bacon_video_widget_new ()

GtkWidget *
bacon_video_widget_new (GError **error);

Creates a new BaconVideoWidget.

A BvwError will be returned on error.

bacon_video_widget_open ()

void
bacon_video_widget_open (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                         const char *mrl);

Opens the given mrl in bvw for playing.

The MRL is loaded and waiting to be played with bacon_video_widget_play().

bacon_video_widget_play ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_play (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                         GError **error);

Plays the currently-loaded video in bvw .

Errors from the GStreamer backend will be returned asynchronously via the “error” signal, even if this function returns TRUE.

bacon_video_widget_pause ()

void
bacon_video_widget_pause (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Pauses the current stream in the video widget.

If a live stream is being played, playback is stopped entirely.

bacon_video_widget_seek ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_seek (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                         double position,
                         GError **error);

Seeks the currently-playing stream to position as a percentage of the total stream length.

bacon_video_widget_seek_time ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_seek_time (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                              gint64 _time,
                              gboolean accurate,
                              GError **error);

Seeks the currently-playing stream to the absolute position time , in milliseconds.

bacon_video_widget_stop ()

void
bacon_video_widget_stop (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Stops playing the current stream and resets to the first position in the stream.

bacon_video_widget_close ()

void
bacon_video_widget_close (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Closes the current stream and frees the resources associated with it.

bacon_video_widget_can_direct_seek ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_can_direct_seek (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Determines whether direct seeking is possible for the current stream.

bacon_video_widget_can_get_frames ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_can_get_frames (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                   GError **error);

Determines whether individual frames from the current stream can be returned using bacon_video_widget_get_current_frame().

Frames cannot be returned for audio-only streams.

bacon_video_widget_can_set_volume ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_can_set_volume (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns whether the volume level can be set, given the current settings.

The volume cannot be set if the audio output type is set to BVW_AUDIO_SOUND_AC3PASSTHRU.

bacon_video_widget_dvd_event ()

void
bacon_video_widget_dvd_event (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                              BvwDVDEvent type);

Issues a DVD navigation event to the video widget, such as one to skip to the next chapter, or navigate to the DVD title menu.

This is a no-op if the current stream is not navigable.

bacon_video_widget_has_menus ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_has_menus (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns whether the widget is currently displaying a menu, such as a DVD menu.

bacon_video_widget_get_aspect_ratio ()

BvwAspectRatio
bacon_video_widget_get_aspect_ratio (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns the current aspect ratio used by the widget, from BvwAspectRatio.

bacon_video_widget_set_aspect_ratio ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_aspect_ratio (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                     BvwAspectRatio ratio);

Sets the aspect ratio used by the widget, from BvwAspectRatio.

Changes to this take effect immediately.

bacon_video_widget_get_audio_output_type ()

BvwAudioOutputType
bacon_video_widget_get_audio_output_type
                               (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns the current audio output type (e.g. how many speaker channels) from BvwAudioOutputType.

bacon_video_widget_set_audio_output_type ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_audio_output_type
                               (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                BvwAudioOutputType type);

Sets the audio output type (number of speaker channels) in the video widget.

bacon_video_widget_get_auto_resize ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_get_auto_resize (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns whether the widget will automatically resize to fit videos.

bacon_video_widget_set_auto_resize ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_auto_resize (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                    gboolean auto_resize);

Sets whether the widget should automatically resize to fit to new videos when they are loaded. Changes to this will take effect when the next media file is loaded.

bacon_video_widget_get_current_frame ()

GdkPixbuf *
bacon_video_widget_get_current_frame (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns a GdkPixbuf containing the current frame from the playing stream. This will wait for any pending seeks to complete before capturing the frame.

bacon_video_widget_get_current_time ()

gint64
bacon_video_widget_get_current_time (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns the current position in the stream, as the time (in milliseconds) since the beginning of the stream.

bacon_video_widget_get_deinterlacing ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_get_deinterlacing (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns whether deinterlacing of videos is enabled for this widget.

bacon_video_widget_set_deinterlacing ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_deinterlacing (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                      gboolean deinterlace);

Sets whether the widget should deinterlace videos.

bacon_video_widget_set_fullscreen ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_fullscreen (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                   gboolean fullscreen);

Sets whether the widget renders the stream in fullscreen mode.

bacon_video_widget_get_languages ()

GList *
bacon_video_widget_get_languages (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns a list of audio language tags, each in the form AUDIO x, where x is the language index.

bacon_video_widget_get_language ()

int
bacon_video_widget_get_language (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns the index of the current audio language.

