Guide - Home screen

Screen overview

This is the screen you see when the program starts: it is not a work module, but a launcher. From here you choose which of the app's three tools to open, depending on where you are in your workflow.

There is nothing to build or configure here: the license and the app version are checked automatically at startup, before this screen appears.

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The three modules

Three clickable panels, one for each module of the app - in the same order you normally use them in sequence for a song:

Midi to Mp3: loads a MIDI/KAR file and converts it into an MP3/WAV audio file, with all the engine/key/channel/effects choices and Style Choice to transform the song.
Syncro Lyrics: synchronizes the song lyrics with the audio generated in the previous step.
Crea Video: generates the final MP4 video from the audio and the synchronized lyrics.

Why they are separate: each module opens in its own window and you can keep more than one open at the same time (e.g. while generating the audio for one song, syncing the lyrics of another one that's already done).

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License

The license is a licenza.ini file in the user folder, read and verified automatically on every startup - there is no field to fill in on this screen. The check determines whether the license is valid for the installed version:

Validity and expiry: the encrypted key in the file contains an expiry date (or, for the full license, the major version covered) tied to the username. If the license is not valid for the installed version (or the file is missing/corrupted), the program shows an error and closes immediately - it must be replaced with a valid license to continue.

Technical note: this data is encrypted together with the expiry date/major version precisely to prevent it from being altered by editing the text file by hand.

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Update check

Together with the license check, at startup the app silently compares its own version with the one available online and lets you know if an update is available, with no need to check manually.

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