File Properties

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File Menu

From the View menu, choose File Properties to view or edit information saved in the active file.

This information is saved with the file and can be displayed by media players when you save your project in a different file format.

Sound Forge Pro tip File PropertiesTips:

  • Double-click the Sample Rate, Bit Depth, Channels, or File Length box in the status bar to edit properties quickly:
    Sound Forge Pro status File Properties

  • If you want to sort the contents of a metadata window, you can click a column heading to sort in ascending or descending order. Hold Ctrl and click a column heading to return to the default sort order.

  • If you want to copy metadata to the clipboard, right-click the window and choose Copy to Clipboard from the shortcut menu.

  • If you want to customize the format for copying metadata to the clipboard, right-click the window and choose Custom Copy to Clipboard from the shortcut menu.

    The Copy Metadata dialog is displayed to let you choose whether you want to copy the data as formatted text or delimited text, set a delimiter, and choose whether you want to include a header row.

    Click OK to copy the metadata to the clipboard, and you can then paste the information wherever you need it.  

Item

Description

File name

The name of the file saved on disk.

Location

The folder where the file is saved.

File size

The size of the file on disk.

File attributes

Indicates whether file attributes (read-only, hidden, etc.) have been set.

Last saved

The date and time the file was saved.

File type

The file type for the file.

Audio format

The format used to save the audio stream.

Audio sample rate

Click the down arrow Sound Forge Pro b downarrow2 File Properties and choose a sample rate from the drop-down list, or choose Custom to type a value in the edit box to set the number of samples per second used to represent the audio.

Sound Forge Pro note File PropertiesThis setting will not resample the sound file. If the playback rate is different from the originally recorded rate, the pitch will vary unless the file is resampled.

Audio bit rate

Displays the bit rate of the audio file.

Audio bit depth

Click the down arrow Sound Forge Pro b downarrow2 File Properties and choose a bit depth from the drop-down list to set the number of bits used to represent each sample.

Sound Forge Pro note File PropertiesUse the Bit-Depth Converter to perform advanced channel mixing.

Audio channels

Click the down arrow Sound Forge Pro b downarrow2 File Properties and choose a setting from the drop-down list to set the number of channels stored in the file.

Sound Forge Pro note File PropertiesUse the Channel Converter to perform advanced channel mixing.

Audio length

The duration (in time and samples) of the audio file.

Video format

Displays the format used to save the video stream.

Video attributes

Displays the frame size, color depth and frame rate of the video stream.

Video length

Displays the length (in time and frames) of the video stream.

Video field order

Displays the field order of the video stream. Click the down arrow Sound Forge Pro b downarrow2 File Properties and choose a setting from the drop-down list to change the field order.

Video pixel aspect ratio

Displays the pixel aspect ratio of the video stream. Click the down arrow Sound Forge Pro b downarrow2 File Properties and choose a setting from the drop-down list to change the pixel aspect ratio.

Computers display pixels as squares, or a ratio of 1.0. Televisions display pixels as rectangles (ratios other than 1.0).

Using the incorrect setting can result in distortion or stretching. Consult your capture/video output card’s manual for the proper settings.

File Properties