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.

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