Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 1014)

Chapter 23 Audio 1014
Import a multitrack QuickTime movie file using the Import command
When you choose Import All Tracks from the drop menu, the file appears in the Audio list with
an individual audio track for each track in the file. The following image shows the Audio list after
importing a stereo QuickTime movie file using the Import All Tracks option, with the resulting left
and right tracks.
1 Choose File > Import (or press Command-I).
2 In the Import File dialog, select the QuickTime file.
3 Choose an import option from the Audio pop-up menu (located at the bottom of the Import
Files dialog), then click Import.
The file is imported with your chosen option.
Important: Audio tracks from files with more then two tracks of audio (such as 5.1 surround
audio) cannot be mixed to stereo. All audio tracks are imported as individual audio objects.
Play audio
When you click the Play button in the transport controls underneath the Canvas, you hear the
audio tracks in your project play in time with your visuals. You can also play an audio track
separately from the project Timeline.
Play audio with your project
m Click the Play button in the transport controls.
When you click the Play button, you hear all audio tracks in the project that are turned on and
are not muted.
Scrub an audio track
You can scrub an audio track to hear the audio in your project as you move the playhead.
Scrub an audio track
m Hold the Option key down while dragging the playhead right or left in the mini-Timeline or
Audio Timeline.
Pausing the pointer in the middle of a drag while holding the Option key down loops the five
frames adjacent to the current frame.
Note: Audio looping while scrubbing is turned on by default. You can turn off looping by
choosing Motion > Preferences, clicking the Time icon, then deselecting the “Loop audio while
scrubbing” checkbox.
View audio files
You can view a list of all audio tracks in your project and the audio waveform for an individual
track. You can also view information about each track, including its duration, sample rate, and
file size. In the Audio list, each channel in a multichannel audio file—or each track in a multitrack
file—can be selected separately.
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