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Batch processing
The Output tab
This is used to specify where the resulting files should be
stored, how they should be named and in what format they
should be.
The Schedule tab
This is used to set up priorities and post-processing op-
tions.
The Presets tab
You can create presets of batch settings made on the In-
put, Output and Schedule tabs. See “Presets” on page 28
for details.
The Input tab – Assembling a list of
files
Creating batches
You are not only able to process one batch of files, but
many. Each batch contains a number of files, and all the
files in a batch will be processed identically. However,
each batch can use a totally different set of processors.
• To create a batch, click the button “Create batch folder”
at the top of the list.
In addition, if there is no batch at all, one will be created automatically
when you add the first file, see below.
• To remove a batch, select it and click the Remove but-
ton (the red cross).
All the files in the batch will be removed from the list as well.
Renaming and setting attributes for a batch
To rename a batch, proceed as follows:
1. Select the batch in the list and click on the name icon
(the “A”).
Alternatively you can hold down [Alt] and double click directly on the
batch.
2. Enter the desired name in the dialog.
Entering a number instead of a name has a special meaning. This will
change the name of the batch to the default name “Batch X”, where X is
the number you typed. All the other batches with default names will be
renumbered accordingly.
3. If desired, specify an output path for the batch.
This is an advanced option that in many cases will not be necessary. You
will only need to specify a path here if you want to process a number of
batches at the same time and want some of the batches to store their
output files in a different directory. See “Setting up file locations and
names” on page 120 for details.
Setting the order of batches
Batches will be processed in the order they appear in the
list. If you want a certain batch to be processed first, put it
at the top of the list. There are several ways to set the or-
der of batches:
• You can move a batch up and down by using the arrow
buttons.
• You can drag and drop a batch to change the order.
Adding and removing files from a batch
Ö Regardless of which method you choose from below,
you should first select the batch to which you want to add
the files, by clicking on it.
This will ensure that the files are added to the right batch. If you forget
this, you can always drag files to the right batch later, see “Moving files
between batches” on page 115.
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The functions described in this section are also avail-
able on a speed menu (accessed by right-clicking in
the file list).
The “Create batch folder” button.
In this example, there
are three batches.