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<chapter id="chapter-interfaces">
<title>Interfaces</title>
<para>
In <xref linkend="section-elements-properties"/>, you have learned how
to use <classname>GObject</classname> properties as a simple way to do
interaction between applications and elements. This method suffices for
the simple'n'straight settings, but fails for anything more complicated
than a getter and setter. For the more complicated use cases, &GStreamer;
uses interfaces based on the Glib <classname>GInterface</classname> type.
</para>
<para>
Most of the interfaces handled here will not contain any example code.
See the API references for details. Here, we will just describe the
scope and purpose of each interface.
</para>
<sect1 id="section-interfaces-mixer">
<title>The Mixer interface</title>
<para>
The mixer interface provides a uniform way to control the volume on a
hardware (or software) mixer. The interface is primarily intended to
be implemented by elements for audio inputs and outputs that talk
directly to the hardware (e.g. OSS or ALSA plugins).
</para>
<para>
Using this interface, it is possible to control a list of tracks
(such as Line-in, Microphone, etc.) from a mixer element. They can
be muted, their volume can be changed and, for input tracks, their
record flag can be set as well.
</para>
<para>
Example plugins implementing this interface include the OSS elements
(osssrc, osssink, ossmixer) and the ALSA plugins (alsasrc, alsasink
and alsamixer).
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="section-interfaces-tuner">
<title>The Tuner interface</title>
<para>
The tuner interface is a uniform way to control inputs and outputs
on a multi-input selection device. This is primarily used for input
selection on elements for TV- and capture-cards.
</para>
<para>
Using this interface, it is possible to select one track from a list
of tracks supported by that tuner-element. The tuner will than select
that track for media-processing internally. This can, for example, be
used to switch inputs on a TV-card (e.g. from Composite to S-video).
</para>
<para>
This interface is currently only implemented by the Video4linux and
Video4linux2 elements.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="section-interfaces-colorbalance">
<title>The Color Balance interface</title>
<para>
The colorbalance interface is a way to control video-related properties
on an element, such as brightness, contrast and so on. It's sole
reason for existance is that, as far as its authors know, there's no
way to dynamically register properties using
<classname>GObject</classname>.
</para>
<para>
The colorbalance interface is implemented by several plugins, including
xvimagesink and the Video4linux and Video4linux2 elements.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="section-interfaces-proprobe">
<title>The Property Probe interface</title>
<para>
The property probe is a way to autodetect allowed values for a
<classname>GObject</classname> property. It's primary use (and
the only thing that we currently use it for) is to autodetect
devices in several elements. For example, the OSS elements use
this interface to detect all OSS devices on a system. Applications
can then <quote>probe</quote> this property and get a list of
detected devices. Given the overlap between HAL and the practical
implementations of this interface, this might in time be deprecated
in favour of HAL.
</para>
<para>
This interface is currently implemented by many elements, including
the ALSA, OSS, Video4linux and Video4linux2 elements.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="section-interfaces-xoverlay">
<title>The X Overlay interface</title>
<para>
The X Overlay interface was created to solve the problem of embedding
video streams in an application window. The application provides an
X-window to the element implementing this interface to draw on, and
the element will then use this X-window to draw on rather than creating
a new toplevel window. This is useful to embed video in video players.
</para>
<para>
This interface is implemented by, amongst others, the Video4linux and
Video4linux2 elements and by ximagesink, xvimagesink and sdlvideosink.
</para>
</sect1>
</chapter>