On 08/09/11 14:06, Frederik Elwert wrote:
> Hi,
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Von: "Linux Luser" <[email protected]>
> Gesendet: 09.08.2011 13:33:43
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: Waveform For GNOME Sound Recorder
>
>> I understand that Sound Recorder is simple and functional and works well. 
>> However, from a usage standpoint, it seems that a live waveform display would
>> provide valuable visual feedback to the user.
>>  
>> I'm wanting to see if I can implement this (gives me a chance to brush up on 
>> some C) but wanted to get feedback from the community first before diving 
>> into it.
>>  
>> Good idea? Bad idea? What sorts of dependencies would need to be introduce?
> I thinks it’s indeed a good idea. One could probably implement it using Cairo 
> directly, or use a higher-level API like goocanvas.
I'd just use cairo. I have a simple cairo waveform widget in buzztard
that draw the wwave-form from a memory buffer.

> I planned to add a waveform widget to Transcribe [1], so I started looking at 
> the implementations in other applications. Pitivi has a waveform for audio 
> tracks, and Jokosher as well. Jokosher might be interesting, as it also 
> displays a waveform while recording. In addition, I like Jokoshers approach 
> to draw a smoothed outline, and not a realistic waveform, but that probably 
> has pros and cons.
The jokosher one is indeed a good suggestion. jokosher uses the
gstreamer level element to produce a level-scape, which I think suits well.

Stefan
> Since I’m not really a pro coder, I’d be interested in sharing ideas about 
> the implementation. I don’t know if it would make sense to create an actual 
> waveform widget that different applications could use, since the actual use 
> cases are quite different. But sharing some insights and maybe document the 
> actual work in form of a blog post or something might be a good way to 
> collaborate.
>
> Cheers,
> Frederik
>
> [1] https://launchpad.net/transcribe
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