Folder Options; Automatic File Splitting; Metadata Fields - Sound Devices 664 User Manual And Technical Information

Folder Options

All files generated by the 664 can be saved to the Root directory, a Project Folder, a Daily (Roll) Folder,
or a Scene Folder (Files are saved to the Root directory by default). File organization is managed in
the Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE > FOLDER OPTIONS. Folder choices include TOP-LEVEL,
MID-LEVEL, and BOTTOM LEVEL FOLDERS. Folders are created when the record key is pressed. This
reduces the likelihood of empty folders.
Each folder resides in the folder one level below it. If the folder one level below the target folder is
set to <None>, the target folder will reside in the next level folder that is set to something other than
<None>.
Each folder level has a corresponding list of available names that can be edited manually by the user.
To add an entry to the list of folder names of any folder level:
1. Access Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE > FOLDER OPTIONS
2. Select desired folder level and press the Headphone Encoder.
3. Rotate the headphone Encoder to select <Add New Entry> then press the Headphone Encod-
er. Use the on-screen keyboard to compose a name for the folder.
4. Slide the RTN Switch right to create the folder name and select it for this folder level.
Top-Level (Project) folder. The Top-Level folder can be named manually or set to <None>. The name
of the Top-Level folder will also be stored in the PROJECT field of the iXML and bEXT chunks of all
subsequently recorded WAV files.
Mid-Level (Tape/Roll/Daily) folder. The Mid-Level folder can be named manually, by the date, or set
to <None>. When set to <Daily>, a folder will be automatically created and named according to the
date. Whenever a new day occurs, the 664 will prompt asking if the user would like to create a new
daily folder. With an example date of August 20th, 2012, the naming format of the daily folder would
be: 12Y08M20. The name of the Mid-Level folder will also be stored in the TAPE field of the iXML and
bEXT chunks of all subsequently recorded WAV files.
Bottom-Level folder. The Bottom-Level folder can be named manually, by scene name, or set to
<None>. When set to <Scene>, a new folder will be created each time the scene name is changed.

Automatic File Splitting

During recording, the 664 will split a take that exceeds 4 GB into multiple files. The split is sample-
accurate, so files joined together in post-production will be seamless. The maximum file size that the
664 creates can be adjusted from the Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE > File Max Size. The following
file size options are available:
• 4GB
• 2GB

Metadata Fields

664 Broadcast wave files include iXML (revision 1.5) data and bEXT chunk data. For bEXT and iXML-
aware software applications this data is available. For applications that don't recognize bEXT or
iXML, this information is ignored.
Metadata is included in MP3 files inside the ID3 tags. Metadata in MP3 files can not be edited with the
664. The following table shows the ID3 fields that metadata is stored in and the format in which it is
stored (Square brackets denote variables and are not included in actual metadata).
Metadata
Time code value
• 1GB
• 640MB
ID3 Field
Artist Name
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• 512MB
Format
TC=[HH:MM:SS:FF]
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