X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=include%2Fworkflow-amp-operations.html;h=facd0f0551b54f7e063972e94bbf5157b6712836;hb=95ba1c292ae93b762486b8d1ae9983bae97ff168;hp=b88c0ad60979bb40c0e6deb0bdcb6569264da9f5;hpb=74636938f3f50b46d2052f91b95e875229816849;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/include/workflow-amp-operations.html b/include/workflow-amp-operations.html index b88c0ad..facd0f0 100644 --- a/include/workflow-amp-operations.html +++ b/include/workflow-amp-operations.html @@ -2,66 +2,106 @@
Session > Open Video | +|
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Session > Open Video… | Add/replace a video to/on the timeline |
Window > View Monitor | +|
Window > Video Monitor | Open/close external video monitor window |
View > Video Monitor > ⦠| +|
View > Video Monitor > … | Various settings of the video monitor |
Session > Export > Video | +|
Session > Export > Export to Video File… | Export session and multiplex with video-file |
Left-drag the video in the timeline | Re-align video and move 'locked' audio-regions along |
Context-menu on the video-timeline: 'lock' | +|
Context-menu on the video-timeline: Lock | Prevent accidental drags |
Audio region context menu: Position > Lock to video | +|
Audio region context menu: Name_Of_The_Region > Position > Lock to video | Mark audio region(s) to be moved along with the video. |
- Adding video is a two-step process: selecting a video file, and choosing - import mode and optionally selecting an audio track to extract. + Adding a video is a two-step process: selecting a video file, and choosing + import mode and optionally selecting an audio track to extract. Only one video + can be present in the session, so opening a video when one is already opened + results in replacing the video.
+ +- The first step is rather straight-forward. The panel on the right side - allows to seek through the video and displays basic file information. - It is also useful to check if the video format/codec is supported: + Importing a video makes Ardour start the video server automatically. If + the Show video Server Startup Dialog option in the + Video section of the + preferences is checked, the + Launch Video Server window is shown, allowing more + complex operations, e.g. connecting to a remote video server instead of a local + one.
-- The second step analyzes the video file in more detail and offers import options: + This step is rather straight-forward. The panel on the right side + allows to seek through the video and displays basic file information. + It is also useful to check if the video format/codec is supported. +
++ The lower part of the window shows some options: +
++ This step analyzes the video file in more detail and offers import options:
Import/Transcode to Session | +|
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Import/Transcode Video to Session | This is the default. The video will be imported in a suitable video format/codec for the timeline and video monitor and saved inside the session folder. A location other than the session folder can also be chosen (external disk, or network storage of the video server on a different - machine). |
Reference from Current Location | + machine) by using the Output File: field.|
Reference from Current Location (Previously Transcoded + Files Only) | Only useful for opening files that were previously encoded (are already - in a good format/codec). Should be used with care. |
Do not Import Video | + in a good format/codec for Ardour). Should be used with care.|
Do not Import Video (Audio Import Only) | Useful for extracting audio only. |
By default the video is imported using the original width/height. If it is a large video (e.g. full-HD), it makes sense to scale it down @@ -77,6 +117,17 @@ mjpeg codec used by Ardour).
++ The Extract Audio: offers options regarding the Audio + part of the stream, allowing to either not extract audio, or to choose which audio + stream to add to the session. +
++ When extracting any audio, if it includes + LTC timecodes, those can be extracted and used to sync the video by checking + the option below. +
+Working with A/V in Ardour is similar to working in a pure audio setup, except @@ -85,7 +136,7 @@