Opening a Movie
You can open a QuickTime movie in a separate Movie window, or can display the single frames of a QuickTime movie in the global Video track. When a movie is opened in a project, the upper part of the Inspector shows a closed Movie area, which can be opened by clicking the disclosure triangle.
Movie playback follows the playhead position, and vice versa, in the Inspector Movie area, and the Movie window.
Note: You will need a fast hard processor to ensure smooth movie playback. If you want to record and edit your own QuickTime movie (using iMovie or Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express) from a video recorder or digital camera, you may need specialized hardware.
Important: You cannot record or edit video in Logic Pro. You can, however, replace the soundtrack of a movie file with music, Foley, and dialogue arranged in Logic Pro.
Choose File > Open Movie from the main menu bar (or use the corresponding key command, default assignment: Option-Command-O).
Click the Open Movie button in the global Video track.
Control-click (or right-click) the global Video track area, and choose Open Movie from the shortcut menu.
Click any position on the Video track with the Pencil tool.
Locate and select the movie file in the Browser, then click the Open button.
The video is opened in the floating Movie window, in its correct aspect ratio.
Note: Only one QuickTime movie can be opened in a project. Using the Open Movie command in a project that already contains a movie reopens a Movie window with the same video clip. This is particularly useful if you want to open the video clip in a different screenset. Choosing the command while the Movie window is open opens a dialog, allowing you to choose a new movie file.
Choose File > Remove Movie from the main menu bar (or use the corresponding key command).
Control-click (or right-click) the global Video track area, and choose Remove Movie from the shortcut menu.
All references to the movie are deleted from the project.