Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 999)

Copying Audio to Timecoded Tapes
If you captured media files from sources without timecode—such as VHS tape, DAT tapes,
reel-to-reel tape recorders, or imported audio CDs—the resulting EDL won’t be useful
for recapturing because the EDL does not contain relevant timecode information that
refers back to the original sources. The solution is to copy all of your audio without
timecode to formats that support timecode. You should do this before you begin editing
your movie.
CD
Cassette
Media without timecode
DAT with
timecode
DV tape
Media with timecode
DAT without
timecode
Once you’ve copied all of your audio material without timecode onto formats with
timecode, you can log and capture your audio the same way you log and capture video,
knowing that all of your audio edits can now be described in an exported EDL. You treat
the new timecoded tapes as your original audio source material for the duration of the
project.
Exporting Audio for DVD
For information about exporting AC-3 audio files for authoring in DVD Studio Pro, see
“Exporting Sequences for DVD.”
999 Chapter 60 Exporting Audio for Mixing in Other Applications