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Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro

You're reading from   Scoring to Picture in Logic Pro Explore synchronization techniques for film, TV, and multimedia composers using Apple's flagship DAW

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837636891
Length 412 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: An Introduction to Scoring to Picture
2. Chapter 1: Understanding Film Music Industry Standards FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Understanding Film Scoring Terminology 4. Chapter 3: Reviewing QuickTime Video and Video Components 5. Part 2: Project Setup and Navigation
6. Chapter 4: Setting Up a Movie in Logic Pro 7. Chapter 5: Syncing Logic Pro to Picture 8. Chapter 6: Working with Hit Points and Scene Markers 9. Part 3: Methods of Scoring to Picture
10. Chapter 7: Creating Tempo Maps 11. Chapter 8: Working with Beat Mapping 12. Chapter 9: Working with a Time Signature 13. Part 4: Synchronizing Music to Picture
14. Chapter 10: Scoring a Commercial 15. Chapter 11: Shaping the Score and Exporting to Video 16. Chapter 12: Advanced Concepts for Dealing with Timing in Film Music 17. Index 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Importing a movie file

To review the entire movie file process, we will use the Mercedes-Benz.mov file, which you can find through the link in the Technical requirements section. You can import the file using any of the three methods we discussed, before moving on to the first stage.

Extracting audio from a movie file

After opening the movie file, an Open Movie dialog box will appear. As shown in Figure 4.9, Logic Pro gives you options to open or not to open a movie file, and the option to extract or not extract the audio track.

Figure 4.9: Open Movie dialog box

Figure 4.9: Open Movie dialog box

There may be times when only the audio file needs to be extracted without opening the movie and vice versa, but in general, Open the movie and Extract the audio track should be checked. Make sure that you do that now.

Setting up the sample rate

After selecting the option for opening the movie and extracting the audio track, Logic Pro will open another dialog box, prompting you to confirm...

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