User manual APPLE POSTPRODUCTION USING APPLICATIONS TOGETHER

[. . . ] 1 Using Apple Postproduction Applications Together Apple professional audio and video applications work together seamlessly in even the most demanding postproduction workflows. LiveType Soundtrack Cinema Tools Compressor Motion Motion graphics Final Cut Pro HD Editing A. Pack DVD Studio Pro DVD authoring and distribution 1 Contents "Using Apple Professional Video Applications Together" on page 3 "Editing" on page 4 "Final Cut Pro HD" on page 4 "Cinema Tools" on page 5 "Motion Graphics and Titles" on page 7 "Motion" on page 7 "Exporting Clips or Sequences From Final Cut Pro HD to Motion" on page 8 "Importing Motion Projects Into Final Cut Pro HD" on page 10 "Importing Motion Projects Into DVD Studio Pro" on page 11 "LiveType" on page 17 "Importing LiveType Projects Into Final Cut Pro HD and DVD Studio Pro" on page 17 "Using LiveType Clips in Final Cut Pro HD" on page 18 "Editing the LiveType Title Contents" on page 18 "Adding Music" on page 19 "Soundtrack" on page 20 "Using Soundtrack With Final Cut Pro HD" on page 20 "Using Soundtrack With DVD Studio Pro" on page 21 "Using Soundtrack With Other Applications" on page 22 "Importing Audio and Video Into Soundtrack" on page 23 "DVD and Web Distribution" on page 24 "DVD Studio Pro" on page 25 "DVD Studio Pro Asset Sources" on page 25 "Importing iDVD Projects Into DVD Studio Pro" on page 26 "Compressor" on page 27 "Exporting From Final Cut Pro HD to Compressor" on page 27 "Exporting From Compressor to DVD Studio Pro" on page 27 "Basic Compressor Workflow" on page 28 "A. Pack" on page 29 "Exporting From A. Pack to DVD Studio Pro" on page 30 "Exporting Final Cut Pro HD Audio for Encoding With A. Pack" on page 30 "Exporting Soundtrack Audio for Encoding With A. Pack" on page 31 2 Using Apple Professional Video Applications Together Video, film, and sound elements are edited together in Final Cut Pro HD, along with motion graphics from Motion and audio from Soundtrack. Your finished movie can be imported into DVD Studio Pro where, together with motion menus and transition graphics created with Motion, background audio clips created with Soundtrack, and text graphics created with LiveType, you can author and burn a DVD of your project. Note: Help documents for all of the applications without printed manuals can be found on the product DVD, in the Documentation folder. Refer to these documents for detailed instructions on using the applications, or look in the onscreen help by choosing the application name from the Help menu when that application is open. [. . . ] 2 In LiveType, make any necessary changes to the LiveType title. Final Cut Pro HD automatically relinks any LiveType clips which reference the LiveType project you just changed. In Final Cut Pro HD, you can immediately see the changes to the LiveType title. Using this method, you do not need to reconnect the LiveType project file each time you alter it outside of Final Cut Pro HD. Note: The Creator column in the Final Cut Pro HD Browser indicates what application will be launched when you choose Open in Editor from a clip's shortcut menu. For LiveType clips, the creator is automatically set to LiveType. 18 To open a LiveType clip in LiveType, from within DVD Studio Pro: 1 Do one of the following: · Select the LiveType project in the Assets tab, then choose File > Asset > Open in Editor. · Control-click the LiveType project in the Assets tab, then choose Open in Editor from the shortcut menu that appears. · Double-click the LiveType project in the Assets tab. 2 In LiveType, make any necessary changes to the LiveType title. If you make any changes to the project in LiveType, DVD Studio Pro automatically updates to include those changes. Adding Music Music provides critical rhythm and tempo (pacing) while you edit your movie. It's not uncommon to walk into an editing suite and see a shelf full of audio CDs that an editor can quickly browse to set an appropriate mood for a scene. However, using copyrighted music requires expensive licensing fees, so many editors invest in licensefree music to ensure they are using music they have legal rights to. Licensing costs aside, choosing premade music for your movie can limit your creativity. What if you like a song, but you feel it would work better with the piano mixed more quietly, or the tempo a bit slower?If you don't have the resources to hire a professional music composer, you may find yourself wishing you could do it yourself. With Soundtrack, now you can. 19 Soundtrack Soundtrack makes it easy to create original audio for use in your Final Cut Pro HD and DVD Studio Pro projects. Using Soundtrack With Final Cut Pro HD Soundtrack allows you to create music with thousands of royalty-free music loops that can be combined together in an unlimited variety of mixes and tempos. If you can't find the exact instrument or sound you are looking for, you can easily invest in thirdparty loops or even create your own. Soundtrack also imports special scoring markers created by Final Cut Pro HD so you can create music that lines up exactly with your movie. If you change your picture edit, Soundtrack can readily alter the music tempo or number of loops so that image and sound stay in perfect sync and the mood is maintained. Historically, music composers do the majority of scoring and recording after the picture is completely finished, or locked. Soundtrack provides new opportunities for music composers and movie editors to work together in parallel, even if the picture isn't yet locked. Composers can begin composing elements while a movie is still being edited, creating custom loops in the audio software of their choice and the Soundtrack Loop Utility. The movie editor can set scoring markers in Final Cut Pro HD and adjust tempo, key, and orchestration in Soundtrack. [. . . ] In most instances, you will only need to choose a bit rate. A. Pack also includes a batch encode capability that allows you to configure multiple AC-3 streams and encode them in one process. Exporting Final Cut Pro HD Audio for Encoding With A. Pack You can export AIFF audio files from Final Cut Pro HD for transcoding into Dolby Digital AC-3 files. If you export a stereo audio output, A. Pack can create a two-channel AC-3 file. To export audio files suitable for encoding into a 5. 1 surround sound file, you must go through the export process multiple times. [. . . ]