[gst-devel] multiple source to one sink

[Michael Horbovetz (horb)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Horbovetz (horb) 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 4:40 PM
> To: 'Jerome Alet'
> Cc: gst-devel at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [gst-devel] multiple source to one sink
> 
> 
> they are just text files.  one file contains numerous A's.  
> the next B's.  the next C's.  this is just a test application 
> that i'm writing to see if this concept works.
> 
> i just want to read the files and display them to stdout.
> 
> thanks,
> mike
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jerome Alet [mailto:alet at librelogiciel.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 4:38 PM
> > To: Michael Horbovetz (horb)
> > Cc: gst-devel at lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: Re: [gst-devel] multiple source to one sink
> > 
> > On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 02:29:11PM -0700, Michael Horbovetz
> > (horb) wrote:
> > > 
> > > i'm trying to create an application that reads from 3
> > different files
> > > and outputs to stdout.
> > > 
> > > i create 3 filesrc elements.  they each read from a
> > different file.  i
> > > created a fakesink element and changed dump to true; so
> > output should
> > > display to stdout.  i'm not sure how to "connect" all 
> these to work 
> > > properly.
> > > 
> > > i read in section 8.1.2 of the gstreamer application development 
> > > manual about aggregators.  aggregators are elements that 
> merge the 
> > > content of several input streams together into one output stream.
> > > 
> > > how do i link all 3 filesrc elements to the 1 sink element?  then 
> > > change state to play.  then i should see the file data output to 
> > > stdout, interspersed.
> > 
> > The answer probably depends on what you want to do exactly 
> with these 
> > input files and the format each of them is in.
> > 
> > For example if your files were all video streams, you could 
> link them 
> > together using a 'videomixer' element.
> > 
> > hth
> > 
> > Jerome Alet
> >