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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_event):
Starting the ringbuffer when we did not acquire it can cause
a deadlock, is pointless and causes nasty things for
subclasses.
Fixes gst-launch audiotestsrc num-buffers=0 ! alsasink.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.c:
(gst_base_audio_src_get_time), (gst_base_audio_src_create),
(gst_base_audio_src_change_state):
Fix audio sources, forgot to make the ringbuffer
startable...
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.c:
(gst_base_audio_src_get_time), (gst_base_audio_src_create),
(gst_base_audio_src_change_state):
unparent instead of unref the ringbuffer.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_class_init), (gst_base_audio_sink_async_play),
(gst_base_audio_sink_do_play), (gst_base_audio_sink_change_state):
Implement new async_play vmethod to start slaving and allow
playback start in case of async PLAY state changes.
* gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideosink.c: (gst_video_sink_init):
Enable QoS with new method in base class.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_dispose):
Since we _parent the ringbuffer, we also need to
_unparent instead of a plain _unref.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_change_state):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (wait_segment),
(gst_ring_buffer_may_start):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.h:
Only start playback if we are playing.
should fix#330748.
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* docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-docs.sgml:
* docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt:
* docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs.types:
* docs/plugins/Makefile.am:
* docs/plugins/gst-plugins-base-plugins-docs.sgml:
* docs/plugins/gst-plugins-base-plugins-sections.txt:
Added some more docs to libs and plugins.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c:
(gst_ring_buffer_prepare_read), (gst_ring_buffer_clear):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.h:
Document ringbuffer some more.
* gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c: (gst_video_rate_class_init),
(gst_video_rate_setcaps), (gst_video_rate_reset),
(gst_video_rate_init), (gst_video_rate_flush_prev),
(gst_video_rate_swap_prev), (gst_video_rate_event),
(gst_video_rate_chain), (gst_video_rate_change_state):
* gst/videorate/gstvideorate.h:
Fix videorate to use segments.
Make it work with 0/1 framerates (closes#331903)
Handle EOS correctly.
Added docs.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_provide_clock):
Don't try to provide a clock in the NULL state.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/mixerutils.c:
(element_factory_rank_compare_func):
Make order in which elements are tried more determinable.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/TODO:
Update TODO
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_get_offset):
When trying to play samples ASAP and we don't have a
previous sample, try to play at position 0 instead of
an invalid position.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/multichannel.c:
Minor docs fix.
* gst-libs/gst/riff/Makefile.am:
* gst-libs/gst/riff/riff-ids.h:
* gst-libs/gst/riff/riff-media.c:
(gst_riff_wavext_add_channel_layout), (gst_riff_create_audio_caps):
Add support for WAVEFORMATEX, eg. PCM audio with more than two
channels and a channel layout map.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/multichannel.c:
(gst_audio_get_channel_positions):
When we have more than 2 channels, but no channel layout is
specified in the caps, return some default channel layout
to the caller and warn about about a possibly buggy element
(could be buggy filtercaps as well of course) (#317038).
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c:
(gst_ring_buffer_pause_unlocked), (gst_ring_buffer_delay),
(gst_ring_buffer_samples_done), (wait_segment),
(gst_ring_buffer_commit), (gst_ring_buffer_clear):
Add some compiler G_(UN_)LIKELY help.
SIGNAL the ringbuffer waiters when going to PAUSED as well to
make sure they can exit their functions. Should fix#330748
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_get_time), (gst_base_audio_sink_preroll),
(gst_base_audio_sink_render), (gst_base_audio_sink_change_state):
Always sync on first sample we receive when starting.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_get_time), (gst_base_audio_sink_setcaps),
(gst_base_audio_sink_drain), (gst_base_audio_sink_preroll),
(gst_base_audio_sink_render), (gst_base_audio_sink_change_state):
Use scale functions when possible.
Fix error messages.
Free clockid when after waiting for EOS.
Use G_(UN_)LIKLY when it makes sense.
Fix sample clipping bug found by Arwed v. Merkatz fixes#330789.
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2006-02-09 Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c
(gst_ring_buffer_samples_done): Cast to guint64, fixes an integer
overflow after 13.5 hours of recording. Kapow!
* ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c (gst_alsasrc_delay): Clamp the delay to
the buffer size -- we don't care about underrun/overrun reporting
right now, just need to return a useful value.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_provide_clock),
(gst_base_audio_sink_set_property),
(gst_base_audio_sink_get_property), (gst_base_audio_sink_render):
Don't try to provide a clock when we are not negotiated since
we might not be able to make it run.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/TODO:
Updated.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_drain), (gst_base_audio_sink_event):
On EOS, wait till the last sample is played before posting EOS.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c:
(gst_audioringbuffer_class_init), (gst_audioringbuffer_release),
(gst_audioringbuffer_pause):
Implement pause that does not wait for completion.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_render), (gst_base_audio_sink_change_state):
Don't drop buffers when going to PAUSED but perform preroll on
remaining samples now that core base class supports this.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (gst_ring_buffer_release),
(gst_ring_buffer_pause_unlocked), (gst_ring_buffer_stop),
(gst_ring_buffer_commit):
Pause should not signal waiters.
Implement return value of _commit correctly.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/audio.h: (GST_CLOCK_TIME_TO_FRAMES)
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c: (gst_base_audio_sink_render)
use of gst_guint64_to_gdouble to be compliant with vs6
* gst/playback/gstdecodebin.c: (try_to_link_1)
* gst/videorate/videorate.c: (gst_video_rate_blank_data)
use of G_GINT64_CONSTANT for int64 constants
* win32/common/libgstinterfaces.def:
export some symbols (gst_mixer_get_type,gst_mixer_track_get_type)
* win32/vs6:
update and add new project files
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_render), (gst_base_audio_sink_change_state):
Undo previous commit, it breaks resume after pause.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_setcaps), (gst_base_audio_sink_event),
(gst_base_audio_sink_preroll), (gst_base_audio_sink_render):
Improve debugging.
Post error when caps cannot be parsed.
Resync on discontinuity in the stream.
Clip samples to segment boundaries.
return WRONG_STATE sooner when we are flushing.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.c: (gst_base_audio_src_init),
(gst_base_audio_src_get_time), (gst_base_audio_src_create):
Make audiosrc operate in TIME.
Set TIMESTAMP and DURATION on buffers.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_render):
Fix playback of non-synchronised streams by assuming a rate
of 1.0 instead of a random one.
Makes this work again:
gst-launch filesrc location=raw_audio.file ! 'audio/x-raw-int,
endianness=(int)4321, signed=(boolean)true, width=(int)16,
depth=(int)16, rate=(int)44100, channels=(int)2' ! audioconvert !
audioresample ! alsasink
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Reviewed by: Tim-Philipp Müller <tim at centricular dot net>
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (gst_ring_buffer_parse_caps):
Set depth and width for alaw/mulaw (fixes#326601).
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (gst_ring_buffer_init),
(gst_ring_buffer_set_flushing), (gst_ring_buffer_start),
(gst_ring_buffer_pause), (wait_segment):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.h:
Name (private) union, makes Forte compiler happy (this time
for real) (#324900).
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (gst_ring_buffer_init),
(gst_ring_buffer_set_flushing), (gst_ring_buffer_start),
(gst_ring_buffer_pause), (wait_segment):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.h:
Sun's Forte compiler doesn't seem to like anonymous structs,
so use same setup as in GstBaseSrc (fixes#324900).
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_class_init):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.c:
(gst_base_audio_src_class_init):
update strings, values are in microseconds
change the default sink buffer time to something that is smaller
(to help software volume mixing have a slightly lower delay) but
still be acceptable on Wim's laptop
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/TODO:
Updated TODO
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c:
(gst_audioringbuffer_open_device),
(gst_audioringbuffer_close_device), (gst_audioringbuffer_acquire),
(gst_audioringbuffer_release):
Small cleanups.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_class_init), (gst_base_audio_sink_render),
(gst_base_audio_sink_change_state):
Slave to the master clock when going to PLAYING and unslave when
going to PAUSED.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c:
(gst_ring_buffer_open_device), (gst_ring_buffer_close_device),
(gst_ring_buffer_acquire), (gst_ring_buffer_release),
(gst_ring_buffer_samples_done), (gst_ring_buffer_set_sample),
(gst_ring_buffer_clear_all), (wait_segment),
(gst_ring_buffer_commit), (gst_ring_buffer_read),
(gst_ring_buffer_advance):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.h:
Add some docs and cleanups.
