Getting Started

Overview

Welcome to Dialogue Match! If you haven’t used an iZotope product or want to know more about Dialogue Match, this is the right chapter for you. Dialogue Match is currently supported in Pro Tools only via AudioSuite.

The topics discussed in this chapter include:

• Authorization
• Accessing Dialogue Match
• Navigating the Interface

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Authorization

The first time you open a Dialogue Match plug-in, the Authorization window will appear. The Authorization window offers the following options:

• TRIAL: Start or continue a trial period evaluation prior to purchasing.
• DEMO: Continue evaluating the product with Demo limitations (after the 10-day trial period ends).
• AUTHORIZE: Authorize the product with a serial number.

Trial Mode

Trial mode allows you to evaluate Dialogue Match over a 10-day trial period. The trial period begins when you first open a Dialogue Match plug-in in Pro Tools. The Authorization window will display the number of days remaining in your trial period. Click the Continue button to exit the Authorization window.

Demo Mode

After your 10-day trial period expires, you have the option to operate Dialogue Match in Demo mode. To continue evaluating Dialogue Match in Demo mode, click the Demo button.

Authorization Methods

To disable Trial or Demo mode, you must authorize the product with a valid serial number. We offer three authorization methods for Dialogue Match:

1. Online Authorization: Authorize on a computer online.
2. Offline Authorization: Authorize on a computer offline.
3. iLok Authorization: Authorize using iLok.

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Accessing Dialogue Match

You can access iZotope’s Dialogue Match plug-in in Pro Tools by navigating to the EQ folder under the AudioSuite file menu.

Working in AudioSuite

When using Audiosuite plug-ins, there are various user definable input options and output options, which may affect how you use Dialogue Match.

Input Options

The available input options via AudioSuite include the following:

Option	Description
Clip-by-clip	Recognizes individual clips in the timeline, as well as fades.
Entire selection	Treats the entire selected area as one clip.

Output Options

The available output options via AudioSuite include the following:

Option	Description
Create individual files	Nondestructive processing of the audio file(s) in the session, replacing them with the processed audio. This mode preserves individual clips and fades/handles.
Create continuous files	Nondestructive processing of the original audio file. Creates a new audio file with the audio sent back from Dialogue Match, consolidated into one continuous clip.

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Navigating the Interface

Dialogue Match’s plug-in interface is divided into four main areas as seen in the image below and described in the table below.

Label	Section	Description
	Global Header	The global header area provides access to the Snapshots, Reset, Options, and Help. For more information on these controls, see the Global Header Controls section.
	Profiles	Allows you to collect a Reference profile and an Apply To (source) profile. For more information, see Profiles section.
	Modules	Access controls for each module. The following modules are available: EQ, Reverb, Ambience.
	Advanced view	Allows you to hide or show the advanced controls for each module. For more information on the advanced controls, see the Advanced view sections for each module.

Global Header Controls

The Dialogue Match global header area includes the following controls:

Label	Controls	Description
	Snapshot Selection	Choose from either a preset Snapshot or custom Snapshot to recall a saved state of all Dialogue Match parameters.
	Reset	Returns the plug-in to its factory default settings.
	Options	Opens up the Options window. For more information, see the Options chapter.
	Help	Links to the Dialogue Match Help Documentation.

Resize Window

You can resize the main window by clicking and dragging the bottom right corner of the plug-in window.

Expand/Collapse

You can utilize the expand/collapse button to show more or less information within the Dialogue Match plugin. There are two locations where you can access this control: Profiles section and Advanced view section.

Profiles

Click on the arrow next to the Profiles section to expand or shrink the Profile section.

Advanced view

Click on the arrow next to Advanced view to expand or collapse the Advanced view of the selected module.