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* ext/alsa/gstalsamixerelement.c:
(gst_alsa_mixer_element_change_state):
Make state change fail if the specified device can't be opened
for some reason.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c: (caps_add_channel_configuration):
Fix typo, so that alsasink also advertises 8 channels
if that's supported (tags: can, worms, open, alsa, ph34r).
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (set_hwparams), (gst_alsasink_prepare):
* gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c: (build_linear_format),
(gst_ring_buffer_debug_spec_caps), (gst_ring_buffer_parse_caps):
Revert last two changes that broke the freeze.
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Patch by: Michael Sheldon <webmaster at mikeasoft com>
* ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c:
Add 32 bps to template caps and increase channels range
from [1,2] to [1,MAX]. See #346326.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (set_hwparams):
If we fail to set the buffer_time and period_time alsa
parameters, post a warning and leave alsa select a
default instead of failing. Fixes#342085
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* ext/alsa/gstalsadeviceprobe.c: (gst_alsa_get_device_list),
(gst_alsa_device_property_probe_probe_property),
(gst_alsa_device_property_probe_needs_probe),
(gst_alsa_device_property_probe_get_values),
(gst_alsa_type_add_device_property_probe_interface):
* ext/alsa/gstalsadeviceprobe.h:
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixerelement.c:
(gst_alsa_mixer_element_init_interfaces):
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixerelement.h:
Clean up and simplify alsa device probing. Make it actually work
for multiple classes. Don't cache results any longer.
* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsasink_init_interfaces),
(gst_alsasink_init):
* ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c: (gst_alsasrc_dispose),
(gst_alsasrc_interface_supported), (gst_implements_interface_init),
(gst_alsasrc_init_interfaces), (gst_alsasrc_set_property):
Make alsasink and alsasrc implement the GstPropertyProbe interface
for device probing (#342181).
Patch by: Martin Szulecki <gnomebugzilla at sukimashita com>
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* ext/alsa/Makefile.am:
* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c: (gst_alsa_detect_rates),
(gst_alsa_detect_formats), (get_channel_free_structure),
(caps_add_channel_configuration), (gst_alsa_detect_channels),
(gst_alsa_probe_supported_formats):
* ext/alsa/gstalsa.h:
* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsasink_getcaps):
Refactor and improve caps probing code: probe signedness
when we probe the supported formats/widths; set endianness
to the one we actually probed for (ie. cpu endianness).
* ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c: (gst_alsasrc_init), (gst_alsasrc_getcaps),
(gst_alsasrc_close):
* ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.h:
Implement caps probing for alsasrc.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsasink_finalise),
(gst_alsasink_init):
* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.h:
Don't leak allocated snd_output_t structure if there's
more than one alsasink instance at a time (#341873).
Also fix GObject macros in header file.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsasink_getcaps),
(alsasink_parse_spec):
query witdh capabilities from alsa, fixes#338919
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (set_hwparams), (alsasink_parse_spec):
More debug to trace why my USB headset is not working with gst
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* gst/playback/gststreamselector.c:
(gst_stream_selector_set_property),
(gst_stream_selector_bufferalloc):
Preserve the existing buggy streamselector behaviour by performing
a fallback buffer allocation when downstream isn't linked yet.
This should really be fixed in playbin by blocking pads until it's
linked them.
Also, use gst_pad_alloc_buffer instead of
gst_pad_alloc_buffer_and_set.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsasink_finalise):
Chain up to the parent finalize method.
Add 32-bit sample size to the template caps.
* gst-libs/gst/riff/riff-media.c: (gst_riff_create_video_caps),
(gst_riff_create_video_template_caps):
Add the fourcc that the VMWare codec uses.
* gst/playback/gststreamselector.c:
(gst_stream_selector_set_property),
(gst_stream_selector_bufferalloc),
(gst_stream_selector_request_new_pad):
For the active pad, forward buffer-alloc requests, otherwise
return GST_FLOW_NOT_LINKED. This also prevents xvimagesink
having to memcpy every frame when used by playbin.
* gst/tcp/gstmultifdsink.c:
(gst_multi_fd_sink_handle_client_write):
Get negotiated caps from the sink pad, rather than the sink
pad's peer.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c: (gst_alsa_mixer_get_volume):
Fix issues with mixer keeping state when muting/unmuting
and when changing the volume whilst muted (see #331763
and #331765).
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsasink_open),
(gst_alsasink_reset):
Also release lock when we get an error in _reset();
fix an error message.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsasink_class_init),
(gst_alsasink_init), (get_channel_free_structure),
(caps_add_channel_configuration), (gst_alsasink_getcaps),
(gst_alsasink_close):
* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.h:
Add support for more than 2 channels (#326720).
