Force Fitting Audio
Tuesday, October 02, 2007 Filed in: Weekly Tip
Your narration for
your 30-second spot runs 32 seconds. No matter how
you slice and dice it, you can’t cut out one frame.
Don’t worry, Soundtrack Pro can help out.
Note: This works great for picking up a little speed. But you can’t force fit a :30 script into a :15 spot. Have reasonable expectations.
Like this tip? It comes from the book
Final Cut Studio On the Spot from Focal Press.
- Send the narration file to Soundtrack Pro.
- Accurately select the region that needs to be retimed.
- Choose Process > Time Stretch.
- Change the Length of selection to measure in Seconds.
- Enter a new duration for the audio and click OK.
- Soundtrack Pro retimes the audio and attempts to keep the pitch identical to the original.
- Close and save
the project to return the audio to Final Cut Pro.
Note: This works great for picking up a little speed. But you can’t force fit a :30 script into a :15 spot. Have reasonable expectations.
Like this tip? It comes from the book
Final Cut Studio On the Spot from Focal Press.