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4.3.3.1 Menu bar

Here you have all global commands and settings. The item Tasklist has per track commands and settings.

File menu

Load tasklist...
../img/folder_open_16.png Pops up a file selection dialog and loads the chosen tasklist. The tracks are appended to already existing tracks in the list. Has a shortcut in the upper toolbar.
Save tasklist...
../img/save_16.png Pops up a file selection dialog for saving the current tasklist. Has a shortcut in the upper toolbar.
Quit
../img/quit_16.png Stop the current transcoding action (if any) and quit Has a shortcut in the upper toolbar.

Options menu

Preferences
../img/config_16.png Here, you configure the GUI and the default settings for newly added tracks. The preferences are saved in the profile.
Configure plugins
../img/plugin_16.png Here, you set the default plugins for newly added tracks. You can configure input plugins (See Configuring input plugins) and encoders (See Configuring encoders). The plugin settings are saved in the profile.
Load profile...
../img/folder_open_16.png Pops up a file selection dialog and loads the chosen profile. All configuration and plugin settings for new tracks will be changed immediately.
Save profile...
../img/save_16.png Pops up a file selection dialog for saving the current configuration to a profile.

Actions

Start transcoding
../img/run_16.png This will start transcoding of the tracks in the trasklist in top-to-bottom order. While transcoding you can still add/delete/edit tracks in the list. Has a shortcut in the upper toolbar.
Stop transcoding
../img/stop_16.png Stops transcoding. If the currently transcoded track is not a live stream, the produced files are deleted from disk (unless you disable this in the preferences). The currently decoded track is moved back to the top of the tasklist. Has a shortcut in the upper toolbar.

Tasklist

This menu acts on the tasklist as a whole or the selected track(s).

Add... -> Files...
../img/folder_open_16.png Pops up a file selection dialog, which lets you add files (optionally with a specific input plugin) to the end of the tasklist. Has a shortcut in the lower toolbar.
Add... -> URLs...
../img/earth_16.png Pops up a window, which lets you enter an URL (optionally with a specific input plugin) to the end of the tasklist. Has a shortcut in the lower toolbar.
Add... -> Drives...
../img/drive_running_16.png Pops up a window, which lets open a removeable disk (e.g. and Audio CD) and append it's tracks to the end of the tasklist. You must specify the device and the plugin. Has a shortcut in the lower toolbar.
Selected... -> Move up...
../img/top_16.png Move the selected tracks to the top of the list, so they will be transcoded first.
Selected... -> Move down...
../img/down_16.png Move the selected tracks to the bottom of the list, so they will be transcoded last
Selected... -> Remove...
../img/trash_16.png Remove the selected tracks (without confirmation or undo). Has a shortcut in the lower toolbar.
Selected... -> Configure...
../img/config_16.png Configure the selected track. Has a shortcut in the lower toolbar.
Selected... -> Edit chapters...
../img/chapter_16.png Pop up the chapter editor. If the source has chapters, you'll find them here. You can also add/delete/move chapters. Chapters can also have names (currently only supported by the libquicktime encoder). Has a shortcut in the lower toolbar.
Selected... -> Change encoders...
../img/plugin_16.png Here, you set the encoding plugins of the selected tracks. (See Configuring encoders). Has a shortcut in the lower toolbar.
Edit... -> Cut
../img/cut_16.png Cut selected tracks to the clipboard. Has a shortcut in the lower toolbar.
Edit... -> Copy
../img/copy_16.png Copy selected tracks to the clipboard. Has a shortcut in the lower toolbar.
Edit... -> Paste
../img/paste_16.png Paste tracks or album entries from the GUI Player from the clipboard. Has a shortcut in the lower toolbar.
Postprocess...
Pops up a dialog to configure postprocessing. Postprocessing plugins are invoked whenever the tasklist gets empty. It adds all tracks, which have been encoded since batch transcoding was started. Postprocessors make some sanity checks of the files they get, and won't try to burn e.g. audio CDs with MPEG data.

Windows

Here, you can show and hide the log window.