Amarok/Manual/Organization/Transcoding

Overview

Transcoding is a new Amarok feature embedded in the 2.4 beta 1 release. It allows encoding media files to various formats while copying them to your collection. 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 trancoding while you copy files to your collection folder by right-clicking a media file then Copy to Collection -> Local Collection and a pop-up menu will appear.

Or encode media files directly on your hard drive by selecting Transcode here. When clicked it will automatically encode the selected files to the default encoding preset.

Transcode Menu

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

Menu Item	Description
Copy	Selected media files will be copied to your collection folder without encoding.
Transcode	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 here.
Transcode With Custom Parameters	Requires encoding knowledge, because media files will be encoded to custom formats and settings, provided that you have the required codecs. Selecting this option causes a new menu to appear.

Custom Encoding

Can be done to save space or to make your files readable by a portable music player or a particular software program.

Menu Item	Description
Back	Back to the basic Transcoding menu.
Encoder list	List of all your installed codecs; choose among them to make custom presets.
Transcode	Begins encoding with the selected codecs and parameters.
Cancel	Exits the Transcoding menu and returns to the Media Sources pane.