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1. From the File menu, choose Save As.
2. Using the Save in drop-down list, locate the folder where you want to save the project.
3. In the File Name box, enter a name for the file.
4. From the Save as type drop-down list, choose CD Architect Image File (*.wav).
5. Click the Save button.
Note: You can also render a temporary image automatically before you burn a CD. Temporary images work very well for slower
computers. Select the Render temporary image before burning check box on the Burn Disc-at-Once Audio CD. For more information,
see Burning a disc on page 97.
Adding media to a project
After creating a project, you will need to add media to it. You can add media from a variety of sources.
Reviewing supported media file types
The following media file types are supported in CD Architect software.
Format Extension Definition
Audio Interchange File Format .aif, .aiff The standard audio format for audio used on Macintosh computers.
Dialogic VOX ADPCM .vox
Intervoice .ivc Commonly used in telephony applications. Includes G.711 µ-Law and A-Law,
G.721 ADPCM (32 kb/s) and G.723 ADPCM (24 kb/s) data formats.
MPEG-1 Layer 3 .mp3 A highly compressed audio format generally used for portable digital players and
Internet sharing of media.
NeXT/Sun (Java) .au, .snd
Ogg Vorbis .ogg A patent-free audio encoding and streaming technology.
QuickTime .mov, .qt QuickTime audio format for Microsoft Windows.
Sony Perfect Clarity Audio
®
.pca Sony proprietary lossless audio compression format.
Sony Wave 64™ .w64 Sony proprietary wave format audio file that does not have a limited file size
(unlike Windows standard WAV files, which are limited to ~2GB).
Sound Designer 1 .dig, .sd
Wave (Microsoft) .wav The standard audio format used on Windows-based computers.
Windows Media Audio .wma The Microsoft audio format used to create files for streaming or downloading via
the Web.
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