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    <refentrytitle>rdexport</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
    <refmiscinfo class='source'>April 2016</refmiscinfo>
    <refmiscinfo class='manual'>Linux Audio Manual</refmiscinfo>
  </refmeta>
  <refnamediv>
    <refname>rdexport</refname>
    <refpurpose>Export audio from a Rivendell audio store</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  <info>
    <author>
      <personname>
	<firstname>Fred</firstname>
	<surname>Gleason</surname>
	<email>fredg@paravelsystems.com</email>
      </personname>
      <contrib>Application Author</contrib>
    </author>
  </info>

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  <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>rdexport</command>
      <arg choice='opt'><replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable></arg>
      <arg choice='req'><replaceable>output-dir</replaceable></arg>
      <sbr/>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1 id='description'><title>Description</title>
  <para>
    <command>rdexport</command><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> can be used to export
    audio from a Rivendell audio store.
  </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='options'><title>Options</title>
  <variablelist remap='TP'>
    <varlistentry>
      <term>
	<option>--allow-clobber</option>
      </term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Overwrite a file if it already exists.  If this option is not given,
	  <command>rdexport</command><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> will
	  automatically append an integer string -- e.g. "[1]" -- to avoid
	  such overwriting.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
 
    <varlistentry>
      <term>
	<option>--bitrate=</option><replaceable>rate</replaceable>
      </term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Specify the bitrate to use, in <replaceable>rate</replaceable>
	  bits per second.  Default value is the bitrate of the original
	  audio, or 256000 bits/sec for PCM originals.
	</para>
	<para>
	  This setting is meaningful only when used with the
	  <userinput>MP2</userinput> or <userinput>MP3</userinput> formats.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry>
      <term>
	<option>--carts=</option><replaceable>start-cart</replaceable>:<replaceable>end-cart</replaceable>
      </term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Specify a range of cart numbers to be exported, from
	  <replaceable>start-cart</replaceable> to
	  <replaceable>end-cart</replaceable> (both inclusive).  This option
	  may be given multiple times.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>

    <varlistentry>
      <term>
	<option>--channels=</option><replaceable>chans</replaceable>
      </term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Specify the number of channels to use. Valid values are
	  <userinput>1</userinput> or <userinput>2</userinput>. Default
	  value is the channel count of the original audio.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>

    <varlistentry>
      <term>
	<option>--continue-after-error</option>
      </term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Continue processing exports even in the face of exporter errors
	  on particular carts.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>

    <varlistentry>
      <term>
	<option>--escape-string=</option><replaceable>string</replaceable>
      </term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Specify the string to use to replace illegal characters in output
	  filenames.  Illegal characters that will be so replaced are:
	  <userinput>*</userinput>,
	  <userinput>/</userinput>,
	  <userinput>&lt;</userinput>,
	  <userinput>&gt;</userinput>,
	  <userinput>"</userinput>,
	  <userinput>\</userinput>,
	  <userinput>|</userinput> and
	  <userinput>?</userinput>.
	  Default value is <userinput>_</userinput>.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>

    <varlistentry>
      <term>
	<option>--format=</option><replaceable>format</replaceable>
      </term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Specify the file and audio encoding format to be used. The
	  following values for <replaceable>format</replaceable> are
	  recognized:
	</para>
	<variablelist>
	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>FLAC</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Free Lossless Audio Codec (.flac)</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>MP2</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>MPEG-1 Layer 2 (.mp2)</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>MP3</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>MPEG-1 Layer 3 (.mp3)</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>PCM16</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>PCM16 audio in a WAV file format (.wav)</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>PCM24</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>PCM24 audio in a WAV file format (.wav)</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>VORBIS</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>OggVorbis (.ogg)</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>
	</variablelist>
	<para>
	  Default value is to use whatever format was used in the audio store.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>

    <varlistentry>
      <term>
	<option>--group=</option><replaceable>group-name</replaceable>
      </term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Specify a group to be exported. This option may be given multiple
	  times.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>

    <varlistentry>
      <term>
	<option>--metadata-pattern=</option><replaceable>pattern</replaceable>
      </term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Specify a pattern to define how output files should be named.
	  Patterns consist of characters interspersed with zero or more
	  wildcard characters as follows:
	</para>
	<variablelist>
	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%a</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Artist</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>
	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%b</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Record Label</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%c</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Client</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%e</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Agency</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%g</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Rivendell group name</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%h</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Event length in milliseconds</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%i</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Cut Description</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%j</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Cut Number</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%l</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Album</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%m</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Composer</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%n</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Cart Number</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%o</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Outcue</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%p</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Publisher</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%r</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Conductor</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%s</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Song ID</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%t</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Title</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%u</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>User Defined</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	  <varlistentry>
	    <term><userinput>%y</userinput></term>
	    <listitem>
	      <para>Release Year</para>
	    </listitem>
	  </varlistentry>

	</variablelist>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <para>
      Default value is <userinput>%n_%j</userinput>.
    </para>

    <varlistentry>
      <term>
	<option>--quality=</option><replaceable>qual</replaceable>
      </term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Specify the quality level to use, in the range
	  <userinput>-1</userinput> through <userinput>10</userinput>,
	  inclusive. Default value is <userinput>3</userinput>.
	</para>
	<para>
	  This setting is meaningful only when used with the
	  <userinput>VORBIS</userinput> format.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>

    <varlistentry>
      <term>
	<option>--samplerate=</option><replaceable>rate</replaceable>
      </term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Specify the sample rate to use, in <replaceable>rate</replaceable>
	  samples per second.  Default value is the sample rate of the original
	  audio.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>

    <varlistentry>
      <term>
	<option>--xml</option>
      </term>
      <listitem>
	<para>
	  Generate an XML file for each generated audio file containing
	  its cart/cut metadata.
	</para>
      </listitem>
    </varlistentry>

  </variablelist>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id='see_also'><title>See Also</title>
<para>
  <citerefentry>
    <refentrytitle>rdimport</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
  </citerefentry>
  <literal>,</literal>
  <citerefentry>
    <refentrytitle>rdmarkerset</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  </citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>

</refentry>

