source: multimedia/audioutils/vorbistools.xml@ ab5eec7e

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  <!ENTITY vorbistools-size          "1.3 MB">
  <!ENTITY vorbistools-buildsize     "11 MB">
  <!ENTITY vorbistools-time          "0.1 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 useful for encoding, playing or editing
      files using the Ogg CODEC.
    </para>

    &lfs77_checked;

    <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 role="required">
      <xref linkend="libvorbis"/>
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional (required to build the
    <command>ogg123</command> program)</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional">
      <xref linkend="libao"/>
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional">
      <xref linkend="curl"/>,
      <xref linkend="flac"/>,
      <ulink url="https://code.google.com/p/libkate/downloads/list">libkate</ulink>, and
      <xref linkend="speex"/>
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
      <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/vorbistools"/>
    </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 \
            --without-curl &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="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para>
      <parameter>--enable-vcut</parameter>: This parameter is used so that
      the <command>vcut</command> program is built as it is not by default.
    </para>

    <para>
      <parameter>--without-curl</parameter>: This parameter disables HTTP
      streaming in <command>ogg123</command>. Remove this parameter if you have
      <application>cURL</application> installed.
    </para>

 </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-&vorbistools-version;/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>
            splits 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>