# Video::FourCC::Info
# Shows information about codecs specified as a Four Character Code
#
# $Id: Info.pm 10585 2009-12-22 02:50:06Z FREQUENCY@cpan.org $
package Video::FourCC::Info;
use strict;
use warnings;
use Carp ();
use DBI ();
use DBD::SQLite ();
use File::Basename ();
use File::Spec ();
# Use DateTime if available
eval { require DateTime; };
# Look for the data file in the same folder as this module
my $data = File::Spec->catfile(
File::Basename::dirname(__FILE__),
'codecs.dat'
);
# Since we are only going to read, this is okay; we can share
# the dbhandle with different threads if need be
my $dbh = DBI->connect(
'dbi:SQLite:dbname=' . $data,
'notused', # cannot be null, or DBI complains
'notused',
{
RaiseError => 1,
AutoCommit => 1,
PrintError => 0,
}
);
=head1 NAME
Video::FourCC::Info - Perl module to retrieve information about FourCCs
=head1 VERSION
Version 1.005 ($Id: Info.pm 10585 2009-12-22 02:50:06Z FREQUENCY@cpan.org $)
=cut
our $VERSION = '1.005';
$VERSION = eval $VERSION;
=head1 DESCRIPTION
In order for video players to detect the algorithm required to decode a
given video file, a four-byte sequence called a Four Character Code is
written somewhere in the header of the file. This ensures that the detected
codec format is independent of the file extension, which may be incorrect
due to human error or for some other reason.
This is similar to the four-byte "magic number" used by the UNIX file(1)
command to roughly determine a file format.
Most applications seem to treat this as a case insensitive code. As a result,
internally, your given FourCC's will be silently converted to uppercase.
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use Video::FourCC::Info;
my $codec = Video::FourCC::Info->new('DIV3');
printf "Codec description: %s\n", $codec->description;
=head1 COMPATIBILITY
This module was tested under Perl 5.10.0, using Debian Linux. However,
because it's Pure Perl and doesn't do anything too obscure, it should be
compatible with any version of Perl that supports its prerequisite modules.
If you encounter any problems on a different version or architecture, please
contact the maintainer.
=head1 METHODS
=head2 new
Video::FourCC::Info->new( $fourcc )
Creates a C<Video::FourCC::Info> object, which provides information about
the given Four Character Code. If the code does not exist in the database,
it will return an error.
Example code:
my $codec = Video::FourCC::Info->new('DIV3');
This method will return an appropriate B<Video::FourCC::Info> object or throw
an exception on error.
=cut
sub new {
my ($class, $fourcc) = @_;
Carp::croak('You must call this as a class method') if ref($class);
Carp::croak('You must specify a FourCC') unless defined($fourcc);
$fourcc = uc($fourcc);
my $self = {
fourcc => $fourcc,
};
my $sth = $dbh->prepare('SELECT * FROM fourcc WHERE fourcc = ?');
$sth->execute($fourcc);
my $href = $sth->fetchrow_hashref;
if (defined $href) {
$self->{desc} = $href->{description};
if (defined $href->{owner}) {
$self->{owner} = $href->{owner};
}
if (defined $href->{registered}) {
# If we have a DateTime object, we should parse the date and store it
if (exists $INC{'DateTime.pm'}) {
# Extract the Y/M/D numbers from $href->{registered}; this should
# have the format: yyyy-mm-dd
my ($year, $month, $day) =
($href->{registered} =~ m/^(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})$/s);
$self->{regdate} = DateTime->new(
year => $year,
month => $month,
day => $day,
);
}
# Otherwise, we have to store the date as a simple string
else {
$self->{regdate} = $href->{registered};
}
}
}
else {
Carp::croak('FourCC ' . $fourcc . ' was not found in the database');
}
return bless($self, $class);
}
=head2 describe
Video::FourCC::Info->describe( $fourcc )
This is really just a shortcut to grab the short description of a codec given
a Four Character Code as input. Note that this is a class method, not an
object method.
Example code:
my $codec_desc = Video::FourCC::Info->describe('DIV3');
Internally, this method creates a temporary object and returns the
description, destroying the object due to falling out of scope. If you
already have a C<Video::FourCC::Info> object, then the B<description>
accessor will provide better performance.
Note, that just like C<new>, this class method may throw an exception if
the Four Character Code does not exist in the database.
