Importing a Sound Sequence

You can import a sound sequence (WAV, AIF, AIFF, or MP3) into a sound track at the first frame or at the current frame. If the sound sequence doesn’t already exist in your project, Toon Boom Storyboard copies the file from its present location to the audio folder in your storyboard project folder.

You must work in the Timeline Workspace’s Timeline View.

To import a sound sequence:

1. Select the sound track where you want to import the sound.

2. Do one of the following:

Select Sound > Import Sound Sequence.

Right-click (Windows) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac OSX) the sound track and select Import Sound Sequence.

The Import Sound Sequence dialog box opens.

3. Select the sound sequence you want to import by typing in the file path or using the Browse button to search for the file you want to use.

4. Use the Target Sound Track options to specify whether you want to create a sound track and import the sequence into it, or import the sequence into the selected sound track.

5. Use the Target Frame options to select at which frame the sound will begin.

6. If you selected Current Sound Track option, specify the Import Rule:

Overwrite Existing Sound Sequences: by default, when you import a sound, it will replace sounds that exist in the target frames.

Fill Next Available Frames: import the sound sequence into the first available empty frames after any existing sound selection.

7. Select the Set as default and don’t show dialogue again option, if you want to use the current settings the next time you import sound and open a browse box to select a sound automatically.

To display the Import Sound Sequence dialog box automatically:

1. Select Edit > Preferences.

2. Click the General tab.

3. Turn off the Use Default Sound Import Settings and Don’t Show dialogue check box.

4. Click OK to confirm your changes.