Ok, I've got the latest version of Goldwave. What do I have and what if
anything would I be duplicating if I got Total Recorder? Sounds like
goldwave does much the same thing.
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From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan
Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 4:40 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Total Recorder various versions
Hi!
The topic of Total Recorder comes up often here on this list so I
thought this segment out of the help file may be of interest to listers,
it discusses the various features and functions available in the 4
versions of Total Recorder - Standard, Professional, Professional Video
and Developer editions -.
> Total Recorder is distributed in the following editions: Standard
> Edition (SE), Professional
> Edition (PE), VideoPro Edition (VE), and Developer Edition (DE).
> Standard Edition
> includes the following features:
> .
> Basic functionality of recording and playback of audio files.
> .
> Use of a Total Recorder driver for recording. This includes the
> ability to record
> Internet telephony.
> .
> Basic functionality of an internal scheduler.
> .
> Convert audio data to any supported format. Total Recorder can convert
> data during
> a recording or it can convert a recorded file from one format to another.
> .
> Select and save a fragment of a file.
> .
> Normalization of sound files.
> .
> Read, edit, and write tags (including artwork information) for all
> supported file
> formats.
> .
> Support for playlists in M3U, PLS, and WPL formats.
> .
> Ability to use various Total Recorder add-ons to process sound.
> .
> Other features.
> Professional Edition
> includes the following features:
> .
> All the features provided by Total Recorder Standard Edition.
> .
> Many additional features, such as the following:
> -
> In addition to ordinary recording, you can background record (i.e.
> capture or rip)
> Internet broadcasts in MP3, WMA, and Ogg Vorbis formats directly
> without decoding
> and re-encoding. You can also play back Internet broadcasts. For more
> information,
> refer to
> Background recording (capturing) and playing of Internet streams
> .
> -
> Ability to edit sound data. For example, you can cut, copy, and paste
> fragments.
> For more information, refer to
> Editing a Sound File
> .
> -
> Ability to work with high-quality formats, such as high-quality PCM,
> FLAC, and APE
> formats (up to 192kHz 24bit and float mono and stereo), high-quality
> Windows Media
> Audio Lossless stereo formats (up to 96kHz 24bit), and the stereo
> formats of the
> Windows Media Audio Professional codec.
> -
> Use of a Sound Image panel or window that provides a visual
> representation of sound
> data. For more information, refer to
> Working With Sound Images
> .
> -
> Record Internet transmissions using a built-in scheduler. For more
> information, refer
> to the
> How to record an Internet transmission using Total Recorder's scheduler
> .
> -
> Apply
> Fade In/Fade Out effects
> to a Sound File.
> -
> Automatic reduction in the lengths of pauses
> .
> -
> Ability to set different conditions under which a recording will stop.
> For more information,
> refer to the
> Using the Advanced stop recording conditions Dialog
> .
> -
> Split mode capabilities for creating new files during a recording, or
> you can manually
> split a file. For more information, refer to
> Split mode overview
> and
> How to get and use clip info from an external player
> .
> -
> Support for cue files. For more information, refer to
> Working with cue files
> .
> -
> Merge multiple sound files
> into a single file.
> -
> Play an audio file at a
> slower or faster speed
> than normal while optionally
> preserving the original tone
> .
> -
> Support for
> Favorites
> .
> -
> A batch processing facility allows you to process one or more files at
> the same time.
> You can use batch processing to change the format, apply fading
> effects, create or
> change tags, and perform other operations. For more information, refer to
> Batch Processing Overview
> .
> -
> Total Recorder can be set as the
> default system program
> for certain types of files.
> -
> Some additional
> add-ons
> , such as the
> Digital Mixer Add-on
> and the
> Send to iTunes/iPod Add-on
> are available.
> -
> And much more.
> VideoPro Edition
> includes the following features:
> .
> All the features provided by the Total Recorder Professional Edition.
> .
> Ability to work with video files, including the following:
> -
> Support for video files in AVI, WMV and FLV formats.
> -
> Support for video files with multiple audio streams.
> -
> A video file can be played at its normal speed, or the speed can be
> increased or
> decreased.
> -
> Ability to record video files. Possible sources for the audio stream
> include: software
> source, sound-board source, and mixed software and sound-board source.
> Sources for
> the video stream can include a captured screen region, a captured
> screen window,
> and
> hardware video devices
> .
> -
> Ability to capture and/or play Internet streams in WMV format. Refer to
> How to play or background record (capture) an Internet video stream
> using Total Recorder
> .
> -
> Ability to convert a video file from one type to another.
> -
> Perform editing operations on a video file. For example, you can save,
> cut, copy,
> or paste a selection. Refer to
> Considerations for editing video files
> . Editing of a video file is performed without re-encoding. This saves
> time and does
> not lead to any loss of video or audio quality.
> -
> Replace an audio stream in a video file or add an audio stream to a
> video file. See
> Considerations for editing video files
> .
> -
> Save an audio or a video stream from a video file as a separate file.
> See
> Saving operations for video files
> .
> -
> Save a video frame as a bitmap (.bmp) file. See
> Saving operations for video files
> .
> Developer Edition
> includes the following features:
> .
> All the features provided by the Total Recorder VideoPro Edition.
> .
