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Audials Tunebite Manual
This manual gives a quick introduction to the main features of Audials Tunebite 8. 2010-12-15 RapidSolution Software AG
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Contents First steps with Audials Tunebite Installation & Setup 3 Installation from CD 3 Version 4 Overview of Audials Tunebite 6 Capture: Recording what you see and hear Internet media recording 8 Sound recording 9 output 10 Save recordings automatically 10
3 Audials Tunebite USB 8 Recording videos from screen
Converting Converting media files 12 Recording DVD content 13 audiobooks 13 Removing copy protection 14
12 Converting
Playing media files Sorting playlists 17 Filtering playlists 17 Reviewing and marking recording quality 17 Reviewing files 18 Getting more music and videos based on recorded files 18
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Organizing media files Importing from and exporting to devices 20 Burning CDs and DVDs 22 Exporting content to USB Gadgets 22 Creating ringtones 23 Tagging your media collection 23 Reorganizing your media collection 24
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Controlling the recording and converting process Stopping all internet traffic 27
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Options & Configuration Improving performance: Setting a custom temporary files folder 28 Turning off tagging of recorded files 28 Turning on support logs 28 Turning on suppressed warning dialogs 29 Changing the main color scheme 29 Installing the Audials Tunebite CD Writer 29
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License Information Retrieving a lost license key and the corresponding product version 30
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First steps with Audials Tunebite Please keep your license information in a safe place. We strongly suggest to print it out, and file it with other important documents.
Installation & Setup
Questions & Answers Regarding Installation Can I install and use my product on several computers? Yes, you can install your product on several computers, even with only one license key. Restriction: It is not possible to run your product with the same license key on several computers at the same time. Where can I download older product versions? If you have a license for a particular version that is not available for download on our product download page, then you can find those versions linked in the support forum, and on our support page in http://audials.com/en/audials/support-faq-license-problems-softwareforum/general_faq.html (question #2).
Installation from CD 1. Insert the installation CD. The installation starts automatically. The installer searches for the latest available version of your software. Note: To search for updates, your computer must be connected to the internet. 2. Follow the instructions through the installation procedure. 3. To launch the installation manually, run the setup file Audials_Tunebite_Setup.exe on the installation CD.
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Audials Tunebite USB Version You can install Audials Tunebite to a USB device, e.g. a USB stick, a USB hard disk or a mobile phone. This way, you can take Audials Tunebite with you wherever you go. Audials Tunebite USB stores all its working data on that USB device. Simply connect the USB device to any Windows PC, e.g. your friend's computer or your computer at work. Audials Tunebite USB starts automatically and works without having to actually install the software on that computer.
Audials Tunebite USB installation requirements • You need at least 400 MB of free disk space on the USB device to install Audials Tunebite. 1 GB free disk space is recommended. • USB 1.1 or later • USB device formatted with the FAT32 file system • PC with Windows operating system
Installing Audials Tunebite to a USB device The regular product setup contains an option to install Audials Tunebite to a USB device. 1. Download the latest setup file from our product download page. 2. Connect the USB device to your computer. 3. Open the download folder. Double-click the symbol of the setup file tunebite.exe to launch the installation procedure. 4. In step "Setup is ready to install - Choose installation type", select USB and choose your USB device from the list of connected devices. 5. Click Install >. The installation procedure may take a few minutes. Please wait. 6. When Setup is complete, select Launch installed product now and click Finish. Audials Tunebite USB starts up, ready to work. Notice the small symbol as part of the product logo which indicates you are running Audials Tunebite USB. Restriction: Do not disconnect the USB device during installation and execution of the USB version.
Working with Audials Tunebite USB To run the USB version on a computer: Plugin your USB device to the computer. Audials Tunebite starts automatically.
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Note: Windows 7 users: Open the device folder and excute StartAudials Tunebite.exe manually. Notice the small symbol as part of the product logo which indicates you are running Audials Tunebite USB. Note: • Do not disconnect the USB device during installation and execution of the USB version. • The first time you run the USB version with a computer, a driver setup may be necessary. It runs automatically. Follow the given instructions.
