Hello Bogus E.

Not entirely sure if Magic Music/Smartsound is restricted to one hour. Never actually tried stretching out that far. Tended to, if I was using the facility, extend out to about 15 minutes, then use another track for a further 15-or-so minutes, then a third track for another 15-or-so minutes, then, depending on mood, either a fourth track, or reprise the first track out to the end of the video. Assuming I'd be using Magic Music/Smartsound. Often I don't use any music, though in some videos I produce(like New Year's Eve fireworks that I shot, I used four tracks, excerpts from a budget-price LP of moog synthesiser music.

Cheers!

Neil.

I'd never noticed it because I'd never wanted one track to run that long, but YES - it's a 1 hour maximum... and PDR13 & 12 are just the same.

I guess if you wanted one track to run longer, you could just re-insert the same track at the 1 hour mark.

Alternatively, if you use SmartSound Express Track, in SonicFire Pro, you can set the duration as you wish (no 1 hour limit).

Cheers - Tony
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Hi again, Bogus E.

There we have it! Thanks Tony(whom I note has just gone off-line, must be time for his breakfast! It is early morning here in Australia[east coast], 7.36am to be precise, on 2nd January, 2016). A trick to adding music is to add an extra audio track(usually below Tr.2, when clicking on "add extra tracks you'll have the option of adding a video and audio track below track 2, "Add 1 Video.... Add 1 Audio.... Where it says add 1 Video, just change that by highlighting the numeral in the box and type in "0" while leaving the "1" in place on Add 1 Audio. Insert yourfirst music piece on either of these audio tracks(if smartsound/magic music, stretch it out to whatever length you want) then add your next music piece on the other audio track, setting it so the beginning of the second piece overlaps the end of the previous piece. In radio presenting this is usually called "crossfading". Repeat the steps as often as necessary or desired, putting each successive music piece on the alternate audio track. I'd use something like this if I wanted to put a soundtrack of say, classic 1960s hits together on a suitably-themed video.

Cheers!

Neil.

Ha! Once again I get notified of a reply to my post on a subject, click on itin me email "in-box", only to reveal that the "reply" was, in fact, my own reply to someone else.... did someone just say something about dogs chasing their own tails?

Cheers!

Neil.

Quote: Ha! Once again I get notified of a reply to my post on a subject, click on itin me email "in-box", only to reveal that the "reply" was, in fact, my own reply to someone else.... did someone just say something about dogs chasing their own tails?

Cheers!

Neil.

Yep Neil.F.1955, This is an issue that CyberLink are looking into. I've had the same as you.

Dafydd

Thank you both! I was hoping I was just doing something wrong... Continuous member since the AVID, Pinnacle days... Cyberlink erased my original profile (dohh!) so now I'm a newbie again!