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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