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* configure.ac:
added GST_LIB_LDFLAGS and GST_ALL_LDFLAGS
* gst-libs/Makefile.am:
* gst-libs/gst/audio/Makefile.am:
* gst-libs/gst/interfaces/Makefile.am:
* gst-libs/gst/net/Makefile.am:
* gst-libs/gst/riff/Makefile.am:
* gst-libs/gst/rtp/Makefile.am:
* gst-libs/gst/tag/Makefile.am:
* gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am:
and use them
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (gst_ring_buffer_read):
If we are reading too slowly, jump forward in the ringbuffer
instead of blocking.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_class_init), (gst_base_audio_sink_set_clock),
(gst_base_audio_sink_render), (gst_base_audio_sink_change_state):
Fix for calibration API change.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/multichannel.c:
(gst_audio_get_channel_positions),
(gst_audio_set_channel_positions),
(gst_audio_set_structure_channel_positions_list),
(gst_audio_fixate_channel_positions):
Use gst_value_array_*() functions on value arrays, not
gst_value_list_*().
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_class_init), (gst_base_audio_sink_set_clock),
(gst_base_audio_sink_render), (gst_base_audio_sink_change_state):
And we provide a clock by default, of course...
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudioclock.c: (gst_audio_clock_init):
This clock can be slaved to a master clock now.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_class_init), (gst_base_audio_sink_init),
(gst_base_audio_sink_dispose), (gst_base_audio_sink_provide_clock),
(gst_base_audio_sink_set_clock),
(gst_base_audio_sink_set_property),
(gst_base_audio_sink_get_property), (gst_base_audio_sink_preroll),
(gst_base_audio_sink_render), (gst_base_audio_sink_change_state):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.h:
Handle slaving the internal clock to the clock selected in the
pipeline.
Add property to make the basesink not provide a clock.
* gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstbasertpdepayload.c:
(gst_base_rtp_depayload_class_init), (gst_base_rtp_depayload_init),
(gst_base_rtp_depayload_wait):
* gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstbasertpdepayload.h:
We can use the clock in GstElement, no need to store it ourselves.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/audio.c: (gst_audio_duration_from_pad_buffer):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/audio.h:
fix prototype - wondering why the test worked regardless
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.c:
(gst_base_audio_src_change_state):
Fix the audiosrc base class again, we did not unflush.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_provide_clock),
(gst_base_audio_sink_change_state):
Set ringbuffer to non-flushing when going to PAUSED, set to
flushing again when going to READY.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (gst_ring_buffer_init),
(gst_ring_buffer_stop):
Start in flushing mode by default.
Don't set flushing in the _stop method, let the app call
this explicitly.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (gst_ring_buffer_stop):
Set ringbuffer to flushing when stopping so that we don't
block on wait_segment anymore and livelock.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.h:
Don't break ABI.
* gst/ffmpegcolorspace/gstffmpegcodecmap.c:
(gst_ffmpeg_caps_to_pixfmt):
* gst/ffmpegcolorspace/gstffmpegcolorspace.c:
(gst_ffmpegcsp_set_caps):
Some more comments.
Handle missing required caps fields better.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_event), (gst_base_audio_sink_get_offset),
(gst_base_audio_sink_render):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c:
(gst_ring_buffer_open_device), (gst_ring_buffer_close_device),
(gst_ring_buffer_set_flushing), (gst_ring_buffer_start),
(gst_ring_buffer_pause_unlocked), (gst_ring_buffer_pause),
(gst_ring_buffer_stop), (wait_segment), (gst_ring_buffer_commit),
(gst_ring_buffer_read):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.h:
Add flushing mode to the ringbuffer so that it in all cases does
not try to handle more audio. This makes sure it does not try to
block anymore when flushing and fixes a livelock.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_get_offset), (gst_base_audio_sink_render):
Remove g_print
Use sync property from baseclass to disable sync.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_get_offset), (gst_base_audio_sink_render):
Buffers with no timestamps get aligned with previous buffers or
on underrun, played ASAP.
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* ext/theora/theoradec.c: (theora_dec_src_query),
(theora_dec_sink_event):
* ext/vorbis/vorbisdec.c: (vorbis_dec_src_query),
(vorbis_dec_sink_event), (vorbis_handle_identification_packet),
(vorbis_handle_data_packet):
* ext/vorbis/vorbisdec.h:
Fix old naming.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_render):
Don't try to sync on buffers without a timestamp.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (gst_ring_buffer_commit),
(gst_ring_buffer_read), (gst_ring_buffer_clear):
Don't assert on normal stuff.
