Audacity 2.0.5
Windows x64 sp1
I've shared complete Audacity projects between Windows machines by zipping the .aup file and the complete data folder. Is it possible to share a project between a Windows and a MAC system? I suppose it would depend on how similar the project and data files are for each of the applications but I don't have the expertise to figure it out and I don't want to waste time by trying to do so. Thanks.
SHARING A PROJECT BETWEEN WINDOWS AND MAC MACHINES
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
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kozikowski
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Re: SHARING A PROJECT BETWEEN WINDOWS AND MAC MACHINES
It should be OK. I don't see any descriptors in the .AUP file that depend on the operating system. It's one of the reasons the _DATA folder and the .AUP file have to be in the same folder or directory. There's no provision for one to go looking for the other.
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Gale Andrews
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Re: SHARING A PROJECT BETWEEN WINDOWS AND MAC MACHINES
As you probably know, imported WAV or AIFF files should be copied into the project using File > Check Dependencies... .
There is a possible issue that zip files don't encode characters consistently across platforms. Stick to A to Z characters, numbers, underscores or hyphen-minus.
See here http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Sendi ... udio_files and the two sections following on from that.
Gale
There is a possible issue that zip files don't encode characters consistently across platforms. Stick to A to Z characters, numbers, underscores or hyphen-minus.
See here http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Sendi ... udio_files and the two sections following on from that.
Gale
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Re: SHARING A PROJECT BETWEEN WINDOWS AND MAC MACHINES
Thanks. I appreciate the feedback and warning about using base characters in any file names. I'm going to go ahead and attempt sharing a project across the two platforms. I'll report back with results. Thanks again.