* Optional Information For Automatic Tweet Tracks On Air + Slogan + You Website Link on your Twitter Account

Twitter Application Instructions

Below you can read the instructions for create a Twitter application.
You must create the application with the twitter account where will post the tweets
You must had add a mobile phone in your Twitter account settings for enable the application

1. Go to this link: https://apps.twitter.com
Click on button at the right “Create New App” (see the screenshot below)

2.In field Callback URL add the url http://www.hostingshoutcast.com/facebook-app/nameofyourapp/twitteroauth/callback.php

Agree with Twitter and click on “Create your Twitter Application”

3. Next page – Click on tab “Permissions” and next select the “Read, Write and Access direct messages”. Next, click the button “Update Settings” (see the screenshot below)

You have create your Application!
Now click on tab “API Keys” for get your codes

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In questa semplice guida vedremo come configurare il nostro flusso video con il software Adobe Flash Media Encoder 3.2.

Scarichiamo il software dalla pagina ufficiale http://www.adobe.com/eeurope/products/flash-media-encoder.html
è necessario registrarsi per poter scaricare gratuitamente il programma.

Una volta installato, apriamolo e andiamo a configurare il nostro server video.

Inseriamo in alto a destra le credenziali che hai ricevuto al momento dell’ordine.

FMS URL: e Stream come mostrato in figura e clicca sul tasto “Connect”

Inseriamo le credenziali di accesso ricevute sempre durante l’attivazione come mostrato in figura.

Impostiamo la sorgente di cattura, come formato video inseriamo H.264, impostiamo il bitrate del video e impostiamo la funzione audio allo stesso modo impostando la sorgente e il bitrate dell’audio.
In basso troveremo il resoconto del totale in kbps di invio.

Se tutto ok clicchiamo in basso su Start.

Andiamo a creare il nostro player generando il codice da questa pagina: http://www.osmf.org/configurator/fmp/

Inseriamo il link diretto al nostro flusso video/audio utilizzando questo formato

http://176.31.254.217:1935/live/NomeMioStream/manifest.f4m

Scegliamo le dimensioni del nostro player e clicchiamo su “Preview”. Apparirà un’anteprima del nostro player e il codice da incorporare sul nostro sito web.

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La WEB TV è il mezzo più semplice, economico e immediato per comunicare, coinvolgere e interagire in modo misurabile e mirato con il maggior numero di persone, attraverso cui far confluire la forza seducente della televisione per esprimersi in un contesto globale senza frontiere. Fino a qualche anno fa la TV si “subiva” passivamente: oggi, con Internet la TV si può creare in qualunque momento e chiunque può avere un suo show personale sul Web e dire la sua di fronte a un potenziale audience di milioni di persone. Il pubblico web tende a prediligere una trasmissione più focalizzata, più breve, meno dispersiva. Niente programmi contenitore, ma tanti piccoli video a tema.

Wowza Streaming Engine, formerly Wowza Media Server, is robust, customizable, and scalable server software that powers reliable streaming of high-quality video and audio to any device anywhere.

Quali sono i vantaggi rispetto ad una tv tradizionale?

• Multimediale ed integrata con la comunicazione web
• Forte interazione e comunicazione con il pubblico
• Multipiattaforma grazie alla piena compatibilità diretta anche con tutti gli Smartphone
• Viralità della tua tv o dei tuoi show
• Nessuna frontiera geografica
• Audience e target potenziale virtualmente illimitato
• Economicità di produzione e gestione rispetto ai media tradizionali

Che tecnologia usiamo?

Per i nostri servizi di live streaming utilizziamo la piattaforma Wowza Media Server Versione 4.
Wowza Media è il più avanzato sistema per la trasmissione live e ondemand di contenuti audio/video con il vantaggio di essere il sistema con la minor latenza che si aggira a meno di 1 secondo, quindi potrai effettuare il tuo streaming live praticamente in tempo reale con il tuo pubblico.

• Il Wowza Media Serve Pro di Wowza Media Systems è uno Streaming Server Flash interattivo basato sulle applicazioni Java che offre una piattaforma scalabile e ad alta efficienza per Streams Live e On Demand nei formati ad elevata diffusione Flash FLV e H.264. Sono supportati servizi interattivi come Chat o registrazioni Video.
• Inoltre, Wowza Media Server Pro può essere utilizzato per la distribuzione di dati audio MP3/M4A, nei siti Internet che sono muniti di un Flash Player per l’ascolto.
• Con Wowza Pro il Flash streaming non viene mai scaricato sul computer Client, ciò protegge i contenuti dalla possibilità di essere riutilizzati e dalla pirateria.
• Supporta tutte le varianti dei protocolli Real-Time Messaging: RTMP, RTMPT, RTMPS, RTMPE e RTMPTE con piena compatibilità con i client Flash Player e i protocolli Real Time RTP, RTSP e MPEG-TS.

Quali sono i vostri piani?

• Streaming live fino a 256 kbps di qualità video
• Streaming live fino a 512 kbps di qualità video
• Streaming live fino a 720 kbps di qualità video – HD
• Per richieste particolari non esitare a contattarci qui

Creare una web-tv video streaming wowza
www.hostingshoutcast.com

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