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Saving, Exporting, and Closing Files
3 Depending on the format you choose, additional options might be available. To view
format-specific options, click Options. For more information on format-specific options,
see “Choosing an audio file format” on page 231.
4 Select Save Extra Non-Audio Information to save header fields containing file infor-
mation and cue marks in the file. In addition, if you save a .wav file, this option stores the
pathname to the original session file, effectively linking related session and mixdown files
for Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects users. For more information, see “Working
with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects” on page 207.
If you plan to burn the file to CD by using another program, you should deselect this
option. Some CD recording applications interpret non-audio information incorrectly and
place an unpleasant burst of noise at the beginning of each track.
5 Click Save.
Saving and exporting sessions
When you edit a session in Multitrack View, it’s a good practice to save the session file
frequently. After you create a mix, you can export the session to a variety of audio and
video formats.
Saving sessions
The most important thing to remember about session (.ses) files in Adobe Audition is that
they contain no audio data themselves. Instead, a session file is a small file that points to
other audio files on your hard drive. The session file keeps track of where the audio files
are stored on the hard drive, each file's location and duration within the session, what
envelopes and effects are applied to the tracks, and so on.
A session file is useless without the audio files that it points to, so it’s important to keep
your files organized. The best way to stay organized is to keep all session-related files in the
same folder. Adobe Audition makes organizing files easy by providing an option to save a
copy of every file used in a session into the same folder as the session file. This option
ensures that all files for a session are in one place.
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