v 0.7 (beta)

- added option to stream non standard format (ie not MP3, WMA, AAC) as LPCM as well as WAV. It's also possible to stream standard formats as LPCM or WAV
- added option to resample audio to a list of authorized sample rates. useful for the PS3 which supports only 44.1Khz and 48Khz
- streamed audio on the PS3 no longer cuts randomly in the middle of a track
- added button in conf to aumattically set best options for the PS3. 

v 0.6 

- Compatibility mode for the xbox 360 (untested).
- WMP11 UPnP client (Vista & Windows 7 only) should now be able to see and play audio from the server. Tested only under Windows 7.
- Most streams playable by foobar should now be streamable to UPnP clients.
- Added an option to pass HTTP stream URLs to clients so they direclty decode it (instead of the server acting like a proxy)
- Streamed tracks should no longer stop streaming before the end
- Tracks in cue sheets now work (and all formats using the subsong index). Tested with FLAC with embedded cue sheet
- Support for lossless format other that 44.1Khz/16bits. Tested with a 88.2/24 bit flac.
- Option to convert 24/32 bits lossless audio to 16 bits with optional dithering.
- Generated HTTP URLs are now persistent accross server restarts (as long as the files are not moved/deleted). Useful for clients that caches this information.
- Client playing a non-existent or problematic file should no longer crash foobar
- Ability to configure the HTTP port used for streaming (default is port 56923)
- Modifying options in the preference dialog restarts the server if necessary
- Stability fixes

v0.5 

- clients are now exposed to the Media Library in a tree structure similar to the default config of the Album List component
- preference panel under Tools/UPnP Server. Can configure server name, start/stop server, expose playlists, expose Media Library, stream album art.
-some modifications which may make it work with more UPnP/DLNA clients.
- some initial support for streaming HTTP streams to clients

v0.1

- initial version

This component will present the files in your playlists and stream them to other UPnP clients (aka renderers), mainly dedicated hardware (list), including the XBOX360 and the PS3.

Media Server Error:
A DLNA protocol error (-1) has occurred.

with the PS3 . The server does appear and shows the model and the manufacturer correctly, but no tracks are listed.

It works for me on the Popcorn Hour with XP SP3 on the other end.
I get an additional menu entry FOOBAR2000 MEDIA SERVER (Administrator) which on activating presents me with all my play lists.
The items can then be played, except those which are last.fm items (is on the todo-list yay).

So far, playback is very basic, no metadata is passed on, no album art is displayed - not sure if that is an issue with the PCH.
The PCH gives the duration and the (erroneous) file name:
content%3Fpath=11.WAV

In any case, a very useful component and I look forward to further releases. Thank you!

[...]launch their AVMedia Server, share a few files with it and tell me if it works fine with your unit ? If that's the case it will help to tell what's wrong.

How does your plugin stream the content? Uncompressed PCM or unaltered source-file?

MP3, AAC, WMA are streamed as is and decoded by the client, while all other files (FLAC, etc) are streamed as WAV.

@bubbleguuum:
How does your plugin stream the content? Uncompressed PCM or unaltered source-file? Is it possible to stream a multichannel audio content to a UPnP rendered capable AVreceiver for example?
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Would it be possible to stream even a video media to a UPnP capable TV or UPnP set-top-box - provided it would be in the media library or playlist?

This does work with the PS3, thank you so much  .

There is however a problem with CD images with embedded cue sheets, the whole image is streamed instead of the chosen song. Foobar also requires a restart for the playlists to update, I'm not sure if this is intended.

Lastly, would it be possible to customize the tree structure in the same way the Album List component lets you, and specify the album art path (as foobar isn't configurable yet).

I was playing around with this a little more and there are a few problems.

With mp3 files, the codec shows the wrong bitrate, for example "MP3 1600 kbps" for a 200 kbps file, and there is an error about a minute into playing (80710091, there's no info on this code though  ).

For other files, the length is shown correctly in the file info, but it's truncated when playing, an 8 minute file will only play for 4 minutes or so. The codec on these also seems to be a little off, "Linear PCM 74 Bit 2 Ch." for what I assume is a 16 bit file.

No go for me. The component freezes foobar2000 immediately on startup. When it's removed, foobar2000 works normally.

foobar 0.9.6.2b3

My Xbox 360 can't see the server no matter what the settings seem to be. It appears in the "Network" panel in Windows 7, but WMP can't access the library presenting the error "Failed to connect to the remote library.". I have tried other uPnP media servers on here with the current setup, and they have worked correctly, but take forever to scan my library each time the server is started. Foobar seems to be the most efficient player for library management and it'd be great to have this working.

As another request... making this run as a service would be quite handy, yet still have it rely on the Foobar library and decding facilities when required. Not essential, but possibly something to look into if you get bored one afternoon.

Quote from: Jorgo on 2009-01-26 16:29:21

No go for me. The component freezes foobar2000 immediately on startup. When it's removed, foobar2000 works normally.

foobar 0.9.6.2b3

Damn. When you mean it freezes I assume it does not crash. Does foobar2000 uses 100% CPU then ? Is foobar main window displayed at all ? Did you ever see a popup from the plugin asking you about enabling the server ?

Quote from: brins0 on 2009-01-26 18:01:36

My Xbox 360 can't see the server no matter what the settings seem to be. It appears in the "Network" panel in Windows 7, but WMP can't access the library presenting the error "Failed to connect to the remote library.". I have tried other uPnP media servers on here with the current setup, and they have worked correctly, but take forever to scan my library each time the server is started. Foobar seems to be the most efficient player for library management and it'd be great to have this working.

As another request... making this run as a service would be quite handy, yet still have it rely on the Foobar library and decding facilities when required. Not essential, but possibly something to look into if you get bored one afternoon.

Not sure about the X360, will have to investigate. Maybe it does not see the SSDP packets for some reason.
I'll test win WMP11 as soon as I have installed Windows 7 in a virtual machine as it could also be interesting to make the X360 work.

Thanks, no rush though, was just intrigued, and noticed no-one else had commented on the 360 compatability...