Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 - Manual (Page 95)

Chapter 8: General Video Improvements 89
chapter 8
General Video Improvements
This chapter describes general improvements to
Pro Tools video capabilities for working with
QuickTime movies and Avid video.
New Video Track
You can add multiple video tracks with Quick-
Time movies or Avid video to the Timeline, but
an individual video track cannot hold both
types of video at the same time.
To create a new video track:
1 Choose Track > New.
2 In the New Tracks dialog, do the following:
• Select Video Track from the Track Type
pop-up menu.
– and –
• Enter the number of new video tracks.
3 Click Create.
A new empty video track appears. Video tracks
may appear slightly different depending on
your system configuration or the type of video
added to a video track.
For detailed information on new Pro Tools
features that apply specifically to working
with Avid video peripherals, see Chapter 9,
“New Pro Tools Features for Avid Video Pe-
ripherals.”
New Tracks dialog
Video track
For detailed information, see “Differences
in Video Tracks with QuickTime Movies
and Avid Video” on page 91.