Uninstalling Audials Tunebite USB Audials Tunebite USB stores all its working data on a USB device. However, when you connect that USB device to a computer to run Audials Tunebite USB, some additional information needs to be stored on the computer, e.g. drivers and start menu and desktop shortcuts for convenience. What to uninstall
How to uninstall
Uninstall Audials Tunebite from USB device To remove Audials Tunebite USB from a USB device, simply delete all the files from the device using e.g. Windows File Explorer. Remove all traces and information left on a computer after using Audials Tunebite USB
Open the Audials Tunebite start menu entry and click Help and Support > Clean Audials Tunebite USB off the computer .
Questions and Answers for Audials Tunebite USB I already have Audials Tunebite installed on my computer. Can I install on a USB device, too? Yes, you can install on USB anytime and on as many devices as you want. Where does Audials Tunebite USB store my new music and videos? All content which is recorded or converted with Audials Tunebite is saved to the USB device. Can I run the USB version on the USB device (e.g. my mobile phone) itsself, without connecting the device to a computer? No, that is not possible. Audials Tunebite USB runs very slow. What gives?
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The performance of the USB version strongly depends on the speed of your USB connection and USB device. It is recommended to use USB 1.1 or later. If Audials Tunebite takes long to start or reacts slowly, also try working with a different USB cable or device. How should I best format my USB stick? We recommend to format the device with the FAT32 file system.
Overview of Audials Tunebite This article gives an overview about the main user interface of Audials Tunebite.
Figure 1: Main user interface of an Audials product (AudialsOne Platinum). The interface of your installed product might differ in details, but the basic structure is the same.
1. Audials Tunebite is organized in views. Switch views to carry out individual tasks. Restriction: Audials Tunebite does not feature all the views shown in Figure 1: Main user interface of an Audials product (AudialsOne Platinum). The interface of your installed product might differ in details, but the basic structure is the same. on page 6, but the basic interface structure is the same. 2. Each view provides information for and control over specific tasks. Select your input and start or stop recording here. Read more ... 3. Set a target format for recorded songs and videos according to your playback device. 4. The status line shows how many files are currently recorded and converted. Controlling the recording and converting process
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5. Play back recorded files in the Player. Burn your songs or export them to your mobile player. Playing media files 6. Browse and edit additional song and video information, as e.g. cover pictures and lyrics. Manually editing tag information
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Capture: Recording what you see and hear The Capture view in Audials Tunebite offers several ways to record what you see on your screen and/or hear from your speakers. This is how the Capture view works: • When selecting Internet media recording, website audio and video content is recorded while you are surfing the web with your browser software. • Sound recording with tagging basically records anything that you hear on your speakers. • Screen recording records a part of what you see on your screen and what you hear on your speakers.
What to use and when to use it Use Internet media recording to surf the internet and record music and video files along the way. Use Sound recording to produce an audio file, or Screen recording to produce a video file: • to record "encrypted" web content • when Internet media recording failed or gave inconvenient output results. Tip: • Switch to the Capture view and click What to capture how? to show a short sequence of guidance dialogs, helping you to choose the right Capture feature for your situation. • Our support website offers step-by-step instructions for recording from certain websites.
Internet media recording The Internet media recording functionality provides the most convenient way to get music and videos: Simply browse popular websites like Last.fm and YouTube as usual. Audials Tunebite keeps track of all media played back in your browser, and saves them to your computer. To record Internet media content while browsing 1. Switch to the Capture view. 2. Click Internet media recording. 3. Start your browser.
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4. Browse any of the supported streaming websites (e.g. www.lastfm.de or www.YouTube.com). Listen to a stream or watch a clip. The Capture view lists all visited streams. 5. Select any of the displayed items and click Save. Instead of manually deciding which items to record, you can Save recordings automatically. Find your recorded audio files in the player. Tip: • Select a video and click Finalize selected, if you want quit recording and get only the part of the media file that has been recorded so far. • If a visited video stream cannot be recorded, a warning appears when clicking Save. This may e.g. happen for files encrypted with RTMPE. Follow the given instructions.
