Chapter
13
Working with Video
By adding a video track to your ACID® project, you can use the software as a scoring tool.
Video is always added to the top track in the track list. Depending on your horizontal zoom level, each frame displayed in
the video track may represent multiple frames from the source video. As you zoom in, marks display to represent each
frame, and you can zoom further to view individual frames.
Managing video
ACID makes it easy to add video to a project and work with the video track.
Adding or replacing video files
Use the Explorer window to find the file you want to use, and then add it to the project by double-clicking it or dragging
it into the track view. The video file is placed in the top track, and if the file has an audio stream, it is placed as a separate,
one-shot track in the track view.
If your project already contains a video track, you are prompted to replace the existing video if you open another video
file.
Tip:
You can also add a still image (such as a BMP, JPEG, PSD, GIF, PNG, or TGA file) to the video track.
Removing the video track
Right-click anywhere in the video track and choose Remove Video from the shortcut menu.
Hiding and showing the video track
By default, video displays in the track view when you add it to a project. You can hide or show the video track at any time
by choosing Show Video Track from the View menu. A check mark next to the command indicates that the video track
displays.
Synchronizing audio and video
Editing the audio associated with a video file can cause it to become out of sync with the video. To resynchronize the
audio and video, right-click the audio file and choose Synchronize with Video from the shortcut menu.
Note:
This does not work if you have changed the audio track to a loop.
Removing the video’s audio
Right-click the audio track in the track list and choose Delete Track from the shortcut menu. The audio track is removed,
but the video remains.
Changing frame numbering
Each frame is numbered in the video track. You can change the numbering format or turn off frame numbering
altogether.
1.
From the Options menu, choose Preferences. The Preferences dialog appears.
2.
Click the Video tab.
3.
Choose a setting from the Show source frame numbers on video thumbnails as drop-down list.
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