MacroSystem Bogart SE Ver.2 User manual - Manual (Page 59)

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Unlike the storyboard view of the Edit menu, transition effects
are however displayed as discrete scenes in the storyboard .
This display mode is advantageous, as it enables other audio
samples to be situated exactly within the duration of the effect .
Below the storyboard are several horizontal bands, the sound
tracks .
If you have set the control “Audio tracks” to “normal” in
“Project settings” under “Audio settings”, the specific differ-
ences between the sound tracks are as follows:
Audio samples from the original sound track, the commentary
track and the effect track(s) are bound to the scene(s) above
them . Where changes are subsequently made to scenes
before and after the audio samples, the sample remains
synchronized with its previous position . Where changes are
made to scenes which overlap the audio sample in time, the
latter must be deleted (following a prompt) . Audio samples in
the music tracks are not bound to a scene; instead, they retain
their position in relation to the starting point of the storyboard .
Changes to the video before or during the audio sample result
in shifts which are, however, generally uncritical in the case of
background music etc .
Owing to this difference in behaviour, the tracks bound to the
video material are particularly suitable for commentaries or for
sound effect dubbing .
The music track is intended for background music and similar
audio . Provided the differences between tracks are observed,
it can of course be used for any other purpose .
If you set the control "Audio tracks" (in "Project Setttings") to
"Selection", then you can freely specify the behavior of each
soundtrack (except the original soundtrack) .
In the audio editing menu the symbols next to the soundtracks
change into numbers and arrows, indicating to you the setting
for each soundtrack .
The following procedure must be followed for audio mixing:
1. Add audio samples to a sound track
• Select the desired sound track by activating the symbol to
the right of the track or by clicking on the track itself (selected
track turns blue) .
• Select the scene in the storyboard approximately at which
the audio sample is to begin .
• Click on the Add button and select an audio sample from the
list displayed .
• The sample now appears in the track provided for it exactly
at the beginning of the active scene in the storyboard .
2. Moving and trimming audio samples
To define the starting point exactly, select Range . The Range
menu is called up, with which you can
• move the sample completely (Start ; select Position) or
• shorten the sound at the beginning or end (In and Out ;
select Trim) .
The corresponding image is also displayed, and you can also
hit the Play button to play the full segment of video with the
selected sound .
3. Creating and checking audio.
• Return to the Audio-Mix menu and select Create.
• From the color of the horizontal color control bar between
the original sound track and the storyboard, you can ascertain
whether the overall volume of all audio samples is faultless
(blue) or over-modulated (red) . Correct any over-modulated
passages with the aid of the volume control or the wave form
as described under Point 4 .
• Click on the Play symbol. The sound is now played in mixed
form with the sound from the other scenes . The video mate-
rial concerned is played at the same time, and a volume level
indicator is displayed .
4. Adjusting the volume.
Bogart SE offers a total of three methods of volume control:
• Direct volume control. Should one of the samples concerned
be too loud or too soft, click on it . It is highlighted in blue . Now
move the Volume control to adjust the volume . The volume
characteristic is displayed in light blue in the background of
the audio sample . Following recreation, you can play it back
again and correct it if necessary .
• Indirect volume control. To emphasize a particular audio
sample by reducing the volume of adjacent tracks, use the
Correction function . Click on the sample to be emphasized,
which is then highlighted in blue . Now use the Correction but-
ton and the slider adjacent to it to adjust the volume of all six