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<h2><span class="refentrytitle"><a name="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.top_of_page"></a>multifilesink</span></h2>
<p>multifilesink — Write buffers to a sequentially named set of files</p>
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<a name="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.synopsis"></a><h2>Synopsis</h2>
<a name="GstMultiFileSink"></a><pre class="synopsis">struct <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.html#GstMultiFileSink-struct" title="struct GstMultiFileSink">GstMultiFileSink</a>;
enum <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.html#GstMultiFileSinkNext" title="enum GstMultiFileSinkNext">GstMultiFileSinkNext</a>;
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<a name="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.object-hierarchy"></a><h2>Object Hierarchy</h2>
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<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/gobject/unstable/gobject-The-Base-Object-Type.html#GObject">GObject</a>
+----<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/gobject/unstable/gobject-The-Base-Object-Type.html#GInitiallyUnowned">GInitiallyUnowned</a>
+----<a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstObject.html">GstObject</a>
+----<a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html">GstElement</a>
+----<a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer-libs/html/GstBaseSink.html">GstBaseSink</a>
+----GstMultiFileSink
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<a name="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.properties"></a><h2>Properties</h2>
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"<a class="link" href="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.html#GstMultiFileSink--location" title='The "location" property'>location</a>" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a>* : Read / Write
"<a class="link" href="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.html#GstMultiFileSink--index" title='The "index" property'>index</a>" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> : Read / Write
"<a class="link" href="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.html#GstMultiFileSink--next-file" title='The "next-file" property'>next-file</a>" <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.html#GstMultiFileSinkNext" title="enum GstMultiFileSinkNext"><span class="type">GstMultiFileSinkNext</span></a> : Read / Write
"<a class="link" href="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.html#GstMultiFileSink--post-messages" title='The "post-messages" property'>post-messages</a>" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="type">gboolean</span></a> : Read / Write
"<a class="link" href="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.html#GstMultiFileSink--max-files" title='The "max-files" property'>max-files</a>" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#guint"><span class="type">guint</span></a> : Read / Write
"<a class="link" href="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.html#GstMultiFileSink--max-file-size" title='The "max-file-size" property'>max-file-size</a>" <span class="type">guint64</span> : Read / Write
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<a name="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.description"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p>
Write incoming data to a series of sequentially-named files.
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<p>
The filename property should contain a string with a %d placeholder that will
be substituted with the index for each filename.
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<p>
If the <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.html#GstMultiFileSink--post-messages" title='The "post-messages" property'><span class="type">"post-messages"</span></a> property is <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Standard-Macros.html#TRUE:CAPS"><span class="type">TRUE</span></a>, it sends an application
message named
<code class="classname">"GstMultiFileSink"</code> after writing each
buffer.
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The message's structure contains these fields:
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<li class="listitem"><p>
<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *
<code class="classname">"filename"</code>:
the filename where the buffer was written.
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<li class="listitem"><p>
<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a>
<code class="classname">"index"</code>:
the index of the buffer.
</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
<a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstClock.html#GstClockTime"><span class="type">GstClockTime</span></a>
<code class="classname">"timestamp"</code>:
the timestamp of the buffer.
</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
<a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstClock.html#GstClockTime"><span class="type">GstClockTime</span></a>
<code class="classname">"stream-time"</code>:
the stream time of the buffer.
</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
<a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstClock.html#GstClockTime"><span class="type">GstClockTime</span></a>
<code class="classname">"running-time"</code>:
the running_time of the buffer.
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<li class="listitem"><p>
<a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstClock.html#GstClockTime"><span class="type">GstClockTime</span></a>
<code class="classname">"duration"</code>:
the duration of the buffer.
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<li class="listitem"><p>
<span class="type">guint64</span>
<code class="classname">"offset"</code>:
the offset of the buffer that triggered the message.
</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>
<span class="type">guint64</span>
<code class="classname">"offset-end"</code>:
the offset-end of the buffer that triggered the message.
