Pro-Codec User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Terminology
- Supported Codecs and Formats
- Summary of Codec Features and Applications
- The Pro-Codec Plug-In
- Preset Manager Toolbar
- The Pro-Codec Manager Application
- Online vs. Offline Encoding
- Specifications
- Supported Platforms
- System Requirements
- Copyright and Acknowledgements
Contents
1 Introduction 5
2 Terminology 7
3 Supported Codecs and Formats 8
4 Summary of Codec Features and Applications 9
4.1 iTunes+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2 xHE-AAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5 The Pro-Codec Plug-In 13
5.1 User Interface and Workflow Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.2 Input and Output Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.2.1 Surround Channel Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.3 Online Auditioning and Configuring Codecs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.3.1 The NMR Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.3.2 Downsampling When Using Higher Sample Rates . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.3.3 Overloading Pre-Codec (Codec Headroom) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.3.4 Overloading Post-Codec (Audition Level Matching) . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.4 Bitstream Level (TRIM Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5.5 Data Compression Factor (COMP Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.6 A-B Auditioning and A-B-X Testing (A-B Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.6.1 A-B Auditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.6.2 A-B-X Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.7 Processing Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.8 Online Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.9 Description of Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6 Preset Manager Toolbar 44
6.1 Presets and Project/Session Data Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6.1.1 Internal Data Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6.2 Plug-In Signal and Control Flow Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
7 The Pro-Codec Manager Application 47
7.1 Folder Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
7.1.1 Setting up a Root Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48