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NAME

afInitCompression - initialize compression for a track in an audio file setup

SYNOPSIS

#include <audiofile.h>

void afInitCompression(AFfilesetup setup, int track, int compression);

PARAMETERS

setup is a valid file setup returned by afNewFileSetup(3).
track specifies a track within the audio file setup. track is always AF_DEFAULT_TRACK for all currently supported file formats.
compression is an identifier specifying the compression type (such as AF_COMPRESSION_G711_ULAW) to be used for audio data in the track.

DESCRIPTION

Given an AFfilesetup structure created with afNewFileSetup(3) and a track identified by track (AF_DEFAULT_TRACK for all currently supported file formats), afInitCompression initializes the track to the specified compression.
The following compression types are currently supported:
AF_COMPRESSION_NONE
no compression
AF_COMPRESSION_G711_ULAW
CCITT G.711 mu-law encoding
AF_COMPRESSION_G711_ALAW
CCITT G.711 A-law encoding
AF_COMPRESSION_IMA
IMA ADPCM encoding
AF_COMPRESSION_MS_ADPCM
MS ADPCM encoding
AF_COMPRESSION_FLAC
FLAC
AF_COMPRESSION_ALAC
Apple Lossless Audio Codec

ERRORS

afInitCompression can produce the following errors:
AF_BAD_FILESETUP
setup represents an invalid file setup.
AF_BAD_TRACKID
track represents an invalid track identifier.
AF_BAD_COMPTYPE
compression represents an invalid compression type.

SEE ALSO

afNewFileSetup(3), afInitSampleFormat(3)

AUTHOR

Michael Pruett <michael@68k.org>
03/06/2013 Audio File Library 0.3.6