Total Recorder is distributed in the following editions: Standard Edition
(SE), Professional
Edition (PE), VideoPro Edition (VE), and Developer Edition (DE).
Standard Edition
includes the following features:
·
Basic functionality of recording and playback of audio files.
·
Use of a Total Recorder driver for recording. This includes the ability to
record
Internet telephony.
·
Basic functionality of an internal scheduler.
·
Convert audio data to any supported format. Total Recorder can convert
data during
a recording or it can convert a recorded file from one format to another.
·
Select and save a fragment of a file.
·
Normalization of sound files.
·
Read, edit, and write tags (including artwork information) for all
supported file
formats.
·
Support for playlists in M3U, PLS, and WPL formats.
·
Ability to use various Total Recorder add-ons to process sound.
·
Other features.
Professional Edition
includes the following features:
·
All the features provided by Total Recorder Standard Edition.
·
Many additional features, such as the following:
–
In addition to ordinary recording, you can background record (i.e. capture
or rip)
Internet broadcasts in MP3, WMA, and Ogg Vorbis formats directly without
decoding
and re-encoding. You can also play back Internet broadcasts. For more
information,
refer to
Background recording (capturing) and playing of Internet streams
.
–
Ability to edit sound data. For example, you can cut, copy, and paste
fragments.
For more information, refer to
Editing a Sound File
.
–
Ability to work with high-quality formats, such as high-quality PCM, FLAC,
and APE
formats (up to 192kHz 24bit and float mono and stereo), high-quality
Windows Media
Audio Lossless stereo formats (up to 96kHz 24bit), and the stereo formats
of the
Windows Media Audio Professional codec.
–
Use of a Sound Image panel or window that provides a visual representation
of sound
data. For more information, refer to
Working With Sound Images
.
–
Record Internet transmissions using a built-in scheduler. For more
information, refer
to the
How to record an Internet transmission using Total Recorder's scheduler
.
–
Apply
Fade In/Fade Out effects
to a Sound File.
–
Automatic reduction in the lengths of pauses
.
–
Ability to set different conditions under which a recording will stop. For
more information,
refer to the
Using the Advanced stop recording conditions Dialog
.
–
Split mode capabilities for creating new files during a recording, or you
can manually
split a file. For more information, refer to
Split mode overview
and
How to get and use clip info from an external player
.
–
Support for cue files. For more information, refer to
Working with cue files
.
–
Merge multiple sound files
into a single file.
–
Play an audio file at a
slower or faster speed
than normal while optionally
preserving the original tone
.
–
Support for
Favorites
.
–
A batch processing facility allows you to process one or more files at the
same time.
You can use batch processing to change the format, apply fading effects,
create or
change tags, and perform other operations. For more information, refer to
Batch Processing Overview
.
–
Total Recorder can be set as the
default system program
for certain types of files.
–
Some additional
add-ons
, such as the
Digital Mixer Add-on
and the
Send to iTunes/iPod Add-on
are available.
–
And much more.
VideoPro Edition
includes the following features:
·
All the features provided by the Total Recorder Professional Edition.
·
Ability to work with video files, including the following:
–
Support for video files in AVI, WMV and FLV formats.
–
Support for video files with multiple audio streams.
–
A video file can be played at its normal speed, or the speed can be
increased or
decreased.
–
Ability to record video files. Possible sources for the audio stream
include: software
source, sound-board source, and mixed software and sound-board source.
Sources for
the video stream can include a captured screen region, a captured screen
window,
and
hardware video devices
.
–
Ability to capture and/or play Internet streams in WMV format. Refer to
How to play or background record (capture) an Internet video stream using
Total Recorder
.
–
Ability to convert a video file from one type to another.
–
Perform editing operations on a video file. For example, you can save,
cut, copy,
or paste a selection. Refer to
Considerations for editing video files
. Editing of a video file is performed without re-encoding. This saves
time and does
not lead to any loss of video or audio quality.
–
Replace an audio stream in a video file or add an audio stream to a video
file. See
Considerations for editing video files
.
–
Save an audio or a video stream from a video file as a separate file.
See
Saving operations for video files
.
–
Save a video frame as a bitmap (.bmp) file. See
Saving operations for video files
.
Developer Edition
includes the following features:
·
All the features provided by the Total Recorder VideoPro Edition.
·
Interfaces that give you the ability to write your own application, using
COM and
Au
tomation technologies, to control Total Recorder. Your application can
include, or
extend, Total Recorder's functionality as you choose.
Parts of this document that deal with a particular Total Recorder edition
are noted
throughout. The screen captures in this document are for Total Recorder
VideoPro
Edition. Controls or elements that are specific to a particular Total
Recorder Edition
are noted throughout.
For information on writing an application that uses the Total Recorder's
objects/interfaces
provided by Total Recorder Developer Edition, refer to the Automation
On-Line Help
(TotRecAuto.chm).
You can use the “Help”-“About” command to display which edition is
installed on your
computer.
Feature Comparison Chart
The following table compares the main features available in the different
editions
of Total Recorder. The table does not list all of the features available.
