Instruction Manual

Chapter 23 Audio 1013
Add a multichannel audio le
Multichannel audio les can be imported as a single track or as individual tracks. The same
applies to QuickTime movie les that contain multiple audio tracks, including les with stereo
audio tracks. Because Motion treats multichannel audio les and multitrack QuickTime les
identically, references to QuickTime les in this chapter also apply to multichannel audio les,
and vice versa.
When importing a multitrack QuickTime movie le, you can import the audio portion of the le
as a single audio track or as individual tracks.
When you add any media le to Motion, an audio track appears that can be used independently
of the video le. When the le is unlinked from its source, a track can be individually enabled,
disabled, or deleted. However, deleting a source QuickTime movie le from the Media list deletes
all audio and video that originated from that le.
Note: When you export a multichannel audio le from Motion, you may choose whether to
export all channels or mix them down into a single track.
Import a stereo QuickTime movie le using the drop menu
1 Drag the le from the File Browser or the Finder to the Canvas, holding down the mouse button
until a drop menu appears.
2 Do one of the following:
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To import the movie le with a single audio track, choose Mix To Stereo, then release the
mouse button.
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To import the movie le with a single audio track for each track, choose Import All Tracks, then
release the mouse button.
When you choose Mix To Stereo, the le appears in the Audio list as a single audio track and
the video appears in the Canvas (and Layers list). The link icon in the Audio list (next to the
lock icon) indicates that the audio object has a corresponding video element.
Note: When a stereo QuickTime le is imported without using the drop menu, Mix To Stereo is
the default import method.
Import a QuickTime movie le with more than two tracks of audio
m Drag the le from the File Browser or the Finder to the Canvas.
Each audio track is imported as an individual audio object in the Audio list.
Important: Audio tracks from les with more then two tracks of audio (such as 5.1 surround
audio) are imported as individual audio objects.
The link icon for the object also appears in the Layers list, indicating that the object has a
corresponding audio element.
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