Sound recording Put simply, Sound recording basically records everything that you hear on your speakers. This is e.g. helpful to record a playlist with encrypted audio content which cannot be captured with the Internet media recording functionality. To run sound recording 1. Switch to the Capture view. Click Sound recording with tagging. 2. Mind the instructions that are displayed. Then click OK. The sound recording functionality is now switched on and Audials Tunebite captures your sound card's output. 3. Listen to the audio file you want to record. When you listen to several audio files with a detectable gap of silence between them, the files are automatically split and displayed as separate items. All played back audio content is displayed in the list. Find your finished recorded audio files in the player. Click Stop to switch off the sound recording functionality. You can now resume using your sound card without recording its output.
Continuous sound recording You can also choose to run sound recording in continuous mode: this will record only a single output file, instead of splitting files, automatically. To record in continuous mode 1. Switch to the Capture view. Open the Sound recording drop-down menu and select Sound recording continuously. 2. Follow steps 2 on page 9 to 3 on page 9 as described above.
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Recording videos from screen output Record the contents on your screen directly as a video. This is helpful, e.g. when capturing of the stream file fails. The contents of the selected area are recorded on the flow, so it makes sense to pause the video on an appropriate starting cue. You should not perform other tasks during recording. When you stop recording, the file is processed and then appears in the Player. Tip: • Set the volume of the video window to maximum before recording. • When you set the starting point for video playback, the sound is muted. This is default behavior. Your audio will be captured once recording starts. • When you stop recording, and the recorded file appears in the Player: right-click it, select "Edit ID3 tags" and provide a label under Title. To record the contents on your screen 1. Switch to the Capture view. 2. Click Screen recording. 3. Start the application playing the video. 4. Follow the instructions given by Audials Tunebite.
Save recordings automatically The Capture view features a setting which makes recording items even faster and easier: automatic saving for recorded files. Click Save automatically. Several choices are offered for configuration: Options
Description
Social radios
Select to record and save media files from social radios, automatically.
Links to MP3 files
Select to record and save all MP3 files that are linked from the visited websites.
Sound recordings / Screen recordings
Select to record and save all output of Sound recording / Recording videos from screen output recording.
Other content
Select to record and save all media files that do not fit into one of the above categories.
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When all options are deselected, items will only be preloaded and shown in the list, ready to be recorded and saved, individually.
12 | Audials Tunebite | Converting
Converting This article covers the Converter view and its functionalities. Convert your media files: • Convert media files to a format compatible with a special playback device, e.g. an MP3 player. • Remove copy protection (e.g. DRM) from your music, videos and audio books.
Output formats supported by Audials Tunebite Audials Tunebite supports converting to the following formats: • • • • • • • •
MP3 M4A/AAC FLAC WMA WMV MP4 AVI and others
How can I find out which output formats are supported by my playback devices? External devices use preferred formats for playing back media files (e.g. AAC/M4A used by the iPod). To find out which output formats are supported by your playback devices, or which formats work with those devices best, check the manufacturer's information. Audials Tunebite offers Conversion Presets which work well for the most popular devices.
Converting media files To convert a song or video 1. Switch to the Converter view. 2. Click Files > Add files.... 3. Choose the files to convert.
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4. Click Open. The files appear on the list in the Converter view. 5. Optional: If you want to change the target format, click the menu button with the name of the current conversion setting in the processing window. 6. Click Start to start the converting process. Note: For best results, do not perform other tasks during the encoding process, which increase the processor workload. All files that finished converting move from the input list to the Player. Tip: The original file is not modified by the conversion. This guarantees you cannot destroy any file. If a conversion result does not meet your expectations, simply convert the original file once more, using different settings.
Convert and burn a movie to DVD 1. Start Audials Tunebite. 2. In the conversion section, activate Convert: and choose Optimized for burning to DVD from the list of available conversion settings. 3. Start working with Audials Tunebite as usual. All recorded files will automatically be converted. 4. Burn the recorded files to a DVD, either with the built-in burn function, or with any burning software of your choice. Note: You need to playback the DVDs with a DIVX-compatible DVD player.
