Exporting multichannel quicktime files – Apple Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual
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Exporting Multichannel QuickTime Files
Final Cut Pro supports capture, import, and export of multichannel audio QuickTime
files. To export your sequence to a QuickTime file, you can use the Export QuickTime
Movie command. The rules for audio grouping are the same when exporting a
QuickTime movie as when exporting individual AIFF files: stereo output pairs are
exported as stereo QuickTime audio tracks, and mono output pairs are exported as
two individual mono QuickTime audio tracks.
To export your sequence to a multichannel QuickTime movie file:
1
Select a sequence in the Browser or open the sequence in the Timeline.
2
Choose File > Export > QuickTime Movie.
3
In the Save dialog, choose a location and enter a name for the file.
4
Choose a sequence preset from the Setting pop-up menu.
If you want to set a particular audio sample rate or bit depth, you can also choose the
current settings of the selected sequence, or you can choose the Custom Settings
option.
5
Choose Audio Only from the Include pop-up menu.
If you want to export a complete QuickTime movie that contains video as well as
multichannel audio, choose Audio and Video.
6
Select Make Movie Self-Contained.
The number of audio tracks created in the resulting QuickTime movie depends on the
following factors:
 The number of audio outputs set in the Audio Outputs tab of the Sequence Settings
window
 The option selected in the Configuration pop-up menu in the General tab of the
Sequence Settings window:
 Default: If the Downmix control is enabled in the Audio Mixer, a QuickTime movie
with stereo audio is created. If the Downmix control is disabled, a QuickTime movie
is created with multiple audio tracks corresponding to the audio output channels
of your sequence.
 Channel Grouped: Exports multiple stereo or mono QuickTime tracks based on
your sequence’s audio output groupings.
 Stereo Mixed: Outputs a single stereo QuickTime track using your sequence’s stereo
downmix settings.
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