240

3.Click Properties and adjust the following settings as needed:

If your source media does not conform to DV standards, choose a setting from the If project format is invalid for DV output, conform to the following drop-down list. Sound Forge adjusts the video to display properly on your external monitor.

If your audio is not synchronized with your external monitor, you can configure an offset for your hardware. Drag the Sync offset (frames) slider to synchronize audio and video. This setting affects synchronization for previewing on an external monitor only; audio and video synchronization in the Sound Forge file is unaffected.

4.Click Close to close the External Monitor dialog.

5.Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.

Attaching video to an audio file

Once you have edited an audio file to your satisfaction, you can attach it to a video file and save it as a video file.

1.Open the audio file you want to use. For more information, see Getting media files on page 46.

2.From the File menu, choose Properties. The Properties dialog appears.

3.Click the Video tab.

The Video tab of the Properties dialog

4.On the Video page, click the Attach button. The Open dialog appears.

5.Locate and select a video file you want to attach, and click the Open button. The Open dialog closes and you return to the Video page.

6.Click Apply to attach the video file.

7.To change the field order setting for the video file, choose an option from the Field order drop-down list. The options are explained below:

Option

Use

None (Progressive)

For video to be viewed on a computer monitor.

 

 

Lower Field First

For DV output

Upper Field First

For output that is jittery or shaky, or if specified by your hardware manual.

 

 

8.To change the video’s pixel aspect ratio, choose an option from the Pixel aspect ratio drop-down list. The pixel aspect ratio should be based on the destination and use of the final media file.

9.Click OK to close the Properties dialog.

Note: The file must be saved in a video file format to permanently attach the video. For more information, see Saving a video file on page 242.

WORKING WITH VIDEO

CHP. 16