Section 79. Add Audio Files to a Video Production

79. Add Audio Files to a Video Production

BEFORE YOU BEGIN	SEE ALSO
Launch VideoWave and Change the Production Settings About the VideoWave Interface Add Video Files and Photos to VideoWave	Chapter 2, "Importing Audio" Chapter 3, "Editing Audio" Add an Audio Track to a Slideshow

To spice up your video production, you'll want to add audio to it. You can add any audio file on your computer or you can rip one from a CD. Although you can do some basic editing of your audiosuch as splitting or clipping the track and adjusting the volumewithin VideoWave, you'll want to do any major editing in Sound Editor before importing your audio into a video production.

Add Audio Files to a Video Production

Select Timeline View

The first thing you are going to want to do when adding audio is make sure your production is in the timeline view. This allows you to see your audio track and edit it more easily. Select the Timeline icon from the Production Editor taskbar to change the view.

Select Add Background Audio

Select Add Background Audio from the tasks pane to bring up the Add background audio window.

Browse for Audio File

From the Add background audio window, you can browse your albums or folders to find audio files to add to your video production. You can select more than one file by holding down the Control key while clicking. When you are done selecting your audio, click Open.

Choose Where to Insert Track

After you have selected your audio, you are asked which track you would like to place it on: the music track or on the sound effect track. There is essentially no difference between the two except for their name. Click on the option you would prefer and click OK.

Note

When your audio is dropped into your project, it lasts only as long as your video production, no matter how long the audio track is. You can only lengthen your audio if you add more time to the video track.

Edit Audio

You can edit your audio in several ways within VideoWave. To start, select the audio track and click on the Edit icon in the Preview taskbar. This brings up the Audio Trimmer. Here you can set the start and end points for your audio and loop the audio track. If your audio is too long for your video production, this is the place to trim it down to size by clipping off the beginning or the end.

You can split your audio into two or more selections by selecting the Split icon from the Production Editor taskbar. Move the selection line over the audio to the spot where you would like it clipped. It is very important to be sure that you have the audio track selected; otherwise you will clip something else. Click on the Split icon.

Note

You can delete the center portion of your audio by splitting it into three sections and deleting the center section.

You can mute the volume or set a fade in or fade out by clicking on the Adjust Volume icon in the Production Editor taskbar. You can also change the volume settings manually by clicking on the Edit Volume Envelope for Audio Objects icon. This expands the audio track and gives you manual control of the volume indicator. Add a node to the line by clicking on it. Drag the node up or down to adjust the volume. For more information about adjusting the volume of your audio, see Change the Audio Volume of a Video Production.

Move Audio Within Production

You can adjust the location of the volume within the production by selecting it and dragging it to the location you would like it to be. This only works if the audio track is shorter than the video track.