Apple Soundtrack - Manual (Page 168)

168 Chapter 11 Distributing Soundtrack Projects
Exporting to QuickTime
If your Soundtrack project contains a QuickTime movie file with a video track, you can
export the project to a new QuickTime movie file. Exporting to QuickTime creates a
copy of the original movie file, with the Soundtrack project’s audio mixed into the
movie’s audio track.
To export a project to a new QuickTime movie file:
m Choose File > Export to QuickTime.
QuickTime movies can be either self-contained (in which case the audio and video data
are saved in the movie file) or reference (in which case the movie contains only
references to the media it uses). Reference movies are much smaller in size than self-
contained movies, but playing a reference movie requires that all the media used by
the movie be present and in the expected location.
By default, both reference movies and self-contained movies are exported as self-
contained when you export to QuickTime in Soundtrack. You can choose to keep a
reference movie as a reference movie. Self-contained movies cannot be changed to
reference movies.
To keep a reference movie as a reference movie when exporting:
m Choose File > Export to QuickTime, then deselect the “Make movie self-contained”
checkbox in the Export dialog.
Exporting to a QuickTime movie file is intended as a way to distribute completed
projects. It’s a good idea to save your project in case you want to make any changes.
The movie file cannot be edited in Soundtrack
Roundtrips Between Final Cut Express and Soundtrack
As you work on your video project in Final Cut Express and develop the score in
Soundtrack, you can make roundtrips between the two applications. Several features of
both Final Cut Express and Soundtrack make roundtrips easy.