Can Minimserver Resize Album Art?

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(13-08-2017 22:17)AlexKornitzer Wrote:  Ah I see, oops yeah I mean't User-Agent. Are the control point and the render both the client? If so, wouldn't the User-Agent or Static IP be enough to lie to the control point, which would then lie to the renderer.

The renderer is the hardware that converts networked digital audio into analogue sound. It has a network connection (Ethernet or wireless) to stream digital audio data from the server and it has analogue audio outputs to your amplifier and speakers.

The control point is the component that provides the user interface for selecting and playing music. It has a network connection (usually wireless) to the server and the renderer.

The control point and renderer are usually separate network devices communicating acrosss the Ethernet network. Sometimes the control point is built into the renderer device and is operated by front-panel buttons or an IR remote control.

How are the control point and renderer implemented in the Beosound system?

Quote:So Synology's Media Server program allows you to set profiles: Small artwork (this works for the BeoSound 5), etc. Are they violating the protocol to achieve this? If that is the case, then maybe there is a need to violate the protocol for vendors who were/are incapable of coding the protocol correctly.

I will investigate how the Synology media server implements its "small artwork" profile. It is possible that this affects what is sent to the control point rather than the renderer.

Violating the protocol to work around a deficiency or incorrect operation of some device is usually not a good idea as it can cause problems with other devices that implement the protocol correctly.