libretime/campcaster/README

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Campcaster is the first free and open radio management software that 
provides live studio broadcast capabilities as well as remote automation
in one integrated system.

Campcaster has three audio outputs: one for live broadcasting, one for
previewing audio, and one for automated scheduled playback.

Major features of Campcaster:
 * Live, in-studio playout.  Campcaster Studio enables station personnel
   to play out both individual sound files and playlists such as 
   advertising blocks or entire programs.
 * Web-based remote station management.  Authorized personnel can add
   program material, create playlists, and schedule programming all via 
   Campcaster's web interface.
 * Automation.  Campcaster has a scheduler function that enables users to
   set playlists for playback at a date and time of their choosing.
   Playlists can be played back multiple times.
 * Playlists.  Campcaster allows users to create playlists that can be 
   either played on-demand in the Studio or in automated mode.  Playlists
   can be nested inside each other, so for example, a playlist with a 
   block of ads can be inside of a playlist with a music program.
 * Centralized archives of station program material.  Station personnel
   have a searchable, browseable central archive that is accessible both
   in the office and via the web.
 * Solid, fast playback.  Campcaster uses the popular Gstreamer 
   multimedia framework for clean, reliable, fast playback. 
 * Program sharing.  Stations can share both playlists and files with a 
   designated, centralized 'network hub.'  This enables the creation of 
   'virtual radio networks' connected via the Internet. 
 * Search-based backup.  You can backup all station archives at the click
   of a button, or only backup certain files based on search terms, so 
   that backup files can be made of only a certain program or of all 
   files created by a certain user.
 * Localization.  Campcaster is multilingual and supports Unicode.  It
   also is very easy to create language localizations.
 * No restrictions.  Multiple instances of the Campcaster Studio program 
   can access the same archive on the office network, and there are no 
   worries about hardware dongles or keys limiting access on multiple PCs.
 * Innovative design.  Campcaster's user interface – the product of 
   Parsons School of Design's “Design and Communication” program -  
   introduces a number of innovations, including the 'Scratchpad', 
   a list of recently-used files and playlists.
 * Open, extensible architecture.  Stations are free to extend and alter 
   all parts of the Campcaster program code, which makes extensive use 
   of XML-RPC APIs.


INSTALLATION
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If you are running Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy), the easiest way to install is to add:

  deb http://packages.campware.org/ubuntu hardy main

to your sources.list file, and then type:

  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install campcaster-studio campcaster-station campcaster-libs

 * Building & Installing on all versions of Ubuntu/Kubuntu etc.
   doc/installUbuntu.html

 * Installing on other platforms
   doc/install.html

 * Developing on all versions of Ubuntu/Kubuntu etc.
   http://trac.campware.org/campcaster/wiki/DevelopmentEnvironment

 * Developing on other platforms
   doc/gettingStarted.html

Documentation
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 * User manual
   http://manuals.campware.org/campcaster/


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    Copyright (c) 2010 Media Development Loan Fund

    This file is part of the Campcaster project.
    http://campcaster.campware.org/
    To report bugs, send an e-mail to bugs@campware.org

    Campcaster is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    Campcaster is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with Campcaster; if not, write to the Free Software
    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA

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