X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=include%2Fbackup-and-sharing-of-sessions.html;h=da89ee9f39b98b633cbac288266edf0a85449fe7;hb=a61fbacdfcb7a76fe425fada61f49fc85751e47a;hp=e27ddba92c0ccabf3d9b74e57f41037411de2a03;hpb=fdf05235b45a22d8708464841162f396ea49dc86;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/include/backup-and-sharing-of-sessions.html b/include/backup-and-sharing-of-sessions.html index e27ddba..da89ee9 100644 --- a/include/backup-and-sharing-of-sessions.html +++ b/include/backup-and-sharing-of-sessions.html @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ File > Archive… menu.

- It allows to create a single file containing everything usefull in the session, + It allows to create a single file containing everything useful in the session, to share it or back it up, conveniently compressed to a session-archive which is a zip-file (tar.xz to be specific) containing all the audio, MIDI, plugin-settings,... and the currently active session. Ardour can also extract @@ -56,19 +56,19 @@

The window shows the following options:

-
-
Archive Name
The name of the archive file, defaulting to - the name of the session followed by the date and time
-
a dropdown extension selector
allowing to choose between different kind or - compressed archive file types
-
Target directory/folder
defining where in the filesystem - the archive file will be generated
-
Audio Compression
a dropdown menu allowing to compress + + + + + + +
Archive NameThe name of the archive file, defaulting to + the name of the session followed by the date and time
a dropdown extension selectorallowing to choose between different kind or + compressed archive file types
Target directory/folderdefining where in the filesystem + the archive file will be generated
Audio Compressiona dropdown menu allowing to compress the audio files themselves by using an audio-tailored compression format, more - on that bellow -
Exclude unused audio sources
a checkbox to drop every - audio that is in the session, but not actually used in the editor
- + on that below
Exclude unused audio sourcesa checkbox to drop every + audio that is in the session, but not actually used in the editor

The Audio Compression selection accepts any of: @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@

Encoding the audio sources to FLAC allows for a good size reduction of the session. It should be noted though that FLAC is a fixed-point format, meaning that if the - audio in the session is in a floating-point format, this conversion will loose + audio in the session is in a floating-point format, this conversion will lose some information on the samples values that are rounded, though usually, this lost information cannot be perceived. Choosing "None" for Audio Compression does not compress the audio to FLAC, hence preserving the floating-point @@ -94,3 +94,4 @@ any unused take or reference material out of the backup, reducing the archive's global file size.

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