Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 User Manual
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Chapter 2
The Soundtrack Pro Interface
The Project tab features the following controls and categories of information:
 General project information: This information includes file size, creation and
modification dates, and location on the hard drive.
 Pullup/Pulldown pop-up menus: Use these menus to adjust the video and audio
playback to compensate for film-to-video and video-to-film conversions as well as
international television standards conversions.
 Project properties: Includes project length (duration) and sample rate.
 Initial Timecode value slider: Use this slider to set the timecode for the first frame of
the project. For more information about value sliders, see “
 Ruler Units pop-up menu: Use this menu to set the project ruler to be either Time-
based or Beats-based.
Each multitrack project has a project time format, which can be either Time
(seconds)–based or Beats-based. Setting the time format controls the appearance of
the Time display, Time ruler, Timeline gridlines, and available Snap To values. For
projects set to Time-based format, time is displayed using the Time Ruler units
chosen in the View menu. For projects set to Beats-based format, the time is
displayed in measures, beats, and beat divisions. The default format is Time-based.
For information on setting the project time format, see “
 Document file management: Use these controls to set project preferences for file
saving and media management. These controls are available for multitrack projects
only. For more information, see “