Apple Soundtrack Pro 3 - Manual (Page 355)

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.
This chapter covers the following:
• Supported Video File Formats (p. 356)
• Adding a Video to a Project (p. 356)
• Playing the Video (p. 357)
• Viewing Video Details (p. 360)
• Working with a Video’s Audio (p. 361)
• Using the Time Display and Time Ruler with Video (p. 361)
• Scrubbing and Spotting with the Multipoint Video HUD (p. 362)
• Removing a Video from a Project (p. 365)
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