+
+ 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.
@@ -46,10 +52,22 @@ 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 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 settings in the other columns that are compatible with the selected standard, by turning incompatible @@ -57,14 +75,14 @@ compatibility column checkbox disappears.
-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. @@ -75,51 +93,38 @@ 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 @@ -127,14 +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 @@ -144,20 +142,33 @@
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 |
|---|---|
%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.