Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 997)

212 Part I Audio Mixing
About Conforming Manually
When manually conforming a sound mix to a new picture cut, a sound editor imports
the picture editor’s new audio clips into an existing multitrack project on new tracks.
Next, the sound editor has to walk through the new edits one by one, comparing the
old placement of clips to the new ones. Clips in the old mix must be adjusted so that
they line up with new cuts in the video. Clips may also need to be deleted or added
because a shot was cut or added.
Using Soundtrack Pro Conform
Soundtrack Pro Conform makes conforming multitrack projects much more efficient.
The picture editor and sound editor can work in parallel and then use Conform to easily
merge the results of their work.
Here is how a picture editor and a sound editor might work together using Conform:
 A Final Cut Pro sequence is sent to a Soundtrack Pro multitrack project.
 Changes and edits are made in parallel to both the Final Cut Pro sequence and the
Soundtrack Pro multitrack project.
 The changed Final Cut Pro sequence is sent to a second Soundtrack Pro
multitrack project.
 The old and new multitrack projects are conformed, or merged, into a third
(“result”) project.
To initiate the process to conform a Soundtrack Pro multitrack project to changes
made to the source sequence in Final Cut Pro:
1 Select a sequence in the Final Cut Pro Browser.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose File > Send To > Soundtrack Pro Multitrack Project.
 Control-click the selection and choose Send To > Soundtrack Pro Multitrack Project
from the shortcut menu.
3 In the dialog that appears, confirm that the “Save project with latest clip metadata
(recommended)” checkbox is selected. This ensures an accurate change history by
having Final Cut Pro automatically save the project after the sequence is sent to
Soundtrack Pro.
4 Click Save.
For more information on sending sequences to Soundtrack Pro, see “ Creating
Soundtrack Pro Multitrack Projects from Final Cut Pro Clips or Sequences ” on page 208.
Now, the sound editor and picture editor can work in parallel:
 Sound editor: Makes changes to the Soundtrack Pro multitrack project. This project is
called the original project.
 Picture editor: Makes changes to the Final Cut Pro sequence.