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<h2>Session Metadata</h2>
<figure class="right">
<img src="/images/edit-session-metadata.png" alt="The session metadata editor">
<figcaption>
The session metadata editor
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
Sessions can have various items of metadata attached to them, and saved in the
session file. These metadata are filled by the user via
<kbd class ="menu">Session &gt; Metadata &gt; Edit Metadata&hellip;</kbd>.
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<p>
These metadata will be exported as tags in the audio and video files that
support it, as long as the right option is chosen at the
<a href="@@export-dialog">export</a> stage. All the video format can retain a
subset of the metadata if the <kbd class="option">Include Session Metadata</kbd>
is checked in the <a href="@@workflow-amp-operations#export">export video</a>
window, while only the Ogg-Vorbis (tagged) and FLAC (tagged)
audio format will be exported with the metadata (as Vorbis comment).
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<p>
Ardour can also reuse the metadata from another session file in the current
session, with <kbd class ="menu">Session &gt; Metadata &gt; Import Metadata&hellip;</kbd>.
This menu brings up a file selector, asking for the source ardour session file
to extract the data from. This can be handy when reusing a lot of information
(Author, Artist Name, etc&hellip;) or working on multiple tracks of the same
media.
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