Adding or editing image audio

ACDSee 12 supports images with embedded audio and images with associated audio files.

Images with embedded audio are TIFF or JPEG images with audio saved inside the image file. You can embed audio inside an image file by adding audio to the image.

Images with associated audio are image files paired with separate WAV audio files. Image files and their associated audio files contain the same file name and are located in the same folder. You can associate any WAV file with an image file by giving them the same name and placing them in the same folder, or by adding audio to the image.

If you move or rename either an image file or the audio file associated with it, both files must be renamed and in the same folder or they will no longer be associated. This does not apply to images with embedded audio.

To add audio to an image:

1. Do one of the following:
   • Select an image in Manage mode.
   • Open an image in View mode.
2. Click Tools | Image Audio | Edit.
3. In the Edit Audio dialog box, click the Browse button.
4. Select a WAV file and click Save.
5. If you would like to truncate or clip the audio file, select the Use markers check box, and drag the Start marker and End marker sliders. Do one of the following:
   • Click the Truncate button to remove the beginning and end of the audio file (the sections outside of the start and end markers).
   • Click the Clip button to remove the section of the audio file inside the start and end markers.
6. To hear a preview of the file, click the Play button.
7. Click OK.

Recording audio to an image

You can record your own audio files and add them to your images. When you add audio to a JPEG or TIFF image, the audio is embedded in the image. With other file formats, the audio file is associated with the image; the audio file is saved in the same folder and is played when the image is viewed.

To record and add an audio file to an image:

1. Do one of the following:
   • Select an image in Manage mode.
   • Open an image in View mode.
2. Click Tools | Image Audio | Edit.
3. In the Edit Audio dialog box, select or change the Record sound settings options as described below.
4. Click Record and do one of the following:
   • Use a microphone and record a sound.
   • Play audio from an audio player on your computer.
5. Click Record to stop the recording.
6. Click Save As to save the audio file.
7. In the Save Sound File dialog box, type a name in the File name field, and then click Save.
8. Click OK.

Record sound settings options

Capture device	Specifies which of your computer’s devices you want to record the audio.
Input format	Determines which sample rate and audio type are used to record the sound. The formats displayed depend on the sound card you have installed on your computer.
Overwrite	Replaces the recorded audio from the Start marker slider location.
Mix	Combines the recording with the existing audio file.
Insert using start marker	Inserts the recording at the start marker location. Drag the Start marker slider to select a position.
Append to sound file	Adds the recording to the existing audio file.
Replace sound file	Replaces the entire audio file with the new recording.

See also:

• Creating video files and VCDs
• Supported file formats

Adding or editing image audio