Recording DVD content Audials Tunebite records your DVDs in a few simple steps. To record a DVD 1. Switch to the Converter view. 2. Select a conversion setting that creates a suitable video output format. 3. Click DVDs and follow the given instructions.
Converting audiobooks The recommended method to convert protected or unprotected audiobooks is by using the Audials Tunebite CD Writer. This method makes sure the audiobook is split into several sections. Please Installing the Audials Tunebite CD Writer, first.
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To remove the copy protection from your audiobook 1. Switch to the Converter view. 2. Click Audiobooks. 3. In the lower left of the Converter view, click the menu button with the name of the current conversion setting, and choose a target format. 4. Start your playback software (e.g. iTunes). 5. Click File > New Playlist . 6. Add the audiobook to the playlist (e.g. by drag-and-drop). 7. Right-click the name of the playlist, and select Burn Playlist to Disc. 8. When burning, use the following settings: CD Burner
Audials Tunebite CD-R
Preferred speed
Maximum possible
Disc format
Audio CD
Include CD text
yes
During the virtual burning process, Audials Tunebite converts all files from the playlist to the format you have selected. All files that finished converting appear in the Player.
Removing copy protection Important: You need to be able to play back copy-protected files in order to have Audials Tunebite unprotect them. Please make sure that you have sufficient rights to play the files with your playback software before you continue. Remember to check your music service subscriptions, too. To remove copy protection from your files 1. Switch to the Converter view. 2. Click Files > Add files.... 3. Choose the files to unprotect. 4. Click Open. The files appear on the list in the Converter view. 5. If you want to change the target format, click the menu button with the name of the current conversion setting in the processing window. 6. Click Start to start the converting process. Note: For best results, do not perform other tasks during the encoding process, which increase the processor workload.
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All unprotected files move from the input list to the Player.
Figure 2: Converter format selection
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Playing media files All files recorded or converted by Audials Tunebite appear in the Player. Media files are automatically organized in playlists. The Player displays information about your media files and offers useful functions to e.g. play, filter, sort, edit and delete your media files, as well as your individual playlists.
Working with playlists Audials Tunebite works with two kinds of playlists: • automatic playlists, as e.g. the playlists containing the newest recorded files • your individual playlists, also called user playlists for brevity. The following table lists differences in handling both types of playlists: Automatic playlists
Your individual playlists
Create
Created automatically
You can create new lists, anytime
Edit
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You can add, remove and change individual items on a list, anytime
Sort
Sortable by criteria, e.g. by age of creation
You can order a list by moving tracks up or down
Delete
Automatically deleted after a You can/must delete lists certain while manually
Rename
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You can rename lists, anytime
Exporting files to external devices Exporting media files can be done within the Player as well as within the Organize view. The Player offers basic export functionality. The Organize view offers more flexibility regarding the import and export of sets of files at once.
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Figure 3: Controls for exporting the selected files in the Player: export button (first from the left), export target menu button (second from the left)
Sorting playlists By default, the latest recorded files appear at the top of the list in the Player. The Player offers several options for sorting playlists by criteria. Restriction: Only automatic playlists can be sorted. Your individual playlists cannot be sorted by criteria, as this would discard the customized order of the files on the list. Instead, you can change the order of your individual lists by moving tracks up or down. To sort the recorded files e.g. by artist name, alphabetically 1. In the Player, open the Sort menu. Default sorting is: New Top. 2. Select Artist-Title. In the newly sorted list, you have quick access to all recorded media files by one artist.
Filtering playlists This article explains how to filter the current playlist to get a better overview of your recorded files. To filter recorded files 1. In the Filter box, type in a filter text, e.g. an artist or song name. Only files containing your text are shown. 2. Click to reset the filter text. You can see all recorded files again.
Reviewing and marking recording quality
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Reviewing files By marking files as reviewed, you can tell Audials Tunebite that you are content with the files' quality. To toggle files reviewed / not reviewed 1. Select media files in the current playlist. You can select individual tracks, or several items at once using multi-selection. to toggle the review state of the selected media files. 2. Click Notice the green tick mark next to files which have been set reviewed. Audials Tunebite's duplicate filter detection can be set not to create duplicates for files you have set reviewed.
