• 1.0 Welcome
• 2.0 What’s New in Version 8.0
• 3.0 Known Issues
• 4.0 System Requirements
• 5.0 Installation
• 6.0 Sound Forge User Manual
• 7.0 Demos
• 8.0 Contacting Sony Pictures Digital Inc.

Applicable to boxed products only. If you've purchased a downloadable product, an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the product documentation is available from our Web site.

• Customizable keyboard mappings.
• VST effect support.
• ASIO audio driver support.
• Data window scrubbing.
• Application scripting with an integrated Script Editor window.
• Batch processing and file-format conversion via the Batch Converter script.
• Ability to save a project path in a rendered file and edit a rendered file's source project.
• You can now choose the Ruler Format and Level Format for data displayed in the Statistics window.
• You can copy the contents of the Statistics window to the clipboard for easy comparison of multiple files.
• Integration with CD Architect software.
• Macromedia Flash (.swf) format importing. (ActionScript, motion video, and audio are not supported.)
• You can use the Display tab in the Preferences dialog to adjust the icon color saturation and icon tinting.
  
• HDV™ project and rendering templates (AVI, MPEG-2, and Windows Media Video) have been added.
  
  To open or render HDV video, you'll need the CineForm ConnectHD tool, which you can download from our Web site. For CineForm support, click here.
  
  *HDV and HDV logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC).

• If you have a USB SmartMedia reader device installed on your PC, you may experience problems when you attempt to access your CD drive from Sound Forge software for extracting audio or burning CDs. This is due to an error in the SmartMedia reader driver. Using the Unplug or Eject Hardware Wizard to remove the reader should allow Sound Forge software to function normally.
• After processing is completed, Project5 plug-ins will crash when used in the Plug-In Chainer. If you must use these plug-ins, place them at the end of the plug-in chain.
• If you click the Custom button after choosing a file format template in the Batch Converter, the template name displayed will not match the selected template. Although the save settings will be correct, Default Template is displayed on the Save Options dialog and the Save tab. If you want to verify the template settings in the Custom Template window, simply choose the template again after closing the Custom Template window, and the correct template name will be displayed.
• 24-bit Windows Media Audio files will always be read as 16-bit files in Windows 2000. This is a limitation of the operating system. You can render 24-bit WMA files, but if you want to read these files as 24-bit audio, copy them to a Windows XP machine.
• If the cursor in the Script Editor window disappears, click outside the Script Editor window, and then return to editing.
• The Batch Converter will not save MP3 files unless the MP3 plug-in has been registered. To register the plug-in, choose Save As from the Sound Forge File menu. In the Save As dialog, choose MP3 Audio from the Save As Type drop-down list, and then click Custom. The Custom Template dialog will display the number of evaluation encodes that remain. Click the Register button to register the plug-in.

• Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP Home, or XP Professional
• 500 MHz processor
• 150 MB hard-disk space for program installation
• 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
• 24-bit color display recommended
• Windows-compatible sound card
• CD-ROM drive (for installation from a CD only)
• Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning only)
• Microsoft DirectX® 8.0 or later (version 8.1b included on CD-ROM)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 (included on CD-ROM)
• Internet Explorer 5.1 or later (included on CD-ROM)

1. Place the Sound Forge CD-ROM in the drive. The setup screen is displayed (if CD-ROM AutoPlay is enabled).

   If you have disabled the CD-ROM AutoPlay feature, click the Start button and choose Run. Type D:\setup.exe, where D is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

2. Click Install, and then follow the on-screen prompts to install the appropriate version of Sound Forge for your computer.

1. Download the install utility from our Web site.
2. Double-click the file, and then follow the on-screen prompts to install the appropriate version of Sound Forge for your computer. 

6.0 Sound Forge User manual

1. Place the Sound Forge CD in the drive. AutoPlay launches an installation menu.

   If you have disabled the CD-ROM AutoPlay feature, click the Start button and choose Run. Type D:\Extras\Adobe Reader 6.0\English\AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe, where D is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

2. Choose Browse CD, and then browse to the D:\Extras\Adobe Reader 6.0\English\ folder.
3. Double-click the AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe icon and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

• 1-800-577-6642 (toll-free) in US, Canada, and Virgin Islands.
• +608-204-7703 for all other countries.
• Fax: 1-608-250-1745.

• For a detailed list of Technical Support options, we encourage you to visit http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/support/default.asp.
• To listen to your support options please call 608-256-5555.
• Fax: 608-250-1745.

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