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Can I change audio from a stereo pair in a clip from the bin that im looking at in the viewer?
I often watch clips in the viewer from the bin so I can make markers on clips in the bin. If I want to hear one particular channel of audio, can I delink stereo audio somehow? My footage is AVCHD footage and I seem only able to import it as stereo. I use headphone but so, to listen to one track, I can just slide one earpiece off my ear, but I’m wondering if there is a better way. What I want to do is make the audio not a stereo pair so i can just listen to one track at a time if i want to.
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Noam,
First, you should know that FCP7 doesn’t handle native AVCHD video well; everyone pretty much transcodes it using compressor, mpeg streamclip or a couple of other tools.
But the quick answer to your question is to pan the stereo clip center – putting both tracks (the one with audio and the empty track) panned center. Modify>Audio> Center Pan. Another way to handle this would be to modify the clip and tell it to no longer be a stereo pair. Modify> Stereo pair.
A stereo pair by definition is two audio channels. What you really want is to either remove the other audio channel (can be done on the timeline, IF it’s modified to be no longer a stereo pair.) When you do this you have two mono clips that both have pan and volume capabilities independent of each other.
Best,
Jeff G
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Jeff,
what do you mean by “First, you should know that FCP7 doesn’t handle native AVCHD video well; everyone pretty much transcodes it using compressor, mpeg streamclip or a couple of other tools.”
I’ve been importing to Pro Res files with Log and Transfer. Do you mean that most people are doing something else?
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Noam,
Actually (depending on the camera) Log and transfer does *exactly* what I said – you’re transcoding to ProRes (and uncompressed audio.)
The only negative(s) with L&T are a question of time. Compressor handles multiple processors/nodes better. MPEG Streamclip uses QuickTime and is a bit faster. Magic Bullet Grinder offers other advantages.
But essentially, yes, you have to transcode from h.264 (the HD format most DSLRs shoot) and compressed audio to (preferably) ProRes and uncompressed audio.
Best,
Jeff G
Apple Master Trainer | Avid Cert. Instructor DS/MC | Adobe Cert. Instructor
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