Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 - Manual (Page 315)

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Working with Video
in Soundtrack Pro
You can import a video into a multitrack or audio file project,
view the video as you work on your project, edit the video’s
audio, and use markers to synchronize audio and video.
When you import a video, the video appears in the Video tab. When you import a video
into a multitrack project, a video clip also appears in a video track in the Timeline. The
video’s audio appears as a clip in an audio track in the Timeline and can be moved and
edited like other audio clips. You can mute, solo, and adjust the volume and pan of the
video’s audio, add effects, and automate changes. You can also open the video’s audio
in the File Editor and perform actions or analysis on it.
When you import a video, you can set the Time Ruler units to match the timecode
format of the video. Any Final Cut Pro markers contained in the video appear as
markers in the Soundtrack Pro Timeline. You can also add markers in Soundtrack Pro
and export them to Final Cut Pro with the video file. You can score markers to the
playhead, using them to synchronize your soundtrack to the action in the video.
You can work with video in Soundtrack Pro in several ways. You can add audio clips for
dialogue and voiceover, music, ambience, and sound effects to the Timeline. You can
make exchange files between Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro as you work on both
the video and the soundtrack, or bring the final video into Soundtrack Pro to finalize
the project. When your soundtrack is complete, you can export it as an AIFF file or save
it as part of the video.
Supported Video File Formats
Soundtrack Pro supports standard QuickTime-compatible file formats. You can import a
QuickTime movie (.mov) video file into a Soundtrack Pro project and can import an
MPEG-2 (.m2v) if you have installed the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component. Video
files using NTSC, PAL, HD, and other formats supported by QuickTime can be imported
into Soundtrack Pro. Imported video files can be up to four hours in length.