User Guide

CHP. 8 USING MARKERS, REGIONS, AND THE PLAYLIST/CUTLIST
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Changing region order
By default, the Regions List displays regions in alphabetical order by name, but you may also specify an
alternate order.
1. From the Options menu, choose Preferences. The Preferences dialog appears.
2. Click the Playlist tab.
3. Clear the Sort the Regions List alphabetically check box and click OK.
Saving a Regions List file
You can save a file's Regions List to an external file. This offers the flexibility of using multiple Regions Lists
for the same audio file.
1. From the Special menu, choose Regions List, and choose Save As from the submenu.
Right-click the Regions List and choose
Save As from the shortcut menu.
2. Use the Save As Regions/Playlist dialog to specify a folder and filename.
3. Click Save.
Opening a Regions List file
Importing a Regions List file offers the flexibility of using multiple Regions List files for the same audio file.
Opening a new Regions List file clears the current Regions List. Make sure you have saved the current
Regions List before continuing.
1. From the Special menu, choose Regions List, and choose Open from the submenu.
Right-click the
Regions List and choose Open from the shortcut menu.
2. Use the Open Regions/Playlist dialog to locate an existing file.
3. Specify the type of regions you want to import from the Files of Type drop-down list:
• Choose
Playlist File (.sfl) to import a Sound Forge regions/playlist file.
• Choose
Session 8 File (.prm) to import a file that supports both Session 8 and Sound Forge regions.
• Choose
Wave File (.wav) to import markers and regions from another audio file.
Note: In Sound Forge Studio, the only type of Regions List
file you can import is Windows Media Script File (*.txt).
4. Click Open.