Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Film, Video, and Multimedia Technology -- A Brief History of Motion Pictures and Film Sound -- Thomas Edison's The Sneeze -- Sound Technology in the 1920s -- Disney's Fantasia -- Film Sound Formats -- Television and Video Recording -- Sound in Star Wars and Apocalypse Now -- Internet Video -- HDTV -- Digital Multimedia Formats -- QuickTime -- MPEG Codecs -- DV Codec -- H.264 and the MPEG-4 File Type -- Avid Video -- Flash and Shockwave -- Chapter 2 Audio for Film, Video, and Multimedia -- The Components of a Soundtrack -- Dialogue and Narration -- Foley Sounds -- Sound Effects -- Music -- How Does Pro Tools Help? -- The Non-Linear, Non-Destructive Editing Model -- QuickTime Movie Support -- Automation, Automation, Automation -- Multi-Channel Mixing -- The Standard in Hollywood -- Project Workflow -- Pre-Production (Planning and Preparing) -- Production (Filming and Recording on a Set or on Location) -- Post-Production (Re-Recording, Sweetening, Editing, and Mixing) -- Chapter 3 Synchronization and SMPTE Time Code -- Synchronization Basics -- Positional Reference -- Playback Rate -- Origin and History of Time Code -- Film -- NTSC versus PAL -- Color versus Black and White -- Parameters of Time Code -- Frame Rates -- Frame Count -- Current Usages and Practices -- To Drop or Not to Drop? -- 2-3 Pull-Down -- SMPTE Time Code Scenarios -- NTSC Video to NTSC Video -- Film to NTSC Video -- Film to Film -- 24p HD to Video -- True 24fps HD to Film (or 24p HD) -- Film to 24p HD -- HD to Just About Anything -- Chapter 4 Getting Started with Pro Tools and Video -- Hooking Up Your Equipment -- Typical Equipment Setups -- Audio Clock Source -- Digidesign's Sync HD and Sync I/O -- Third-Party Synchronizers -- SMPTE Time Code Reader, MIDI Interface -- 9-Pin Machine Control -- MIDI Machine Control (MMC).

Video Playback Monitors -- Creating a New Video Session -- Choosing Sample Rate and Bit Depth -- Choosing Frame Rate and Frame Count -- Choosing Session Start Times -- Importing Video Files -- Opening QuickTime Movies -- Capturing DV Video from Tape -- Multiple Video Tracks and Regions (HD and DV Toolkit Only) -- Changing Movie Offsets -- Checking Sync -- Importing Audio from QuickTime Movies -- Examining Lip Sync -- Time Code Burn-In Window -- Chapter 5 Recording to Picture -- Using Audio from the Set (Production Audio) -- EDLs -- Conforming EDLs -- Importing OMFI Files -- Recording from Production DAT Tapes -- Digital Field Recorders -- Recording Dialogue and Narration -- Replacing Existing Dialogue (ADR) -- Recording Voiceovers and Narration -- A Note About Animation Dialogue -- Creating Rough Tracks for Video Editing -- Recording Action Sounds (Foley) -- Using a Foley Stage -- Using FX Libraries -- On Location -- Creating Sound Effects -- Using Field Recordings -- Sound Effects Libraries -- Using Synthesizers and Samplers -- Importing the Score and Incidental Music -- Importing from CD, DAT, or Tape -- Importing from CD-ROM -- Importing Multi-Channel Music -- MP3 Files -- Backing Up Your Data! -- Backup Plan -- Mass Storage Media -- Chapter 6 Editing to Picture -- Setting Up Pro Tools Sessions for Editing -- Seeing the Information You Need -- Edit Grouping -- Using Counters and Rulers -- Using Grid Values -- Using Memory Locations -- Creating Memory Locations -- Using the Cue List to Create Markers -- Recalling Markers and Memory Locations -- Aligning Regions to Markers -- Using Nudge Commands -- Setting Nudge Values -- Aligning Regions to Video Frames -- Subframe Nudging -- How to Use Sync Points -- Creating a Sync Point -- Using Sync Points and the Grid -- Playlists -- Conforming to Picture Changes -- Virtual Katy -- Manual Rebalancing.

Chapter 7 Processing Audio Using Audiosuite Plug-Ins -- Operation of Audiosuite Plug-Ins -- Reversing Files -- Time Compression/Expansion -- Audiosuite Time Compression/Expansion -- Trimmer Tool Compression/Expansion -- Pitch-Changing -- Digidesign's Time Shift Plug-In -- Aligning Dialogue -- Noise Reduction and Restoration -- Surgical EQ -- Chapter 8 Mixing to Picture in Pro Tools -- Stereo and Surround Formats -- Encoding and Decoding with Dolby Technologies -- Preparation for Mixing -- The I/O Setup -- Speaker Systems and Layouts -- Loudness Calibration -- Bass Management -- Film-Style Mixing Workflow -- From Edit to Print Master -- Pre-Mixes or Pre-Dubs -- Mixing Dialogue -- Mixing Foley -- Mixing Effects -- Mixing Music -- LFE Channel -- Using Automation While Mixing -- Levels -- Automating Panning -- Automating EQs -- Building Dynamics -- Control Surfaces -- TDM and RTAS Plug-In Delay Compensation -- Delay Compensation for Pro Tools LE Systems -- Automatic Delay Compensation in Pro Tools HD -- Chapter 9 Delivery of Master Recordings -- Mix Stems -- Reference Levels -- The Purpose of Reference Levels and Tones -- Using Reference Levels -- Recording a Mix on a VTR -- Using Digital Connections -- Using Analog Connections -- Creating Multi-Channel Surround Masters -- Bouncing to QuickTime Movies -- Creating an Audio File or Data CD Master -- Redbook Audio CDs -- Preparing Audio Files for Internet Streaming -- Archiving and Backing Up the Final Mix -- Mix Stems: Dipped or Not Dipped -- Pro Tools Data -- Harness the Power of Cinema -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W-Y -- Z.