If the widget is not playing, or the default language is in use, -1 will be returned.

bacon_video_widget_set_language ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_language (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                 int language);

Sets the audio language index for bvw . If language is -1, the default language will be used.

bacon_video_widget_set_logo ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_logo (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                             const char *name);

Sets the logo displayed on the video widget when no stream is loaded.

bacon_video_widget_get_logo_mode ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_get_logo_mode (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Gets whether the logo is displayed when no stream is loaded.

bacon_video_widget_set_logo_mode ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_logo_mode (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                  gboolean logo_mode);

Sets whether to display a logo set with bacon_video_widget_set_logo when no stream is loaded. If logo_mode is FALSE, nothing will be displayed and the video widget will take up no space. Otherwise, the logo will be displayed and will requisition a corresponding amount of space.

bacon_video_widget_get_metadata ()

void
bacon_video_widget_get_metadata (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                 BvwMetadataType type,
                                 GValue *value);

Provides metadata of the given type about the current stream in value .

Free the GValue with g_value_unset().

bacon_video_widget_get_option_group ()

GOptionGroup *
bacon_video_widget_get_option_group (void);

Returns the GOptionGroup containing command-line options for BaconVideoWidget.

Applications must call either this exactly once.

bacon_video_widget_get_position ()

double
bacon_video_widget_get_position (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns the current position in the stream, as a value between

bacon_video_widget_set_referrer ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_referrer (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                 const char *referrer);

Sets the HTTP referrer URI to use when fetching HTTP ressources.

bacon_video_widget_get_rotation ()

BvwRotation
bacon_video_widget_get_rotation (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns the angle of rotation of the video, in degrees.

bacon_video_widget_set_rotation ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_rotation (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                 BvwRotation rotation);

Sets the rotation to be applied to the video when it is displayed.

bacon_video_widget_set_scale_ratio ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_scale_ratio (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                    float ratio);

Sets the ratio by which the widget will scale videos when they are displayed. If ratio is set to 0, the highest ratio possible will be chosen.

bacon_video_widget_get_show_cursor ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_get_show_cursor (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns whether the cursor is shown when it is over the video widget.

bacon_video_widget_set_show_cursor ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_show_cursor (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                    gboolean show_cursor);

Sets whether the cursor should be shown when it is over the video widget. If show_cursor is FALSE, the cursor will be invisible when it is moved over the video widget.

bacon_video_widget_get_stream_length ()

gint64
bacon_video_widget_get_stream_length (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns the total length of the stream, in milliseconds.

bacon_video_widget_get_subtitles ()

GList *
bacon_video_widget_get_subtitles (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns a list of subtitle tags, each in the form TEXT x, where x is the subtitle index.

bacon_video_widget_get_subtitle ()

int
bacon_video_widget_get_subtitle (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns the index of the current subtitles.

If the widget is not playing, -2 will be returned. If no subtitles are being used, -1 is returned.

bacon_video_widget_set_subtitle ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_subtitle (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                 int subtitle);

Sets the subtitle index for bvw . If subtitle is -1, no subtitles will be used.

bacon_video_widget_set_text_subtitle ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_text_subtitle (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                      const gchar *subtitle_uri);

Sets the URI for the text subtitle file to be displayed alongside the current video. Use NULL if you want to unload the current text subtitle file being used.

bacon_video_widget_set_subtitle_encoding ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_subtitle_encoding
                               (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                const char *encoding);

Sets the encoding system for the subtitles, so that they can be decoded properly.

bacon_video_widget_set_subtitle_font ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_subtitle_font (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                      const char *font);

Sets the font size and style in which to display subtitles.

font is a Pango font description string, as understood by pango_font_description_from_string().

bacon_video_widget_set_user_agent ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_user_agent (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                   const char *user_agent);

Sets the HTTP user agent string to use when fetching HTTP ressources.

bacon_video_widget_get_video_property ()

int
bacon_video_widget_get_video_property (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                       BvwVideoProperty type);

Returns the given property of the video display, such as its brightness or saturation.