> Interfaces that give you the ability to write your own application,
> using COM and
> Au
> tomation technologies, to control Total Recorder. Your application can
> include, or
> extend, Total Recorder's functionality as you choose.
> Parts of this document that deal with a particular Total Recorder
> edition are noted
> throughout. The screen captures in this document are for Total
> Recorder VideoPro
> Edition. Controls or elements that are specific to a particular Total
> Recorder Edition
> are noted throughout.
> For information on writing an application that uses the Total
> Recorder's objects/interfaces
> provided by Total Recorder Developer Edition, refer to the Automation
> On-Line Help
> (TotRecAuto.chm).
> You can use the "Help"-"About" command to display which edition is
> installed on your
> computer.
> Feature Comparison Chart
> The following table compares the main features available in the
> different editions
> of Total Recorder. The table does not list all of the features available.
> Feature
> SE
> PE
> VE
> DE
> Support of audio/video formats
> Compressed and uncompressed RIFF-WAV
> P
> P
> P
> P
> MP3
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Ogg Vorbis
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Windows Media Audio
> P
> P
> P
> P
> FLAC
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Monkey's Audio (APE)
> P
> P
> P
> P
> High-quality audio formats (upper formats with more than 16 bits per
> sample or a
> sample rate of more than 48kHz)
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Play multi-channel audio files in stereo
> P
> P
> P
> P
> AVI
> -
> -
> P
> P
> WMV (Windows Media Video)
> -
> -
> P
> P
> FLV (Flash Video)
> -
> -
> P
> P
> Sound Recording
> Digital recording using a Total Recorder driver
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Analog recording via a sound card (microphone, line-in, CD, etc.)
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Record both parties in an Internet-telephony conversation
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Recording Wizard
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Convert to a supported sound format on the fly
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Pre-recording feature
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Auto-stop recording feature
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Direct capturing (background recording) of an Internet audio stream
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Time shift feature for the playback of recorded data during a recording
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Pause reduction
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Mixed recording from both software and a sound board
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Video Recording
> Capture video from a screen
> -
> -
> P
> P
> Record video from a video capture device, such as a web camera
> -
> -
> P
> P
> Record video from a DV camera
> -
> -
> P
> P
> Convert to a supported video format on the fly
> -
> -
> P
> P
> Direct capturing (background recording) of an Internet video stream in
> WMV format
> -
> -
> P
> P
> Auto file creation, splitting and tagging
> While recording, split the audio based on various criteria (i.e. size,
> time, pause
> in sound, changed clip info, and manually)
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Use captured clip information to tag a file being recorded
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Create files with names based on file name generation rules
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Audio/Video Editing and Processing
> Select and save a fragment of a file
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Cut, copy, paste, and delete selected fragments
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Insert an audio file into an existing audio file
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Insert a video file into an existing video file
> -
> -
> P
> P
> Normalize a sound file
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Apply fade-In /fade-out effects to a sound file
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Insert a portion of silence into an audio file
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Mix an audio file with another audio file or the clipboard
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Re-save a stereo audio file as a mono audio file with channel mixing
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Add or replace audio streams in a video file
> -
> -
> P
> P
> Extract audio and video streams from a video file
> -
> -
> P
> P
> Audio/Video Conversion
> Convert an audio file from one supported sound format to another
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Convert a video file from one supported sound/video format to another
> -
> -
> P
> P
> Scheduler
> Schedule a playback or recording of an audio file
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Schedule a playback or recording of a video file
> -
> -
> P
> P
> Schedule direct capturing (background recording) of an Internet audio
> stream
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Schedule direct capturing (background recording) of an Internet video
> stream
> -
> -
> P
> P
> Start a scheduled job from standby mode or hibernate mode
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Automatically launch an Internet transmission or an arbitrary program
> based on a
> schedule
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Put a computer in standby mode or hibernate mode when a scheduled job
> completes
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Perform post-processing of a recorded file
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Tag Support
> Read/edit/write tags (including artwork info) for each supported file
> format
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Playlists
> Support playlists in M3U, PLS and WPL formats
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Cue Support
> Support standard cue files
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Add/edit/delete cue points (bookmarks)
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Split a file based on cue points
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Favorites
> Add a file, playlist, or URL to your Favorites
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Export/import favorites for backup purposes
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Use predefined sample links
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Maintain a history of opened files and links
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Add-on Support
> Spectrum Analyzer and Graphic Equalizer Add-on
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Audio Restoration Add-on
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Automatic Gain Control (AGC) and Speech Enhancement Add-on
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Ogg Vorbis Support Add-on
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Digital Mixer Add-on
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Send to iTunes/iPod Add-on
> -
> P
> P
> P
> User Interface
> Support for skins
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Customizable shortcuts
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Customizable global hot keys
> P
> P
> P
> P
> Batch Processing
> Process multiple files at one time, for example, to change the format,
> normalize,
> apply an add-on, split, etc.
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Miscellaneous
> Sound image display that shows a graphic representation of sound data
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Playback an audio file at a slower or faster speed
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Playback a video file at a slower or faster speed
> -
> -
> P
> P
> Make Total Recorder the default system program for certain types of files
> -
> P
> P
> P
> Automation
> Control Total Recorder through a COM interface
> -
> -
> -
> P
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