User Manual

IMPORT AND EXPORT
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File format
Digital Performer can export the following types of
standard MIDI files:
Save track names as plain text
When selected, the Save track names as plain text
option causes only plain text events, such as track
names, to be saved. No special text events, such as
track comments, are saved. This option is
necessary when transferring files to programs that
do not support special text events. If you discover
inconsistencies when transferring text in MIDI
files, try using this option.
Expand loops and capture effects
Standard MIDI files cannot contain loops or real-
time MIDI effects processing. The Expand loops
and capture effects option addresses this problem
by converting each loop into a region of repeated
data in the same way as Digital Performer’s Repeat
command. The End file at time option allows you to
specify the end time of the sequence in the box
provided. For convenience, the box appears with
the sequence’s current end time. Similarly, all real-
time effects processing is written permanently to
the data as it is exported.
Digital Performer can also import MIDI files. For
more information, see “Importing project files in
other formats” on page 25.
Exporting to earlier versions of Digital
Performer
Digital Performer is constantly being updated and
developed. Due to these changes, projects saved in
the current version cannot be opened in earlier
versions of Digital Performer. If for some reason
you need to work with a project in an earlier
version, Digital Performer lets you export projects
in any format as far back as Digital Performer
Version 3.1. Just use the procedure described in
“Exporting a project” on page 25.
When saving to older versions of Digital
Performer, the audio files in your project may need
to be converted if they are not compatible with that
version of Digital Performer you are saving to. If
this is the case, a dialog will prompt you that the
audio must be copied and converted to a supported
format.
The following audio file formats are not supported
in Digital Performer 5.13 or earlier:
■ AIFF
■ Broadcast WAVE
■ interleaved
■ 32-bit floating point
Additionally, when saving as Digital Performer
5.11 or earlier, mixed sample formats are not
supported (all files must be the same bit depth).
Exporting to AudioDesk
Digital Performer can export projects to
AudioDesk Version 1.0 and 2.0, via the procedure
described in “Exporting a project” on page 25.
Exporting to OMF or AAF
Digital Performer can export projects to OMF and
AAF files. See chapter 6, “Project File Interchange”
(page 53).
EXPORTING SELECTIONS
Exporting a selection as a MIDI file
To export the currently selected MIDI data as a
MIDI file, choose File menu > Export > Selection As
MIDI File.
MIDI file format Description
Format 1 Separate tracks with tempo and
meter information as the first track.
Format 0
One multi-channel track
One multi-channel track with tempo/
meter information at the beginning.
Format 0
Tempo/meter map only
Conductor track only with tempo
data and a meter map