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    Default Help needed to develop an audio editor

    Hi to all,
    I have to develop an audio editor with that features:
    • show the waveform of audio tracks
    • cut an audio file at 2 time points ( start - end ) drawing a rectangle over the waveform


    Can I have a help from anyone of you? My qt experience is very poor.

    Best Regards,
    Franco
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    Default Re: Help needed to develop an audio editor

    What exactly is your problem? Where do you need help?

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    Default Re: Help needed to develop an audio editor

    I beleive that currently Phonon is not able to do the things that you want( or at least not in any clean way ). My suggestion is to use 3rd party library. My favorite is FModEx( which is free for non-commercial use ), but if you prefer open source you can try with OpenAL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Storm View Post
    I beleive that currently Phonon is not able to do the things that you want( or at least not in any clean way ). My suggestion is to use 3rd party library. My favorite is FModEx( which is free for non-commercial use ), but if you prefer open source you can try with OpenAL.
    Yes I know fmod and I'm planning to use it. What I don't know and where I need help is in the design and development of the gui, averall in the part where I have to display the waveform. I would do something as Audacity ( designed using wxWidgets ) but with Qt.

    If you want collaborate please letr me know. I can send a screenshot of what I would realize.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nightghost View Post
    What exactly is your problem? Where do you need help?
    In the development of the gui. Can you help?
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    Default Re: Help needed to develop an audio editor

    You dont know how to use Qt in general? Specific Widgets?

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    Quote Originally Posted by nightghost View Post
    You dont know how to use Qt in general? Specific Widgets?
    I just started studyng Qt 1 week ago.
    What I would display is the waveforms of sound tracks as you can see in the images contained in the following link: http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/audacity-tracks.html
    I think it's a drawing problem, and for me at the moment it's impossible.
    I hope you can help me.

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    Last edited by franco.amato; 24th October 2009 at 14:49.
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    Default Re: Help needed to develop an audio editor

    Why not start with something more simple?
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    Default Re: Help needed to develop an audio editor

    Quote Originally Posted by axeljaeger View Post
    Why not start with something more simple?
    This is a task I have to do for my job. I don't have problem with the audio part only with
    the design of that widget as I said.
    And for that I'm searching for help.

    Can you help me?

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    Default Re: Help needed to develop an audio editor

    Have a look at QWT for plotting stuff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by axeljaeger View Post
    Have a look at QWT for plotting stuff.
    Qwt is not the right choice in this case, I already gavce a look.
    Seems something to draw to a dc.
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    Default Re: Help needed to develop an audio editor

    Then maybe you should use something you are more familiar with to get that job done until you are more at home with Qt. If you just jump into the deep end your going to have countless problems and your project will take forever.

    You can then start with something simple with Qt and work your way up. Maybe even eventually port the application to Qt if you have time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fatjuicymole View Post
    Then maybe you should use something you are more familiar with to get that job done until you are more at home with Qt. If you just jump into the deep end your going to have countless problems and your project will take forever.

    You can then start with something simple with Qt and work your way up. Maybe even eventually port the application to Qt if you have time.
    What I only need is an help to develop that widget, but seems impossible to get that help.
    Can I have some guide line?

    Best Regards
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    Quote Originally Posted by franco.amato View Post
    What I only need is an help to develop that widget, but seems impossible to get that help.
    Well, you come here, tell us that you want to do something very difficult and that you have no clue and want some help.

    The problem is that you did not ask specific questions. If there is some question that I can answer with "Yes" and "No" or when you give us some code and say: "Here it does not compile" or "there is a crash", we can help.

    But till now it sounds like we shall do the work you get paid for.

    If your company wants you to code some application in Qt and you have no clue how to do that, ask your company to get some paid training.

    We are realy like to help you but we will not spend hours and hours on you try to figure out what your problem is. We like to help, but keep in mind we do this in our free time because we like Qt programming. If you are unsatisfied with our service, buy some support from Nokia.
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    Quote Originally Posted by axeljaeger View Post
    Well, you come here, tell us that you want to do something very difficult and that you have no clue and want some help.

    The problem is that you did not ask specific questions. If there is some question that I can answer with "Yes" and "No" or when you give us some code and say: "Here it does not compile" or "there is a crash", we can help.

    But till now it sounds like we shall do the work you get paid for.

    If your company wants you to code some application in Qt and you have no clue how to do that, ask your company to get some paid training.

    We are realy like to help you but we will not spend hours and hours on you try to figure out what your problem is. We like to help, but keep in mind we do this in our free time because we like Qt programming. If you are unsatisfied with our service, buy some support from Nokia.
    What I need is some guide line on how to build the widget where I should show the wave form of the sound track I will load. Something as you can see in the image in this link:
    http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/audacity-tracks.html.

    I don't want you write it for me ( also because I want to learn Qt ). I need an help on build it and If I can't I'll pay someone to write it for me, but at the moment I want to try to write it.

    Thank you in advance.

    Best Regards
    Franco Amato

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