Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide576
With Pro Tools, you can:
◆ Import a QuickTime movie into a session
◆ Import audio from a QuickTime movie
◆ Import audio files from a CD or a CD-ROM
◆ Import audio from an audio CD (Macintosh
only)
◆ Synchronize audio events to a QuickTime
movie, using the Pro Tools editing features to
spot and nudge regions to video frames
◆ Scrub audio elements in tandem with a Quick-
Time movie
◆ Use the Pro Tools Bounce to QuickTime
Movie command (Pro Tools 6.1 and higher) or
Bounce to Movie command (Pro Tools 6.0.x and
lower) to compile a new “flattened” QuickTime
movie file that can be read by any QuickTime-
compatible application
If you want to edit or in any other way modify a
movie, return to your video capture and assem-
bly software (such as Avid Xpress DV) for edit-
ing, then import the edited movie into
Pro Tools.
Video Capture/Playback Cards
For professional applications where full-screen,
25/30 frames-per-second playback is critical, we
recommend that you invest in a Digidesign-ap-
proved third-party video capture and playback
card, or an external DV Firewire device.
For more information on compatible video cap-
ture cards, visit the Digidesign Web site.
If You Are New to Audio Post
Production
If you are new to digital video, time code, or au-
dio-for-post production, the following sugges-
tions will help you manage your session’s audio
and video requirements. Not all of these may
apply to every project.
Plan Ahead Think through your entire project
before you start capturing your video. For best
results when working with SMPTE time code,
make sure that time code is burned into a win-
dow in the movie. Try to anticipate compatibil-
ity and configuration issues that may arise.
Make Sure your Movie is Conformed Be sure to
conform your captured QuickTime movie to the
desired frame rate. Consult your video capture
software’s documentation for information on
how to ensure frame-accurate captures. We rec-
ommend that you do this to all video captures
to ensure accurate playback in Pro Tools.
With Pro Tools 5.2.x and lower, if your destina-
tion is a pulled-down Pro Tools session, this pull
down affects QuickTime movie playback speed.
You should conform your movie to a 30 fps
frame rate for use in a pulled-down session.
Destined for Video or Film? What is the ultimate
destination of your work? Is it for DVD, HD, TV,
film, audio CD or CD-ROM? This will determine
such things as the best sample rate to use, the
correct timecode rate, and pull-down or pull-up
rates. Double-check the time code frame rate.
You must make sure that you know the correct
frame rate of the video source.
Storage Make sure you have enough disk space
on your drive, and optimize your hard drives
regularly.
You can capture Avid-compatible video in
Pro Tools with AVoption, AVoption|V10,
or AVoption|XL.