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Current libsndfile source
author Chris Cannam <cannam@all-day-breakfast.com>
date Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:22:47 +0100
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cannam@125 6 libsndfile : Embedded Sound Files.
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cannam@125 17 <H1><B>Embedded Sound Files.</B></H1>
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cannam@125 20 By using the open SNDFILE with a file descriptor function:
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cannam@125 24 SNDFILE* sf_open_fd (int fd, int mode, SF_INFO *sfinfo, int close_desc) ;
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cannam@125 28 it is possible to open sound files embedded within larger files.
cannam@125 29 There are however a couple of caveats:
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cannam@125 32 <UL>
cannam@125 33 <LI> Read/Write mode (SFM_RDWR) is not supported.
cannam@125 34 <LI> Writing of embedded files is only supported at the end of the file.
cannam@125 35 <LI> Reading of embedded files is only supported at file offsets greater
cannam@125 36 than zero.
cannam@125 37 <LI> Not all file formats are supported (currently only WAV, AIFF and AU).
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cannam@125 41 The test program <B>multi_file_test.c</B> in the <B>tests/</B> directory of the
cannam@125 42 source code tarball shows how this functionality is used to read and write
cannam@125 43 embedded files.
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