Difference between revisions of "WiiRadio"

	WiiRadio
General
Author(s)	Scanff
Contributor(s)	TiMeBoMb
Type	Media player
Version	0.4
License	GPL
Links
	Download
	Website
	Discussion
	Source
	Downloadable via the Homebrew Browser
Peripherals

Revision as of 10:34, 11 October 2009

WiiRadio is a SHOUTcast stream player. It can read from thousands of internet radio streams and play them back on the Wii.

Updates

07/12/2009 - Version 0.4 Released!
05/16/2009 - Version 0.3 Released!
03/15/2009 - Version 0.2 Released!

Controls

In Browser

Button	Action
	Move cursor
	(Hold) Exit to loader
	Select
	Saves current playing stream to Playlists
	Options Screen
	Playlists/Browser/Genre Back
	Playlists/Browser/Genre Next
	Volume Up
	Volume Down
	Mute
	Show Visualizer
	Show Stream Information
	Show Browser

In Visualizer

Button	Action
	(Hold) Exit to loader
	Previous Visual
	Next Visual
	Volume Up
	Volume Down
	Mute
	Back To Browser

Install/Usage

Installing The Application

Copy the "radiow" directory to your SD under /apps

NOTE: DO NOT rename "radiow" directory.

Tested on PAL 3.2 - works fine.

Tested on NTSC 3.3v2, 4.0 - works great!

Playlists

Copy the playlist file to "/apps/radiow/pls" on your SD card. Saving playlists from WiiRadio will create a *.pls file under "/apps/radiow/pls". Pressing the "+" button will add the playing station to the Playlists.

Internet Connection

Make sure you're getting a decent wireless connection on your Wii for better performance.

Free Space Requirements

WiiRadio requires free space on the SD card for caching. I'd recommend 10MB free.

Skinning Reference

A W.I.P. document for the skinning engine can be found at - http://wiibrew.org/wiki/WiiRadio/Skinning_Ref

I've also released a Windows version of WiiRaio to aid in skinning. you can find it here http://wiiradio.googlecode.com/files/windows_v4.something.zip. Please do not report bugs against this as it's just a tool.

Note this feature is currenly not in WiiRadio and will be added in V0.5

Change Log

Version 0.4

Added support for M3U files/format
Added three more visuals
Dynamic buffering based on stream bitrate
Added a couple of options (more will come)
Mute Icon for mute state
Added stream information screen press button (1)
Ton of bug fixes

Version 0.3

Whole new GUI thanks to TiMeBoMb
Added a visualizer and black screen that acts as a burn reducer
Loading streams from a playlist have been changed and bugs fixed
Added a playlist delete option
Hovering over stations or playlists now scroll giving you all the information
Added Volume controls
Added dynamic buffering (if your signal is weak)
Fixed a crashing bug when parsing the ICY data
Added more controls from the WiiMote (see above)
Created a cache per genre so if the SHOUTcast DB does not respond you can play streams. If it does respond it will refresh your cache.
Caches up to 1,000 stations per genre. No more waiting when you click next or previous
Now using the new SDL port which improves the look and performance
Text no longer uses a bitmap, it uses SDL-TTF
Added informational pop-up's
Lots of bug fixes

Version 0.2

Changed logo - (Thank You TiMeBoMb for the new logo!)
Added support for loading Playlist files (*.pls) from the SD card
Fixed a few minor bugs
Increased pre-buffer size (this seems to help streaming on the Wii)

Version 0.1 (Preview version)

First version!

Screenshots

Main Interface (v0.3)
Playlist Deletion (v0.3)
Some Genres (v0.3)

Bug Reporting/Feature Requests

Please use the issue tool on Google SVN for reporting bugs or feature requests - http://code.google.com/p/wiiradio/issues/entry

Thanks To

TiMeBoMb - For all the graphics work, ideas, feedback, support and testing.
Tantric - For the new SDL Wii Project.

