NAME

       Audio::File - Audio file abstraction library

SYNOPSIS

         use Audio::File;
         my $file = Audio::File->new( "foo.bar" );

         print "The ". $file->type() ."-file ". $file->name
                       ." is ". int $file->audio_properties->length() ." seconds long.\n";

         print "It's interpreted by ". $file->tag->artist()
                       ." and called ". $file->tag->title() ".\n";

DESCRIPTION

       Audio::File abstracts a single audio file, independent of its format. Using this module
       you can access a files meta-info like title, album, etc. as well as the file's audio
       properties like its length and bitrate.

       Currently only the formats flac, ogg vorbis and mp3 are supported, but support for other
       formats may be easily added.

METHODS

   new
         $file = Audio::File->new( "foobar.flac" );

       Constructor. It takes the filename of the your audio file as its only argument and returns
       an instance of Audio::File::${Type} if the corresponding file type is supported. The file
       type will be determined using the file extension.  Currently flac, ogg and mp3 are
       supported but new formats may be added easily by creating a Audio::File::${Type} that
       inherits from Audio::File::Type, which is the base class for all file type classes.

       The methods and behaviour of the returned are documented in Audio::File::Type.

TODO

       •   Add possibility to change file and its tags.

       •   better (easier) interface?

       •   user shouldn't be forced to use Audio::File if he only wants the files tag or audio
           properties.

       •   Add possibility to access raw audio data (Audio::File::Data)

           That could be done via Audio::Data or equivalent.

SEE ALSO

       Audio::File::Type, Audio::File::Tag, Audio::File::AudioProperties

AUTHOR

       Florian Ragwitz <flora@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       Copyright (C) 2004 Florian Ragwitz

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
       the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
       version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
       without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
       See the GNU Library General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program;
       if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
       MA 02111-1307, USA.