Sound Devices 788T - Manual (Page 61)

Track Naming
Each track in a fi le, whether monophonic or polyphonic, can be named with a unique, descriptive
track name. Descriptive track names such as ‘radio mic 1’, ‘boom 2’ or ‘John Smith’ are more helpful
to editors than track numbers. Track names with up to 26 characters are managed in the Setup Menu
option REC: TRACK NAMES. The track names selected prior to recording are stored in the Broadcast
Wave Extension (BEXT) data as well as in the iXML data.
When Setup Menu option CONNECTION MODE is set to C-LINK METADATA SHARING, editing the
track name on the C.Link master unit will also change the respective track name on the C.Link slave unit.
see C.Link Metadata Sharing
Metadata Implementation
788T Broadcast wave fi les include iXML (revision 1.5) data and bEXT chunk data. For bEXT and
iXML-aware software applications this data is available. For applications that don’t recognize bEXT
or iXML, this information is ignored. The chart below details the supported metadata parameters.
• iXML: Metadata stored in the Broadcast Wave iXML chunk
• bEXT: Metadata stored in the Broadcast Wave bEXT chunk
• FMT: Metadata stored in the Broadcast Wave Format chunk
 = supported; blank = not supported
Metadata Type Notes
U = Entered by User
M = Automatically Entered by the Machine
Read Write
General Information
Project iXML U; via Folder Options menu Top-Level  
Roll (Tape) iXML, bEXT M; uses creation date or is overridden by User
U; via Folder Options menu Mid-Level  
Scene iXML, bEXT U; via Scene Name menu  
Take iXML, bEXT M or
U; via Take Name menu  
Notes iXML, bEXT U; via HDD menu  
Circle Take iXML U; via Take List menu  
File UID iXML M; Unique File Identifier 
File Sample Rate iXML, FMT U; via the Sample Rate menu  
Digitizer Sample Rate iXML U; Actual sample rate of AD converter 
Bit Depth iXML, FMT U; via Bit Depth menu  
Channels iXML, FMT U; Number of channels (tracks) in the file  
Time Code Information
Frame Rate iXML, bEXT U; via Frame Rate menu  
TC Flag (ND or NDF) iXML, bEXT U; via Frame Rate menu 
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