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Convert Tab

Convert Tab

The Convert tab is very straightforward. When you click it, the Convert window appears.
You can watch your files encode in the Convert window’s preview section.

To begin converting files, click the Convert button. The conversion process begins, and
you can keep track of how each file will look in the preview window. If you are converting
a batch of files, the Output List lets you know which files have been encoded. The file at
the bottom of the list is the file that is currently being encoded. By clicking on a file in the
Output List, you can preview each target as it’s being encoded in realtime. This is handy
for checking the picture quality of your converted files while they are being encoded. When
ProCoder finishes encoding all the files, you’ll hear ProCoder’s exuberant “Done” sound.
Don’t worry, you can’t miss it.
You can stop encoding at any time by pressing the Stop button. You can play the partially
encoded file up to the point at which encoding was stopped. If you want to re-encode the
file, press the Convert button and ProCoder will start encoding from the beginning of the
file.

When encoding is either stopped or completed, there may be some delay before
ProCoder is available to the system. This is normal, so please do not terminate the
application during this time.