Getting more music and videos based on recorded files The Player offers special actions for recorded files. These actions help you to get more music and videos, quickly. Each product view offers specific tasks. Switch to a certain view to show its available tasks. Examples for special actions: View
Special action
Converter
Add a file to the Converter list for reconversion
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Organizing media files The Organize view displays your music and media collection. It helps you to manage and organize your recorded files. The Organize view offers diverse features for editing, and for exchanging files between your computer and e.g. media players or online storage services.
Switching between Organize view and 'normal' Audials Tunebite input views Click Organize to switch to Organize view. Click the same button again (it is now labeled Get files) to switch back to the 'normal' Audials Tunebite input views.
Figure 4: Switch between Organize and 'normal' views
Browsing through your music collection The Organize view provides the best overview of thousands of downloaded files and shows your songs sorted by artists, albums and genres. To browse your downloaded songs and videos: • Click Artist to see all downloaded songs sorted by artists and albums. This is helpful for getting a quick overview of artist discographies. • Click Genre to see all downloaded songs sorted by genres and artists. • Click Files to browse the actual folder structure containing your media files. The lower list always shows the files contained in the selected folders, genres or the files of the selected artist(s), respectively.
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Organizing sets of files at once: selecting and checking Many organizing features can be applied to single files as well as several files, at the same time. You may e.g. choose to export several files at once to a mobile device. Audials Tunebite offers two ways to work with sets of files: selecting and checking. Select files with left click. Hold down the CTRL key and left-click several files for multiselection. Select a media item's check box to check it. Note: Checked items stay checked until you clear their check box. Checking items works well to combine a set of files spread across several albums, genres, folders, etc. Select Check items > Uncheck all to clear all check boxes at once.
Figure 5: Organize view with two albums checked and two songs selected. In this situation Audials Tunebite will ask you whether a selected command (e.g. exporting) should be applied to the one or to the other set of files.
Importing from and exporting to devices Audials Tunebite offers import and export functionality to copy music and video files from your PC to external devices, such as mobile gadgets or online storages, and vice versa. This helps you in accessing your media files anytime, anywhere. Exporting media files can be done within the Player as well as within the Organize view. The Player offers basic export functionality. The Organize view offers more flexibility regarding the import and export of sets of files at once. Importing media files can only be done within the Organize view.
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Working with devices The most important device involved in importing/exporting features is your computer. All files recorded and converted by Audials Tunebite, plus additional folders selected to be managed by Audials Tunebite, are handled as content on My PC. All sorts of external devices, gadgets, software and online service are summarized by the term target device. Exporting means to transfer files from your PC to a chosen target device. This includes e.g. creating ringtones, copying files to a USB device, burning CDs/DVDs, and more. Importing means to copy files from a target device to your PC. See Figure 6: Organize's import/export device control group on page 22 to realize how this concept is visualized.
User interface for importing/exporting Each device control group features three subfunctions (compare Figure 6: Organize's import/ export device control group on page 22, points 1 and 2): • Open the device configuration dialog/menu by clicking the lower part of the device button group, e.g.
(Note: The icon on that button changes according to the selected device). • Select/clear the check box to toggle displaying content on the device. Note how white and blue is used as key color to differ between content on your PC and on the target device. • Click to refresh the interface after changes to e.g. files on the target device.
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Tip: Color is used to differ between content on your PC and on the target device. In Figure 6: Organize's import/export device control group on page 22, the displayed track is located both on your PC (white) and on the target device (blue). Your PC (1), target device (2), import/export action buttons to copy content to and fro (3). Figure 6: Organize's import/export device control group
Burning CDs and DVDs Audials Tunebite can burn your media files to audio CDs as well as data CDs/DVDs containing media files in their original format (e.g. MP3 CDs). To burn your songs and videos 1. From the menu of target devices, select CD Burner. 2. Select the files you want to burn from the current playlist. . 3. Click The burning assistant opens. It will guide you through the burning process. 4. Follow the instructions given by the burning assistant.
