                                AudioPreview
                                ------------
                                  v. 0.6


Description
-----------

Audiopreview is a command-line tool that can play previews of your audio files
as well as video files, and even internet media streams.
It will play your whole media library without any problem and can also be used
as a regular media player.

AudioPreview is developped in C and needs Glib and Gstreamer libraries.

Version Information
-------------------

Version  :  0.6

Homepage & Links
----------------

Homepage:
    http://audiopreview.codealpha.net
    
Launchpad Page:
    https://launchpad.net/audiopreview
    
Bug reports:
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/audiopreview

Download locations:
    https://launchpad.net/audiopreview/+download
    http://audiopreview.codealpha.net/

Requirements
------------

You need to install the following:
    glib (>= 2.18.2)
    intltool (>= 0.40.5)
    gstreamer-0.10 (>= 0.10.21)
    
    To run ./autogen.sh you need:
      libglib2.0-dev
      intltool
      autoconf
    
IMPORTANT: Note that you may need different plugins to read specific files. For
  example, to play mp3 files, you need to install gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly.
  
To be able to play many file formats, we suggest you to install these plugins:
    gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg (for video support)
    gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
    gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad
    gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly
    gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs (for gnomevfs support)

Installation
------------

Please read the INSTALL file in this package to know more about how to install
this software.
An easy way is:
  $ ./configure
  $ make
  $ make install
Note that you may need to run "make install" as the root (or administrator)
user (or use `sudo make install' for Debian or Ubuntu).

If the `./configure' fails:
 Try running `./autogen.sh' first, then try again with the commands above.

Bugs Report
-----------

If you wish to submit a bug report about AudioPreview, please use Launchpad:
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/audiopreview

If you really can't use Launchpad, send an email with DETAILED instructions on
the bug to:
    bugs@audiopreview.codealpha.net

Usage
-----

See the man page by typing (after installation):
    man audiopreview

Or see the usage help by typing (after installation):
    audiopreview --help

Or check out the documentation available on the homepage.

Copyright & License
-------------------

Copyright 2009  Arnaud Soyez <weboide@codealpha.net>

License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

For more information, please read the COPYING file and AUTHORS file.
