Multimedia Editors

The Multimedia editors are useful for previewing the multimedia files in an auditory and graphical manner.

The Multimedia editors do not offer the ability to modify audio files. These editors merely edit the file paths associated with multimedia objects in . The path in the editor is required for the proper playback of the audio file. If the file path is incorrect or the file cannot be found, audio playback for the file will not be available.

The features of the Multimedia Editors are explained below.

Opening a Multimedia Editor

To open a Multimedia Editor, double click a media object in the List View.

Sampled Audio Editor

The Sampled Audio Editor is used to preview or change the audio file (SKM, MP4, K3G, or WAV) associated with a Multimedia object.

Once in the Sampled Audio Editor, the play and stop commands control the playback of the file linked to the Multimedia object. The color of the waveform in the graphical display sweeps from black to red as the sound plays. The waveform shows the intensity of the sound with respect to time. With an SKM file you do not see the graphical display sweep from black to red as the sound plays.

To change the file associated with the Multimedia object, click Browse.

The media object cannot be edited or modified in the Multimedia Editor. The Multimedia Editor displays information about the multimedia file. When Play is clicked, the sound associated with the media file plays.

MIDI Editor

The MIDI editor is used to preview or change the MIDI file associated with a Multimedia object.

Within the MIDI editor, the play and stop commands control the playback of the MIDI file. The graphical display shows the number of channels used in the MIDI file. In addition, the dots in each channel represent the notes played in each channel. As the notes in the MIDI file are played, the playback cursor sweeps across the window.

To change the file associated with the Multimedia object, click Browse.

Skip Leading Silence

Silence (blank space) at the beginning of a MIDI file is omitted by the MIDI players in certain handsets, therefore, it is important for the effect designer to understand the behavior of the handset and design effects that are synchronized with the audio on each handset. When the Skip Leading Silence option is checked, skips over the initial silence when playing MIDI files. This allows effect deisgners to create Timeline effects that are synchronized with the audio on handsets that skip the initial silence.

When Skip Leading Silence is not checked, plays the MIDI file exactly as it appears, including any initial silence that may be present at the beginning of the effect. This allows effect designers to create Timeline effects for handsets that do not skip over the initial silence when playing MIDI files.

If, however, the Skip Leading Silence option was not selected when the Timeline effect was originally created, it is still possible to remove the leading silence without re-creating the Timeline effect. Selecting the Skip Leading Silence in the Multimedia Edtior allows the user to go back and change by either removing or reinserting the blank space (silence) after the effect has been created.

For more information on synchronizing MIDI files, refer to MIDI File Tips & Tricks.

Muting Channels

In the MIDI Editor, it is possible to mute one or more channels. To mute a channel, click the checkbox next to the channel.