Original commit message from CVS:
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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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsasink_finalise),
(gst_alsasink_class_init), (gst_alsasink_init),
(gst_alsasink_write), (gst_alsasink_reset):
* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.h:
Add lock to protect alsa calls.
Implement reset to flush samples ASAP, does not work
with dmix though.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsasink_init), (set_hwparams),
(set_swparams), (gst_alsasink_prepare), (gst_alsasink_unprepare),
(gst_alsasink_close), (gst_alsasink_write), (gst_alsasink_reset):
* ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c: (gst_alsasrc_init), (set_hwparams),
(set_swparams), (gst_alsasrc_open), (gst_alsasrc_prepare),
(gst_alsasrc_unprepare), (gst_alsasrc_read):
Update all error messages. All of them should either use
the default translated message, or actually provide a
translatable string.
Make the string for channel count problems meaningful.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsasink_finalise),
(gst_alsasink_class_init):
Free the device name string.
* ext/ogg/gstoggmux.c: (gst_ogg_mux_class_init),
(gst_ogg_mux_request_new_pad), (gst_ogg_mux_release_pad),
(gst_ogg_mux_handle_src_event), (gst_ogg_mux_clear_collectpads):
Don't remove a pad from the collectpads structure until it
is released - it's a request pad, and may receive data again
if the element gets moved back to PLAYING state.
* sys/xvimage/xvimagesink.c: (gst_xvimagesink_get_xv_support):
Ensure we turn on double buffering on the Xv port, and
set the colour key to something dark and mysterious that
isn't black.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsaplugin.c: (plugin_init):
* ext/cdparanoia/gstcdparanoiasrc.c:
(gst_cd_paranoia_src_base_init), (plugin_init):
* ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfs.c: (plugin_init):
* ext/ogg/gstoggdemux.c: (gst_ogg_demux_plugin_init):
- a library should not call setlocale. see Libraries node in
gettext manual
- make sure all plugins that use translation do bindtextdomain
to point to the localedir
* gst/playback/gstplaybin.c: (gen_vis_element), (add_sink),
(setup_sinks), (plugin_init):
all this, and check for NULL when creating sinks
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* ext/alsa/Makefile.am:
* ext/alsa/gstalsadeviceprobe.c:
* ext/alsa/gstalsadeviceprobe.h:
Helper functions to add device probing via the GstPropertyProbe
interface to a class.
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.h:
Comment out GST_ALSA_MIXER, it returns a struct that's not
used.
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c: (gst_alsa_mixer_open):
Add some debug info.
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixerelement.c:
(gst_alsa_mixer_element_interface_supported),
(gst_implements_interface_init),
(gst_alsa_mixer_element_init_interfaces),
(gst_alsa_mixer_element_class_init),
(gst_alsa_mixer_element_finalize), (gst_alsa_mixer_element_init),
(gst_alsa_mixer_element_set_property),
(gst_alsa_mixer_element_get_property),
(gst_alsa_mixer_element_change_state):
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixerelement.h:
Add 'device' and 'device-name' properties. Add GstPropertyProbe
for device handling (gnome-volume-control will need that).
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsasink_open):
check for ALSA errors properly, instead of relying on ALSA's
error strings to serve to the user.
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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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2005-08-22 Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c (gst_alsasink_get_property):
* ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c (gst_alsasrc_get_property): Add a
device-name property.
Original commit message from CVS:
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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2005-08-19 Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixertrack.h:
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixertrack.c:
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixeroptions.h:
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixeroptions.c:
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.h:
* ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c: Port to 0.9.
* ext/alsa/Makefile.am: Build mixer, mixeroptions, mixertracks.
Remove gstalsa.c and alsaclock. No more cruft here.
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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.
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* common/gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
* docs/plugins/Makefile.am:
* docs/plugins/gst-plugins-base-plugins-docs.sgml:
* docs/plugins/gst-plugins-base-plugins-sections.txt:
renamed to actual element names, so much nicer to look at
* docs/plugins/tmpl/gstmultifdsink.sgml:
remove
* docs/plugins/tmpl/multifdsink.sgml:
* docs/plugins/tmpl/tcpserversink.sgml:
add
* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c:
* ext/cdparanoia/gstcdparanoia.c: (cdparanoia_get_property):
* ext/ogg/gstoggmux.c:
* gst/audioconvert/gstaudioconvert.c: (gst_audio_convert_chain):
* gst/playback/gstdecodebin.c:
* gst/tcp/gstmultifdsink.c: (gst_multifdsink_class_init):
* gst/tcp/gsttcpserversink.c:
various fixes and documentation additions
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2005-07-29 Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
* ext/alsa/gstalsaplugin.c (plugin_init): We are primary audio
sinks.
* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c (alsasink_sink_factory): Advertise our
support of both endiannesses.
