On Monday 07 March 2011 10:53:43 Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > hi, > > here are the specs for an application a company I consult with > wants to build, anyone interested in joining to build/consult on > this please come forward. They will pay. > > specs: > > a. Music archive (presently containing about 4000 hours of > classical > carnatic music, which will grow to about 10000 hours (about 1TB of > disk space)) - mp3 format > > b. Music can be accessed by artist, composer, raga, tala, > album etc > (the usual metadata)
mod-apache-libid3, http://maketecheasier.com/install-vlc-shares-in-ubuntu-and-stream-videos-to-android/2011/02/25 > > c. Access through 20 touchscreen kiosks with headsets (PCs > with touch > screen monitors) connected to the server That is easy. touchpads selection but 7.1 playback thru another amp is tricky - done in my home automation system. > > d. Admin facility at the backend to organize, index, sequence > etc > > e. Touchscreen interface for the listener to choose > tracks/albums by > various metatags > > a,b and d can be done using django or some such framework. I do not > have much of a clue about c and e. > > or is there some open source app that does most of this and can be > customised? My current setup is one media server, 3 wifi touch pads which act as interface, but playback is on the mediaplayer connected to 7.1 150WRMS tot amp. Also included LCD projection / HDMI TV 1080p, lighting, ac, screen, curtain and fan control, security system. > -- > regards > KG > http://lawgon.livejournal.com > Coimbatore LUG rox > http://ilugcbe.techstud.org/ -- Rgds JTD -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

