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Working with Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro
The following issues with using Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro together have
been resolved.
Working with Background Movies in Soundtrack Pro
Background movies are now properly sent to Soundtrack Pro when exporting to a
Soundtrack Pro multitrack project from Final Cut Pro.
Sending Soundtrack Pro Projects from Final Cut Pro to Soundtrack Pro
You can now send Soundtrack Pro audio projects from the Final Cut Pro Timeline to
Soundtrack Pro multiple times. In Final Cut Pro 5.0.2, when you send an audio clip in
the Final Cut Pro Timeline to a Soundtrack Pro audio project, the resulting
Soundtrack Pro audio project clip in the Timeline audio tracks is no longer linked to its
corresponding video clip in the video track. If you need to link a video clip and a
Soundtrack Pro project clip in the Timeline, you can manually link them by selecting
them and choosing Modify > Link.
Choosing How Final Cut Pro Handles HDV Start/Stop Detection
When capturing HDV footage from a Sony HDV camcorder using Final Cut Pro 5.0.2,
you can choose how Final Cut Pro creates media files and clips when start and stop
indicators are detected. (Start/stop indicators occur on a tape in places where
recording was stopped and then started again.)
To choose how Final Cut Pro handles start/stop detection when capturing
HDV footage:
1 If you have not already done so, choose Final Cut Pro > Easy Setup, then select an
HDV Easy Setup from the “Setup for” pop-up menu.
2 Choose File > Log and Capture (or press Command-8), then click Clip Settings.
3 Click “Create new clip on Start/Stop” to select from the following two options:
 Start/Stop detection on: When the checkbox is selected, a new media file and
corresponding clip are created each time Final Cut Pro detects start/stop indicators in
the incoming HDV stream.
 Start/Stop detection off: When the checkbox is deselected, one continuous media file
and corresponding clip are created, and start/stop indicators are ignored.
Note: The option to turn off start/stop detection is available only when you capture
HDV footage shot on a Sony camcorder. When capturing footage shot on a JVC HDV
camcorder, the nature of the MPEG-2 stream requires creation of a new media file at
each start/stop indicator.