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make GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS only be flags; GST_LIBS should be
added manually to each Makefile.am so we are sure it goes
*last* and doesn't add -L flags before linking in libs of our
own, like, say, internal .la libs, that then accidentally pick
up the installed copy.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (set_hwparams), (gst_alsasink_open):
Get actual segment size and buffer size after opening
the device.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsasink_open):
Open non-blocking, set to blocking mode afterwards to avoid
lockups when audio device is busy.
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* ext/a52dec/gsta52dec.c: (gst_a52dec_push),
(gst_a52dec_handle_event), (gst_a52dec_chain):
Add some debug output. Check that a discont has a valid
time associated.
* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsa_sink_check_event),
(gst_alsa_sink_loop):
Ignore TAG events. A little extra debug for broken timestamps.
* ext/dvdnav/dvdnavsrc.c: (dvdnavsrc_init), (dvdnavsrc_loop),
(dvdnavsrc_change_state):
Ensure we send a discont to engage the link before we send any
other events.
* ext/dvdread/dvdreadsrc.c: (dvdreadsrc_init),
(dvdreadsrc_finalize), (_close), (_open), (_seek_title),
(_seek_chapter), (seek_sector), (dvdreadsrc_get),
(dvdreadsrc_uri_get_uri), (dvdreadsrc_uri_set_uri):
Handle URI of the form dvd://title[,chapter[,angle]]. Currently only
dvd://title works in totem because typefinding sends a seek that ends
up going back to chapter 1 regardless.
* ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.c:
* ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.h:
Output correct timestamps and handle disconts.
* ext/ogg/gstoggdemux.c: (get_relative):
Small guard against a null dereference.
* ext/pango/gsttextoverlay.c: (gst_textoverlay_finalize),
(gst_textoverlay_set_property):
Free memory when done. Don't call gst_event_filler_get_duration on
EOS events. Use GST_LOG and GST_WARNING instead of g_message and
g_warning.
* ext/smoothwave/gstsmoothwave.c: (gst_smoothwave_init),
(draw_line), (gst_smoothwave_dispose), (gst_sw_sinklink),
(gst_sw_srclink), (gst_smoothwave_chain):
Draw solid lines, prettier colours.
* gst/mpeg2sub/gstmpeg2subt.c: (gst_mpeg2subt_init):
Add a default palette that'll work for some movies.
* gst/mpegstream/gstdvddemux.c: (gst_dvd_demux_init),
(gst_dvd_demux_handle_dvd_event), (gst_dvd_demux_send_discont),
(gst_dvd_demux_send_subbuffer), (gst_dvd_demux_reset):
* gst/mpegstream/gstdvddemux.h:
* gst/mpegstream/gstmpegdemux.c: (gst_mpeg_demux_send_discont),
(gst_mpeg_demux_parse_syshead), (gst_mpeg_demux_parse_pes):
* gst/mpegstream/gstmpegparse.c: (gst_mpeg_parse_init),
(gst_mpeg_parse_handle_discont), (gst_mpeg_parse_parse_packhead):
* gst/mpegstream/gstmpegparse.h:
Use PTM/NAV events when for timestamp adjustment when connected to
dvdnavsrc. Don't use many discont events where one suffices.
* gst/playback/gstplaybasebin.c: (group_destroy),
(gen_preroll_element), (gst_play_base_bin_add_element):
* gst/playback/gstplaybasebin.h:
Make sure we remove subtitles from the same bin we put them in.
* gst/subparse/gstsubparse.c: (convert_encoding), (parse_subrip),
(gst_subparse_buffer_format_autodetect),
(gst_subparse_change_state):
Fix some memleaks and invalid accesses.
* gst/typefind/gsttypefindfunctions.c: (ogganx_type_find),
(oggskel_type_find), (cmml_type_find), (plugin_init):
Some typefind functions for Annodex v3.0 files
* gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.h:
GstRiffReadClass is the correct parent class.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsaclock.c: (gst_alsa_clock_wait):
Sanity check, don't wait endlessly since the clock might not
actually run at this point (which is a deadlock). Fixes#164069.
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* TODO:
delete this file, it is by far outdated
* ext/alsa/gstalsa.1: remove
* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c: (add_rates), (add_channels), (gst_alsa_caps),
(gst_alsa_check_sample_rates), (gst_alsa_rates_probe),
(gst_alsa_get_caps):
Add HW probing for supported sample rates. Fixes#161704
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* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c: (gst_alsa_class_init), (gst_alsa_get_caps):
* ext/alsa/gstalsa.h:
Add HW probing for period_count/size and buffer_size MIX/MAX
Adjust default/user defined value if out of bounds
Should fix bug #162024
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* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c: (gst_alsa_change_state):
Reset variables on READY.
