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Getting media files

Sound Forge can open a variety of audio and video files. There are three main methods for locating, previewing, and opening media files:

•From the File menu, choose Open to display the Open dialog. -or-

•From the View menu, choose Explorer to display the Explorer window. -or-

These methods are explained in greater detail in the following sections.

Note: To have Sound Forge automatically remove pulldown fields when opening 24 fps progressive-scan DV video files, select the Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV check box on the Video tab of the Preferences dialog. To open your 24p DV video files as 29.97 fps interlaced video (60i), clear this check box.

Using the Open dialog

1.From the File menu, choose Open. The Open dialog appears.

Click the Open button ( ).

Select to Preview Files

File Information Display

The Open dialog contains several features that allow you to locate and open audio files. These features are detailed below.

Files of type

Use this drop-down list to specify the file format that Sound Forge displays in

 

the system. Sound Forge supports a variety of file formats.

 

Tip: Choose the CD Audio (*.cda) option from this list to extract audio tracks

 

from a CD.

Recent

Use this drop-down list to locate recently accessed folders.

 

 

Auto play

Select this check box to automatically preview files as you select them in the

 

Open dialog.

Merge L/R to stereo

Select this check box to merge two mono files to left and right channels of a

 

stereo file when opening.

 

 

GETTING STARTED

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