1 args "--no-version --no-help"
3 purpose "Make an audio stream from a local file."
6 The afh (audio format handler) receiver can be used to write
7 selected parts of the given audio file without decoding
10 The selected parts of the content of the audio file are passed
11 to the child nodes of the buffer tree. Only complete chunks
12 with respect of the underlying audio format are passed.
20 string typestr = "filename"
23 option "begin-chunk" b
24 #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
25 "skip a number of chunks"
26 int typestr = "chunk_num"
30 The chunk_num argument must be between -num_chunks and
31 num_chunks - 1 inclusively where num_chunks is the total number
32 of chunks which is printed when using the --info option. If
33 chunk_num is negative, the given number of chunks are counted
34 backwards from the end of the file. For example --begin_chunk
35 -100 instructs para_afh to start output at chunk num_chunks
36 - 100. This is mainly useful for cutting off the end of an
42 "only write up to chunk chunk_num"
43 int typestr = "chunk_num"
46 For the chunk_num argument the same rules as for --begin_chunk
47 apply. The default is to write up to the last chunk.
50 option "just-in-time" j
51 #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
55 Write the specified chunks of data 'just in time', i.e. the
56 write of each chunk is delayed until the time it is needed
57 by the decoder/player in order to guarantee an uninterrupted
58 audio stream. This may be useful for third-party software
59 that is capable of reading from stdin.
64 "do not write an audio file header"
67 If an audio format needs information about the audio file
68 in a format-specific header in order to be understood by
69 the decoding software, a suitable header is automatically
70 send. This option changes the default behaviour, i.e. no