aifcinfo(1)							   aifcinfo(1)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     aifcinfo -	describes contents of AIFF-C or	AIFF file

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     aifcinfo  <infile.aifc or infile.aiff>

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     aifcinfo is a command-line	program	which parses an	AIFF-C or AIFF digital
     audio input file, and prints out a	description of the contents of the
     file, including header information	about the sample data, author and
     copyright strings,	and loop point locations.

     If	the AIFF-C/AIFF	input file parses correctly, aifcinfo returns 0.  If
     there is an error,	aifcinfo returns 1.

     The AIFF and AIFF-C file format specifications are	published by Apple
     Computer Inc.

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

     aifcinfo does not yet recognize the comment chunks	described in the
     AIFF-C specification.

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

     Silicon Graphics, Inc.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     playaifc(1), recordaifc(1),
     aiff2aifc(1), aifc2aiff(1),
     dmconvert(1), dminfo(1), mediaconvert(1)

     AIFF-C File Format	Specification

     AFintro(3A), Introduction to the Audio File Library


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