LO4 - Post Production - Sound report (P6, M3)

I found the music for my ident from a website as you can tell in the screenshot above. I made the decision to use this website because it was free to use and copyright free. After listening to some options, I had decided to pick the one that suits my ident the best. I used the website to turn the YouTube video into a MP3 file. I also made sure that I picked the best quality for the music before I had gone and downloaded it.  After I finished doing that I saved the music file to my computer. I made sure that I followed these steps. By following these steps, it allowed me to follow the rules about using the music legally but at the same time making sure that the music fits perfectly with my ident, this way it makes it more effective for the people who watch my ident. This is important because I don’t want my sound cutting out and disappearing and pausing at random times. This is why I made sure I was turning the YouTube video into a MP3 file.  

 I have taken this screenshot after I successfully downloaded the song to my computer and then I put it in the downloads folder. Once the music file was saved and stored in the downloads folder. I then used final cut pro which is a professional video editing software. When I opened final cut pro I went on the tool bar and found the music tab which was in the download section where I previously stored the music file in the downloads. I then selected the music tab, and it started the download process for my music track ready to be used in my project. I made the decision to move the music file from the downloads folder to final cut pro for several reasons. The first reason to why I made this decision was because I wanted to keep all my projects stuff in one place which makes it easier to find for when I need to access it and edit. The second reason why I made this decision is because putting the music straight into final cut makes it easier to sync with the video and change any things when I am editing this makes the whole process smoother and gives me way more control over how everything in the end comes together. Furthermore, by transferring the music file into final cut pro I put all project elements within a single platform which shows consistency throughout my editing process. This simply helps prevent the file disappearing or misplacement.