Methods

There are four methods you can use to create audio objects in Batch Builder:

1. Manually build objects from template. This is best when you have only one or two audio objects to work with and you are not depositing any extra content – such as ADL audio decision lists and AES 60 structural metadata files for governing audio playback. In this scenario you generate an object structure for each object and then copy files into object directories. See Manually build audio objects from template for the procedure.
   
   
2. Automatically build objects from template. This is best when you have three or more audio objects to work with and you are not depositing any extra content – such as ADL audio decision lists and AES 60 structural metadata files for governing audio playback. In this scenario BB generates object structure for each of your objects and moves files into object directories. Before this can happen you need to rename your files to add special "object name" file prefixes or provide mapping files that associate files with their objects. See Automatically build audio objects from template for the procedure.
   
   
3. Manually build objects without a template. In this method, rather than using the template, you fill out object and file metadata and create object directories for each individual object one-object-at-a-time. As this method is rarely used in workflows, it is not currently documented.
   
   
4. Use Batch Builder advanced audio functionality to build an advanced audio batch. Use this method if you plan to deposit audio files along with additional supporting files containing technical and structural metadata about your audio – such as ADL audio decision lists and AES 60 structural metadata files for governing audio playback. See Create an advanced audio batch (command line) for the procedure. If you do not need to deposit ADL or AES-60 files with your audio, use the Manual by template or Automatic by template procedures instead.

Accepted Formats

Audio content files

• Audio Interchange File Format (MIME type: audio/x-aiff)
• Broadcast Waveform Audio (MIME type: audio/x-wave)
• MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3(MIME type: audio/mpeg)
• MPEG Advanced Audio Encoding (MIME type: audio/mp4)

Additional files that are only accepted in advanced audio workflow (See Create an advanced audio batch (command line))

• Process History file; Format: Extensible Markup Language
• Processing Files Container; Format name: ZIP
• Audio Decision List; Format: Audio Decision List

For more information, see topics in this section, below: