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Mister Nosu
Mon Apr 17, 2017 4:45 pm

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Re: Help file, Marketing & Website ERRORS!

https://www.image-line.com/support/flstudio_online_manual/html/fformats_save_export.htm#commandline_export wrote:See here for some ways to launch a command prompt in Windows. This allows you to batch-process project and MIDI files.
  • Rendering to an audio file (example: FL.exe /R /Emp3 /Fc:\MyProjects)
Syntax

/R[filename] /E (Missing [format]) /F [project.flp] (Syntax error. Should be /F[project.flp])

Options

/R: render project.flp to an audio file. The optional filename parameter (extension is ignored) specifies the output filename. If no filename is specified, it renders to project.wav.

/E: specify wich format you want to export to, separated by commas. Example: /Emp3,ogg,wav

/F: specify a source folder. All .flp files in this folder will be rendered. Example: /Fc:\MyProjects

  • Rendering to a MIDI file (example: FL.exe /M /Fc:\MyProjects)
Syntax

/M

Options

/M: render all flp files in the folder to MIDI files.
  • You can't process MIDI files. Only to MIDI files.
  • It's best not to use a colon (":") when they're used for drives.
  • Syntax -> /E is missing description
  • Does it process .zip files as well? If not, maybe add it?
  • It doesn't specify what formats are allowed. Are there any besides the examples?
  • Can it only render with FL.exe (32bit)? What about FL64.exe (64bit)?
  • "If no filename is specified, it renders to project.wav" does that mean it inherits the original project file name or does it render to
    • "project.wav"
    • "project(1).wav"
    • "project(2).wav"
    • ...
  • Drive letters are capital letters.
  • The commands should (could) be lower case letters, right?
  • Can /r and /m be used at the same time? And or just or?
  • /m... Where does it take the notes? How does it assemble the midi file? Per Channel, per Playlist track or what?
  • /m... How does it name the files? Same as /r? Or does it use the Channel names?
  • Where do the files get rendered to? What about sub-folders? Maybe add an extra command like /s for the save location?


This seems like big fuzz for a (probably) rarely used function, but... I reformatted it to the following, so everyone is able to understand:

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Command line export options


See here (https://www.google.com/search?q=command+line+windows) for some ways to launch a command prompt in Windows. This allows you to batch-process FL Studio project files (.flp).


Syntax:
  • /r - Render to audio file.
  • /m - Render to MIDI file.
  • /e - Specify the output format, separated by commas. Note: This is only used with /r.
  • /f - Specify the source folder. All .flp files in this folder will be rendered. [More info needed here.]
Note: The optional filename parameter (extension is ignored) specifies the output filename. If no filename is specified, it renders to project.wav. and project.midi respectively. [More info needed here.]

Examples:

FL.exe /r /e[Output format] /f[Folder location]

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FL.exe /r /ewav,mp3 /fC:\Program Files(x86)\Image-Line\FL Studio 12.4.2\Data\Projects
This renders all projects in your "Projects" folder to wav and mp3 files. [More info needed here.]

FL.exe /m /f[Folder location]

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FL.exe /m /fC:\Program Files(x86)\Image-Line\FL Studio 12.4.2\Data\Projects
This renders all projects in your "Projects" folder to MIDI files. [More info needed here.]


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  • I'm not asking these questions just for fun. :D
  • I'll gladly change the suggestions into real feature requests... after you tell me that it is possible to do. There's no point in it if it's not even do-able.
  • That'll be all. Thank you.

reflex
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Wed Apr 26, 2017 6:54 am

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Re: Help file, Marketing & Website ERRORS!

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Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:00 am

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