BWFWAVrename is an ongoing project to help us see usable audio track information on our timelines when using Avid Media Composer.
Currently it is not possible to see track names on the timeline. This tool will rename audio tracks (recorded in the BWF WAVE broadcast format), using the metadata to add the track name to the filename. Then when the files are imported into Media Composer, the track information can be visible on the timeline.
The tool also deals with ‘polywav’ files (many audio tracks embedded into a single file) by splitting them into individual files, each with the track name added into the filename.
The project is written in python, but is available as a windows executable and a mac app. Both function the same.
Please note that the software is distributed without warranty and has had limited testing, but please do get in touch if you’re having trouble with it or if it’s been useful to you.
If you find this software useful to you or your project, please consider making a donation to fund its continued maintenance and future compatibility. Over 100 hours have gone into making it possible!
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5T96DY9BBXKRY
Download links
v0.6b – update fixes error reading XML on certain devices. April 2021
v0.71b – update to make track workflow more seamless on polywavs and progress bar GUI fix for windows
(please note, there is a bug with Apple’s python integration in OS X Mojave (10.14.x) that will cause a crash back to the log on screen. Apparently apple fixed this in Catalina and above)
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Is it possible to update this now that python 3.8.3 works with Catalina?
Hi. Hopefully within the next month or so, as soon as a paid project I’m on comes to an end! 🙂
Hi! Is there a way to get it working with Rf64 wav recorded files? Thanks!!
Hi. Can you maybe send me an example file? I’ll take a look and see if it can be done.
Thanks!
Sure! If I get home I’ll send you a test file.
Thanks!
Hi, thanks for the great software. We’re having some problems using the software to split from a Sounddevice 888 – it just displays “Problem reading XML” even though they should be identical to the iXML from our working Sounddevice 688. Any ideas, have you heard of this before? thanks 🙂
The new 8 series Sounddevice recorder must have changed something, course i can only get it to work if i do a spilt in Wave Agent.
I recorded Bwf and RF64 files, nothing works, did you look into this ?? and maybe have an update coming ??
Thx
Hi ,
I’ve just tried using this on Windows 10 with Mono WAV’s generated by the new Sound Devices 888 recorder.
Sadly the exe has a problem with reading the XML from the clips.
Has anyone else had this issue?
Thanks
Please try the new version (0.6b).
Hopefully this issue is resolved. 🙂
Hey ! I would try this program, I’m very interested but this version BWFWAVrename 0.6b Mac crashes on my Macbook Pro Touch Bar / Mac OS Mojave 10.14.6.
If I use this to split up a poly file, will a re-recording mixer still be able to pull in all the isolated tracks if I cut just with the mix track? Or do I lose that by splitting up the poly file?
Yeah, you’d only have what’s on the timeline.
Hi,
I would love to download the 0.6b for windows. I think it would make my lifes so much easier. Unfortunately google drive gives an error: ‘This files is infected by a virus. Only the owner can download it’.
Best Regards,
Ido
Thanks… Have now uploaded to github and updated.
Hey, awesome project! Would love a feature/option that places each split polywav into their own folder, perhaps simply based on the original files name.
So “Sc1At01.wav” polywav gets split up into mono wav files as the software normally does, but also places it inside a new folder called “Sc1At01”, so giving each scene it’s own new folder essentially. This would mimick how monophonic recordings are delivered from sound mixers on set, and also save some manual folder making and organizing. Extra points for an additional feature that removes the original file name from the new file name, so rather than “Sc1At01_Boom_1.wav”, we just “Boom.wav” inside that new folder.
Again, very awesome software you’ve made!
Thanks! Will look into this and try to add.
Also, do you have a donate link?
I just wantede to thank you and I appreciate all the time and effort you put in to make this app possible. This is amazing!
Version 0.8b for mac from github is only 39kb and doesnt work. If you could please update it thanks!
Hi Jon
39kb is right – what version of mac os are you using and what error are you getting when you try and open it?