1. Place the cursor where you want to insert the command marker.

Sound Forge Pro note Using CommandsCommands snap to the nearest millisecond.

  1. From the Insert menu, choose Command. The Command Properties dialog is displayed.

  2. From the Command drop-down list, choose the type of command you want to insert, or type a custom command in the box.

  3. In the Parameter box, enter the argument that should be passed to the command. For example, if you’re using an URL command, enter the address of the Web page you want to display.

    Command

    Player type

    Description

    URL

    Windows Media and RealMedia

    Indicates when an instruction is sent to the user’s Internet browser to change the content being displayed.

    In the Parameter box, enter the URL that will display at a specific time during the rendered project’s playback.

    Text

    Windows Media

    Displays text in the captioning area of the Windows Media Player located below the video display area.

    In the Parameter box, enter the text that will display during playback.

    Sound Forge Pro note Using CommandsTo view captions during playback in Windows Media Player 9, choose Captions and Subtitles from the Windows Media Player Play menu, and then choose On if Available from the submenu.

    WMClosedCaption

    Windows Media

    Displays the text from the Parameter box in the captioning window that is defined by an HTML layout file.

    WMTextBodyText

    Windows Media

    Displays the text from the Parameter box in the text window that is defined by an HTML layout file.

    WMTextHeadline

    Windows Media

    Displays the text from the Parameter box in the headline window that is defined by an HTML layout file.

    Title

    RealMedia

    Displays the text from the Parameter box to identify the file’s title in a media player.

    Sound Forge Pro note Using CommandsWhen rendering Windows Media files, title information is based on the settings on the Summary Information window  or the Index/Summary tab of the Custom Template dialog. The information from the Summary Information window will be used if information has been specified in both places.

    To view this information during playback, choose Now Playing Options from the Windows Media Player View menu and select the items you want to display.

    Author

    RealMedia

    Displays the text you enter when you choose About this Presentation from the RealPlayer’s shortcut menu or Properties from the Windows Media Player shortcut menu.

    In the Parameter box, enter the text that you want to display.

    Sound Forge Pro note Using CommandsWhen rendering Windows Media files, title information is based on the settings on the Summary Information window  or the Index/Summary tab of the Custom Template dialog. The information from the Summary Information window will be used if information has been specified in both places.

    To view this information during playback, choose Now Playing Options from the Windows Media Player View menu and select the items you want to display.

    Copyright

    RealMedia

    Displays the text you enter when you choose About this Presentation from the RealPlayer’s shortcut menu or Properties from the Windows Media Player shortcut menu.

    In the Parameter box, enter the text that you want to display.

    Sound Forge Pro note Using CommandsWhen rendering Windows Media files, title information is based on the settings on the Summary Information window  or the Index/Summary tab of the Custom Template dialog. The information from the Summary Information window will be used if information has been specified in both places.

    To view this information during playback, choose Now Playing Options from the Windows Media Player View menu and select the items you want to display.

    Scott EOM

    Scott Studios WAV file

    Calculates when the next queued clip starts playing in a Scott Studios system.

    For more information, please refer to your Scott Studios documentation.

    Scott Cue In

    Scott Studios WAV file

    Set the beginning of a file in a Scott Studios System without performing destructive editing.

    For more information, please refer to your Scott Studios documentation.

  4. In the Position box, type the time you want the command to occur in your project. The command is inserted at the cursor position by default.

Right-click the command marker tag Sound Forge Pro  Using Commands and choose Delete from the shortcut menu.

Right-click the command marker tag Sound Forge Pro  Using Commands and choose Edit from the shortcut menu.

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Double-click the command marker tag.

Click the command marker tag Sound Forge Pro  Using Commands.

If you frequently insert commands that use similar settings, you can create a template to insert command settings automatically.

Creating a template

  1. From the Insert menu, choose Command to display the Command Properties dialog.

  2. Enter the settings you want to use in the Command, Parameter, and Position boxes.

  3. In the Template box, enter the name you want to use to store the template.

  4. Click the Save button Sound Forge Pro b save Using Commands.

Recalling a template

  1. From the Insert menu, choose Command to display the Command Properties dialog.

  2. Choose the template you want to use from the Template drop-down list. The Command, Parameter, and Position boxes are automatically filled in using the information stored in the template.

  3. Edit the settings in the Command, Parameter, and Position boxes as necessary.

  4. Click OK.

Editing metadata commands

Your metadata command templates are saved in the cmdtemp.xml file in the Sound Forge program folder. You can edit this file directly to modify your templates.

Inserting Commands

C

Insert Menu

From the Insert menu, choose Command to place a metadata command marker at the current cursor position.

Command markers indicate when an instruction (function) will occur in a streaming media file. You can use command markers to display headlines, captions, link to Web sites, or any other function you define.

Sound Forge Pro warning Using CommandsWindows Media Player 9 and later will ignore metadata commands unless the Run script commands when present check box is selected on the Security tab of the player’s Preferences dialog. Be sure to instruct your audience to select this check box before playing your file.


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