Apple Soundtrack Pro 3 User Manual

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• 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 as to process the file 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.

To modify one or more clips’ media files using a Soundtrack Pro script

Select the clips in the Final Cut Pro Browser or Timeline.

Do one of the following:

• Choose File > Send To > Soundtrack Pro Script.

• Control-click the selection, then choose Send To > Soundtrack Pro Script from the

shortcut menu.

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.

Choose one of the following options:

• Yes: Creates a Soundtrack Pro audio file project for each clip and then prompts you for

a location to save these project files. You can create a new folder by pressing
Command-Shift-N.

• No: This option edits the files destructively, making permanent changes to the original

media files.

• Cancel: Cancels the script operation.

Soundtrack Pro opens and each clip is automatically opened, edited, saved, and closed
in the File Editor.

You can also repeat the last script you used to edit a clip, making it easy to edit several
clips with the same set of actions.

To edit a clip with the last script used

Control-click the clip in the Final Cut Pro Browser or Timeline, then choose Send To > Last
Soundtrack Pro Script from the shortcut menu.

To disable the dialog that appears when you use the Send To Soundtrack Pro Script
command

Choose Final Cut Pro > User Preferences, then click the Editing tab.

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Chapter 19

Using Soundtrack Pro with Other Applications