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Video playback, import, and export
Controlling playback
that plays back incorrectly.
• When exporting to QuickTime, the frame rate of the QuickTime video compressor will default to
“best possible”. Since not all movies in a SONAR video project correctly report their frame rate,
the best practice is manually enter the desired frame rate. This is done in the video settings of the
QuickTime video compressor.
• Exports to QuickTime from a SONAR video project created from an AVI using the Indeo video
compressor will create a movie with white frames.
• Exports to QuickTime may have an extra white frame on the last frame of the movie. This extra
frame can be removed with the QuickTime Pro Player or another QuickTime editing application.
See:
“Importing and playing back videos” on page 237
“Optimizing video performance” on page 241
Importing and playing back videos
Here are step-by-step procedures for inserting and playing back videos:
To load a video file into a project
1. Choose File > Import > Video, or choose Insert from the Video view’s pop-up menu.
The Import Video dialog box appears. In the Files of Type field, select the kind of video file
you’re looking for.
2. Select a file.
3. Check the Show File Info option to display information about the file in the File Info section of
the dialog box.
4. Check the Import Audio Stream option if you want to load the file’s audio data.
5. Check the Import As Mono Tracks option if you want to import the file’s audio data as one or
more mono tracks.
6. Click Open.
SONAR loads the video file and displays it in the Video view. If you choose to import audio data,
SONAR inserts a new track above the currently selected track, and puts the audio data in a clip or
clips on the new track.
Tip:
You can also drag a video file from the Browser and drop it on the Video Thumbnails pane.
Note 1: When you save a project that contains video, SONAR saves the project’s video file by
reference only; the actual video data remains in the original file. Video data is not saved in
bundle files, so it must be backed up on its own.