[Zouden]

I'm using DStreamer to stream music from Spotify to XBMC. It's very simple: it creates an MP3 "radio station" on my local computer, to which XBMC or Winamp can connect to it. It works pretty well.

However XBMC doesn't show the "now playing" metadata which is part of the stream. Winamp correctly shows it, so I know it's being broadcast, but in XBMC I just get the elapsed time with no artist or track info.

I've tried 3 different ways of making XBMC connect to my stream: .strm, .m3u and .pls, all with the same result.

For example, here's the m3u file:

Code:

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,Spotify stream from Mercury
http://mercury:8124/

Playing this m3u works fine but no title is displayed, not even the string "spotify stream from mercury". Is there something I'm missing? How can I make XBMC read the metadata from the mp3 stream?

[Kib]

Hmm, interesting. I know it is possible to embed this info in a stream, because some radiostations I listen to have this info and some don't.
I am not sure however what the correct way is.

Maybe looking at a few radiostation streams could provide some insight to you.