Sony 7 manual Editing extended summary information, Saving summary information

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Editing extended summary information

1.Select the field to be edited in the Fields pane. Its contents display in the Contents pane.

2.Enter the new information in the Contents pane and click OK.

Turning summary fields on and off

Adjacent to each field in the Fields pane is a check box used to turn the corresponding field on and off when saving files in applicable formats.

Note: If a field is turned on but contains no information, it is not saved with the file.

Setting new default summary information

Clicking the Default button in the Extended Summary dialog saves the text in the summary fields as a default setting. Sound Forge uses this default summary information when you create a new file or when you click the Load button in the Properties dialog for an existing file.

Tip: The Creation date field (ICRD) is always filled with the current date for new files.

Saving summary information

You can save files containing summary information that have been edited in Sound Forge with or without summary information.

1.From the File menu, choose Save As. The Save As dialog appears.

2.Select the Save metadata with file check box and click OK.

Note: If you save to a file type that doesn’t support metadata, this check box is unavailable.

Including additional embedded information

Some file formats allow non-text data (such as embedded bitmaps and metafiles) to be embedded in files. If you use Sound Forge to edit a file containing data created in another application, Sound Forge tracks the embedded data and places it back in the file when it is saved in its original format.

Saving additional embedded information

To save additional embedded information, choose Save As from the File menu and select the Save metadata with file check box. If the file type does not support metadata, Sound Forge prompts you to save the metadata in an external file with an .sfl extension.

Removing additional embedded information

To save a file without additional embedded information, choose Save As from the File menu and clear the Save metadata with file check box.

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