User Guide

CHP. 3 GETTING STARTED
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When you are finished building a project, ACID allows you to render projects in a variety of formats. You
should determine the project’s final format (or formats) based on how you will deliver the media. For
example, you would render your project to a streaming media format if you plan to publish it to the Internet.
Note: Be aware that projects containing MIDI files that are
routed to external MIDI ports must be rerouted to internal
DLS sets or VST instruments (VSTi) to be included in the
rendered mix. For more information, see Rendering projects
with MIDI tracks on page 150.
Saving projects
An ACID project file (.acd) is the default file format for saving a new project and should be used for saving
unfinished projects. There are two ACID project file types.
1. To save a file, display the Save As dialog using any of the following options:
• Click the
Save button ( ) on the toolbar.
• From the
Edit menu, choose Save.
• Press .
2. From the Save in drop-down list, choose the drive and directory where the file will be saved.
3. Enter a name for the project in the File name box.
4. From the Save as type drop-down list, choose the desired ACID project file type.
5. If you want ACID to save a copy of each of the project’s media files to the same location as your project
file, select the
Copy all media with project check box. This is available when saving as an ACID project file.
6. Click Save. ACID saves the project.
Once the project is saved, you can use the Save As command
from the
File menu to create a copy of the project with a new
name or save to a different ACID project file format.
Format Extension Description
ACID Project File .acd Contains all information regarding the project including
track layout, envelope settings, and effects parameters.
However, this type of file does not contain actual audio,
only references to the audio files.
ACID Project with
Embedded Media
.acd-zip Contains all information regarding the project including
track layout, envelope settings, and effects parameters. In
addition, all audio files used in the project are embedded
into the project file.
If you save a project in .acd-zip format, the project file and
all media files are copied to a temporary files folder. If you
continue to work on your project after saving the .acd-zip
file, your changes are saved to the files in this temporary
folder.
You can customize the location of the temporary files
folder.
For more information, see Using the General tab
on page 179
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