Operation Manual

198 Pinnacle Studio 9
• The SmartSound tool automatically creates a music
track of any desired duration in a variety of styles.
• You can drop mp3 files from the Album onto the
Timeline or import CD audio tracks with the CD
audio tool.
• The Voice-over tool lets you add narration or
commentary as you preview your edited video.
Audio, whatever its type, is added to your production
as clips in the Movie Window. These can be moved
around, trimmed and edited in much the same way as
video clips and still images.
Once a sound clip is part of your movie, you can
modify it with fades and other volume adjustments.
You can adjust the positioning of your clips within a
stereo or surround mix, and even change that
positioning arbitrarily within the clip. You can also
apply Studio’s audio effects, including noise reduction
and reverb among others.
Availability: Surround sound is not supported in the SE and
QuickStart versions of Studio.
About surround sound
A “surround” mix goes beyond standard two-channel to
provide a theater-style enveloping sound field for your
DVD productions. Studio lets you set the apparent
position of each audio track independently within the
mix, and to “pan” the track (reposition it, whether
smoothly or abruptly) in any desired direction as often
as necessary over the course of your movie.
To preview surround sound while editing in Studio,
your PC’s sound card must be connected to one of:
• A sound system that includes a decoder with Pro
Logic or Pro Logic 2 compatibility, such as a