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When you select a file in the Import Medium dialog and click Open, 
the Import Options dialog will appear.
It contains the following options:
• Copy File to Working Directory.
Activate this if you want a copy of the file to be made in the Project’s Audio folder, and 
have the clip refer to this copy. If the option is off, the clip will refer to the original file in 
the original location (and will thus be marked as “external” in the Pool – see page 469).
• Convert to...

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Importing audio CD tracks
You can import tracks (or sections of tracks) from an audio CD directly 
into the Pool by using the “Import Audio CD” function on the Pool menu. 
This opens a dialog in which you can specify which tracks should be 
grabbed from the CD, converted to audio files and added to the Pool.
For details about the Import Audio CD dialog, see page 751.
Exporting regions as audio files
If you have created regions within an audio clip (see page 402) these 
can...

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Changing the Pool Record folder
The Pool Record folder.
The Pool Record folder is where all audio clips that you record in the 
project will end up in the Pool. The Pool Record folder is indicated by 
the text “Record” in the Status column, and by a red dot on the folder 
itself, as shown in the picture above. By default, this is the main Audio 
folder. You can, however, at any time create a new Audio subfolder and 
designate this as your Pool Record folder. Proceed as...

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Organizing clips and folders
If you accumulate a large number of clips in the Pool, it may sometimes 
be difficult to quickly find specific items. In such cases, organizing clips 
in new subfolders with suitable names that reflect the content can be a 
solution. For example, you could put all sound effects in one folder, all 
lead vocals in another etc. Proceed as follows:
1.Select the type of folder, audio or video, in which you want to create a 
subfolder.
You cannot put...

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Minimize File
This item on the Pool menu allows you to change the size of audio 
files according to the audio clips referenced in a project. The files pro-
duced using this option will only contain the audio file portions actu-
ally used in the project, which can significantly reduce the size of the 
project (given that large portions of the audio files are unused). 
•This operation will permanently alter the selected audio files in the 
Pool (the process cannot be undone),...

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Prepare Archive
This Pool menu command should be used when you want to archive a 
project. It checks that every clip referenced in the project is located in 
the same folder. To be more precise, it does the following:
•Any files that are located outside the current project folder will be 
copied to it.
Please note that audio files that reside within the project folder will not be copied to 
the audio folder. You will therefore have to copy them there manually before backing...

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Convert Files
Selecting Convert Files on the Pool menu opens the Convert Options 
dialog which operates on selected files. Use the pop-up menus to 
specify which audio file attributes you want to keep and which you 
want to convert. The options are:
• Sample Rate
Keep as is, or convert to a sample rate between 8.000 and 96.000 kHz.
• Sample Width
Keep the sample width (resolution) as is, or convert to 16 bit, 24 bit or 32 Bit float.
• Channels
Keep as is, or convert the file...

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Conform Files
By using this Pool menu command, you will change all selected files 
that have different file attributes than what is specified for the project, 
to conform to this standard. Proceed as follows:
1.Select all clips in the Pool.
2.Select “Conform Files” on the Pool menu.
A dialog opens allowing you to choose between keeping or replacing the original un-
converted files in the Pool. The following applies:
• Clip/event references in the pool are always redirected...

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Options and Settings
Customizing the view
•You can specify which of the columns should be shown or hidden by 
selecting the View pop-up on the toolbar and ticking items on or off.
•You can rearrange the order of the columns by clicking on a column 
heading and dragging the column to the left or to the right.
The mouse pointer changes to a hand when you place it on the column heading.
•The width of a column can also be adjusted by placing the pointer be-
tween two column...

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