volumefadereffect.h

/*  This file is part of the KDE project
    Copyright (C) 2006 Matthias Kretz <kretz@kde.org>
 
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*/
 
#ifndef PHONON_VOLUMEFADEREFFECT_H
#define PHONON_VOLUMEFADEREFFECT_H
 
#include "phonon_export.h"
#include "effect.h"
 
 
#ifndef QT_NO_PHONON_VOLUMEFADEREFFECT
 
namespace Phonon
{
    class VolumeFaderEffectPrivate;
 
    /** \class VolumeFaderEffect volumefadereffect.h phonon/VolumeFaderEffect
     * Audio effect to gradually fade the audio volume.
     *
     * This effect differs from gradually changing the output volume in that
     * a dedicated effect can change the volume in the smallest possible
     * steps while every other volume control will make more or less
     * noticeable steps.
     *
     * \ingroup PhononEffects
     * \author Matthias Kretz <kretz@kde.org>
     * \see AudioOutput::volume
     */
    class PHONON_EXPORT VolumeFaderEffect : public Effect
    {
        Q_OBJECT
        P_DECLARE_PRIVATE(VolumeFaderEffect)
        PHONON_HEIR(VolumeFaderEffect)
        Q_ENUMS(FadeCurve)
        /**
         * This is the current volume of the output as voltage factor.
         * Setting this property changes the volume immediately.
         *
         * 1.0 means 100%, 0.5 means 50% voltage/25% power, 0.0 means 0%
         *
         * \see volumeDecibel
         */
        Q_PROPERTY(float volume READ volume WRITE setVolume)
        /**
         * This is the current volume of the output in decibel.
         * Setting this property changes the volume immediately.
         *
         * 0 dB means no change in volume, -6dB means an attenuation of the
         * voltage to 50% and an attenuation of the power to 25%, -inf dB means
         * silence.
         *
         * \see volume
         */
        Q_PROPERTY(double volumeDecibel READ volumeDecibel WRITE setVolumeDecibel)
        /**
         * This property holds the fade curve to be used for the fadeIn(), fadeOut()
         * and fadeTo() slots.
         *
         * Defaults to Fade3Decibel.
         *
         * \see FadeCurve
         */
        Q_PROPERTY(FadeCurve fadeCurve READ fadeCurve WRITE setFadeCurve)
        public:
            /**
             * Determines the curve of the volume change.
             */
            enum FadeCurve {
                /**
                 * "Crossfade curve" / "fast" fade out
                 *
                 * Often the best fade for a crossfade, as after half of the
                 * time the volume reached -3dB. This means that half the
                 * possible power (which is proportional to the square of the
                 * voltage) is reached. Summed, the maximum power of two audio
                 * signals fading with a -3dB curve will always be equal.
                 *
                 * For fading in or out the -3dB curve is too abrupt in the end.
                 *
                 * This is the default fade curve.
                 */
                Fade3Decibel,
                /**
                 * "Linear" fade out
                 *
                 * With a -6dB fade curve after half of the fading time -6dB has
                 * been reached. -6dB is equal to half of the voltage meaning
                 * that the voltage multiplier changes linearly from the start
                 * of the fade to the end.
                 */
                Fade6Decibel,
                /**
                 * "slow" fade out
                 *
                 * After half of the fade time -9dB are reached. So the fade is
                 * fast in the beginning and slow in the end. This is a good
                 * fade for ending music.
                 */
                Fade9Decibel,
                /**
                 * more extreme version of the -9dB fade
                 */
                Fade12Decibel
            };
 
            float volume() const;
            double volumeDecibel() const;
 
            FadeCurve fadeCurve() const;
 
        public Q_SLOTS:
            /**
             * Tells the Fader to change the volume from the current volume to 100%
             * in \p fadeTime milliseconds.
             * Short for \c fadeTo(1.0, fadeTime).
             *
             * \param fadeTime the fade duration in milliseconds
             *
             * \see fadeTo
             * \see volume
             */
            void fadeIn(int fadeTime);
 
            /**
             * Tells the Fader to change the volume from the current volume to 0%
             * in \p fadeTime milliseconds.
             * Short for \c fadeTo(0.0, fadeTime).
             *
             * \param fadeTime the fade duration in milliseconds
             *
             * \see fadeTo
             */
            void fadeOut(int fadeTime);
 
            void setVolume(float volume);
            void setVolumeDecibel(double volumeDecibel);
 
            void setFadeCurve(FadeCurve curve);
 
            /**
             * Tells the Fader to change the volume from the current value to
             * \p volume in \p fadeTime milliseconds
             *
             * \see fadeIn
             * \see fadeOut
             */
            void fadeTo(float volume, int fadeTime);
    };
} //namespace Phonon
 
#endif //QT_NO_PHONON_VOLUMEFADEREFFECT
 
 
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#endif // PHONON_VOLUMEFADEREFFECT_H