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+ -An Export Format Profile specifies the file format in which Ardour will export -audio files, and also other audio file export options. + 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. + Export Format Profiles are edited via the Edit Export Format + Profile dialog.
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-If enabled, peak levels of exported files will be normalized to the level chosen here. + 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:
--Selecting an item in the 'Compatibility' column will display options in the -other columns that are incompatible with that item in red. + These checkboxes allow to remove any part Ardour considers silent (< −90dB), + at the beginning or/and end of each exported track.
--The appropriate item in the 'Quality' column will be highlighted when you -choose a file format. Clicking on items in the 'Quality' column currently -doesn't seem to do anything useful. + 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 column contains a list of Ardour's supported export file types. Click on -the format you want to use. + 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.
- --You can explicitly choose the sample rate of your exported files here, or -choose 'Session rate' to export in the current session's sample rate, without -sample rate conversion. + Both the Mode (how often and how long) and Noise Level + (how loud) can be set.
--If your chosen sample rate does not match the current session's sample rate, -choose the sample rate conversion quality here. Better quality options are -slower. + 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 disappears.
--Options relevant to the chosen file format will appear here. -Categories of audio file format are: -
-Available options include a selection of the following:
- --Choose the bit depth of exported files. + 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.
--If the exported files bit depth is less than Ardour's native bit depth, -choose the dithering algorithm to use. + 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.
--As well as exporting an audio file, create a file (in CUE or TOC format -respectively) containg CD track information, as defined in the -Ranges and Marks List. + 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. +
--If the exported file format supports metadata, use data entered in the -Session Metadata -window to tag the exported files. + 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 'Label' field lets you 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. + 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 + Ranges & Marks List. + Those files can then be used to either burn a CD or DVD, or to create "chapters" + inside a compatible mp4 video container. -
-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 you can specify an -absolute path to an executable file here. + 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 + an executable file can be specified here.
-Certain sequences are allowed here to stand for the exported file name and the -like. 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. + Any part of the command-line enclosed in double-quotes (") will be used as-is. +
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+ 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).
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