Advanced task: Burning arbitrary file sets You can also burn arbitrary file sets which are not stored on the same playlist, but spread across your media collection. To burn your songs and videos 1. Switch to the Organize view. 2. Select CD Burner from the menu of targets for exporting. 3. Browse your collection and check all media files you would like burn. to export the checked files to the burning device. 4. Click The burning assistant opens. It will guide you through the burning process. 5. Follow the instructions given by the burning assistant.
Exporting content to USB Gadgets Please make sure that Windows detects your device as a new drive before you continue. To export your songs and videos from Audials Tunebite to an external USB gadget (e.g. a MP3 player or a mobile phone) 1. Connect your mobile gadget to your computer. 2. From the menu of target devices, select USB Gadget... and follow the instructions to configure your gadget to be used with Audials Tunebite. If your gadget has already been configured, you can simply select your gadget from the menu of export targets.
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3. Select one or multiple files from the playlist. . 4. Click The selected files are exported to your mobile player. Note: To avoid data loss, always eject your device before disconnecting it from the computer.
Syncing with iPod & Co. Audials Tunebite can sync media files to iPods and similar devices. Important: The mobile device is used as USB mass storage device. Full synching functionality for iPod and similar devices is only offered by iTunes.
Creating ringtones Audials Tunebite can create ringtones from MP3 songs for your mobile phone. Your mobile phone must support one of the following formats: WAV, MP3, WMA, WMV, OGG The maximum length for a ringtone is 30 seconds. To create a ringtone 1. From the menu of target devices, select Ringtone creator. . 2. Select a song from the current playlist, and click Audials Tunebite processes the song. The marked area indicates the ringtone. 3. Drag the marked area to adjust its position. 4. Drag the borders of the marked area to trim the ringtone. 5. You can playback your selection to test the ringtone. 6. Click Continue with Step 3..., and follow the instructions to upload your ringtone to your mobile phone.
Tagging your media collection Media files save additional information about their content in so called tags. Typical tags are e.g. title, album name, cover art, lyrics, and so on. The Organize view features an automated Internet search which adds tag information to your songs and videos. It can automatically tag large sets of media files in one go. To tag your media collection with additional information as e.g. lyrics and cover art: 1. Switch to the Organize view.
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2. Check all media files you would like add tag information to: • Browse your collection and check files individually, or • Click the Check items box and select Check all from the menu to tag your complete media collection Note: You can not use other functions of Audials Tunebite while tagging is in progress. As tagging of thousands of files takes some time, we recommend to tag large collections e.g. overnight. 3. In the toolbar above the media list, click Autotag. Audials Tunebite tags all checked files. This can take some time.
Manually editing tag information You can also edit tag information for one or more individual files, yourself. To fix the spelling of an album name, for example. Browse your collection and select all files to edit in the lower media list. Modify the selection's tag information in the lower-right tag area. To run the automated Internet tag search for your selected files, click Important: Remember to click
.
to save your changes.
Figure 7: Manually editing tag information: select files in the media list (left) and edit their tags (right)
Reorganizing your media collection The larger your media collection, the more work it is to maintain its structure, sorting and naming according to your needs. The Organize view supports you with that task: its Reorganize functionality allows you to change the folder structure and file naming of a part of your media collection, or of a complete collection, in one go. To reorganize a part of your collection:
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1. Switch to the Organize view. 2. Check all media files you would like reorganize: • Browse your collection and check files individually, or • Click the Check items box and select Check all from the menu to reorganize your complete media collection 3. In the toolbar above the media list, click Reorganize. Wizard pages will guide you through the necessary steps. Follow the given instructions.
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Controlling the recording and converting process The status line provides information about the current state of the ongoing recording and processing activities.
Status line The status line is located at the bottom of each view. The status line shows: • information on the ongoing activity of the current view • information about how many files are currently recorded and processed in total (summedup for all views together)
Figure 8: Status line for Web view, displaying view-specific information first, then the number of current files currently recorded and processed by Audials Tunebite, in total
Click
to expand the status line and see a detailed processing list.
