Choosing File Formats - Adobe 22012057DM - Soundbooth CS3 - PC User Manual

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• To close the current file, choose File > Close.
• To close all open files, choose File > Close All.
• To close files in the Files panel, select them, and click the Close File button
To quickly close selected files, press Delete or Backspace.

Choosing file formats

Choosing an audio file format
While editing audio, save to uncompressed WAV or AIF format. These formats provide the highest possible audio
quality, and you can import them directly into video applications and disc-burning utilities. Save to compressed mp3
format only when creating files for the web or portable media players.
If you edit an mp3 file, avoid saving it to the same format. Resaving in .mp3 format recompresses data, lowering
audio quality.
See also
"mp3 options" on page 66
"AIF, AVI, MOV, and WAV options" on page 66
Details about audio file formats
Audio Interchange File Format (.aif)
AIF is the standard, uncompressed audio file format for Mac OS.
mp3 Audio (.mp3)
mp3 is the most widely used format for web-based audio and portable media players. This format highly compresses
file size, optimizing audio for fast downloads. The compression process, however, slightly reduces quality and intro-
duces artifacts, particularly in quiet passages.
Windows Waveform (.wav)
Windows Waveform is the standard audio format for the Windows operating system. By default, WAV files are
uncompressed for high audio quality and broad compatibility. However, the Windows version of Soundbooth offers
several compression options for specialized applications, such as telephone systems.
Choosing a video file format
For many video projects, you'll save WAV or AIF audio files from Soundbooth, and then combine those with related
video in an application like Adobe Premiere Pro. If the flexibility of separate audio and video files isn't necessary,
however, save to a video format directly from Soundbooth. The format you should choose depends on the output type:
• For hard disk playback, choose uncompressed AVI or QuickTime.
• For the web, choose compressed Flash Video, MPEG1, QuickTime, Real Media, or Windows Media.
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