* gst/playback/gstplaybin.c: (do_playbin_seek):
API fix.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_render):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.c:
(gst_base_audio_src_create):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (gst_ring_buffer_commit),
(gst_ring_buffer_read):
Cleanups.
Commit and read from ringbuffer in samples rather than bytes.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_render):
Respect segment rate and accum when scheduling samples.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c:
Also allow unsigned int.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.c:
(gst_base_audio_src_create), (gst_base_audio_src_change_state):
Small cleanup
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c: (gst_audioringbuffer_stop):
Only actually wait for the thread to be stopped if it's
running.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_event), (gst_base_audio_sink_render):
If we receive EOS we can start playback of what we had.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.c: (gst_base_audio_src_event),
(gst_base_audio_src_create), (gst_base_audio_src_change_state):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.h:
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (gst_ring_buffer_read):
patch from Edgard Lima <edgard.lima@indt.org.br>
Fixed gstbaseaudiosrc adding ring buffer sync to it.
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* ext/ogg/gstoggdemux.c: (gst_ogg_demux_loop):
Report the FLOW_RETURN as string in the error message.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (gst_ring_buffer_clear_all):
Don't assert when clearing an unnegotiated buffer.
Original commit message from CVS:
2005-10-02 Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c (gst_ring_buffer_clear)
(gst_ring_buffer_prepare_read):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c (audioringbuffer_thread_func):
Demote to LOG.
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* check/generic/states.c:
* ext/ogg/gstoggdemux.c: (gst_ogg_pad_typefind):
* gst/playback/gstdecodebin.c: (gst_decode_bin_init):
Fixes for changes in registry API.
* configure.ac: Only export gst_plugins_desc. Add -no-undefined
to GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS.
* ext/libvisual/visual.c: Make the library shut up.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/audio.c: Don't define a plugin in a library.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiofilter.c: same
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_render):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (gst_ring_buffer_commit):
* gst/volume/gstvolume.c: (gst_volume_class_init),
(volume_transform):
fixing lost sync, some more debugging
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_render):
Resync if the buffer timestamps drift more than a 10th
of a second.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (gst_ring_buffer_set_sample),
(gst_ring_buffer_clear_all):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.h:
Added function to clear the ringbuffer.
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2005-08-23 Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.c
(gst_base_audio_src_fixate): Only fixate endianness if it is
present in the caps.
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2005-08-22 Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosrc.h:
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosrc.c: Implement open_device and
close_device in the ring buffer, like gstaudiosink.
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.h:
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c: Not a GObject any more. Include a nifty
macro to implement the interface without much code. Cleanups.
* ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.h:
* ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c: Be a mixer. Open device and mixer in
READY.
* ext/alsa/Makefile.am: Add new files.
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixerelement.c:
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixerelement.c: Split element code out from
mixer code so that alsasrc can be a mixer too.
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* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosrc.c:
(gst_base_audio_src_change_state):
Open and close device in READY<->NULL state change.
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2005-08-08 Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c
(gst_base_audio_sink_change_state): Open the device in NULL->READY
like good elements should. Close on READY->NULL too.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c
(gst_audioringbuffer_open_device,
(gst_audioringbuffer_close_device, gst_audioringbuffer_acquire)
(gst_audioringbuffer_release): Updates for new ring buffer API,
hook into the new audio sink api.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.h (GstAudioSinkClass.open)
(GstAudioSinkClass.close): Just open and close the device -- no
resource allocation or configuration.
(GstAudioSinkClass.prepare, GstAudioSinkClass.unprepare): New
vmethods, handle device setup and resource allocation.
* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c (gst_alsasink_open, gst_alsasink_close)
(gst_alsasink_prepare, gst_alsasink_unprepare): Update for new
base class API.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.h
(GstRingBufferClass.open_device, GstRingBufferClass.close_device):
New vmethods.
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c (gst_ring_buffer_open_device)
(gst_ring_buffer_close_device, gst_ring_buffer_device_is_open):
New API functions. The device should be opened before acquiring
and closed after releasing.
Original commit message from CVS:
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstbaseaudiosink.c:
(gst_base_audio_sink_render):
Align samples even if we have roundoff errors in the
timestamp conversion.