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AV News 194 - November 2013 An Audio clip can also be linked to a particular slide, so that if you move the slide to a different position, the audio clip will move with it. This can be extremely useful if you need to associate a sound effect with an image. To do so, simply click on an image to highlight it, then Right Click on an audio clip and from the popup menu select Link Audio Clip. The correct slide number will automatically be shown. The clip can still be moved left or right to the correct position within the slide but will always remain linked to that slide. To unlink the clip simply right click again and untick the ‘Link Audio Clip’ box. The Project Options/Audio Tab has also been redesigned to give a cleaner interface, with all audio options now directly available in one place. Double Clicking on an audio Clip also displays these details. Audio clips can be linked to a slide from this window by selecting the clip and entering the appropriate slide number in the right hand panel. (See Track 2 in screen grab below.) You can also now add Audio or record voice comments onto a slide which will automatically be placed on their own track. By selecting a slide and then clicking on the Add Audio speaker icon, (top right of the main window) you can add a sound comment which will be linked to that slide. (See track 1 below). Tracks can now be converted to a single MP3 file for output, which will reduce the size of the .exe file. This is useful if you normally work with .wav files or have multiple MP3 files in your sequence. You can select an output bitrate of between 64 to 320. The default value is 256. Page 42