From: Ed Ward
- 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:
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 @@
Overview of Operations
-
-Session > Open Video
+
- 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 > â¦
+
- 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
+Adding a video
+
Launching the video server (optionnal)
+
+
+
Selecting a file
+
+
+
+
+Import options
+
+
+
+
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-
-
-
Import/Transcode to Session
+
- 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. Working with A/V
The video export will take audio from the current Ardour session and multiplex it with a video file. The soundtrack of the video is taken from @@ -132,13 +191,6 @@ presets should be used.
- -Ardour video export is not recommended for mastering! While ffmpeg (which is used by Ardour) can produce high-quality files, this export diff --git a/source/images/a3_video_export.png b/source/images/a3_video_export.png deleted file mode 100644 index 0afaa2a..0000000 Binary files a/source/images/a3_video_export.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/source/images/a3_video_import.png b/source/images/a3_video_import.png deleted file mode 100644 index 2323961..0000000 Binary files a/source/images/a3_video_import.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/source/images/a3_video_open.png b/source/images/a3_video_open.png deleted file mode 100644 index 3a9d542..0000000 Binary files a/source/images/a3_video_open.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/source/images/a3_videotimeline.png b/source/images/a3_videotimeline.png deleted file mode 100644 index db48bf1..0000000 Binary files a/source/images/a3_videotimeline.png and /dev/null differ