* gst/matroska/matroska-mux.c: (gst_matroska_mux_request_new_pad),
(gst_matroska_mux_loop):
Require data before writing header.
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* configure.ac:
Fix indentation, fix v4l2 plugin detection.
* ext/Makefile.am:
Fix libmms location (Maciej, use diff -u!).
* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c: (gst_alsa_init):
Initialize caps cache to NULL.
* gst/playback/gstplaybin.c: (gst_play_bin_change_state):
Only change state on audiosink if it exists.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsa_sink_loop):
Fix for integer overflow. Makes #156001 not crash. Probably masks
the real bug.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c: (gst_alsa_get_caps), (gst_alsa_close_audio):
* ext/alsa/gstalsa.h:
refactor big chunks of the core caps negotiation code to make it
a lot faster, because people claim it's really slow
(actually, just cache the getcaps when the device is opened)
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2004-11-28 Martin Soto <martinsoto@users.sourceforge.net>
* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c (gst_alsa_sink_loop):
* ext/alsa/gstalsa.h:
* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c (gst_alsa_set_clock):
Make alsasink actually honor gst_element_set_clock and use that
clock instead of ist internal one.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c: (gst_alsa_get_caps):
Don't omit the last (which incase of dmix is the only :) )
channel count. Don't set channels if <= 2.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c: (gst_alsa_pcm_wait):
add debugging
* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsa_sink_loop):
do a wait when we enter the loop func with no data available to
write instead of getting into an 100% CPU loop by just returning and
being called again by the scheduler
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsa_sink_loop):
Fix for negotiation order problem. This would show when the
ALSA loopfuction was called before any other function. ALSA
wouldn't do anything because we're not negotiated yet, leading
to an infinite loop. Showed in e.g. Rhythmbox. Fixes#158006.
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* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c: (gst_alsa_change_state):
Only set hardware parameters *after* negotiation. Before
negotiation, it will set ANY and that seems to cause crashes
(see e.g. #151288, #153227).
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* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsa_sink_get_time):
This seems to be antique leftover. It needs to pass error
checking.
* ext/sdl/sdlvideosink.c: (gst_sdlvideosink_init),
(gst_sdlvideosink_deinitsdl), (gst_sdlvideosink_initsdl),
(gst_sdlvideosink_destroy), (gst_sdlvideosink_create),
(gst_sdlvideosink_sinkconnect), (gst_sdlvideosink_chain):
Fix GstXOverlay implementation (#151059).
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* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c: (gst_alsa_get_caps_internal):
buffer-frames property was missing
* ext/arts/gst_arts.c:
rate missing from sinkcaps
* ext/audiofile/gstafparse.c:
* ext/audiofile/gstafsink.c:
* ext/audiofile/gstafsrc.c:
* ext/swfdec/gstswfdec.c:
int audio doesn't know buffer-frames
* ext/cdparanoia/gstcdparanoia.c:
int audio doesn't know chunksize either
* ext/nas/nassink.c:
it's endianness, not endianess
* gst-libs/gst/audio/audio.h:
make float standard pad template caps really describe float
* gst/law/mulaw.c: (linear_factory):
signed only, please
* gst/mpegstream/gstdvddemux.c:
widths of 20 are not valid
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* ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c: (gst_alsa_mixer_update),
(gst_alsa_mixer_get_volume), (gst_alsa_mixer_set_volume),
(gst_alsa_mixer_set_mute), (gst_alsa_mixer_set_record),
(gst_alsa_mixer_set_option), (gst_alsa_mixer_get_option):
Update mixer (to sync with other sessions) if we try to obtain
a new value. This makes alsamixer work accross applications.
* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsa_sink_get_time):
Only call sync functions if we're running, else alsalib asserts.
* ext/ogg/gstoggdemux.c: (gst_ogg_demux_src_query):
Sometimes fails to compile. Possibly a gcc bug.
* gst/playback/gstplaybin.c: (gen_video_element),
(gen_audio_element):
Add a reference to an application-provided object, because we lose
this same reference if we add it to the bin. If we don't do this,
we can only use this object once and thus crash if we go from
ready to playing, back to ready and back to playing again.
Also add an audioscale element because several cheap soundcards -
like mine - don't support all samplerates.
* sys/ximage/ximagesink.c: (gst_ximagesink_xcontext_get),
(gst_ximagesink_xcontext_clear), (gst_ximagesink_change_state):
Fix wrong order or PAR calls. Makes automatically obtained PAR
from the X server atually being used.
Original commit message from CVS:
* ext/alsa/gstalsa.c: (gst_alsa_open_audio),
(gst_alsa_sw_params_dump), (gst_alsa_hw_params_dump),
(gst_alsa_close_audio):
disable some of the debugging code for now. Writing debugging to a
buffer is broken in current alsalib releases.