Apple 7.2 manual Working with Audio Tracks, To extract a track and add it to another movie

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To extract a track (and add it to another movie):

1Choose Window > Show Movie Properties.

2Select the desired track or tracks and click Extract.

You can select more than one track by holding down the Shift key when you click. QuickTime creates a new movie containing the extracted tracks.

3To add the extracted track to another movie, select the movie (or the portion of it you want your pasted media to fit into) and choose Edit > “Add to Movie.”

When you add a track to a movie, the track’s duration is unaltered. For example, if you add a 10-second sound track to a 1-minute movie, the sound track plays for 10 seconds, starting at the position in the movie where you added the track.

To “scale” a track so that it stretches or compresses to a particular length, drag the In and Out markers of the target movie to select the duration you want the new track to cover and then choose Edit > “Add to Selection and Scale” in step 3. Scaling audio may change the speed of the audio (although the pitch remains the same when you play the movie in QuickTime Player). You could add video to sound instead, and speed up or slow down the video to match the audio. You might have better results if you compare the timelines of the two tracks and cut from one or the other until they have the same duration.

Working with Audio Tracks

QuickTime audio includes music tracks, which contain MIDI or other data, and sound tracks, which contain digitized audio.

Adding an Audio Track to a QuickTime Movie

You can easily add audio and other tracks to a QuickTime movie.

To add an audio track to a movie:

1In QuickTime Player, choose File > Open File and select the audio file you want to import.

2In the QuickTime Player window that opens, choose Edit > Select All to select the entire audio file, then choose Edit > Copy.

3Open the movie to which you want to add the audio.

4To add the audio to the whole movie, choose Edit > Add. To add the audio to a part of the movie, select a part and choose Edit > “Add to Selection and Scale”.

“Add to Selection and Scale” slows down or speeds up the audio track to fit the length of the selected part of the movie; the pitch remains the same (when you play the movie in QuickTime Player). You could add video to sound instead, and speed up or slow down the video to match the audio. You might have better results if you compare the timelines of the two tracks and cut from one or the other until they have the same duration.

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Contents User’s Guide Apple Inc Apple Inc. All rights reserved Contents Using Advanced Playback Options Viewing Movies that have Flash ContentSetting a Movie’s Poster Frame Saving a Movie with Specific Playback SettingsGlossary Index AppendixWelcome to QuickTime What Is QuickTime Pro?New in QuickTime Player What’s New in QuickTime 7?New for Mac OS New in QuickTime ProTypes of Files QuickTime Supports System RequirementsFor Mac OS computers For Windows computersUsing Onscreen Help Where to Go for Additional InformationChecking for New Versions of QuickTime Opening and Playing Movies in QuickTime Player Using QuickTime PlayerOpening and Playing Files in a Web Browser Adjusting Playback Preferences for Internet Movies To download movies before they start playing in Mac OSTo download movies before they start playing in Windows Viewing Streamed Files Behind a Firewall Instant-OnViewing QuickTime Virtual Reality Qtvr Movies To use Http streaming in Mac OSTo use Http streaming in Windows Playing Midi Files Viewing Still ImagesTo specify a different synthesizer in Mac OS To specify a different synthesizer in WindowsFinding Movies Quickly Using QuickTime Favorites Opening Recently Used FilesPlaying Copy-Protected Movies Controlling Playback Adjusting Audio and Video SettingsViewing Information About a File Changing Playback PreferencesTo play a movie at full screen, do one of the following Viewing Movies at Full ScreenLooping a Movie Changing Movie Size for PlaybackSimultaneously Playing Multiple Movies To loop a movieUsing Frame Number and Time Codes Navigating a Movie by Frame Number or Time CodeDisplaying Frame Numbers, Movie Time, or Time Code Preventing Users from Changing QuickTime Settings Viewing Movies that have Flash ContentFinding Text in a Text Track Using Advanced Playback Options Getting Started With QuickTime ProPlaying a Movie on a Second Display Changing the Color Around a Movie Presenting a Movie as a SlideshowTo play a movie on a second display To play a movie as a slideshowCreating Movies and Other Media To adjust memory options for a trackLoading Movies into RAM for Better Playback Recording Video and AudioSetting Recording Options About Saving MoviesTo change recording options Creating a Slideshow or Animation from Still Images Saving Movies from the InternetTo save an Internet movie on your hard disk To create a slideshow from still imagesCreating a Still Image from a Movie Converting Files into QuickTime MoviesTo save a still image from a movie To share a movie Sharing Movies by Email or the WebEditing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro Simple EditingSelecting and Playing Part of a Movie Combining Two QuickTime Movies into One Cutting, Copying, or Deleting a Section of a MovieTo cut, copy, or delete part of a movie To combine two moviesTurning Tracks On or Off Working with TracksExtracting, Adding, and Moving Tracks To turn movie tracks on or offTo extract a track and add it to another movie Working with Audio TracksAdding an Audio Track to a QuickTime Movie To add an audio track to a movieTo change settings for an audio track Changing Sound Track Volume Levels and Other Audio SettingsPresenting Multiple Movies in the Same Window To present multiple movies in the same windowWorking with Text Tracks Pasting Graphics and Text into a MovieTo add graphics or text Adding a Text Track to a QuickTime MovieSetting the Frame Duration of a Text Track Overlaying a Movie with TextSpecifying Font Styles for Text Tracks To specify languages Specifying Languages for Individual TracksAdding Annotations to a Movie Changing Movie PropertiesResizing, Flipping, or Rotating a Movie To annotate a movieChanging a Movie’s Shape with a Video Mask Changing a Track’s TransparencyCreating a Chapter List for a Movie Editing and Authoring with QuickTime Pro Setting a Movie’s Poster Frame Saving a Movie with Specific Playback SettingsChanging the Movie Controller Type About Video and Audio Compression Exporting Files With QuickTime ProCustomizing Export Settings Exporting Files Using PresetsCustomizing Video Export Settings To export a movie using presetsExporting Files with QuickTime Pro Changing Image Frame Size Adding Special Effects and Filters to a QuickTime MovieTo set a filter for a movie To change the size of a movie’s video frameCustomizing Sound Export Settings To customize sound settings for exportPreparing Movies for Internet Delivery Preparing a Movie for Fast Start To set up a movie for Internet streamingPreparing a Movie for Real-Time Streaming To convert a movie and set it up for Fast StartCreating Reference Movies to Optimize Web Playback Exporting MPEG-4 FilesMPEG-4 Video Export Options To export a file to the MPEG-4 formatMPEG-4 Audio Export Options Exporting 3G Files MPEG-4 Streaming Export OptionsTo export a file to the 3G format 3G Video Export Options 3G File Format Export Options3G Audio Export Options 3G Text Options 3G Streaming Options3G Advanced Options For this control Press Mac OS Press Windows Shortcuts and TipsAutomating QuickTime Player with AppleScript QuickTime Pro Keyboard ShortcutsAutomating QuickTime Player on Windows Glossary GlossaryGIF Graphics Interchange Format a file format for images PNG Portable Network Graphics a file format for images Index Index