It is returned as a percentage in the full range of integer values; from 0 to 65535 (inclusive), where 32768 is the default.

bacon_video_widget_set_video_property ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_video_property (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                                       BvwVideoProperty type,
                                       int value);

Sets the given property of the video display, such as its brightness or saturation.

It should be given as a percentage in the full range of integer values; from 0 to 65535 (inclusive), where 32768 is the default.

bacon_video_widget_get_volume ()

double
bacon_video_widget_get_volume (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns the current volume level, as a percentage between 0 and 1.

bacon_video_widget_set_volume ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_volume (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                               double volume);

Sets the volume level of the stream as a percentage between 0 and 1.

If bacon_video_widget_can_set_volume() returns FALSE, this is a no-op.

bacon_video_widget_get_zoom ()

BvwZoomMode
bacon_video_widget_get_zoom (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns the zoom mode applied to videos displayed by the widget.

bacon_video_widget_set_zoom ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_zoom (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                             BvwZoomMode mode);

Sets the zoom type applied to the video when it is displayed.

bacon_video_widget_has_angles ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_has_angles (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns whether the widget is currently playing a stream with multiple angles.

bacon_video_widget_set_next_angle ()

void
bacon_video_widget_set_next_angle (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Select the next angle, or video track in the playing stream.

bacon_video_widget_has_next_track ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_has_next_track (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Determines whether there is another track after the current one, typically as a chapter on a DVD.

bacon_video_widget_has_previous_track ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_has_previous_track (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Determines whether there is another track before the current one, typically as a chapter on a DVD.

bacon_video_widget_is_playing ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_is_playing (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns whether the widget is currently playing a stream.

bacon_video_widget_is_seekable ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_is_seekable (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Returns whether seeking is possible in the current stream.

If no stream is loaded, FALSE is returned.

bacon_video_widget_get_rate ()

gfloat
bacon_video_widget_get_rate (BaconVideoWidget *bvw);

Get the current playback rate, with 1.0 being normal rate.

bacon_video_widget_set_rate ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_set_rate (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                             gfloat new_rate);

Sets the current playback rate.

bacon_video_widget_step ()

gboolean
bacon_video_widget_step (BaconVideoWidget *bvw,
                         gboolean forward,
                         GError **error);

Step one frame forward, if forward is TRUE, or backwards, if forward is FALSE

BaconVideoWidget

typedef struct _BaconVideoWidget BaconVideoWidget;

All the fields in the BaconVideoWidget structure are private and should never be accessed directly.

BaconVideoWidgetClass

typedef struct {
} BaconVideoWidgetClass;

All the fields in the BaconVideoWidgetClass structure are private and should never be accessed directly.

enum BvwAspectRatio

The pixel aspect ratios available in which to display videos using bacon_video_widget_set_aspect_ratio() .

enum BvwAudioOutputType

The audio output types available for use with bacon_video_widget_set_audio_output_type().

enum BvwDVDEvent

The DVD navigation actions available to fire as DVD events to the BaconVideoWidget.

enum BvwMetadataType

The different metadata available for querying from a BaconVideoWidget stream with bacon_video_widget_get_metadata().

enum BvwRotation

The rotation is used by the video widget, as set by bacon_video_widget_set_rotation().

enum BvwVideoProperty

The video properties queryable with bacon_video_widget_get_video_property(), and settable with bacon_video_widget_set_video_property().

enum BvwZoomMode

The zoom mode used by the video widget, as set by bacon_video_widget_set_zoom().

enum BvwError

Error codes for BaconVideoWidget operations.

The “audio-output-type” property

  “audio-output-type”        BvwAudioOutputType

The type of audio output to use (e.g. the number of channels).

