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39 <h2><span class="refentrytitle"><a name="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.top_of_page"></a>vorbisenc</span></h2>
40 <p>vorbisenc — Encodes audio in Vorbis format</p>
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44 <div class="refsynopsisdiv">
45 <a name="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.synopsis"></a><h2>Synopsis</h2>
46 <a name="GstVorbisEnc"></a><pre class="synopsis">struct <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.html#GstVorbisEnc-struct" title="struct GstVorbisEnc">GstVorbisEnc</a>;
49 <div class="refsect1">
50 <a name="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.object-hierarchy"></a><h2>Object Hierarchy</h2>
51 <pre class="synopsis">
52 <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/gobject/unstable/gobject-The-Base-Object-Type.html#GObject">GObject</a>
53 +----<a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstObject.html">GstObject</a>
54 +----<a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html">GstElement</a>
58 <div class="refsect1">
59 <a name="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.implemented-interfaces"></a><h2>Implemented Interfaces</h2>
61 GstVorbisEnc implements
62 <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstTagSetter.html">GstTagSetter</a> and <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstPreset.html">GstPreset</a>.</p>
64 <div class="refsect1">
65 <a name="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.properties"></a><h2>Properties</h2>
66 <pre class="synopsis">
67 "<a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.html#GstVorbisEnc--bitrate" title='The "bitrate" property'>bitrate</a>" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> : Read / Write
68 "<a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.html#GstVorbisEnc--last-message" title='The "last-message" property'>last-message</a>" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a>* : Read
69 "<a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.html#GstVorbisEnc--managed" title='The "managed" property'>managed</a>" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="type">gboolean</span></a> : Read / Write
70 "<a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.html#GstVorbisEnc--max-bitrate" title='The "max-bitrate" property'>max-bitrate</a>" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> : Read / Write
71 "<a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.html#GstVorbisEnc--min-bitrate" title='The "min-bitrate" property'>min-bitrate</a>" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> : Read / Write
72 "<a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.html#GstVorbisEnc--quality" title='The "quality" property'>quality</a>" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gfloat"><span class="type">gfloat</span></a> : Read / Write
75 <div class="refsect1">
76 <a name="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.description"></a><h2>Description</h2>
78 This element encodes raw float audio into a Vorbis stream.
79 <a class="ulink" href="http://www.vorbis.com/" target="_top">Vorbis</a> is a royalty-free
80 audio codec maintained by the <a class="ulink" href="http://www.xiph.org/" target="_top">Xiph.org
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86 <a name="idp15009216"></a><h3>Example pipelines</h3>
87 <div class="informalexample">
88 <table class="listing_frame" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
91 <td class="listing_lines" align="right"><pre>1</pre></td>
92 <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting">gst<span class="gtkdoc opt">-</span>launch <span class="gtkdoc opt">-</span>v audiotestsrc wave<span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span>sine num<span class="gtkdoc opt">-</span>buffers<span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span><span class="number">100</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">!</span> audioconvert <span class="gtkdoc opt">!</span> vorbisenc <span class="gtkdoc opt">!</span> oggmux <span class="gtkdoc opt">!</span> filesink location<span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span>sine<span class="gtkdoc opt">.</span>ogg</pre></td>
97 Encode a test sine signal to Ogg/Vorbis. Note that the resulting file
98 will be really small because a sine signal compresses very well.
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103 <td class="listing_lines" align="right"><pre>1</pre></td>
104 <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting">gst<span class="gtkdoc opt">-</span>launch <span class="gtkdoc opt">-</span>v alsasrc <span class="gtkdoc opt">!</span> audioconvert <span class="gtkdoc opt">!</span> vorbisenc <span class="gtkdoc opt">!</span> oggmux <span class="gtkdoc opt">!</span> filesink location<span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span>alsasrc<span class="gtkdoc opt">.</span>ogg</pre></td>
