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Converting your audio files

Audio Converter displays the list of audio files you selected, and you can start the conversion process.

To start converting files

  1. Review the list to make sure it is correct.

    If it is not correct, click Back twice, and then add or remove files from the Selected audio files list, as necessary.

  2. Click Start Conversion.

    Audio Converter displays the status of each file conversion in the Status column of the Conversion progress box. The status of a file will be one of the following.

    Status Description
    Pending Audio Converter has not yet attempted to convert the file.
    Leveling % If you selected Use volume leveling, Audio Converter is currently analyzing the volume data and converting the files to the normalized volume level. The number before the % symbol indicates the percentage of this task that Audio Converter has completed.
    Completed % Audio Converter is currently converting the file. The number before the % symbol indicates the percentage of the file that Audio Converter has converted.
    Completed Audio Converter has successfully converted the file.
    Completed with warnings Audio Converter successfully converted the file, but there were exceptions during the conversion process. For example, if the source file has multiple audio streams that are not language-specific, Audio Converter uses the stream with the best quality in the converted file.
    Failed Audio Converter cannot convert the file.
    Skipped Audio Converter skipped the file and did not convert it. This status occurs if you selected Skip it as the conversion option if the file already exists in the destination folder.

    To cancel any remaining conversions before they are complete, click Stop Conversion. If you stop the conversion process, files that have already been converted will remain on your computer, and files that have not been converted yet will remain as they were.

    When the conversion process is completed, Audio Converter displays a conversion completed message.

  3. Click OK.
  4. To view information about the converted files, click Details. After you read the details, click Close. For more information about the Conversion Details page, see Reviewing conversion details.
  5. If you want to run the conversion process again on the same list of files, click Start Conversion. You might want to do this if some files were not converted, and you have fixed the problems that caused the conversion to fail.

    -or-

    If you want to convert another set of files, click Back to return to the previous page. You can click Back until you reach the Audio Converter welcome page.

  6. When you are finished using Audio Converter, click Exit.

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