Using markers with audio, Using soundtrack pro with motion, Using soundtrack – Apple Motion 2 User Manual
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Chapter 13
Working With Audio
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Using Markers With Audio
When you add project markers to the Timeline, they appear in all three tabs of the
Timing pane: the Timeline, the Keyframe Editor, and the Audio Editor. You can use
project markers to designate “hit points” as you play back the project, to quickly jump
to a specific point in time, or to highlight points where you want to synchronize visual
and audio events.
For information on adding and deleting markers, moving markers, editing marker
information, and using markers, see “
Using Soundtrack Pro With Motion
Once an audio file is imported into Motion, Soundtrack Pro can be opened from within
Motion and used to modify the audio track. After the audio track has been edited and
saved in Soundtrack Pro, the track is automatically updated in Motion.
To edit an audio track in Soundtrack Pro from within Motion:
1
In the Audio tab or Timeline Layer list, select the audio track you want to modify.
2
Choose Edit > Send Audio to Soundtrack Pro.
Note: This option is not available for multi-channel audio files.
The Save As sheet appears.
Note: If Soundtrack Pro is not installed on your system, Send Audio to Soundtrack Pro
is not available in the menu.
3
If needed, type a name for the modified audio track and select a location in which to
save the file.
Note: Since this process creates a modified copy of the original audio file, the source
audio is not changed.
4
Click Save As Soundtrack Pro Audio.
A project that contains the audio track is opened in Soundtrack Pro.
5
In Soundtrack Pro, make your changes to the audio file and save the project (press
Command+S).
Note: Do not choose File > Save As (from within Soundtrack Pro) and save a file with a
new name. If you save a new file, the live link between the audio track and Motion is
lost.
When Motion is displayed, the track and its saved name are automatically updated in
the Motion Audio tab. The original file, as well as the new Soundtrack Pro file, appear in
the Motion Media tab. A Soundtrack Pro file appears in the Media tab with a .stap
extension.
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