Steinberg Wavelab Elements 8 Manual

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FTP Site Dialog
In the FTP site dialog, you can manage all required information for the 
Podcast upload process.
In the Podcast workspace, select Publish > FTP site.
Host
The host name or IP address of the FTP server.
User name
The login name to your FTP server.
Password
The password to the login.
Use Passive Mode
Keep this activated and only change this if you experience 
problems with the FTP connection.
Feed file name (with path)
The Podcast file name that is displayed on your FTP server 
(extension .xml), including the relative path. File name and path are 
part of the final public internet address of the Podcast, so you may 
want to avoid long names.
Associated web site (URL)
Your own web site address including the path to the feed. 
						

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FTP Site Dialog Example
• Your FTP host address is "ftp.MyPage.com", your public web site 
address is "www.MyPage.com".
• The feed file name setting is "podcasts/fantastic-cast.xml", the 
associated web site setting is "www.MyPage.com/podcasts".
• The media files of the Podcast will be uploaded to the FTP server 
at "ftp.MyPage.com/podcasts".
• The Podcast file itself and the internet address to be distributed 
will be found at "www.MyPage.com/podcasts/fantastic-cast.xml".
Each Podcast saves its own complete FTP site information. It is also 
possible to save and recall FTP site presets using the Preset functions 
at the bottom of the dialog.
Checking the Podcast
After creating and publishing a Podcast, you can check if the upload 
was successful.
•To visualize the contents of the feed XML file in your default XML 
editor, in the Podcast workspace, select Publish > View XML 
source code.
• To open your default internet browser and receive the Podcast that 
you have just published from the internet, in the Podcast 
workspace, select Publish > View published Podcast. 
						

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Customizing
Customizing means making settings so that the program behaves and 
looks the way that you want it to.
Customizing the Wave Window and the 
Montage Window
You can style the wave/montage window to your liking, by adjusting 
colors of waveforms, background, cursor lines, etc., and changing the 
look of the ruler and other window details. This helps you find your way 
through the audio file or audio montage.
Customizing can be done in the following ways:
• By changing the default style.
• By assigning different styles, according to specific conditions. For 
example, a certain file type or a certain file name.
Default colors are provided, but you can also define custom colors. You 
can copy and paste colors to transfer colors between various parts of 
the wave/montage.
Assigning Custom Colors to the Wave Window or the Montage 
Window
PROCEDURE
1.Depending on whether you want to customize the colors of the 
wave window or the montage window, do the following:
• In the Audio Files workspace, select Options > Audio file editing 
preferences, and select the Style tab.
• In the Audio Montage workspace, select Options > Colors.
2. Select the part from the Parts list. 
						

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3. Specify a color using the color picker or the RGB fields.
4. Click OK.
Assigning Custom Colors According to Conditions
You can have different color schemes automatically applied to different 
clips, according to their names or properties of their audio files.
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If you redefine colors, be careful not to choose colors that cause some 
elements to disappear. For example, when having black marker lines on 
a black background.
PROCEDURE
1. Depending on whether you want to customize the colors of the 
wave window or the montage window, do one of the following:

						

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Audio Montage Colors Dialog
In this dialog, you can specify custom colors to clips and parts of a clip 
in the montage window.
In the Audio Montage workspace, select Options > Colors.
Parts list
Shows parts that can be colorized. Click a part to edit the color.
Undo all
Undoes all changes that have been made since this dialog was 
opened.
Undo
Undoes the last change.
Hide
Hides the selected part.
Change both channels
It is possible to make separate color settings for the left and the 
right side of stereo clips. If this option is activated, settings for the 
left side of a clip are automatically mirrored on the right side, and 
vice versa.
Color picker
Lets you select the color for the selected part. Click the 
surrounding circle to select the hue. Click in the triangle to adjust 
the saturation and lightness.
Red/Green/Blue
Lets you specify the red, green, and blue components of the RGB 
color spectrum. 
						

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Copy color
Copies the current color to the clipboard.
Paste
Pastes the color from the clipboard.
This style is used if these conditions apply
Lets you define conditions under which a certain color style is 
applied.
File extension is any of
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to clips 
referencing a file with the specified extension. Separate extensions 
with a “;” character.
Name contains any of these keywords
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to clips with certain 
keywords in their name. Separate keywords with a “;” character.
Sample rate is in the range
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to clips 
referencing a file having a sample rate within the specified range.
Bit resolution is in the range
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to clips 
referencing a file having a bit resolution within the specified range.
Number of channels is
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to clips having 
the specified number of channels.
Color Elements in the Audio Montage Workspace
You can assign custom colors to various elements of the Audio Montage 
workspace.
In the Audio Montage workspace, select Options > Colors.
Clip Colors
The following clip types are available:
Crossfade region
Allows you to set the background color for overlapping clip sections.
Default
The default colors, used for clips for which you have not selected 
any specific color. 
						

