X2

170 Add sound
Output of the six output signals is achieved in all driver models in the output channels in the
same (standardized) order:
d
orting urrou s
Import
olby Digital sound (e.g. VOB files from DVDs or DVB-
e Surround sound, but rather wish to export it. You can
ink that a stereo s enough to meet your requirements
ual Surround channel pairs (L-R, C LFE, Ls-Rs) are split into
three audio tracks as separate objects and the mixer is then set to
Surround mode (view
In MAGIX Video Pro X2 the import of Dolby Digital Surround is always executed as a
interleaved wave files (multi-channel wave
P3Surround files; a Surround mix is
of the following formats:
• indows Media Video or WMV-HD
disc)
• MPEG-2 files with a Dolby Digit
n
erformed via the same menu commands (e.g. "File -> Export movie -> Audio
he normal stereo export. You will then be asked if the export should be in
Channels 1/2: L-R
Channels 3/4: C-LFE
Channels 5/6: Ls-Rs
When using WAV or ASIO drivers, the loudspeaker settings normally have to be changed to
5.1 playback in the control panel.
In order to do this you have to start the Control Panel for "Sounds and audio devices" an
select "Loudspeaker settings", "Advanced", "5.1 Surround loudspeakers".
On most systems the program does this automatically while using DirectSound.
Importing and exp s nd audio file
When importing MPEG-2 files with D
TV recordings), you can choose from two different applications:
•
Mixdown: Surround sound is displayed as an audio object under the video object,
playback of the Surround track is reduced and recalculated to stereo playback. Use this
option if you don't wish to edit th
also use it if you th export i
•
Surround mix: The individ
page 171). This mode allows you to change the Surround mix.
mixdown. MAGIX Video Pro X2 can also import
files), multi-channel Windows Media Audio and M
always created.
Export
Surround mix exports can occur in any one
• 6-channel PCM files (interleaved wave)
W doin ws Media files (as a Surround soundtrack of a W
al audio track
The files created are fully compatible with the normal file formats, this means that they ca
also be played on computers incapable of playing Surround (in normal stereo).
The export is p
as wave") like t
stereo or Surround format.