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File header: Genre –If the audio file is associated with Genre information
(meta-data, such as ID3), it is inserted.
You can also insert a prefix and suffix.
Time line position (for clips and markers only) – This allows you to insert
the time line position. The time format is the same as the one defined for
the time ruler of the window where the clips/markers are located.
You can also insert a prefix and suffix.
Line X from text file – You can specify a text file consisting of a name list
(one name per line). WaveLab inserts the name #1 for the first renaming
operation, then name #2, etc.
This option is mainly useful for markers, because markers are renamed one after the other
according to their time position, hence the text file can be written with this knowledge (as
opposed to files and clips which are renamed in no specific order).
About regular expressions
The inclusion of regular expressions as a way to specify ranges and oper-
ations is intended for the advanced user. A regular expression is a set of
text symbols that describe a method to find a specific text string within a
larger text, and then apply a specific operation to this text string. Regular
expressions are commonly used in many different areas to perform vari-
ous text-based operations.
In WaveLab, the use of regular expressions should be seen as an added
functionality for those who are familiar with the subject.
As illustrated in the previous sections, the Operating Categories/Types
together with the Start/From Range settings allow for almost any type of
conceivable renaming operation, without ever having to specify regular
expressions.
But if you are familiar with regular expressions, you can use this powerful
feature to further customize text searches and perform any desired re-
naming operation!
It is beyond the scope of this manual to fully describe this subject (there
are many internet links available), but please read on if you wish to famil-
iarize yourself with the basic building blocks used in regular expressions.