GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 310423
gst-launch documentation misleading
Last modified: 2006-01-12 19:17:33 UTC
Documentation bug Section: gst-launch man page examples gst-launch cdparanoia ! mpegaudio ! filesink location=cd.mp3 Rip all tracks from compact disc and convert them into a single mp3 file Using gst-inspect(1), it is possible to discover settings for cdpara- noia that will tell it to rip individual tracks. Correct version: It should have an example of using cdparanoia to rip individual tracks. I've spent a couple of hours trying to "discover" the correct settings. Other information: I know this has to do with ignorance as to how the plugin settings interact with each other, but it's still hard to figure out. In fact, I still haven't figured it out and haven't been able to find good documentation on this subject. Does anyone know the correct settings? Thanks, Seth
gst-launch cdda://<tracknum> ! lame ! filesink location=file.mp3 The documentation should simply be removed.
Thanks Ronald, There is no gst-inspect documentation on cdda://. Is this using paranoia or no? Is there not an ability to sink a *range* of tracks instead of just one (your method) or all (cdparanoia)?
Not using gst-launch, no. You'll need a small scriptlet or application for that. Should be 10-20 lines of code in python. It uses whatever plugin registered the cdda:// URI with the highest rank, either libcdio or cdparanoia.
The docs were updated, closing as fixed.