Merging VCube, User Manual

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Compression Field shows the Compression scheme selected currently. The drop-down list offers a
choice of schemes depending on the selected Audio File Format. QuickTime offers vari-
ous solutions for compressing audio data.
Note: The AVI and QuickTime MPEG2 Media Handlers support multiple audio channels in a sin-
gle file. When recording more than 2 channels in an AVI2 or QuickTime file, each channel is
treated as a separate mono channel. I.e. if you have 4 channels in VCube, they will appear as 4
mono channels in an AVI file. The Windows Media Player from Microsoft and the QuickTime
player from Apple will playback a 4 channel audio file into a stereo mix of the 4 mono channels.
Using Video files with embedded audio decreases playback performance. For Compositions with
complex compositing, two or more separate Media Files (one for video, one or more for audio)
are preferable.