User Guide

FILE FORMATS AND ATTRIBUTES
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CHAPTER 4:
FILE FORMATS AND ATTRIBUTES
This chapter describes how to work with file formats, including AVI and
Internet files, and file attributes.The sections are:
• Working with Sound File Formats
• Working with AVI Files
• Working with Internet Media Formats
WORKING WITH SOUND FILE FORMATS
This section will show you how to deal with many different sound formats.
You will learn about:
• Changing the Format of a Sound File.
• Converting Between Stereo and Mono.
• Converting Sound Files from 16-bit to 8-bit.
• Converting Files from One Format to Another.
• Embedding Summary Information.
CHANGING THE FORMAT OF A SOUND FILE
When you open a file or create a new data window, the format for the window
is shown on the first three status fields of the main status bar at the bottom of
the program window. The format parameters consist of the Sample Rate, Sample
Size, and number of Channels (Mono or Stereo).The last status fields display the
Total Length of the sound data, and the amount of Free Storage available.