Adobe 22030000 User Guide - Page 139

ENCORE CS3 135 User Guide Add audio to a timeline You can place audio files on separate tracks, or you can place multiple audio files on the same track. Although an audio clip initially snaps to the beginning of the track, you can subsequently reposition it or trim it if necessary. The Track Selector to the left of the track name lets you activate a track so that you can control which track you hear when playing the timeline. 1 Import the audio clips as assets in the Project panel. 2 Use any of these methods to add audio clips to a timeline: • To create a new timeline that includes the audio clip, select an audio clip in the Project panel, and choose Timeline > New Timeline. • To add an audio clip to a new audio track in an existing timeline, drag the audio clip from the Project panel to the timeline, just below the video track or the last audio track. (To add a blank audio track, select the Timeline Viewer and choose Timeline > Add Audio Track.) • To add an audio clip to an existing track in the timeline, drag the clip from the Project panel into the track until the pointer changes to a "+" and then release the clip. Adobe Encore CS3 adds the clip to the right of the last clip in the track. 3 If you are adding audio in different languages, choose the appropriate language code from the Language menu on the left side of the track in the Timeline Viewer. 4 Add as many audio tracks as necessary (as many as eight per timeline). You can add multiple audio clips to a single track, or you can add them to separate tracks. Note: If you are adding multiple audio tracks to several timelines, make sure that you put similar audio on the same track number in each timeline. For example, put all director's commentary on track #1 for every timeline. (See "Keeping track of tracks" on page 149.) See also "Preview timelines" on page 119 "Delete video or audio clips from timelines" on page 123 Remove audio or subtitle tracks 1 Open the timeline containing the track you want to delete. 2 Click one of the selection tools and, in the Timeline Viewer, select the track you want to delete. 3 Choose Timeline > Remove Audio Track or Remove Subtitle Track. See also "Delete video or audio clips from timelines" on page 123 Set audio and subtitle preferences You can determine the number of audio and subtitle tracks that appear by default when you create a timeline. You can also determine the default language and duration of subtitle clips. 1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Timelines (Windows) or Encore > Preferences > Timelines (Mac OS).