Wavelab 12 - generating md5 and XML files with batch processor

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Hello,

I am using the batch processor in Wavelab, and can’t figure out how to get it to generate separate md5 checksum files for processed .wav files. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,
ATech1

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Where did you see it was possible?

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Maybe it is not, and that’s the issue :slight_smile: I am still figuring out the metadata workspace in Wavelab Pro 12, and I see that it has a “generate md5” function. I guess it is embedded in the processed file? I work at an audiovisual archive and I’m trying to put together a workflow for generating metadata xml files and separate checksum files (plain text) to archive alongside the assets. I know that a lot of other places run scripts to generate these files, but I was wondering if I can generate these files within the batch process function.

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The “generate md5” function is to geneate a checkum to be embedded as a metatada value.
This is not to generate a MD5 file.

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sounds good, thanks for the clarification!

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md5 is not lossless like flac, right?

scnr

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md5 is not an audio file format, this is a math formula to compute a checksum.

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Thanks for the clarification on the embedded metadata features of Wavelab Pro. I need to do a deep dive with the manual to learn more. Side note: AI easily generated a powershell prompt to generate checksums. Should’ve just done that from the start.

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I believe there are tons of free utilities that can create MD5 faster than a script can.

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good to know. I’ll look into it. Thanks!