You can also pick a specific name for the converted file. will let you pick a specific folder to convert to. This is a great way to keep track of a set of files that need to be replaced by their DXV versions.
The converted file will then go in the subfolder, while keeping its original name. Same as Source / Preset Name will create a subfolder next to the original file, using the preset as the name for the subfolder.You can read more about presets just below. To keep track of which is which, Alley will append the preset name to the end of the file. Same as Source will keep it in the same folder as the original.This is where you decide where your converted file goes when it's finished. Of course, you can choose to remove the audio track completely by unchecking the audio box. You can adjust the Sample Rate and Bit Depth if you so desire. It will be converted to Linear PCM audio. If your original file has an audio track, you can convert that right along with the video. More precise trim tools can be found under the conversion settings. Use the slider below the monitor to trim your footage to length. Stretch doesn't care about aspect ratio and just stretches the original to the new dimensions.Fill will make sure the whole frame is filled, but you'll lose parts of the image.Fit will make sure you see the whole image undistorted, adding black bars on the sides or top and bottom.Should you choose to render to a fixed resolution, you get to decide how the original image is fit into the new frame. If you need a specific size, you can choose from a list of often used resolutions, or enter specific custom values. Usually, you'll want to stick to Same as Source. This is where you define the size in pixels of your converted file. When in doubt, DXV Normal Quality, No Alpha is always a safe bet. You can read more about why DXV is so awesome and when to use each of those flavors here. Here you can choose which flavor of DXV you want to encode to. Of course, after adding a file to the Conversion list, you can dig a little deeper to fine tune how it will be converted. Alley will see that the files are supposed to be a sequence and will display, cue and convert them as a single file. Save your sequence in a separate folder, and make sure each image is named sequentially. You can use Alley to convert an image sequence into a video. When it's done, you'll find the DXV encoded versions right next to your original files. You can leave Alley do its thing and go back to what you were doing. It will show you the overall progress in the bottom area where the Convert/Queue button was. Alley will utilise all your computer's CPU cores to convert your files as quickly as possible. You just add multiple files to the View list, select them all using CTRL-A (CMD-A on a Mac), hit that Convert button and then hit that Queue button.īoom. In Alley, this is just as easy as converting a single file. Of course, you often need to convert multiple files at once. Once done, you'll have a DXV encoded version of your original file ready to go, right next to where the original was. That's it.
Alley will switch to the Queue tab where you can monitor the conversion progress. Really all you need to is click in the same place, where there is now a Queue button.Ĭlick that bad boy again and the file will start converting. Don't worry about all the settings here, we'll go into that later. The file will be added to the Convert list and Alley will switch to the Convert tab. Converting in Two ClicksĪfter adding a file to Alley, of course using drag and drop like a boss, you will see a Convert button on the bottom of the list. All you need to remember is DXV = love and Alley = life. This is why we introduced the DXV codec and conversion tools in Alley. Although some people may get a perverse pleasure out of getting deep into GOP structures, context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding and variance adaptive quantization, most of us just want to get on with making the screen go flashy flashy. Only a special kind of masochist will really enjoy codecs and converting.