Reference Manual

279 Working with Video
Chapter 21
Working with Video
Live’s flexible architecture makes it the perfect choice for scoring to video. You can trim video
clips to select parts of them and use Warp Markers to visually align music in the Arrangement
View with the video. You can then render (page 43) your edited video file along with your
audio.
Before diving in, you will want to be familiar with the concepts presented in the Audio Clips,
Tempo, and Warping chapter (page 117).
If you are interested in syncing Live with external video equipment, you’ll also want to read the
chapter on synchronization (page 561).
(Note: video support is not available in the Intro and Lite Editions.)
21.1 Importing Video
Live can import movies in Apple QuickTime format (.mov) to be used as video clips. Movie files
appear in Live’s browser and can be imported by dragging them into the Live Set.
Note that Live will only display video for video clips residing in the Arrangement View. Movie
files that are loaded into the Session View are treated as audio clips.