Flash-compatible audio streams?
I see that in the OpenStrands API, there are URLs for 30-second previews of songs in WMA/RAM formats. Very cool. :)
I'm working on a project in Flash that allows the listing of a user's most recently listened-to tracks, and I was hoping to be able to handle the audio playback through the Flash application.
It is my understanding, however, that the only audio formats that Flash is capable of playing back is MP3 or streaming RTMP. Does OpenStrands plan to support these audio formats any time in the near future?
Formats like MP3 would also make the playback more Mac/Linux-friendly since Windows Media Player for Mac is no longer supported by Microsoft (and doesn't exist for Linux), and Real Player... well... Real Player sucks.
Thanks! :)
Currently we are using the Muze catalog to get our 30 second clips. While they don't support mp3 clips, they do provide AAC and SWF formats that we are not currently using. I am looking into if we have access to these formats and can provide them along with the WMA/RM formats we currently support.
Chris
We have been given access to the 30 second clips in .swf format. You should be seeing these returned in our xml in the next few weeks.
Chris
any updates on this issue?
hansjoerg