Contributing

If you'd like to contribute to this project please contact Scanff

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Infobox homebrew
-| image       = [[File:wiiradio_img.png|128px]]
+| image = [[File:wiiradio img.png|128px]]
-| title       = WiiRadio
+| title = WiiRadio
-| desc        = SHOUTcast Client
+| desc = SHOUTcast Client
-| type        = media player
+| type = media player
-| author      = [[User:Scanff|Scanff]]
+| author = [[User:Scanff|Scanff]]
 | contributor = [[User:TiMeBoMb|TiMeBoMb]]
-| version     = 0.4
+| version = 0.4
-| license     = GPL
+| license = GPL
-| download    = http://wiiradio.googlecode.com/files/wiiradio04.zip
+| download = http://wiiradio.googlecode.com/files/wiiradio04.zip
-| source      = http://code.google.com/p/wiiradio/source
+| source = http://code.google.com/p/wiiradio/source
-| discussion  = http://www.scanff.com
+| discussion = http://www.scanff.com
-| website     = http://www.scanff.com
+| website = http://www.scanff.com
 | peripherals = {{Wiimote}} {{SensorBar}} {{FrontSD}} {{Internet}}
-| hbb         = yes
+| hbb = yes
 }}
+'''WiiRadio''' is a SHOUTcast stream player. It can read from thousands of internet radio streams and play them back on the Wii.
-'''WiiRadio''' is a SHOUTcast stream player.  It can read from thousands of internet radio streams and play them back on the Wii.
 == Updates ==
 '''07/12/2009''' - Version 0.4 Released!<br />'''05/16/2009''' - Version 0.3 Released!<br />'''03/15/2009''' - Version 0.2 Released!
 == Controls ==
 '''In Browser'''
@@ Line 58: / Line 53: @@
 | {{WiimoteBButton}} || Show Browser
 |}
 '''In Visualizer'''
@@ Line 81: / Line 75: @@
 |}
+== Install/Usage ==
+<youtube>_cc-g2uC2hY</youtube>
+'''Installing The Application'''
-== Install/Usage ==
+Copy the "radiow" directory to your SD under /apps
+NOTE: '''DO NOT''' rename "radiow" directory.
-<b>Installing The Application</b>
+Tested on PAL 3.2 - works fine.
-Copy the "radiow" directory to your SD under /apps
+Tested on NTSC 3.3v2, 4.0 - works great!
-<br />NOTE: '''DO NOT''' rename "radiow" directory.
-<br />Tested on PAL 3.2 - works fine.
-<br />Tested on NTSC 3.3v2, 4.0 - works great!
-<br /><br />
-<b>Playlists</b>
-Copy the playlist file to "/apps/radiow/pls" on your SD card<br />
+'''Playlists'''
-Saving playlists from WiiRadio will create a *.pls file under "/apps/radiow/pls".
-<br />
-Pressing the "+" button will add the playing station to the Playlists.
+Copy the playlist file to "/apps/radiow/pls" on your SD card. Saving playlists from WiiRadio will create a *.pls file under "/apps/radiow/pls". Pressing the "+" button will add the playing station to the Playlists.
 == Internet Connection ==
 Make sure you're getting a decent wireless connection on your Wii for better performance.
 == Free Space Requirements ==
 WiiRadio requires free space on the SD card for caching. I'd recommend 10MB free.
 == Skinning Reference ==
 A W.I.P. document for the skinning engine can be found at - http://wiibrew.org/wiki/WiiRadio/Skinning_Ref
-I've also released a Windows version of WiiRaio to aid in skinning. you can find it here http://wiiradio.googlecode.com/files/windows_v4.something.zip.  Please do not report bugs against this as it's just a tool.
+I've also released a Windows version of WiiRaio to aid in skinning. you can find it here http://wiiradio.googlecode.com/files/windows_v4.something.zip. Please do not report bugs against this as it's just a tool.
 * Note this feature is currenly not in WiiRadio and will be added in V0.5
 == Change Log ==
+'''Version 0.4'''
-<b>Version 0.4</b>
+* Added support for M3U files/format
+* Added three more visuals
-- Added support for M3U files/format<br />
+* Dynamic buffering based on stream bitrate
-- Added three more visuals<br />
