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◆ synchronize audio events to a Quick-
Time movie, using the Pro Tools editing
features to spot and nudge regions to video
frames.
◆ scrub audio elements in tandem with a
QuickTime movie.
◆ use the Pro Tools Bounce to Movie com-
mand to compile a new “flattened” Quick-
Time movie file that can be read by any
QuickTime-compatible application.
Because Pro Tools has no video editing ca-
pabilities of its own, if you wish to edit or
in any other way modify a movie, return to
your video capture/assembly environment
(for example, Adobe Premiere) for editing,
then import the edited movie into
Pro Tools.
✽ You can capture (but not edit) Avid-compati-
ble video in Pro Tools with AVoption .
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-approved third-party video
capture and playback card. For the most
up-to-date information about such prod-
ucts, contact your Digidesign dealer or visit
Digidesign’s website.
If You Are New to Audio Post
Production
If you are new to digital video, time code,
or audio-for-post production, the following
suggestions will help you manage your ses-
sion’s audio/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 window in the movie.
Try to anticipate compatibility and config-
uration issues that may arise.
Conform Your Movie Be sure to conform
your captured QuickTime movie to the de-
sired frame rate. Consult your video cap-
ture software’s documentation for informa-
tion on how to ensure frame-accurate
captures. We recommend that you do this
to all video captures to ensure accurate
playback in Pro Tools.
Destined for video or film? What is the ulti-
mate destination of your work? Is it for TV,
film, audio CD or CD-ROM? This will de-
termine such things as the best sample rate
to use, the correct frame rate, pull-down or
pull-up rates, and so on. Double-check the
time code frame rate. You must make abso-
lutely 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 drive(s) regularly.
Video compatibility If you are not digitizing
the video material yourself (if the material
is already on hard disk) check into the type
of video capture/playback system that was
used and make sure you can accommodate
that format’s compression method. Check
whether or not time code is “burned into”
or superimposed over a small area of the
video.