Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1011)

5 Click OK.
6 A Soundtrack Pro audio file project is created for each clip selected in Final Cut Pro. Each
Soundtrack Pro audio file project is then opened in a File Editor tab in Soundtrack Pro.
Processing a Clip’s Media File with a Soundtrack Pro Script
When you send a Final Cut Pro clip’s media to a Soundtrack Pro script, the following steps
occur for each unique file:
• With your consent, Final Cut Pro generates a Soundtrack Pro audio file project and
replaces the clip’s media file with it.
• The audio file project or the clip’s media file opens in the Soundtrack Pro File Editor.
• The script actions are applied to the audio file project or the media file.
• The audio file project or the clip’s media file is saved with the changes.
If your clip’s media file is a standard audio or video file, you have the option to create a
new Soundtrack Pro audio file project, so that the file is processed nondestructively. If
you don’t take advantage of this option, the script processes the source media destructively
(permanently). If your clip’s media file is already a Soundtrack Pro audio file project, the
changes are nondestructive.
About Soundtrack Pro Scripts
Soundtrack Pro scripts are AppleScript droplets containing Soundtrack Pro File Editor
actions. Scripts can be created in Soundtrack Pro or a script editing application such as
Script Editor, the AppleScript application included with Mac OS X. For more information,
see the Soundtrack Pro User Manual, available in Soundtrack Pro Help.
To modify one or more clips’ media files using a Soundtrack Pro script
1 Select the clips in the Final Cut Pro Browser or Timeline.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose File > Send To > Soundtrack Pro Script.
• Control-click the selection and choose Send To > Soundtrack Pro Script from the shortcut
menu.
3 Choose the script you want to use from the submenu.
Note: If you have not created custom Soundtrack Pro scripts and saved them to the
default Soundtrack Pro script location, no scripts appear in the submenu.
By default, a dialog appears offering to convert each clip’s media file to a Soundtrack Pro
audio file project, which allows for nondestructive editing.
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