V6 User Manual 1.00.book - Studio General

leaving in blocks of typically 64 kB can instruct the hard drive's head to only seek to the corresponding blocks containingthe required data of channels 1 and 2.Broadcast WAV file Tips.QuicktimeFile TypesThere are two types of BWF file:BWF P means polyphonic -> multitracksBWF M means monophonic -> one file per trackThe Cantar location recorder produces only BWF-M files, and some Avid people want BWF-P. To convert BWF MBWF P mount the file in the Media Manager and select Convert > Quick Export, then do NOT check the One fileper Track option. (Uncheck it if necessary). All Scene and Takes information present in the original BWF file will bealso exported in the resulting BWF-P file.MetadataBWF files have a special chunk in the file that contains metadata; this is called the BEXT chunk or Broadcast WaveFile metadata.The first field of this chunk is the Description. This is the field we display in the Name column for BWF files insteadof the file name. We do the same for PMF and OMF. We only display the real filename for Wave, AIFF and SDII thathave no metadata.In v4.2.6 or higher you can add the FileName column to also display the real filename of all files. (Media Managerwindow View > Options : Columns tab)Once renamed in the Media Manager both the Description field and the filename of your BWF files should beupdated.iXMLWAV files generated by Pyramix can also contain iXML information and as such carry similar information to datachunk of a BWF.The iXML metadata of a WAV file is available to any compatible application, if the application is not iXML aware,the file will be seen as a regular WAV.In order to enable the Quicktime handler you will need to purchase and install Quicktime Pro from Apple.http://www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/File and Project Interchange : File Interchange - Formats 17 - 306