DVBshout extracts audio channels from MPEG transport streams received by DVB cards.
I recently had the chance to try out dvbshout, a software that allows you to take an MPEG transport stream from a DVB card, extract audio channels from the stream, and send the audio to an Icecast / Shoutcast server. During my testing, I found that the software had only been tested with DVB-S, but it should also work with DVB-C and DVB-T.
To get started with dvbshout, all I had to do was run the software with the dvbshout.conf file and specify the DVB card name, in my case "Philips TDA8083 DVB-S". The software quickly tuned into the DVB-S at 12363000, Pol:v Srate=27500000, 22kHz=off and provided information on the frontend status, including FE_HAS_SIGNAL, FE_HAS_CARRIER, FE_HAS_VITERBI, FE_HAS_LOCK, FE_HAS_SYNC and gained lock.
The software also displayed useful information about the frontend type, frequency, symbol rate, FEC inner, bit error rate, signal strength, and SNR. I was impressed with how quickly dvbshout was able to set up PID filters, with 2305 being an example in this case for Virgin Radio.
To connect to the Icecast 2 server, I only needed to make sure that libshout 2 was installed, which is a requirement for the software. Overall, I found that dvbshout worked well and was easy to use.
There were a few updates in the latest release, including the addition of RTP/multicast support, fixes for DVB-T and DVB-C support, and the addition of an MPEG Audio header parser and adaptation field awareness. These updates make dvbshout more versatile than ever before.
To get started with dvbshout, all I had to do was run the software with the dvbshout.conf file and specify the DVB card name, in my case "Philips TDA8083 DVB-S". The software quickly tuned into the DVB-S at 12363000, Pol:v Srate=27500000, 22kHz=off and provided information on the frontend status, including FE_HAS_SIGNAL, FE_HAS_CARRIER, FE_HAS_VITERBI, FE_HAS_LOCK, FE_HAS_SYNC and gained lock.
The software also displayed useful information about the frontend type, frequency, symbol rate, FEC inner, bit error rate, signal strength, and SNR. I was impressed with how quickly dvbshout was able to set up PID filters, with 2305 being an example in this case for Virgin Radio.
To connect to the Icecast 2 server, I only needed to make sure that libshout 2 was installed, which is a requirement for the software. Overall, I found that dvbshout worked well and was easy to use.
There were a few updates in the latest release, including the addition of RTP/multicast support, fixes for DVB-T and DVB-C support, and the addition of an MPEG Audio header parser and adaptation field awareness. These updates make dvbshout more versatile than ever before.
What's New
Version 0.2: N/A