Operation Manual

ADOBE AUDITION 3.0
User Guide
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Importing video and working with video clips
Insert a video file into a session
In Multitrack View, you can insert video files to precisely synchronize a session with a video preview. When you
insert a video file, its video clip appears at the top of the track display, and its audio clip appears on the track below.
For AVI files exported from Adobe Premiere Pro, sequence markers appear as dashed lines.
You can move a video clip independently from the audio clip containing the original soundtrack. To instead keep
such clips synchronized, group them. (See “Grouping clips” on page 192.)
Note: A session can contain only one video clip at a time.
Related video and audio clips, with imported video markers
1 In Multitrack View, position the start-time indicator at the desired insertion point.
2 Choose Insert > Video, select an AVI, QuickTime, or Windows Media file, and click Open.
To import only the audio from a video file, choose Insert > Audio From Video (Multitrack View) or Open > Audio
From Video (Edit View). This technique is great for soundtrack editing that doesn’t require a video preview, or for
readapting soundtracks for audio-only mediums, such as radio or CD.
See also
“Video file formats” on page 252
“Select and move clips” on page 192
Snap to frames in a video clip
To synchronize a multitrack session with video, snap audio clips and the start-time indicator to frames.
1 Choose View > Display Time Format, and select the SMPTE time format that corresponds to the frame rate of the clip.
2 Choose Edit > Snapping > Snap To Frames.
To view more thumbnails in a video clip, horizontally zoom the session display. Be aware, however, that video
thumbnails serve only as a general guide; for frame-accurate synchronization, use snapping.