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Exporting Audio Files
Exporting Media Files
Deleting Media Files From the Filesystem Via Export Image
Exporting Media to Cleaner XL for Encoding
You can export clips containing images, video, and
audio to be encoded by Cleaner XL into one of a variety of formats,
using the Export Image menu.
You can
also export media clips from the Output node in Batch for Cleaner XL
encoding. See
Outputting Media to Cleaner XL.
You can export clips containing soft-imported
segments, including images (SGI, DPX, JPEG, TIFF, Targa, and Cineon)
and audio (AIFF and WAV), for encoding using Cleaner XL. All soft-imported
images and audio in the clip must be of the same file type, for
example, all TIFF files and all AIFF files. If there are different
types of soft-imported files, the clip will not be encoded by Cleaner
XL. In this case you should use the Stonifise tool before exporting. See
Writing Media to the Framestore Using the Stonifise Tool.
NoteThe Cleaner encoding option is available
only if a Cleaner XL render node has been installed on your Autodesk
Backburner® Distributed
Queueing System (the network rendering system). This would have
been installed and configured by your systems administrator. See
the Using Cleaner XL with Autodesk Visual Effects
and Finishing Applications guide.
Note the following considerations when encoding
with Cleaner XL:
- You
can export clips with or without audio, as well as clips containing audio
only, from the Export Image menu. The Cleaner option is not available
from the Export Audio menu.
- You can output video and
audio clips from the Output node in Batch for Cleaner XL encoding.
- Cleaner
XL can only encode 8-bit clips. Clips of a greater bit depth are automatically
resized to 8 bits upon export.
- You
cannot export clips with a matte or encode RGBA files when exporting
to Cleaner XL.
- You
cannot export a range from a clip to Cleaner XL.
To
encode media from Flint with Cleaner XL:
- Open
the clip library containing the clip that you want to export.
You can
also do this from the desktop. See
Exporting Image Files.
- Select
the clip. You can select a clip with or without audio, or a clip
containing audio only.
- Click
Export Image.
The Export Image menu and file browser appear.
- From
the File Format Box, select Cleaner.
NoteIf you selected an audio clip to export,
then Format will be automatically set to Cleaner.
The Cleaner Export menu appears.
- If
necessary, click the Name field to activate it, and edit the name
for the exported clip.
NoteTo avoid filename compatibility issues upon
export, underscores will be substituted in your filename in place
of any of the following characters: ` # ~ @ $ % ^ & * ( ) [
] { } < > \ | / ! ? , ; : ' "
- Confirm
that the Destination Path field contains the correct path where the
output job will be saved on the Cleaner XL render node. Normally, you
do not need to change this. This information should have been entered
by your systems administrator when Cleaner XL was installed. If the
Destination Path field is not properly configured, your jobs will
not be encoded. For more information, see the Using Cleaner XL with
Autodesk Vissual Effects and Finishing Applications Guide.
- Click
the Output Profile field.
The file browser appears displaying directories
containing output profiles.
You can select an output profile, which indicates
what format to encode to and related parameters. For example, you
can output a QuickTime movie in NTSC for streaming to DSL.
Output profiles are divided by output file format,
with audio only profiles in their own directory.
- Click
a directory containing the format to which you want to encode.
Depending on the format you select, output profiles
may be further subdivided by category. The Handheld directory
contains all the profiles for handheld devices, such as Palm® and Kinoma®. The audio directory
is further subdivided by output file format, such as MP3, QuickTime,
and Windows Media®.
All other directories are subdivided by output format, such as Film,
NTSC, or PAL, and by aspect ratio, such as 4:3 or 16:9.
- If
necessary, select a subdirectory containing the output format to
which you want to encode.
Output profiles appear in the file browser.
- Select
an output profile.
You are returned to the Cleaner Export menu.
The name of the output profile you chose appears
in the Output Profile field, and its description appears in the
Output Profile Description field.
- Optional:
Enable E-mail Notification and enter a valid e-mail address.
When the job is done, a notification message
is sent to this address.
- Click
Send Job.
The job is sent to the Cleaner XL render node
where it is encoded, using the parameters in the output profile
that you selected, and saved in the destination folder on that render
node.
TipWhen encoding media files using Cleaner
XL, the entire job is encoded on the same render node. When encoding
a single job, no load balancing is done and additional render nodes
on the Autodesk Backburner Distributed Queueing System do not increase
efficiency. If you are encoding more than one job at a time, additional
jobs are routed to available render nodes. This may affect your
choice of output profiles, as larger output files may take a long
time to encode.