man Audio::File::AudioProperties () - abstract an audio files audio properties.
NAME
Audio::File::AudioProperties - abstract an audio files audio properties.
DESCRIPTION
Audio::File::AudioProperties is the base class for other file format independant audio property classes like Audio::File::Flac::AudioProperties or Audio::File::Ogg::AudioProperties. You should not use this class yourself exept you're writing an own file format dependant subclass.
METHODS
new
Constructor. Creates new Audio::File::AudioProperties object. You shoud not use this method yourself. It's called by the filetype-dependant subclasses of Audio::File::Type automatically.
init
Initializes the object. It's called by the constructor and empty by default. It's ought to be overwritten by subclasses.
length
Returns the length of the audio file in seconds.
bitrate
Returns the bitrate of the file.
sample_rate
Returns the sample rate of the audio file.
channels
Returns the number of channels the audio file has.
SEE ALSO
Audio::File, Audio::File::Type, Audio::File::Tag
AUTHOR
Florian Ragwitz <flora@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2004 Florian Ragwitz
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