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: BVW_AUDIO_SOUND_STEREO

The “auto-resize” property

  “auto-resize”              gboolean

Whether to automatically resize the video widget to the video size when loading a new video.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

The “av-offset” property

  “av-offset”                gint64

Control the synchronisation offset between the audio and video streams. Positive values make the audio ahead of the video and negative values make the audio go behind the video.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: 0

The “brightness” property

  “brightness”               gint

The brightness of the video display.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: [0,65535]

Default value: 32768

The “contrast” property

  “contrast”                 gint

The contrast of the video display.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: [0,65535]

Default value: 32768

The “deinterlacing” property

  “deinterlacing”            gboolean

Whether to automatically deinterlace videos.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

The “download-filename” property

  “download-filename”        gchar *

The filename of the fully downloaded stream when using download buffering.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The “hue” property

  “hue”                      gint

The hue of the video display.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: [0,65535]

Default value: 32768

The “logo-mode” property

  “logo-mode”                gboolean

Whether the logo should be displayed when no stream is loaded, or the widget should take up no space.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

The “playing” property

  “playing”                  gboolean

Whether a stream is currently playing.

Flags: Read

Default value: FALSE

The “position” property

  “position”                 gdouble

The current position in the stream, as a percentage between 0 and 1.

Flags: Read

Allowed values: [0,1]

Default value: 0

The “referrer” property

  “referrer”                 gchar *

The HTTP referrer URI.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The “saturation” property

  “saturation”               gint

The saturation of the video display.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: [0,65535]

Default value: 32768

The “seekable” property

  “seekable”                 gboolean

Whether the current stream can be seeked.

Flags: Read

Default value: FALSE

The “show-cursor” property

  “show-cursor”              gboolean

Whether the cursor should be shown, or should be invisible, when it is over the video widget.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

The “stream-length” property

  “stream-length”            gint64

The length of the current stream, in milliseconds.

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

The “user-agent” property

  “user-agent”               gchar *

The HTTP user agent string to use.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

The “volume” property

  “volume”                   gdouble

The current volume level, as a percentage between 0 and 1.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: [0,1]

Default value: 0

The “buffering” signal

void
user_function (BaconVideoWidget *percentage,
               gdouble           arg1,
               gpointer          user_data)

Emitted regularly when a network stream is being buffered, to provide status updates on the buffering progress.

Flags: Run Last

The “channels-change” signal

void
user_function (BaconVideoWidget *baconvideowidget,
               gpointer          user_data)

Emitted when the number of audio languages available changes, or when the selected audio language is changed.

Query the new list of audio languages with bacon_video_widget_get_languages().

Flags: Run Last

The “download-buffering” signal

void
user_function (BaconVideoWidget *percentage,
               gdouble           arg1,
               gpointer          user_data)

Emitted regularly when a network stream is being cached on disk, to provide status updates on the buffering level of the stream.

Flags: Run Last

The “eos” signal

void
user_function (BaconVideoWidget *baconvideowidget,
               gpointer          user_data)

Emitted when the end of the current stream is reached.

Flags: Run Last

The “error” signal

void
user_function (BaconVideoWidget *message,
               gchar            *playback_stopped,
               gboolean          fatal,
               gpointer          user_data)

Emitted when the backend wishes to asynchronously report an error. If fatal is TRUE, playback of this stream cannot be restarted.

Flags: Run Last

The “got-metadata” signal

void
user_function (BaconVideoWidget *baconvideowidget,
               gpointer          user_data)

Emitted when the widget has updated the metadata of the current stream. This will typically happen just after opening a stream.

Call bacon_video_widget_get_metadata() to query the updated metadata.

Flags: Run Last

The “got-redirect” signal

void
user_function (BaconVideoWidget *new_mrl,
               gchar            *arg1,
               gpointer          user_data)

Emitted when a redirect response is received from a stream's server.

Flags: Run Last

The “missing-plugins” signal

gboolean
user_function (BaconVideoWidget *details,
               GStrv             descriptions,
               GStrv             playing,
               gboolean          Returns,
               gpointer          user_data)

Emitted when plugins required to play the current stream are not found. This allows the application to request the user install them before proceeding to try and play the stream again.

Note that this signal is only available for the GStreamer backend.

Flags: Run Last

The “tick” signal

void
user_function (BaconVideoWidget *current_time,
               gint64            stream_length,
               gint64            current_position,
               gdouble           seekable,
               gboolean          arg4,
               gpointer          user_data)

Emitted every time an important time event happens, or at regular intervals when playing a stream.

Flags: Run Last