8.When rendering is complete, you can choose one of the following options:

•Click Open to start the associated media player and play the newly rendered file.

•Click Open Folder to open Windows Explorer and display the location of the newly rendered file.

•Click Close to close the progress dialog and return to the ACID window.

Note: MIDI tracks must be routed to DLS or VSTi soft synths to be included in the rendered output. For more information, see Routing tracks to MIDI devices or soft synths on page 222.

Supported formats for rendering

The following table briefly describes the file formats available for rendering a project.

Format

Extension

Description

ATRAC

.aa3

A Sony proprietary audio compression technology.

 

 

 

AIFF File

.aif

The standard audio file format for audio used on Macintosh

 

 

computers.

 

 

 

Dolby Digital AC-3 Pro/

.ac3

A Dolby Laboratories proprietary audio compression format.

Dolby Digital AC-3

 

 

Studio

 

 

 

 

 

FLAC audio

.flac

A nonproprietary, lossless audio compression format.

 

 

 

MPEG-1 and MPEG-2

.mpg

MPEG files are a format used when burning audio and video to a

 

 

Video CD, Super Video CD, or DVD. MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 file

 

 

creation is supported through the use of the MainConcept

 

 

MPEG plug-in.

 

 

Note: This format requires a separate purchase of the

 

 

MainConcept MPEG plug-in.

 

 

 

MPEG-1 Layer 3

.mp3

A highly compressed format used for portable digital players

 

 

and Internet sharing of media. 20 free MP3 encodes are

 

 

provided. After you have used the free encodes, you must

 

 

register the plug-in to continue rendering MP3s.

 

 

 

Ogg Vorbis

.ogg

A patent-free audio encoding and streaming technology.

 

 

 

QuickTime

.mov

QuickTime® for Microsoft Windows.

 

 

 

RealMedia

.rm

The RealNetworks® standard for streaming media via the Web.

 

 

This option renders both audio and video into one file.

 

 

 

Perfect Clarity Audio

.pca

A Sony proprietary lossless audio compression format.

 

 

 

Wave64

.w64

A Sony proprietary wave format that does not have a restricted

 

 

file size (unlike Windows standard WAV format which is limited

 

 

to ~2GB).

 

 

 

Video for Windows

.avi

The standard video file format used on Windows-based

 

 

computers.

 

 

 

Wave

.wav

The standard audio file format used on Windows-based

 

 

computers.

 

 

 

Windows Media Audio

.wma

The Microsoft® audio format used to create files for streaming or

 

 

downloading via the Web.

 

 

 

Windows Media Video

.wmv

The Microsoft audio and video format used to create files for

 

 

streaming or downloading via the Web.

 

 

 

Note: Some plug-ins, such as MP3, may require registration.

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