Importing a video makes Ardour start the video server automatically. If
the <kbd class="option">Show video Server Startup Dialog</kbd> option in the
<kbd class="menu">Video</kbd> section of the
- <a href="@@preferences#video">preferences</a> is checked, the
+ <a href="@@preferences#preferences-video">preferences</a> is checked, the
<kbd class="menu">Launch Video Server</kbd> window is shown, allowing more
complex operations, e.g. connecting to a remote video server instead of a local
one.
<p>
By default the video is imported using the original width/height.
- If it is a large video (e.g. full-HD), it makes sense to scale it down
+ If it is a large video (e.g. Full HD), it makes sense to scale it down
to decrease the CPU load and disk I/O required to decode and play the
file.
</p>
<h2 id="export">Exporting Video</h2>
<figure class="right">
- <img src="/images/export_video_file.png" alt="The Video Export Dialog">
+ <img class="mini" src="/images/export_video_file.png" alt="The Video Export Dialog">
<figcaption>
The Video Export Dialog
</figcaption>
</p>
<p>
- Audio sample-rate and normalization are options for Ardour's audio exporter.
+ Audio sample rate and normalization are options for Ardour's audio exporter.
The remaining settings are options that are directly passed on to ffmpeg.
</p>
Note: not all combinations of format, codec, and settings produce files
which are according to specifications. For example, flv files require
sample rates of 22.1 kHz or 44.1 kHz, mpeg containers can not
- be used with ac3 audio-codec, etc. If in doubt, one of the built-in
+ be used with AC-3 audio codec, etc. If in doubt, one of the built-in
presets should be used.
</p>
<p>
- Ardour video export is not recommended for mastering! While ffmpeg
+ Ardour's video exporter is not recommended for mastering! While ffmpeg
(which is used by Ardour) can produce high-quality files, this export
lacks the possibility to tweak many settings. We recommend using
<a href="http://www.biggmatt.com/winff/">winff</a>,
<a href="http://www.rastersoft.com/programas/devede.html">devede</a> or
<a href="http://dvdauthor.sourceforge.net/">dvdauthor</a> to mux and master.
- Nevertheless this video-export comes in handy to do quick snapshots,
+ Nevertheless this video exporter comes in handy to do quick snapshots,
intermediates, dailies or online videos.
</p>