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Why does audio sound bad, or need to be rendered, in Final Cut Pro, Avid, Premiere or iMovie?

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Josh

on April 28, 2008

in editing and post audio

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Final Cut (and other editing apps) will accept many kinds and formats of audio for import into the Browser or Timeline.

However, just because they will, doesn’t mean you should!

If you import compressed audio, for example, in MP3 or AAC codecs, or audio in a different bit or sample rate than your Timeline (such as 44.1 KHz, 32 KHz or 12-bit), you will often hear clicks, pops, and audio dropouts while editing, which is distracting for your creative process, and in many cases your audio will require rendering before you can even hear it, which sounds like “beep-beep-beep-beep” and wastes …

Final Cut Studio Warp Speed Workflow #4: Batch Rename Files

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Josh

on May 4, 2007

in DV news, dvcTV, editing and post visuals

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Have you ever found yourself changing the file names of a whole folder of clips, graphic or other files on your hard drive one by one? Here is a Warp Speed Workflow showing how to change hundred of files names in one click.

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Click here to ask a question about Final Cut Pro workflows.

For more info, check out:

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Apple announces Final Cut Studio 2 - Final Cut Pro 6 - Motion 3 - Soundtrack 2 - etc.

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Josh

on April 15, 2007

in DV news, editing, post audio and post visuals

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Notable points:

Final Cut Studio 2 will be available in May for $1,299, or $499 for the upgrade
Final Cut Pro 6 has an Open Format Timeline that lets editors mix and match virtually any video format and frame-rate in a single Timeline without transcoding. Hope this works with nesting and media management!
ProRes 422 format for uncompressed HD quality at SD file sizes and support for mixed video formats and frame rates in a single Timeline- nice feature. ProRes 422 will run at about

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How do I batch convert audio in Windows XP for my editing software?

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grace

on January 10, 2007

in editing and post audio

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Download iTunes from Apple
Double click iTunes Setup.exe to install
Launch iTunes
Go to the Edit Menu > then click Preferences
Click on the Advanced tab
Then click on the Importing tab
Now, in the “Import Using” dialog box, choose .WAV Encoder.
Then in the “Setting” dialog box, choose “Custom”
For “Sample Rate” choose 48 kHz.
For “Sample Size” choose 16-bit.
For “Channels” choose Stereo.
Then click OK.
Then OK again, to close the Preferences Box.Now your preferences are set up to convert audio files to an uncompressed file that will play smoothly in your editing software.
Now, insert a CD, or drop MP3s, AACs or files in many other kinds of