BASS_FLAC_StreamCreateFile

Creates a sample stream from a FLAC file.

HSTREAM BASS_FLAC_StreamCreateFile(
    BOOL mem,
    void *file,
    QWORD offset,
    QWORD length,
    DWORD flags
);

Parameters

mem

TRUE = stream the file from memory.

file

Filename (mem = FALSE) or a memory location (mem = TRUE).

offset

File offset to begin streaming from (only used if mem = FALSE).

length

Data length... 0 = use all data up to the end of the file (if mem = FALSE).

flags

A combination of these flags.

BASS_SAMPLE_FLOAT	Use 32-bit floating-point sample data. See Floating-point channels for info.
BASS_SAMPLE_3D	Enable 3D functionality. The stream must be mono. The SPEAKER flags cannot be used together with this flag.
BASS_SAMPLE_LOOP	Loop the file. This flag can be toggled at any time using BASS_ChannelFlags.
BASS_STREAM_AUTOFREE	Automatically free the stream when playback ends.
BASS_STREAM_DECODE	Decode the sample data, without playing it. Use BASS_ChannelGetData to retrieve decoded sample data. The BASS_SAMPLE_3D, BASS_STREAM_AUTOFREE and SPEAKER flags cannot be used together with this flag.
BASS_SPEAKER_xxx	Speaker assignment flags. These flags have no effect when the stream is more than stereo.
BASS_ASYNCFILE	Read the file asynchronously. When enabled, the file is read and buffered in parallel with the decoding, to reduce the chances of the decoder being affected by I/O delays. This can be particularly useful with slow storage media and/or low latency output. The size of the file buffer is determined by the BASS_CONFIG_ASYNCFILE_BUFFER config option. This flag is ignored when streaming from memory (mem = TRUE).
BASS_UNICODE	file is in UTF-16 form. Otherwise it is ANSI on Windows and UTF-8 on other platforms.

Return value

If successful, the new stream's handle is returned, else 0 is returned. Use BASS_ErrorGetCode to get the error code.

Error codes

BASS_ERROR_INIT	BASS_Init has not been successfully called.
BASS_ERROR_NOTAVAIL	The BASS_STREAM_AUTOFREE flag cannot be combined with the BASS_STREAM_DECODE flag.
BASS_ERROR_ILLPARAM	The length must be specified when streaming from memory.
BASS_ERROR_FILEOPEN	The file could not be opened.
BASS_ERROR_FILEFORM	The file's format is not recognised/supported.
BASS_ERROR_FORMAT	The sample format is not supported.
BASS_ERROR_SPEAKER	The specified SPEAKER flags are invalid.
BASS_ERROR_MEM	There is insufficent memory.
BASS_ERROR_NO3D	Could not initialize 3D support.
BASS_ERROR_UNKNOWN	Some other mystery problem!

Remarks

All FLAC sample resolutions from 8 to 32-bit are supported, but the output will be restricted to 16-bit unless the BASS_SAMPLE_FLOAT flag is used. The file's original resolution is available via BASS_ChannelGetInfo.

Use BASS_ChannelGetInfo to retrieve information on the format (sample rate, resolution, channels) of the stream. The playback length of the stream can be retrieved using BASS_ChannelGetLength. Until the whole file has been streamed, whatever length the file's header says is returned, which may or may not be exact.

FLAC streams have a few different types of tag available via BASS_ChannelGetTags. The FLAC format uses Ogg Vorbis tags, so the standard BASS_TAG_OGG and BASS_TAG_VENDOR tags apply for those. Embedded cuesheets are supported and are available via the BASS_TAG_FLAC_CUE tag, which gives a pointer to a TAG_FLAC_CUE structure. Embedded images are also supported and are available via the BASS_TAG_FLAC_PICTURE+<index> tag (index=0 is the first picture), which gives a pointer to a TAG_FLAC_PICTURE structure. Application metadata blocks are also supported and available via the BASS_TAG_FLAC_METADATA+<index> tag (index=0 is the first block), which gives a pointer to a TAG_FLAC_METADATA structure.

Chained Ogg FLAC files are supported, and a BASS_SYNC_OGG_CHANGE sync can be set via BASS_ChannelSetSync to be informed of when a new bitstream begins during decoding/playback of them, at which point new tags may be available. The length of a chained Ogg FLAC file will be unavailable until the entire file has been decoded, and seeking via BASS_ChannelSetPosition is not possible except for going back to the start (or the BASS_POS_DECODETO option is used).

To stream a file from the internet, use BASS_FLAC_StreamCreateURL. To stream from other locations, see BASS_FLAC_StreamCreateFileUser.

Example

Create a stream of a FLAC file.