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Chapter 5 Custom settings and output formats 75
Assign les automatically to surround channels using channel identier codes
1 In the Finder, append the channel identier code of the target surround channel to the lename
of each source audio le using these codes:
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-L: Left front channel
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-R: Right front channel
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-C: Center front channel
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-Ls: Left surround channel
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-Rs: Right surround channel
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-S: Center surround channel
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-LFE: Low-frequency eects channel (subwoofer, LFE)
For example, to assign an AIFF le to the left surround channel, rename the le lename-Ls.ai (where
lename is the name of your le). The channel identier codes must include the hyphen, as shown.
Note: OS X may add a le extension like .ai. This will not interfere with this channel
assignment method.
This procedure works only when you drag les into the Batch window. If you drag the les onto
the Compressor application icon, they’ll appear as separate source les, each in its own job.
Note: If you’re creating Dolby Digital Professional (AC-3) surround sound streams, you won’t
use all the channels at once. For a diagram of the Dolby audio coding modes, see Dolby Digital
Professional Encoder pane on page 78.
2 Drag the renamed source audio les to the Batch window.
If the following conditions are met, Compressor automatically collapses the entire group of les
into what appears as a single surround source media le in the Batch window:
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The les in the group must be named correctly. (See the channel identier codes listed above.)
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The total number of les in the group must be fewer than seven.
The Inspector window shows the audio les assigned to each channel.
Click a channel’s icon to
change the file assigned
to that channel.