Batch processing With a large number of files that you wish to trim, repair, or simply analyze, the task could be very time-consuming. Here's were batch processing comes to the rescue! Drag them all to the Batch processor window, set the desired settings and press Begin. Sit back and watch Trimmer do the job for you... ![]() Adding files to the Batch processor
Files added for batch processing will appear in the file list 1 in the batch processor window. If you wish to add additional files, just drag them to the file list. With the Sort- and Delete-button at the lower right of the file list 2 you can quickly sort the list alphabetically, or delete selected files from the list. To manually re-order the list, simply drag the files around. The window can be resized by clicking and dragging the lower right corner of the window. The Batch processor have two different operation modes; Trim or Repair. Batch Trimming Basic trim settings Right next to the file list, you find all the trim settings 3 . These settings will apply on all files in the list. Enter your desired IN-point time and OUT-point time in the corresponding fields. If desired, enter Gain-adjust and Fade-in/out values in the appropriate fields. Just like in the main window, you can select a fade curve for your fades as well. Check 'Keep ID3' if you wish to preserve the ID3-tags. Tip! Pressing the ![]() Using a relative or absolute IN-point By pressing the ![]() Absolute time mode (from beginning to End-of-file) When you first press the ![]() Relative time mode (relative to End-of-file) At the second press on the ![]() To return to normal time mode just press the ![]() ![]() Batch Repair The other operation mode of the Batch Processor is Repair. You select the mode by clicking on the 'Trim' or 'Repair' tab at the upper left of the window: ![]() The Batch Repair is a powerful and useful tool that can be used to repair a lot of files at once, but also a valuable help to just validate a large number of files. Checkboxes explained: Copy all valid files will copy valid files as well to the destination folder, regardless if they needed repair or not. Minimize file-splitting is used to avoid that files are splitted when only minor errors are detected. Keep ID3 tags is used to keep the ID3 tag information in the repaired files. Analysis / validation check Batch Repair can also be used to analyze / validate a large number of files for you. Check the option Only perform analysis and MP3 Trimmer will analyze the files one by one and tell you which files that need repair or not. Imagine the following scene: You have acquired a large amount of MP3 files, and you wish to validate them before adding them to you MP3 library. Just drop them on MP3 Trimmer, select the Batch Repair mode and check Only perform analysis. Perhaps you would like to collect the fresh files in a new folder? Check Copy all valid files and all files that passes validation will be copied to the destination folder of your choice. Perhaps the files have odd filenames? Use the Auto-create filenames option! Auto-create filenames Provided that the files contain valid ID3 tags, you can have MP3 Trimmer to automatically rename the files for you. Just select the filename template of your liking in the file renaming area 4 . The preview checkbox lets you preview the new filenames in the filelist. Begin Batch processing Click on 'Begin Batch processing!' to start the automated procedure. You will now be given the opportunity to select a target folder for the processed files. Batch processing will begin immediately after this selection. In the status column in the file list 1 you can follow the process file by file. If something goes wrong i.e. a file is not detected as a valid MP3 or the trim settings are unapplicable, an error message will be displayed next to the file in the file list. The batch process will move on to the next file. Error messages that might appear: <error! no mpeg> the file was not detected as a valid MPEG audio file <error! invalid mpeg> the mpeg file is probably broken try repairing it <trimming error> trim settings could not be applied on the file <save error> file could not be saved, check disk space or target duplicates Aborting the batch process As soon as the batch process has begun, the button named 'Begin Batch processing!' will change it's name to 'Cancel Batch processing'. Pressing it will abort the batch process as soon as the current process is done. Pressing it again will resume the batch processing. Clear the status of items in the file list As mentioned above, the status column in the file list will reflect the result of each process. If you, for some reason, would like to process a file again, you can clear the status to '<idle>' by pressing the CLR-button. This will clear the status for all selected files, allowing them to be processed again. |