Amarok/Manual/Organization/Transcoding: Difference between revisions

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Overview

Transcoding is a new Amarok feature as of version 2.4 beta 1. It allows you to encode media files to a variety of formats while copying them to your collection. A word of warning: be careful when you use this feature, as you are working with actual files on your hard drive. Have a backup!

Interface

Use transcoding while you copy files to your collection folder by right-clicking a media file then Copy to Collection -> Local Collection and a menu will appear.

Transcode Menu

If you choose to copy files to your collection, the following menu interface will pop up.

Menu Item	Description
Copy	Selected media files will be copied to your collection without encoding.
Transcode	Selected media files will be coded with the default encoding preset: medium compression, high quality, Ogg Vorbis (lossy), and a menu interface will pop up. More about this interface here.
Transcode With Custom Parameters	Requires encoding knowledge, because media files will be encoded to custom formats and settings, provided that you have the required codecs. Selecting this option causes a new menu to appear.

Custom Encoding

Can be done to save space or to make your files readable by a portable music player or a particular software program. Choose a codec from the list and a custom setting and click Transcode.

Menu Item	Description
Back	Back to the basic Transcoding menu.
Encoder list	List of all your installed codecs; choose among them to make custom presets. If this list is empty, you need to get the necessary codecs:
Transcode	Begins encoding with the selected codecs and parameters.
Cancel	Exits the Transcoding menu and returns to the Media Sources pane.

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 == Interface ==
-Use ''transcoding'' while you copy files to your collection folder by right-clicking a media file then <menuchoice>Copy to Collection -> Local Collection</menuchoice> and a pop-up menu will appear.
+Use ''transcoding'' while you copy files to your collection folder by right-clicking a media file then <menuchoice>Copy to Collection -> Local Collection</menuchoice> and a menu will appear.
-[[File:Transcode local collection good.png|center]]
+=== Transcode Menu ===
-<menuchoice>Transcode here</menuchoice> is just a tool the developer used for debugging and will be removed from the final '''Amarok''' release.
-=== Transcode Menu ===
 If you choose to copy files to your collection, the following menu interface will pop up.
-[[File:Transcode 1.png|600px|center]]
+[[File:Transcode 1.png|400px|center]]
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 === Custom Encoding ===
-Can be done to save space or to make your files readable by a portable music player or a particular software program. Choose a codec from the list and a custom setting and click <menuchoice>Transcode</menuchoice>. The better the sound quality the larger the file, and vice-versa.
+Can be done to save space or to make your files readable by a portable music player or a particular software program. Choose a codec from the list and a custom setting and click <menuchoice>Transcode</menuchoice>.
-[[File:Custom transcode.png|600px|center]]
+[[File:Amarok2.4TranscodeTracksDialog.png|400px|center]]
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 | <menuchoice>Back</menuchoice> || Back to the basic ''Transcoding menu''.
 |-
-| <menuchoice>Encoder list</menuchoice> || List of all your installed codecs; choose among them to make custom presets.
+| <menuchoice>Encoder list</menuchoice> || List of all your installed codecs; choose among them to make custom presets. If this list is empty, you need to get the necessary codecs:
 |-
 | <menuchoice>Transcode</menuchoice> || Begins encoding with the selected codecs and parameters.