Remember that this value could be C<undef> if the information is unknown.
=cut
sub describe {
my ($class, $fourcc) = @_;
Carp::croak('You must call this as a class method') if ref($class);
Carp::croak('You must specify a FourCC') unless defined($fourcc);
my $codec;
eval {
$codec = $class->new($fourcc);
};
if ($@) {
Carp::croak($@);
}
return $codec->description;
}
=head2 description
$codec->description( )
This returns the short description of the codec. It may be C<undef> if there
is no description in the database.
Example code:
my $codec_desc = $codec->description;
Remember that this value could be C<undef> if the information is unknown.
=cut
sub description {
my ($self) = @_;
Carp::croak('You must call this method as an object') unless ref($self);
return $self->{desc};
}
=head2 registered
$codec->registered( )
This returns the short description of the codec. It may be C<undef> if there
is no description in the database.
If C<DateTime> is installed, then this will be a DateTime object. Otherwise,
it will simply be a string in the format C<yyyy-mm-dd>.
Example code:
my $registered = $codec->registered;
Remember that this value could be C<undef> if the information is unknown.
=cut
sub registered {
my ($self) = @_;
Carp::croak('You must call this method as an object') unless ref($self);
return $self->{regdate};
}
=head2 owner
$codec->owner( )
This returns the name of the corporation or other entity that owns the
FourCC. Generally, this seems to be an ad-hoc standard, so it's a listing
of the first entity known to use the given FourCC.
Example code:
my $owner_name = $codec->owner;
Remember that this value could be C<undef> if the information is unknown.
=cut
sub owner {
my ($self) = @_;
Carp::croak('You must call this method as an object') unless ref($self);
return $self->{owner};
}
=head2 code
$codec->code( )
This returns the Four Character Code corresponding to the current
C<Video::FourCC::Info> object.
Example code:
my $fourcc = $codec->fourcc;
=cut
sub code {
my ($self) = @_;
Carp::croak('You must call this method as an object') unless ref($self);
return $self->{fourcc};
}
=head1 AUTHOR
Jonathan Yu E<lt>jawnsy@cpan.orgE<gt>
=head2 CONTRIBUTORS
Your name here ;-)
=head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
=over
=item * Thanks to Allen Day E<lt>allenday@ucla.eduE<gt> and Benjamin R.
Ginter E<lt>bginter@asicommunications.comE<gt>, developers of Video::Info,
which inspired the creation of this module.
=back
=head1 SUPPORT
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
perldoc Video::FourCC::Info
You can also look for information at:
=over
=item * AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation
L<http://annocpan.org/dist/Video-FourCC-Info>
=item * CPAN Ratings
L<http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Video-FourCC-Info>
=item * Search CPAN
L<http://search.cpan.org/dist/Video-FourCC-Info>
=item * CPAN Request Tracker
L<http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Video-FourCC-Info>
=item * CPAN Testing Service (Kwalitee Tests)
L<http://cpants.perl.org/dist/overview/Video-FourCC-Info>
=back
=head1 FEEDBACK
Please send relevant comments, rotten tomatoes and suggestions directly to
the maintainer noted above.
If you have a bug report or feature request, please file them on the CPAN
Request Tracker at L<http://rt.cpan.org>. If you are able to submit your
bug report in the form of failing unit tests, you are B<strongly> encouraged
to do so.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<Video::Info>, a module for extracting information like the Four Character
Code from arbitrary files.
=head1 CAVEATS
=head2 KNOWN BUGS
There are no known bugs as of this release.
=head2 LIMITATIONS
=over
=item *
This module has not been tested very thoroughly with Unicode.
=back
=head1 DATA SOURCE
The FourCC database of owner and descriptions come from data extracted from
GSpot v2.70a, a freeware Codec Information utility. The registration dates
come courtesy of Microsoft Corporation, accessed online at:
L<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms867195.aspx#fourcccodes>
=head1 LICENSE
In a perfect world, I could just say that this package and all of the code
it contains is Public Domain. It's a bit more complicated than that; you'll
have to read the included F<LICENSE> file to get the full details.
=head1 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
The software is provided "AS IS", without warranty of any kind, express or
implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement. In no event shall
the authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages or other
liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising
from, out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings
in the software.
=cut
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