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authorTim-Philipp Müller <tim@centricular.net>2006-03-12 14:56:31 +0000
committerTim-Philipp Müller <tim@centricular.net>2006-03-12 14:56:31 +0000
commitc4ae62d634630c17a7e1f64223568242c7143649 (patch)
tree5d18f59eaa5eb455c9bcf633a596facff0b07012 /gst-libs/gst/cdda
parent7762b252a32b677673b8026c39ec2e7edd4066f7 (diff)
docs/plugins/: Add cdparanoiasrc to docs.
Original commit message from CVS: * docs/plugins/gst-plugins-base-plugins-docs.sgml: * docs/plugins/gst-plugins-base-plugins-sections.txt: * docs/plugins/gst-plugins-base-plugins.hierarchy: Add cdparanoiasrc to docs. * gst-libs/gst/cdda/gstcddabasesrc.c: More GstCddaBaseSrc docs.
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diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/cdda/gstcddabasesrc.c b/gst-libs/gst/cdda/gstcddabasesrc.c
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--- a/gst-libs/gst/cdda/gstcddabasesrc.c
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@@ -44,6 +44,32 @@
* Provides a base class for CDDA sources, which handles things like seeking,
* querying, discid calculation, tags, and buffer timestamping.
* </para>
+ * <title>Using GstCddaBaseSrc-based elements in applications</title>
+ * <para>
+ * GstCddaBaseSrc registers two #GstFormat<!-- -->s of its own, namely
+ * the "track" format and the "sector" format. Applications will usually
+ * only find the "track" format interesting. You can retrieve that #GstFormat
+ * for use in seek events or queries with gst_format_get_by_nick("track").
+ * </para>
+ * <para>
+ * In order to query the number of tracks, for example, an application would
+ * set the CDDA source element to READY or PAUSED state and then query the
+ * the number of tracks via gst_element_query_duration() using the track
+ * format acquired above. Applications can query the currently playing track
+ * in the same way.
+ * </para>
+ * <para>
+ * Alternatively, applications may retrieve the currently playing track and
+ * the total number of tracks from the taglist that will posted on the bus
+ * whenever the CD is opened or the currently playing track changes. The
+ * taglist will contain GST_TAG_TRACK_NUMBER and GST_TAG_TRACK_COUNT tags.
+ * </para>
+ * <para>
+ * Applications playing back CD audio using playbin and cdda://n URIs should
+ * issue a seek command in track format to change between tracks, rather than
+ * setting a new cdda://n+1 URI on playbin (as setting a new URI on playbin
+ * involves closing and re-opening the CD device, which is much much slower).
+ * </para>
* </refsect2>
*/