X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=include%2Fexport-format-profiles.html;h=5f43d26d640f48d0454d53eab8c317c90534d1c5;hb=a26b49e5c69ac38d5465c62623994e8a81f1b6b3;hp=f98386e8c57951c0df4d6f4565041e9edbfa3e33;hpb=91db92553d42c43e3ee2f59f83f6bd0dddb0d8c1;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/include/export-format-profiles.html b/include/export-format-profiles.html index f98386e..5f43d26 100644 --- a/include/export-format-profiles.html +++ b/include/export-format-profiles.html @@ -1,24 +1,28 @@ -
An Export Format Profile specifies the file format in which Ardour will export audio files, and also other audio file export options.
-Export Format Profiles are edited via the Edit Export Format Profile dialog.
- ++ The Label field allows to choose the name which will be + shown for this format in the drop-down list of export formats in the + 'File Formats' tab of the Export dialog. +
-If enabled, levels of exported files will be normalized to the level chosen here. The normalization can be either: @@ -26,18 +30,20 @@
- These checkboxes allow to remove any part Ardour considers silent (0dB), + These checkboxes allow to remove any part Ardour considers silent (< −90dB), at the beginning or/and end of each exported track.
@@ -45,76 +51,80 @@These checkboxes allow to add silence at the beginning or/and end of each exported track. The duration of the added silence can be manually fixed in the - adjascent 'timer' input fields. + adjacent 'timer' input fields. +
-+ This section adds watermarks to the exported audio (e.g. for limited/demo + distribution), by overwriting part of the audio with white noise in the + exported file. +
++ Both the Mode (how often and how long) and Noise Level + (how loud) can be set. +
-- Selecting an item in the 'Compatibility' emphasizes the settinggs in the other + Selecting an item in the 'Compatibility' emphasizes the settings in the other columns that are compatible with the selected standard, by turning incompatible options red. When an incompatible quality/format/sample rate is selected, the - compatibility column checkbox disapears. + compatibility column checkbox disappears.
-- The appropriate item in the 'Quality' column will be highlighted a file format - is chosen. At the moment, selecting a Quality settings does not show the + The appropriate item in the 'Quality' column will be highlighted when a file format + is chosen. At the moment, selecting a Quality setting does not show the compatible File formats.
-This column contains a list of Ardour's supported export file types. Selecting one updates the options underneath it.
++ Note: For mp3 export ardour relies on ffmpeg to encode the file. This comes bundled + with the video-tools (and is always available when you install the official Ardour + binary. +
-A specific sample rate can be chosen for the exported files, or the current session's sample rate (by choosing 'Session rate'), without sample rate conversion.
-+ Options relevant to the chosen file format will appear just to the right of the + Compatibility/Quality/File format/Sample rate table. +
+ +In case the chosen sample rate does not match the current session's sample rate, the sample rate conversion quality can be chosen here. Better quality options are slower.
-- Options relevant to the chosen file format will appear just under the - Compatibility/Quality/File format/Sample rate table. + These options are presented whatever the chosen format is:
-If the exported file format supports metadata (e.g. FLAC, Ogg Vorbis), use data entered in the Session Metadata window to tag the exported files.
-- The Sample Format is the bit depth of exported files, - i.e. the numbers of values a sample can have. Increasing the sample format - results in a better defined audio file at the cost of increasing the file size. -
-- If the exported files bit depth is less than Ardour's native bit depth - (32 bits floating point by default), the dithering algorithm, that chooses how - to compute the conversion can be chosen in the Dithering - column. -
- -- These options are presented whatever the chosen format is: -
- -As well as exporting an audio file, Ardour can create a file (in CUE, TOC or MP4ch format respectively) containing CD track information, as defined in the @@ -122,14 +132,7 @@ Those files can then be used to either burn a CD or DVD, or to create "chapters" inside a compatible mp4 video container. -
- The Label field allows to choose the name which will be - shown for this format in the drop-down list of export formats in the - 'File Formats' tab of the Export dialog. -
- -If this is not blank, it is considered as a command to be run after the export of each file. Either the command must exist in $PATH, or an absolute path to @@ -139,27 +142,40 @@
Certain sequences are allowed here to stand for the exported file name and various parameters. Currently these are: -
%f |
-Full path and filename of the exported audio file |
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%d |
-Directory containing the exported audio file (including trailing directory separator) |
%b |
-Basename of the exported audio file (without extension) |
%s |
-Path to the current session file |
%n |
-Name of the current session file |
%% |
-A literal percent sign |
Any part of the command-line enclosed in double-quotes (") will be used as-is.
- As an exemple, exporting an mp3 file can be done by inserting lame -b320 %f
+ For example, exporting an mp3 file can be done by inserting lame -b320 %f
which will convert the exported audio file ('%f') to a 320 kbs mp3 using the lame encoder
(provided lame is installed first on the system).