User Guide

120 Studio 8
250 MB), the default install gives you the option of not
including them. If you find yourself using this feature a
lot, you can install these files at any time for more
convenient access, or continue to use them directly
from the CD to conserve drive space.
To create background music for a particular set of clips,
select those clips before opening the SmartSound tool.
(To select your whole movie, use Edit > Select All or
press Ctrl+A.) The total length of the selected clips will
determine the initial setting for the music duration,
though you can modify the value at any time by
trimming on the Timeline or directly editing the
Duration counter in the tool.
In the SmartSound tool, choose a style, song and
version from the lists provided. Each style offers its
own selection of songs, and each song its own selection
of versions. Enter a name for the clip in the Name field
and adjust its duration with the Duration counter, if
desired, then click the Add to Movie button. Studio
creates the new clip on the Background Music track
beginning at the current time index (as shown by the
Timeline scrubber and the preview frame in the Player).