Patrick -

If I understand you correctly, you have a number of clips & you'd like a music background.

Do you want (a) the same music throughout or (b) a different track for each clip?

If (a), you could produce that batch of clips to a file, then replace the batch of clips with the produced file... THEN go to Magic Music.

I can't remember why you can't use your own. Can you remind me?

To select all clips in the library, use ctrl+A. To select all the clips in the timeline, click on the first, hold shift & click on the last.

Cheers - Tony
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Hi Tony
Thanks for your reply.


I am trying to use the same music througout. Where and how can I produce that batch of clips to a file?

If I use my own music, I could never sync it to the exact length to my clips.

I knew there was a better way. I was using the incorrect shortcut keys.

How do I reduce the volume of the background music so it dont drown out some of the sound of the video?

If different track for each clip, I just highlight that clip in the timeline and add the tracks?

Rgds
Patrick

Hi Patrick -

Production
1. Place the clips in the timeline you want to combine... in a new project if you like.
2. Add transitions or whatever you want included.
3. Click produce & select your format/profile.
4. Click Start.
(When it's finished, your new combo video will be in "Documents" unless you tell it to go elsewhere.)
5. Remove the original clips from the timeline.
6. Insert your combo video into the timeline.
7. Click Magic Music & make your selections.
8. When you're happy, click Produce again.
(Now you'll have one combo video without music & another with music.)
9. The one with music can be inserted back into your original project (with the slide show).


Volume
In the Audio Mixing Room, you can use the sliders for each track to change (a) the volume of the whole track or (b) make it go up and down as you wish.

What I do with Music (when all I want to do is make them start & finish together)
1. Complete the visual side of the production, noting the total duration.
2. Open Audacity (freeware) and import the track(s) I want.
3. I edit the tracks to include the sections I want and make sure it matches the duration of the video.
4. Export the project as a WAV or mp3 file.
5. Import it into PD8 & drop in in the music track.
(I'd like to point out that almost all of that can be done in almost the same way in PD8... it's just that I am used to Audacity and I like what I can do with it.)

If I can do it, anyone can... and that (naturally) includes YOU!

Cheers - Tony
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Thanks Tony.
Rgds
Pat

Hi Patrick,

Tony answered all your questions very well. While all that was happening I was experimenting with making a brief tutorial to assist you. It's my first....I was having fun trying to make something to help you SEE it better.

It may not be exactly what you were looking for, but you might see something of interest....besides the end of my tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d8dz8SRGs8

Kevin
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Thanks Kev.
I'll watch it tonight. Youtube is blocked in the office :

Rgds
Pat

Kevin -

What an excellent tutorial... mate - you might have a future. Between you, Carsten, Dafydd and Adrian... there's a wealth of teaching talent. Congratulations on your first one, & I'm looking forward to others.

It's quite humbling when you stop to look at the range of talent just in this little forum.

Cheers & regards to all the talented ones -

Tony

oh - & regards to the rest of us too.
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