Feature
SE
PE
VE
DE
Support of audio/video formats
Compressed and uncompressed RIFF-WAV
P
P
P
P
MP3
P
P
P
P
Ogg Vorbis
P
P
P
P
Windows Media Audio
P
P
P
P
FLAC
P
P
P
P
Monkey's Audio (APE)
P
P
P
P
High-quality audio formats (upper formats with more than 16 bits per
sample or a
sample rate of more than 48kHz)
-
P
P
P
Play multi-channel audio files in stereo
P
P
P
P
AVI
-
-
P
P
WMV (Windows Media Video)
-
-
P
P
FLV (Flash Video)
-
-
P
P
Sound Recording
Digital recording using a Total Recorder driver
P
P
P
P
Analog recording via a sound card (microphone, line-in, CD, etc.)
P
P
P
P
Record both parties in an Internet-telephony conversation
P
P
P
P
Recording Wizard
P
P
P
P
Convert to a supported sound format on the fly
P
P
P
P
Pre-recording feature
P
P
P
P
Auto-stop recording feature
P
P
P
P
Direct capturing (background recording) of an Internet audio stream
-
P
P
P
Time shift feature for the playback of recorded data during a recording
-
P
P
P
Pause reduction
-
P
P
P
Mixed recording from both software and a sound board
-
P
P
P
Video Recording
Capture video from a screen
-
-
P
P
Record video from a video capture device, such as a web camera
-
-
P
P
Record video from a DV camera
-
-
P
P
Convert to a supported video format on the fly
-
-
P
P
Direct capturing (background recording) of an Internet video stream in WMV
format
-
-
P
P
Auto file creation, splitting and tagging
While recording, split the audio based on various criteria (i.e. size,
time, pause
in sound, changed clip info, and manually)
-
P
P
P
Use captured clip information to tag a file being recorded
-
P
P
P
Create files with names based on file name generation rules
-
P
P
P
Audio/Video Editing and Processing
Select and save a fragment of a file
P
P
P
P
Cut, copy, paste, and delete selected fragments
-
P
P
P
Insert an audio file into an existing audio file
-
P
P
P
Insert a video file into an existing video file
-
-
P
P
Normalize a sound file
P
P
P
P
Apply fade-In /fade-out effects to a sound file
-
P
P
P
Insert a portion of silence into an audio file
-
P
P
P
Mix an audio file with another audio file or the clipboard
-
P
P
P
Re-save a stereo audio file as a mono audio file with channel mixing
-
P
P
P
Add or replace audio streams in a video file
-
-
P
P
Extract audio and video streams from a video file
-
-
P
P
Audio/Video Conversion
Convert an audio file from one supported sound format to another
P
P
P
P
Convert a video file from one supported sound/video format to another
-
-
P
P
Scheduler
Schedule a playback or recording of an audio file
P
P
P
P
Schedule a playback or recording of a video file
-
-
P
P
Schedule direct capturing (background recording) of an Internet audio
stream
-
P
P
P
Schedule direct capturing (background recording) of an Internet video
stream
-
-
P
P
Start a scheduled job from standby mode or hibernate mode
P
P
P
P
Automatically launch an Internet transmission or an arbitrary program
based on a
schedule
-
P
P
P
Put a computer in standby mode or hibernate mode when a scheduled job
completes
-
P
P
P
Perform post-processing of a recorded file
-
P
P
P
Tag Support
Read/edit/write tags (including artwork info) for each supported file
format
P
P
P
P
Playlists
Support playlists in M3U, PLS and WPL formats
P
P
P
P
Cue Support
Support standard cue files
-
P
P
P
Add/edit/delete cue points (bookmarks)
-
P
P
P
Split a file based on cue points
-
P
P
P
Favorites
Add a file, playlist, or URL to your Favorites
-
P
P
P
Export/import favorites for backup purposes
-
P
P
P
Use predefined sample links
-
P
P
P
Maintain a history of opened files and links
-
P
P
P
Add-on Support
Spectrum Analyzer and Graphic Equalizer Add-on
P
P
P
P
Audio Restoration Add-on
P
P
P
P
Automatic Gain Control (AGC) and Speech Enhancement Add-on
P
P
P
P
Ogg Vorbis Support Add-on
P
P
P
P
Digital Mixer Add-on
-
P
P
P
Send to iTunes/iPod Add-on
-
P
P
P
User Interface
Support for skins
P
P
P
P
Customizable shortcuts
P
P
P
P
Customizable global hot keys
P
P
P
P
Batch Processing
Process multiple files at one time, for example, to change the format,
normalize,
apply an add-on, split, etc.
-
P
P
P
Miscellaneous
Sound image display that shows a graphic representation of sound data
-
P
P
P
Playback an audio file at a slower or faster speed
-
P
P
P
Playback a video file at a slower or faster speed
-
-
P
P
Make Total Recorder the default system program for certain types of files
-
P
P
P
Automation
Control Total Recorder through a COM interface
-
-
-
P