109 Record from a sound card using ALSA and encode to Ogg/Vorbis.
114 Last reviewed on 2006-03-01 (0.10.4)
116 <div class="refsynopsisdiv">
118 <div class="refsect2">
119 <a name="idp15013472"></a><h3>Element Information</h3>
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124 <td><p><span class="term">plugin</span></p></td>
126 <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-plugins-plugin-vorbis.html#plugin-vorbis">vorbis</a>
130 <td><p><span class="term">author</span></p></td>
131 <td>Monty <monty@xiph.org>, Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com></td>
134 <td><p><span class="term">class</span></p></td>
135 <td>Codec/Encoder/Audio</td>
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142 <a name="idp15020880"></a><h3>Element Pads</h3>
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147 <td><p><span class="term">name</span></p></td>
151 <td><p><span class="term">direction</span></p></td>
155 <td><p><span class="term">presence</span></p></td>
159 <td><p><span class="term">details</span></p></td>
160 <td>audio/x-raw-float, rate=(int)[ 1, 200000 ], channels=(int)[ 1, 256 ], endianness=(int)1234, width=(int)32</td>
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165 <col align="left" valign="top">
168 <td><p><span class="term">name</span></p></td>
172 <td><p><span class="term">direction</span></p></td>
176 <td><p><span class="term">presence</span></p></td>
180 <td><p><span class="term">details</span></p></td>
181 <td>audio/x-vorbis</td>
190 <div class="refsect1">
191 <a name="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.details"></a><h2>Details</h2>
192 <div class="refsect2">
193 <a name="GstVorbisEnc-struct"></a><h3>struct GstVorbisEnc</h3>
194 <pre class="programlisting">struct GstVorbisEnc;</pre>
196 Opaque data structure.
200 <div class="refsect1">
201 <a name="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.property-details"></a><h2>Property Details</h2>
202 <div class="refsect2">
203 <a name="GstVorbisEnc--bitrate"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">"bitrate"</code> property</h3>
204 <pre class="programlisting"> "bitrate" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> : Read / Write</pre>
205 <p>Attempt to encode at a bitrate averaging this (in bps). This uses the bitrate management engine, and is not recommended for most users. Quality is a better alternative. (-1 == disabled).</p>
206 <p>Allowed values: [G_MAXULONG,250001]</p>
207 <p>Default value: -1</p>
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211 <a name="GstVorbisEnc--last-message"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">"last-message"</code> property</h3>
212 <pre class="programlisting"> "last-message" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a>* : Read</pre>
213 <p>The last status message.</p>
214 <p>Default value: NULL</p>
217 <div class="refsect2">
218 <a name="GstVorbisEnc--managed"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">"managed"</code> property</h3>
219 <pre class="programlisting"> "managed" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="type">gboolean</span></a> : Read / Write</pre>
220 <p>Enable bitrate management engine.</p>
221 <p>Default value: FALSE</p>
224 <div class="refsect2">
225 <a name="GstVorbisEnc--max-bitrate"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">"max-bitrate"</code> property</h3>
226 <pre class="programlisting"> "max-bitrate" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> : Read / Write</pre>
227 <p>Specify a maximum bitrate (in bps). Useful for streaming applications. (-1 == disabled).</p>
228 <p>Allowed values: [G_MAXULONG,250001]</p>
229 <p>Default value: -1</p>
232 <div class="refsect2">
233 <a name="GstVorbisEnc--min-bitrate"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">"min-bitrate"</code> property</h3>
234 <pre class="programlisting"> "min-bitrate" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> : Read / Write</pre>
235 <p>Specify a minimum bitrate (in bps). Useful for encoding for a fixed-size channel. (-1 == disabled).</p>
236 <p>Allowed values: [G_MAXULONG,250001]</p>
237 <p>Default value: -1</p>
240 <div class="refsect2">
241 <a name="GstVorbisEnc--quality"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">"quality"</code> property</h3>
242 <pre class="programlisting"> "quality" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gfloat"><span class="type">gfloat</span></a> : Read / Write</pre>
243 <p>Specify quality instead of specifying a particular bitrate.</p>
244 <p>Allowed values: [-0.1,1]</p>
245 <p>Default value: 0.3</p>
248 <div class="refsect1">
249 <a name="gst-plugins-base-plugins-vorbisenc.see-also"></a><h2>See Also</h2>
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