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=== Transcoding ===

''Transcoding'' is a new '''Amarok''' feature as of version 2.4. It allows you to encode media files to a variety of formats while copying them to your collection. A word of warning: be careful when you use this feature, as you are working with actual files on your hard drive. Have a backup!

==== Interface ====

Use ''transcoding'' while you copy files to your collection folder by right-clicking a media file then <menuchoice>Copy to Collection -> Local Collection</menuchoice> and a menu will appear.

==== Transcode Menu ====

If you choose to copy files to your collection, the following menu interface will pop up.

[[File:Transcode 1.png|400px|center]]

{| border="1" cellpadding="5"
! Menu Item !! Description
|-
| <menuchoice>Copy</menuchoice> || Selected media files will be copied to your collection without encoding.
|-
| <menuchoice>Transcode</menuchoice> || Selected media files will be coded with the default encoding preset: medium compression, high quality, Ogg Vorbis (lossy), and a menu interface will pop up. More about this interface [[Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/Organization/Collection/OrganizeCollection#Contents|here]].
|-
| <menuchoice>Transcode With Custom Parameters</menuchoice> || Media files will be encoded to custom formats, provided that you have the required codecs. Selecting this option causes a new menu to appear.
|}

==== Custom Encoding ====

Whether to save space, to make your files readable by a portable music player or a particular software program, '''Amarok''' can handle it. Choose a codec from the list and a custom setting and click <menuchoice>Transcode</menuchoice>.

[[File:Amarok2.4TranscodeTracksDialog.png|400px|center]]

{| border="1" cellpadding="5"
! Menu Item !! Description
|-
| <menuchoice>Back</menuchoice> || Back to the basic ''Transcoding menu''.
|-
| <menuchoice>Encoder list</menuchoice> || List of all your installed codecs; choose among them to make custom presets. If this list is empty, you need to install ''FFmpeg''.
|-
| <menuchoice>Transcode</menuchoice> || Begins encoding with the selected codecs and parameters.
|-
| <menuchoice>Cancel</menuchoice> || Exits the ''Transcoding menu'' and returns to the ''Media Sources pane''.
|}


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