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CHAPTER 5. MANAGING FILES AND SETS 49
Note that, depending on the encoder used, video rendering may occur in more than one
pass. Live will display a progress bar that will indicate the status of the process.
Unless you've specied a special window size or aspect ratio in the encoder settings, the
rendered video le will play back exactly as it appeared during real time playback in Live.
The video le will also contain the rendered audio.
For more information about working with video in Live, see the chapter on video.
5.3 MIDI Files
A MIDI le contains commands that prompt MIDI compatible synthesizers or instruments,
such as Live's Simpler, to create specic musical output. MIDI les are exported by hardware
and software MIDI sequencers. Importing MIDI les into Live works differently than with
samples: MIDI le data is incorporated into the Live Set, and the resulting MIDI clips lose all
reference to the original le. MIDI les appear as folders in the File Browser; opening the
folders gives you access to the le's individual tracks (also called voices or instruments).
A MIDI File and its
Tracks in the Browser.
Note that while you can rename or delete entire MIDI les via the Browser, this is not
possible with the individual MIDI tracks contained within them. This is also the case with the
individual components of Live Sets.