Processing list The processing list lists all files that are currently recorded, converted or queued for processing. The processing list allows you to see and control the processing of individual media files (e.g. start and stop recording, clean up the list, etc.).
Figure 9: Expanded processing list
Click
to collapse the processing list and see the view's status line.
Speeding up processing on multi-core CPUs As default, only one file at a time is processed. If your computer has multiple processor cores, go to Options > Convert & Process to increase the number of simultaneous encodings.
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Stopping all internet traffic Located right below the status line is the Stop all button. Use the Stop all button to immediately suspend recording and converting processes of all the product views, e.g. to free internet bandwidth.
Figure 10: The Stop all button at the very bottom of the main window
To stop recording and converting: 1. Click Stop all. 2. Select Stop using the internet.
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Options & Configuration This article covers options and configuration for Audials Tunebite. Most features of Audials Tunebite are already set up, so you can start right away. Adjusting the settings described in the following chapters is in most cases unnecessary. If you are an advanced user who wants to optimize the results delivered by Audials Tunebite, you can configure your software here:
Improving performance: Setting a custom temporary files folder If you have more than one hard disk drive, setting the temporary files folder to your fastest drive can speed up the performance of Audials Tunebite. To set a custom folder for temporary files 1. Go to Options > Output . 2. Under Temporary files, click .... 3. Select a folder and click OK.
Turning off tagging of recorded files Audials Tunebite automatically tags the recorded files, and adds lyrics to songs. This article explains how to switch off this feature. To turn off tagging and adding lyrics 1. Go to Options > Convert & Process. 2. Clear the Add ID3 tags check box. 3. Clear the Add lyrics check box. 4. Click OK.
Turning on support logs In case you should encounter sustained problems with your software, turn on the log feature. Log files will help our support to identify the problem. To turn on writing support logs
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1. Go to Options > General . 2. Select the check box Write support information to log files. 3. Click OK. You can turn off writing support logs anytime. To see the log files, click Open log folder.
Turning on suppressed warning dialogs Audials Tunebite shows warning dialogs before critical operations. You can switch them off, but it may be useful to show them again. To restore warning dialogs, along with all other suppressed message boxes 1. Go to Options > General . 2. Click Restore messages. 3. Click OK.
Changing the main color scheme You can change the color scheme of the main window of Audials Tunebite. Color schemes decide which colors are used to display text and background. Select whatever color scheme you like best or the scheme that suits your specific needs. To change the color scheme 1. Click
, located in the upper right of the main window.
2. Select one of the offered color schemes. Tip: When working in a bright environment, the Light scheme (black text on light grayish background) is a good choice regarding contrasts.
Installing the Audials Tunebite CD Writer To unprotect audiobooks, you have to install the Audials Tunebite CD Writer, first. The Audials Tunebite CD Writer is a virtual CD writer and does not require any CDs. Use it with your playback software to unprotect files. To install the Audials Tunebite CD Writer 1. Switch to the Converter view. 2. Click Audiobooks. 3. Click Install, and follow the instructions. The Audials Tunebite CD Writer is installed now. Use it with your playback software to unprotect files.
30 | Audials Tunebite | License Information
License Information This page describes how to handle license information and procuct activation. Note: Please keep your license information in a safe place. We strongly suggest to print it out, and file it with other important documents.
License Key After ordering your product through our website, you will receive an e-mail with your serial number and your license key. The license key is 55 characters long. You need your license key to activate Audials Tunebite.
Activation Key If you bought your product in a store, your boxed-set contains an activation key. The activation key is 10 digits long. You have to provide the activation key at first application startup to obtain the product license.
Retrieving a lost license key and the corresponding product version This option is available only for software bought through our website (http://audials.com) at Element5/Digital River GmbH. If you purchased the product through other resellers, please contact them for further assistance. In order to retrieve your license key or the product version you originally purchased: 1. Go to our Support site (http://audials.com/support/en). 2. Provide the e-mail address employed for purchase. You will receive an e-mail including the license key and a link to download the version you had originally purchased.
