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ADOBE AUDITION
User Guide
Output Filename Template The names of files in your batch can be modified before being saved to the Destination folder.
When running a batch, the processed file’s extension will automatically change to that of the format chosen using the
Output Format control (for instance, *.aif for Apple AIFF). You can, however, force another extension or alter the first
part of the filename by using the Output Filename Template. There are two characters to use when altering the Output
Filename Template:
• A question mark (“?”) will signify that a character doesn’t change.
• An asterisk (“*”) will denote the entire original file name or entire original file extension.
Here are some examples of how filenames will be saved given the original file name and the filename template:
Output Format This selects the file format that all processed waveforms will be saved to. You may choose from any of
Adobe Audition’s supported file types, as well as enter any appropriate options for the target format by pressing the
Change Options… button, if available.
Change Options Press this button to view options (and optionally change them) for each highlighted sample type setting
in the Format Options box.
Note: You would almost always use the Scan List button (described below) before clicking on Change Options.
Scan List Pressing the Scan List button causes Adobe Audition to look through all of the files in the Source Files list and
examine their sample rate, bit depth, channels and file type. After this is done, the options can be set for the output
format, depending on the properties of the input.
Disable Undo Check this box to disable the saving of undo information for the duration of the batch run. Unless the
script was written expecting the Undo function to be enabled, this is a completely safe thing to do. Plus, it speeds up
processing since undo information doesn’t continually need to be saved on your hard drive.
Overwrite Existing Files Check or uncheck this box to control overwriting.
• With this option checked, files will always be saved to the Destination folder after performing the script, regardless of
whether a file of the same name already exists at this location.
• If this box is unchecked, and the destination filename already exists, the batch will not even attempt to run the script
on the file in question, but skip it instead.
zippy.aif * .wav zippy.wav
toads.pcm q*.voc qtoads.voc
funny.mp3 b???????.* bunny.mp3
biglong.au ????.au bigl.au
bart.wav * x.wav bartx.wav