[vorbis] ogginfo speed

[Kenneth Arnold]

On Mon, Mar 11, 2002 at 08:15:20PM -0500, Ed Sweetman wrote:
> you could write your own, edit ogginfo, use mp3stat :)   writing your
> own using the advice already given would be the best idea.   
> 
> mp3stat can scan 2Gb of mp3s/oggs in 60 seconds and give you time in
> seconds, average bitrate, and whatever else you want to add.  
> 
> I'm not sure what this "awfully slow" thing is since mp3stat utilizes
> the same method that ogginfo uses for ogg files.  Basically because it
> is just a modified ogginfo. Setting the program to scan a huge directory
> of files while you go check your email doesn't seem like a big deal,
> couple minutes later and it's done your 10GB collection. 

ogginfo decodes the whole file to test stream integrity.

Any objections to a quick add of a -s/--short info mode as a flag so
it scans headers only? (probably what mp3stat essentially does)


-- 
Kenneth Arnold <ken at arnoldnet.net>
- "Know thyself."


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