This is the README file for the GlassPlayer package.

This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.  See the file 'COPYING' for
details.

See the file 'INSTALL' for instructions on building GlassCoder from source.

GlassPlayer is a minimalist audio stream player for IceCast and Shoutcast
streaming servers. It supports the following audio output types:

  Advanced Linux Sound Architeture (ALSA)
  File Streaming (FILE)
  Standard Output (STDOUT)

The base GlassPlayer component utilizes no configuration files or
GUI interface whatsoever; with the 'user interface' consisting entirely of
the command-line invocation.  As such, it is well suited for use cases where
the player is completely driven by an external system or script.

The following audio codecs are supported:

   MPEG-1/2 Layer 2 ('MP2')
   MPEG-1/2 Layer 3 ('MP3')
   MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding, High Efficiency Profile ('HE-AAC+')
