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6 gst-play-1.0 - Simple command line playback testing tool
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9 gst-play-1.0 FILE|DIRECTORY|URI [FILE2|DIRECTORY2|URI2]
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12 gst-play-1.0 is a command line tool that can be used to test basic
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21 --help Print help synopsis and available command line options
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23 --version
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26 --audiosink=SOMESINK
27 Use the SOMESINK element as audio sink instead of autoaudiosink
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29 --videosink=SOMESINK
30 Use the SOMESINK element as video sink instead of autovideosink
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33 Set initial playback volume to VOLUME, where 0.0=silent and
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102 April 2014 GStreamer(1)