iMovie + Logic Pro for post production: proper workflow?
Hello guys,
I have a question which I need to clarify before buying Logic (Studio).
I am editing video for my father - typically, 40 to 60 minute projects with hundreds of clips.
We are using iMovie, which is absolutely sufficient with regards to video features, but has a bug that sometimes breaks the (Audio) Ducking feature. Also, positioning and adjusting several audio tracks (FX, music) is cumbersome in iMovie.
Therefore, I consider buying Logic and doing all the audio fine-tuning there.
This is the workflow I’m thinking of:
1) Finish video editing in iMovie
2) Export the movie in QuickTime format and use that as a guide in Logic
3) Extract original audio from the movie to a Logic track
4) Add voiceover, FX and music tracks (both pre-produced clips and "real" MIDI/audio tracks), adjust volumes, EQ etc.
5) Finally, replace the movie’s audio track with the bounced audio from Logic and use this edited movie as a master (e.g. for DVDs).
I just browsed Apple’s online user manual for Logic, and it describes the „Import/Exporting Audio Tracks to QuickTime Movies“ feature. This seems to be what I want for the above workflow, but there’s a sentence that makes me a bit nervous:
+„This is useful for sending a rough mix of your film soundtrack to other members of the production team, for example.“+
This doesn’t sound like this is the usual, „proper“ workflow.
So my questions are:
How would you approach the above scenario (video in iMovie, all audio in Logic)? Are there better ways to fine-tune audio without buying Final Cut Express/Pro?
Will „Export Audio to Movie“ give professional results (i.e., a soundtrack that is aligned with frame precision to the movie), or should I expect problems?
Any other thoughts?
Thank you for your help.
I have a question which I need to clarify before buying Logic (Studio).
I am editing video for my father - typically, 40 to 60 minute projects with hundreds of clips.
We are using iMovie, which is absolutely sufficient with regards to video features, but has a bug that sometimes breaks the (Audio) Ducking feature. Also, positioning and adjusting several audio tracks (FX, music) is cumbersome in iMovie.
Therefore, I consider buying Logic and doing all the audio fine-tuning there.
This is the workflow I’m thinking of:
1) Finish video editing in iMovie
2) Export the movie in QuickTime format and use that as a guide in Logic
3) Extract original audio from the movie to a Logic track
4) Add voiceover, FX and music tracks (both pre-produced clips and "real" MIDI/audio tracks), adjust volumes, EQ etc.
5) Finally, replace the movie’s audio track with the bounced audio from Logic and use this edited movie as a master (e.g. for DVDs).
I just browsed Apple’s online user manual for Logic, and it describes the „Import/Exporting Audio Tracks to QuickTime Movies“ feature. This seems to be what I want for the above workflow, but there’s a sentence that makes me a bit nervous:
+„This is useful for sending a rough mix of your film soundtrack to other members of the production team, for example.“+
This doesn’t sound like this is the usual, „proper“ workflow.
So my questions are:
How would you approach the above scenario (video in iMovie, all audio in Logic)? Are there better ways to fine-tune audio without buying Final Cut Express/Pro?
Will „Export Audio to Movie“ give professional results (i.e., a soundtrack that is aligned with frame precision to the movie), or should I expect problems?
Any other thoughts?
Thank you for your help.
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