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Locked
The colors used for all fully locked clips.
Muted
The colors used for all muted clips.
Custom
These options correspond to the items on the color submenus. 
These can be renamed, and you can also set up conditions for 
when these should be automatically applied.
The following color elements are available:
Background top/bottom
The background colors of the clip. The resulting display 
backgrounds are gradient fades from the top colors to the bottom 
colors.
Waveform (normal/selected)
The waveform color for selected and unselected clips.
Waveform outline (normal/selected)
The color of the waveform outline for selected and unselected 
clips.
Edge
The left and right edge of the clip.
Edge (selected)
The left and right edge if the clip is selected.
Axis (level zero)
The color of the horizontal dotted line in the middle of a clip, 
indicating zero level.
Axis (half level)
The color of the horizontal dotted lines halfway up and down from 
the middle of a clip, indicating 50
 % level.
Channel separator (stereo clip)
The line dividing the two sides in a stereo clip.
Clip name
The name label of the clip.
Focused clip name
The name label of the focused clip.
Focused clip name background
The name label background of the focused clip. 
						

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Miscellaneous
Background top/bottom
The background colors of the track view for area without a clip.
Background (selected range) top/bottom
The background colors in selected ranges.
Cursor (edit)/Cursor (edit, no focus)/Cursor (playback)
The color of the corresponding cursor.
Marker line
The color of the marker lines in the audio montage.
Cue point line/End cue point line
The color of the vertical dotted cue point lines and end cue point 
lines.
Time grid lines
The color of the time grid if activated in the menu of the time ruler.
Audio Files Colors Dialog
This tab in the Audio file editing preferences dialog allows you to 
specify custom colors to parts of the wave window.
In the Audio Files workspace, select Options > Audio file editing 
preferences, and select the Style tab.
Styles list
Lets you select the default style and conditional styles.
Parts list
Shows parts that can be colorized. Click a part to edit the color. 
						

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Hide (for certain parts only)
Hides the selected part.
Dotted line (for certain parts only)
Changes the line to a dotted line.
Transparency (for certain parts only)
Lets you edit the degree of transparency of the selected element.
Element size (for certain parts only)
Lets you edit the size of the selected element.
Change both channels
Allows you to make separate color settings for the left and the right 
side of stereo file. If this option is activated, settings for the left side 
of a file are automatically mirrored on the right side, and vice versa.
Change both main view and overview
Allows you to make separate color settings for the main view and 
the overview. If this option is activated, settings for the main view 
are automatically mirrored on the overview, and vice versa.
Color picker
Lets you select the color for the selected part. Click the 
surrounding circle to select the hue. Click in the triangle to adjust 
the saturation and lightness.
Red/Green/Blue
Lets you specify the red, green, and blue components of the RGB 
color spectrum.
Copy color
Copies the current color to the clipboard.
Paste
Pastes the color from the clipboard.
This style is used if these conditions apply
Lets you define conditions under which a certain color style is 
applied.
File extension is any of
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to files with the 
specified extension. Separate extensions with a “;” character.
Name contains any of these keywords
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to files with 
certain keywords in their name. Separate keywords with a “;” 
character. 
						

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Sample rate in the range
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to files having a 
sample rate within the specified range.
Bit resolution is in the range
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to files having a 
bit resolution within the specified range.
Number of channels is
If this option is activated, the color style is applied to files having 
the specified number of channels.
Color Elements in the Audio Files Workspace
You can assign custom colors to various elements of the Audio Files 
workspace. Depending on the selected element, additional settings can 
be made for transparency, appearance, or whether a line should be 
dotted, for example.
In the Audio Files workspace, select Options > Audio file editing 
preferences, and select the Style tab.
Left/Right Channel
Waveform
The waveform color.
Waveform (selected)
The waveform color of the selected part of the waveform.
Waveform outline
The outline color of the waveform.
Waveform outline (selected)
The outline color of the selected part of the waveform.
Background top
The color of the background top.
Background top (selected)
The color of the selected part of the background top.
Background bottom
The color of the background bottom.
Background bottom (selected)
The color of the selected part of the background bottom.