</p></li>
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<a name="idp13504496"></a><h3>Example launch line</h3>
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<td class="listing_lines" align="right"><pre>1
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<td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting">gst<span class="gtkdoc opt">-</span>launch<span class="gtkdoc opt">-</span><span class="number">1.0</span> audiotestsrc <span class="gtkdoc opt">!</span> multifilesink
gst<span class="gtkdoc opt">-</span>launch<span class="gtkdoc opt">-</span><span class="number">1.0</span> videotestsrc <span class="gtkdoc opt">!</span> multifilesink post<span class="gtkdoc opt">-</span>messages<span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span><span class="keyword">true</span> filename<span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span><span class="string">&quot;frame%d&quot;</span></pre></td>
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<p>
Last reviewed on 2009-09-11 (0.10.17)
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<h2>Synopsis</h2>
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<a name="idp12813328"></a><h3>Element Information</h3>
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<td><p><span class="term">plugin</span></p></td>
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<a class="link" href="gst-plugins-good-plugins-plugin-multifile.html#plugin-multifile">multifile</a>
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<td><p><span class="term">author</span></p></td>
<td>David Schleef &lt;ds@schleef.org&gt;</td>
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<td><p><span class="term">class</span></p></td>
<td>Sink/File</td>
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<a name="idp12915296"></a><h3>Element Pads</h3>
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<td><p><span class="term">name</span></p></td>
<td>sink</td>
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<td><p><span class="term">direction</span></p></td>
<td>sink</td>
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<td><p><span class="term">presence</span></p></td>
<td>always</td>
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<td><p><span class="term">details</span></p></td>
<td>ANY</td>
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<a name="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.details"></a><h2>Details</h2>
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<a name="GstMultiFileSink-struct"></a><h3>struct GstMultiFileSink</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">struct GstMultiFileSink;</pre>
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<a name="GstMultiFileSinkNext"></a><h3>enum GstMultiFileSinkNext</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">typedef enum {
GST_MULTI_FILE_SINK_NEXT_BUFFER,
GST_MULTI_FILE_SINK_NEXT_DISCONT,
GST_MULTI_FILE_SINK_NEXT_KEY_FRAME,
GST_MULTI_FILE_SINK_NEXT_KEY_UNIT_EVENT,
GST_MULTI_FILE_SINK_NEXT_MAX_SIZE
} GstMultiFileSinkNext;
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File splitting modes.
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<td><p><a name="GST-MULTI-FILE-SINK-NEXT-BUFFER:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">GST_MULTI_FILE_SINK_NEXT_BUFFER</code></span></p></td>
<td>New file for each buffer
</td>
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<td><p><a name="GST-MULTI-FILE-SINK-NEXT-DISCONT:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">GST_MULTI_FILE_SINK_NEXT_DISCONT</code></span></p></td>
<td>New file after each discontinuity
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<td><p><a name="GST-MULTI-FILE-SINK-NEXT-KEY-FRAME:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">GST_MULTI_FILE_SINK_NEXT_KEY_FRAME</code></span></p></td>
<td>New file at each key frame
(Useful for MPEG-TS segmenting)
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<td><p><a name="GST-MULTI-FILE-SINK-NEXT-KEY-UNIT-EVENT:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">GST_MULTI_FILE_SINK_NEXT_KEY_UNIT_EVENT</code></span></p></td>
<td>New file after a force key unit
event (Since: 0.10.31)
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<td><p><a name="GST-MULTI-FILE-SINK-NEXT-MAX-SIZE:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">GST_MULTI_FILE_SINK_NEXT_MAX_SIZE</code></span></p></td>
<td>New file when the configured maximum file
size would be exceeded with the next buffer or buffer list (Since: 0.10.31)
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<a name="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.property-details"></a><h2>Property Details</h2>
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<a name="GstMultiFileSink--location"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">"location"</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> "location" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a>* : Read / Write</pre>
<p>Location of the file to write.</p>
<p>Default value: NULL</p>
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<a name="GstMultiFileSink--index"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">"index"</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> "index" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> : Read / Write</pre>
<p>Index to use with location property to create file names. The index is incremented by one for each buffer written.</p>
<p>Allowed values: &gt;= 0</p>
<p>Default value: 0</p>
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<a name="GstMultiFileSink--next-file"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">"next-file"</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> "next-file" <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.html#GstMultiFileSinkNext" title="enum GstMultiFileSinkNext"><span class="type">GstMultiFileSinkNext</span></a> : Read / Write</pre>
<p>
When to start a new file.
</p>
<p>Default value: New file for each buffer</p>
<p class="since">Since 0.10.17</p>
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<a name="GstMultiFileSink--post-messages"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">"post-messages"</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> "post-messages" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="type">gboolean</span></a> : Read / Write</pre>
<p>
Post a message on the GstBus for each file.
</p>
<p>Default value: FALSE</p>
<p class="since">Since 0.10.17</p>
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<a name="GstMultiFileSink--max-files"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">"max-files"</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> "max-files" <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#guint"><span class="type">guint</span></a> : Read / Write</pre>
<p>
Maximum number of files to keep on disk. Once the maximum is reached, old
files start to be deleted to make room for new ones.
</p>
<p>Default value: 0</p>
<p class="since">Since 0.10.31</p>
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<a name="GstMultiFileSink--max-file-size"></a><h3>The <code class="literal">"max-file-size"</code> property</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"> "max-file-size" <span class="type">guint64</span> : Read / Write</pre>
<p>
Maximum file size before starting a new file in max-size mode.
</p>
<p>Default value: 2147483648</p>
<p class="since">Since 0.10.31</p>
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<a name="gst-plugins-good-plugins-multifilesink.see-also"></a><h2>See Also</h2>
<a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer-plugins/html/gstreamer-plugins-filesrc.html#GstFileSrc"><span class="type">GstFileSrc</span></a>
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