User Guide

FILE FORMATS AND ATTRIBUTES
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ADDING MARKERS AND SCRIPT COMMANDS
Sound Forge can embed markers in ASF files. These markers can be used for
navigation in the file or for triggering events or custom script commands.
ADDING NAVIGATION MARKERS
Open Sample1.avi from the Tutorial Files\NetShow folder on the Sound Forge
XP CD-ROM if you haven’t already done so. If you want viewers to have the
ability to jump to certain parts of the ASF file, you will want to add markers
in the source file. To learn how to add markers, follow these steps:
1. Find the part of the AVI file where John says, “No, not gonna do that.”
2. Place the cursor right before that point and press the <M> key on your
keyboard.The Edit Marker/Region displays.
3. Type “No, not gonna do that” in the Name field.
4. Click the OK button.You now have a named marker in the file.
5. Click on File menu, followed by the Save As option.
6. Select the Advanced Streaming Format option from the Save as type drop-
down list.
7. Click the Save button. The NetShow Services Settings dialog displays.
8. Choose the 100 Presentation Video template from the Template list.
9. Make sure that the Use markers in source file checkbox is checked.
10.Click on the Save button.
11. When the file is done saving, click the Yes button to open the ASF file. If you
look just above the copyright information part of the NetShow Player
window, there is a drop-down list that contains all of the markers that have
been saved in the file.The marker you just added should now appear in that
list.
12.Select your marker from the list, and click the Play button. Playback should
now start from that point in the ASF file.