Re: Need Advice: Best MultiTrack for Video Editing?

[david correia]

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"andrew.zey" > wrote:

> Hi Everybody,
>
> I'm looking to start a video project which will be synced to
> recordings of classical music that will have to include the ability to
> mix voice, music, ambiance, narrative, and sound effects.
>
> I'm looking for the best video editing software which will have
> capable audio mixing either built in or integrated in the suite (Like
> Soundtrack Pro in Final Cut Studio or Adobe Premiere's built-in audio
> mixing). This is important as the music is tightly synced to the
> video, so the layout must be done first in the video editor, then
> exported and polished in the audio mixing software. I must be able to
> retain clip positions from the video editor.
>
> I've tried both Soundtrack Pro 3 (as part of the most recent update of
> Final Cut Studio), and Adobe Premiere CS5. I've run into significant
> problems with both:
>
> Final Cut Studio [3.0] / Final Cut Pro 7 (FCP) / Soundtrack Pro 3.0
> (STP)
>
> 1. FCP Doesn't allow convenient sub-frame editing. It can be done, but
> very awkwardly
> 2. FCP Limited to AIFF files, as WAV sometimes has serious drifting
> problems due to mis-identification of SMPTE framerate.





apple.com/finalcutstudio/specs/


"Support for AIFF, WAV, MP3, VBR MP3, and AAC (MPEG-4 Audio)"





David Correia
www.Celebrationsound.com

[Carey Carlan]

david correia > wrote in news:noemail-
:

> apple.com/finalcutstudio/specs/
>
> "Support for AIFF, WAV, MP3, VBR MP3, and AAC (MPEG-4 Audio)"

His statement is that WAV files created in Samplitude drift in FCP.

I use both Final Cut and Audition and find the Final Cut/Soundtrack
combo a step above stone knives and bear skins.

As I don't have the budget or inclination to dump my current tools
and use Avid/ProTools, I do the following:

1. Finish the video editing with rudimentary audio editing (tracks
aligned but levels, panning and in/outs very rough).

2. Export the audio tracks to WAV files that match the length of the
FCP sequence.

3. Send those into Audition and tweak them as needed.

4. Import the final audio in to the sequence and turn off all the
other tracks.

When re-importing WAV files created from FCP and modified elsewhere,
there is no time sync problem.

This solution is clumsy and my video editor partner has a fit trying
to edit the video without proper sound in place. Also, if you change
the video after this audio conversion, you have to re-export the
audio and do it again. I don't recommend it for editors on a budget
(either time or money).