Specifications

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Soundtrack Pro
It is critical that your movie’s audio deliver a polished and complete experience that
complements the video. Soundtrack Pro gives you the tools to handle every aspect of
creating your soundtrack:
 A powerful Waveform Editor for graphically editing your audio files and processing them
using destructive or nondestructive actions. The Waveform Editor is also able to analyze
and repair your audio files, and supports AppleScript to automate common tasks.
 A Timeline that provides full multitrack editing and arranging capabilities
 A console-style Mixer for mixing your multitrack projects
 Roundtrip integration with Final Cut Pro and Motion that makes it easy to work on a
project’s audio
 A set of professional audio effects plug-ins you can use to manipulate your audio,
including EQ, compression, reverb, and others
 An extensive library of Apple Loops you can use to build the soundtrack for your
project, including both sound effects and music cues
 An integrated video display as well as support for an external video display, making it
easy to view the video as you work on the audio
Motion
Motion is real-time motion graphics software that makes it easy for artists and editors to
animate text, movies, and graphics for film, video, or DVD motion menus. Use Motion to
easily create compelling motion graphics, animations, and title sequences for your
Final Cut Pro movies. Additionally, the integration between DVD Studio Pro and Motion,
along with the integration between Soundtrack Pro and Motion, makes it easy to create
motion menus and transitions for your DVD projects. Among the features of Motion are:
 Real-time design capabilities that allow you to create stunning effects using multiple
streams of video, filters, text, and particles without rendering
 Behaviors that you can use to create natural, fluid animations without keyframes
 Powerful, customized particle effects like smoke and dust and animated motion that
you can apply to your project elements
 Layering and compositing capabilities that allow you to arrange your project’s
elements in an unlimited number of layers
 Native HDV support that preserves the quality of HDV format video without requiring
transcoding to a different format