User Manual

Standalone Version Operation
OZONE 7 | STANDALONE VERSION OPERATION
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Bit Depth
Select the bit depth you want to export your file to. If you select a bit depth other than 32-bit, you may want
to apply dither to your export. Ozone processes files at 32-bit so dither is desirable for files being exported
to values lower than 32-bit.
Dither settings will default to ideal settings for 16 bit exports (CD quality bit depth). Checking the Dither on
export box will apply these default settings or any custom settings you choose in the Dither module.
Enable Dither
When exporting to a bit depth lower than 32-bit, checking this box will apply high-quality dithering to the
exported file.
This allows you to preserve the sound quality and dynamic range of a higher bit depth, when exporting the
audio file to a lower bit depth.
For example, a common workflow is to record audio at 24-bit resolution, then import and process the
audio, in an application such as Ozone, which will process at a higher resolution of 32-bits.
However, if you are releasing the audio material on a commercial CD, the audio content must, at some
point, be converted to 16-bit audio, since that is the required bit-depth of the “Red Book” CD audio format.
By applying iZotope’s dithering to a 24-bit file, you can preserve the sound quality of the 24-bit file, when
exporting it to a 16-bit file that can be burned to an audio CD.
Help
Click this button to launch the help documentation for Ozone 7.
Cancel
Click this button to cancel out of the export process and return to the main interface.
Export
Click this button to begin the export process (or launch the Track Info screen for MP3 and AAC). A dialog
box will appear that shows the progress of the export operation, which occurs in faster than real time.
Track Info (Available on MP3 and AAC Only)
When MP3 or AAC is selected the Track Info screen will become available after clicking Export. Here you
can enter metadata for the encoded audio file that will used by MP3 & AAC players to display information
about the file. MP3 will be tagged using ID3v2.3. AAC uses iTunes style tags.