Library Monkey 3.1.8

Library Monkey 3.1.8 brings you an effective solution for complete media asset management. This new version provides many powerful features including an enhanced user-interface, recent searches, multiple Bins, enhanced metadata processing, and more.

Import It: Import existing audio assets through several time-saving options including drag-n-drop and a contextual menu item in the Finder.

Organize It: Create Smart Sets to automatically organize your assets by any criteria you desire. Use standard Sets to create a customized hierarchy, where assets can be in as many Sets as needed.

Find It: Search all your libraries or only the ones you desire with a simple selection. Perform complex searches using supported symbols and Boolean options. Refine your searches until you find the right asset. Look up recent searches via the Recent Searches list or pop-up menu.

Process It: Process your assets with these and many other time-saving features:

• Process assets with your favorite presets with a simple drag-n-drop using Droplets.
• Use Rapid Convert™ to activate the Library Monkey processing engine from the Finder, even using previously created presets.
• Quickly open your selected assets in another application directly from Library Monkey.
• Drag an audio asset right from Library Money into your DAW and other application.
• Copy your selected assets to a desired location and then quickly open them in another application.
• Perform advanced file processing on your audio assets and then open them in another application.
• Create presets for quick recall of common settings. Apply advanced naming schemes to the output files.
• Process using Peak and RMS normalization
  

And there's more!

• Share your Library Monkey Database and saved sessions with other workstations.
• Preview video tracks while auditioning audio tracks in movies.
• Process the audio tracks in Quicktime movies while retaining the video tracks.
• Customize 30 User-defined database fields.
• Use the the Convert Window to process assets without importing into the database
• View metadata embedded in your assets.

Major Features:

1. Power
   • Sophisticated processing engine for speed and stability.
   • One window design.
   • Customizable list view.
   • Resizable control section.
   • Quick access to conversion-only session.
   • Rapid Convert providing in-Finder file conversion.
   • Unattended processing mode.
   • Multiple error logging levels.
   • Unicode support.
2. Processing
   • Comprehensive conversion engine.
   • Create Droplets for quick access to your common settings.
   • Multi-channel file support.
   • RMS and Peak normalizing.
   • Force sample rates feature.
   • Advanced naming options.
   • User presets.
   • "Retain Folder Structure" option.
   • Naming options for Pro Tools compatibility with split audio files.
   • Pull-up/pull-down sample rates.
   • Custom sample rates.
   • 31 character name limit support.
3.   Asset Management
   • User-defined fields.
   • User-defined Sets.
   • Smart Sets for automated searches.
   • Recent search recall.
   • Field specific searches.
   • Multiple bins for quick asset recall.
   • Support for Finder/ Spotlight Comments, and other industry-wide standards.
   • Open assets in external applications including Pro Tools, Digital Performer, etc.
   • Quicktime movie video preview.
4. Metadata
   • Metadata batch-processing.
   • Support for Finder/Spotlight comments.
   • Support for ID3 tags, Vorbis Comments, FLAC Comments, BWAV, Soundminer, MPEG 4 and Quicktime User Data.
   • All metadata viewable in the List view.
5. Playback
   • Preview process settings.
   • Full playback control including scrubbing.
   • Playback slider with scrubbing.
   • Volume control slider with mute.
   • Loop playback.
   • Quicktime movie video preview
6. Multi-Channel File Support
7. Instant Access with Smart Sets
8. Advanced naming options for export
9. Drag-n-drop to DAW and other audio applications
10. User defined fields for custom labeling
11. New and updated file formats and codecs
12. Enhanced Metadata Support
13. Support for Digidesign file content
14. Support for Finder/Spotlight comments
15. User defined field searches
16. Catalog and organize media files
17. Added presets to Rapid Convert
18. Conversion presets
19. Unattended processing mode
20. New enhanced processing engine
21. Unicode support.

• OS X 10.3 or greater
• OS X 10.3.8 or greater required for Apple Lossless
• OS X 10.5 or greater required for AAC Low Delay
• 800 x 600 screen resolution