+* Added a couple of options (more will come)
-- Dynamic buffering based on stream bitrate<br />
+* Mute Icon for mute state
-- Added a couple of options (more will come)<br />
+* Added stream information screen press button (1)
-- Mute Icon for mute state<br />
+* Ton of bug fixes
-- Added stream information screen press button (1)<br />
-- Ton of bug fixes<br /><br />
-<b>Version 0.3</b>
+'''Version 0.3'''
-- Whole new GUI thanks to TiMeBoMb<br />
+*Whole new GUI thanks to TiMeBoMb
-- Added a visualizer and black screen that acts as a burn reducer<br />
+*Added a visualizer and black screen that acts as a burn reducer
-- Loading streams from a playlist have been changed and bugs fixed<br />
+*Loading streams from a playlist have been changed and bugs fixed
-- Added a playlist delete option<br />
+*Added a playlist delete option
-- Hovering over stations or playlists now scroll giving you all the information<br />
+*Hovering over stations or playlists now scroll giving you all the information
-- Added Volume controls<br />
+*Added Volume controls
-- Added dynamic buffering (if your signal is weak)<br />
+*Added dynamic buffering (if your signal is weak)
-- Fixed a crashing bug when parsing the ICY data<br />
+*Fixed a crashing bug when parsing the ICY data
-- Added more controls from the WiiMote (see above)<br />
+*Added more controls from the WiiMote (see above)
-- Created a cache per genre so if the SHOUTcast DB does not respond you can play streams. If it does respond it will refresh your cache.<br />
+*Created a cache per genre so if the SHOUTcast DB does not respond you can play streams. If it does respond it will refresh your cache.
-- Caches up to 1,000 stations per genre. No more waiting when you click next or previous<br />
+*Caches up to 1,000 stations per genre. No more waiting when you click next or previous
-- Now using the new SDL port which improves the look and performance<br />
+*Now using the new SDL port which improves the look and performance
-- Text no longer uses a bitmap, it uses SDL-TTF<br />
+*Text no longer uses a bitmap, it uses SDL-TTF
-- Added informational pop-up's<br />
+*Added informational pop-up's
-- Lots of bug fixes<br /><br />
+*Lots of bug fixes
-<b>Version 0.2</b>
+'''Version 0.2'''
-- Changed logo - (Thank You TiMeBoMb for the new logo!)<br />
+*Changed logo - (Thank You TiMeBoMb for the new logo!)
-- Added support for loading Playlist files (*.pls) from the SD card<br />
+*Added support for loading Playlist files (*.pls) from the SD card
-- Fixed a few minor bugs<br />
+*Fixed a few minor bugs
-- Increased pre-buffer size (this seems to help streaming on the Wii)<br /><br />
+*Increased pre-buffer size (this seems to help streaming on the Wii)
-<b>Version 0.1 (Preview version)</b>
+'''Version 0.1 (Preview version)'''
-- First version!
-== Videos ==
-{|
-|+align="bottom" style="color:#000000;"|''The video above, by '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cc-g2uC2hY _Contra_]''', was captured as '''widescreen'''.''
-|-
-|<youtube>_cc-g2uC2hY</youtube>
-|}
+*First version!
 == Screenshots ==
-<gallery perRow="3" style="text-align:center;" widths="200px" heights="150px">
+<gallery style="text-align: center;" widths="200px" heights="150px">
 File:Wiiradio_screenshot_01.png|Main Interface (v0.3)
 File:Wiiradio_screenshot_02.png|Playlist Deletion (v0.3)
 File:Wiiradio_screenshot_03.png|Some Genres (v0.3)
 </gallery>
 == Bug Reporting/Feature Requests ==
 Please use the issue tool on Google SVN for reporting bugs or feature requests - http://code.google.com/p/wiiradio/issues/entry
 == Thanks To ==
 * [[User:TiMeBoMb|TiMeBoMb]] - For all the graphics work, ideas, feedback, support and testing.
 * [[User:Tantric|Tantric]] - For the new SDL Wii Project.
 == Contributing ==