source: multimedia/audioutils/vorbistools.xml@ 891c06f

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  <!ENTITY vorbistools-md5sum        "47845fd76f5f2354a3619c4097575487">
  <!ENTITY vorbistools-size          "701 KB">
  <!ENTITY vorbistools-buildsize     "6.9 MB">
  <!ENTITY vorbistools-time          "0.13 SBU">
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<sect1 id="vorbistools" xreflabel="Vorbis Tools-&vorbistools-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="vorbistools.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>Vorbis Tools-&vorbistools-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="vorbistools">
    <primary sortas="a-Vorbis-Tools">Vorbis Tools</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Vorbis Tools</title>

    <para>The <application>Vorbis Tools</application> package contains
    command-line tools for Ogg audio files.  This is useful for encoding,
    playing or editing files using the Ogg CODEC.</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&vorbistools-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&vorbistools-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &vorbistools-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &vorbistools-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &vorbistools-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &vorbistools-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Vorbis Tools Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para><xref linkend="libvorbis"/></para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended (Required to Build the
    'ogg123' Program)</bridgehead>
    <para><xref linkend="curl"/> and <xref linkend="libao"/></para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para><xref linkend="flac"/> and <xref linkend="speex"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Vorbis Tools</title>

    <para>Install <application>Vorbis Tools</application> by running the following
    commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-vcut &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

    
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring Vorbis Tools</title>

    <sect3 id="vorbistools-config">
      <title>Config Files</title>

      <para><filename>/etc/libao.conf</filename>,
      <filename>~/.libao</filename>, and
      <filename>~/.ogg123rc</filename></para>

      <indexterm zone="vorbistools vorbistools-config">
        <primary sortas="e-AA.libao">~/.libao</primary>
      </indexterm>

      <indexterm zone="vorbistools vorbistools-config">
        <primary sortas="e-AA.ogg123rc">~/.ogg123rc</primary>
      </indexterm>

      <indexterm zone="vorbistools vorbistools-config">
        <primary sortas="e-etc-libao.conf">/etc/libao.conf</primary>
      </indexterm>

    </sect3>

    <sect3>
      <title>Configuration Information</title>

      <para>Issue <command>man libao.conf</command> for information
      about setting the default output device. Also see
      <filename>/usr/share/doc/vorbis-tools-1.1.1/ogg123rc-example</filename>.</para>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>ogg123, oggdec, oggenc, ogginfo, vcut, and vorbiscomment</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
        <seg>/usr/share/doc/vorbis-tools-&vorbistools-version;</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="ogg123">
        <term><command>ogg123</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a command-line audio player for Ogg Vorbis streams.</para>
          <indexterm zone="vorbistools ogg123">
            <primary sortas="b-ogg123">ogg123</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="oggdec">
        <term><command>oggdec</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a simple decoder which converts Ogg Vorbis files into
          PCM audio files (WAV or raw).</para>
          <indexterm zone="vorbistools oggdec">
            <primary sortas="b-oggdec">oggdec</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="oggenc">
        <term><command>oggenc</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is an encoder that turns raw, WAV or
          AIFF files into an Ogg Vorbis stream.</para>
          <indexterm zone="vorbistools oggenc">
            <primary sortas="b-oggenc">oggenc</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="ogginfo">
        <term><command>ogginfo</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>prints information stored in an audio file.</para>
          <indexterm zone="vorbistools ogginfo">
            <primary sortas="b-ogginfo">ogginfo</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="vcut">
        <term><command>vcut</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>will split a file into two files at a designated cut point.</para>
          <indexterm zone="vorbistools vcut">
            <primary sortas="b-vcut">vcut</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="vorbiscomment">
        <term><command>vorbiscomment</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is an editor that changes information in the audio file
          metadata tags.</para>
          <indexterm zone="vorbistools vorbiscomment">
            <primary sortas="b-vorbiscomment">vorbiscomment</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>