Netjuke 1.0 RC2 review

Artekopia Netjuke is a cross-platform Web-based audio streaming jukebox powered by PHP 4 and an increasing choice of databases. MP

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Artekopia Netjuke is a cross-platform Web-based audio streaming jukebox powered by PHP 4 and an increasing choice of databases.

MP3, Ogg Vorbis, ASF/WMA, and other music file formats are supported. Artekopia Netjuke aims to enable small organizations or communities run a private "mp3.com-like" Web site to access the music they legitimately own, distribute, or are granted access to.

It supports most audio players, language packs, optional file downloads, media protection schemes, multi-level security, shared and private playlists, random playlists, images, etc. It also features an unusual, easy-to-use installer module to get you started in minutes.

Here are some key features of "Netjuke":
Open Source License - Netjuke is distributed under the terms of GNU Public License
Cross Platform Design - Netjuke is designed to run seamlessly on both the Windows NT and Unix-like platforms (Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, etc.)
Database Independence - Currently supported databases are MySQL and PostgresSQL
Multilingual - Currently supported languages include Spanish, French, Catalan, Italian, Russian, Norwegian, and Dutch.
Multi-user Web Jukebox - All music controlled by Netjuke is accessible by all users via the web at any time. There are multiple security levels and a protection feature to control who has access to the media library.
Private and Shared Playlists - Netjuke provides a flexible playlist system that allows for both private and shared playlists and allows items to be edited, reordered. randomized, and sorted in a variety of ways.
Relational Database Backend - Since Netjuke uses a relational database, it escapes the filesystem metaphor and allows you to view your media collection from a higher level and utilize powerful metadata features.
Quick and Advanced Searching - Flexible search options make it easy to locate the media you are looking for by searching by title, artist, album, genre, comments, lyrics, and license.
Alphabetical Listings - All musical groupings are available in alphabetical listings.
Explore Interface - The media archive can be presented in a group based 'explore' interface that makes finding new music as easy as browsing a record store.
Server Side Playback - Netjuke supports a variety of methods for centralized playback on the machine hosting the web application.
Streaming Radio - IceCast and QuickTime Streaming Server can be utilized to provide a streaming radio station for media managed by Netjuke.
Automated Import - Netjuke will recursively search your media collection and automatically import any new media encountered.
Tag Editing - Netjuke can optionally edit the metadata tags associated with your media as you make changes through the web site.
Individual and Batch Editing - Metadata can be edited at an individual track level or as a related group.
Automatic Detection of Changes - Netjuke will automatically detect changes to managed files and resynchronize the database.
Music Directory Browser - A filesystem browser provides a view of the managed media as it exists on disk.
Duplicate Track Finder - A flexible utility for finding duplicate pieces of media is provided. Say goodbye to redundant songs!
Delete to Trash - Netjuke maintains a special trash directory that contains all songs that are deleted via the web interface. This provides additional security for your media collection and allows mistakes to be quickly undone.
Themeing - The user interface is highly customizable and a flexible CSS based themeing system is built into the core interface.
Media Protection - Netjuke can handle all serving of media itself, preventing unauthorized access to your media through the web server.
XML Support - Netjuke can produce rich XML representations of the content and metadata it manages, allowing interoperation with other systems.