MP3 Stream Fails on Meta-Data

[ericschmidt]

I have a custom implementation of a shoutcast server. The implementation works fine with iTunes and WinAmp.

However with VLC the stream dies when processing metadata. Specifically, the stream will Chirp on first meta data marker then die on the next.

I have narrowed this down to sending 0 (zero) at the icy-metaint mark. This would notify that there is no meta data. On first mark it chirps, on second it dies.

If I send metadata, for example first byte is 4 (or 64 bytes of data), then the data gets displayed in the player but then the stream dies.

As I said the exact same stream works fine in iTunes and WinAmp.

Thougthts?

Please help, I am struuggling here.

Thanks,
Eric