source: multimedia/libdriv/liba52.xml@ 64eb1e84

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<sect1 id="liba52" xreflabel="liba52-&liba52-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="liba52.html"?>
<title>liba52-&liba52-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="liba52">
<primary sortas="a-Liba52">Liba52</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>liba52</application></title>

<para><application>liba52</application> is a free library for decoding
<acronym>ATSC</acronym> A/52 (also known as AC-3) streams. The A/52
standard is used in a variety of applications, including digital
television and <acronym>DVD</acronym>.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): 
<ulink url="&liba52-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): 
<ulink url="&liba52-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &liba52-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &liba52-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required: 
&liba52-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: 
&liba52-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>liba52</application></title>

<para>Install <application>liba52</application> by running the
following commands:</para>

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

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install &amp;&amp;
install -v -m644 -D doc/liba52.txt \
    /usr/share/doc/liba52-&liba52-version;/liba52.txt</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

<seglistitem>
<seg>a52dec and extract_a52</seg>
<seg>liba52.[so,a]</seg>
<seg>/usr/include/a52dec and /usr/share/doc/liba52-&liba52-version;</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

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

<varlistentry id="a52dec">
<term><command>a52dec</command></term>
<listitem><para>plays <acronym>ATSC</acronym> A/52 audio streams.</para>
<indexterm zone="liba52 a52dec">
<primary sortas="b-a52dec">a52dec</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="extract_a52">
<term><command>extract_a52</command></term>
<listitem><para>extracts <acronym>ATSC</acronym> A/52 audio from an 
<acronym>MPEG</acronym> stream.</para>
<indexterm zone="liba52 extract_a52">
<primary sortas="b-extract_a52">extract_a52</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="liba52-lib">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>liba52.[so,a]</filename></term>
<listitem><para>provides functions for the programs dealing with 
<acronym>ATSC</acronym> A/52 streams.</para>
<indexterm zone="liba52 liba52-lib">
<primary sortas="c-liba52">liba52.[so,a]</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

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