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Need To Open PDF in Audition In Order To Read Narration While Recording

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December 12, 2018
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Windows 10 64 bit; Audition CC 2019

The title of this discussion says it all. I have to record myself reading a script which is in a PDF file. I was hoping to import the PDF and be able to read it while seeing the Audition interface and record my voice. Can this be done? I can convert the text to another format such as Word or even a text file, if PDF isn't supported. It would just be very helpful to see it within Audition.

Correct answer SteveG_AudioMasters_

Audition is an audio editor - it doesn't support formats that have no relationship with audio, or at a stretch, video. And the video support is also somewhat limited - what you are asking is well beyond its remit.

The normal approach to doing something like this is to employ a second monitor and extend your desktop onto it. Then you can open Acrobat Reader at the same time as Audition, no problem.

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ShogunProd

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It is 2025, and they still have not made that update, if you were wondering. It WOULD be nice, and to the gentleman who so matter-of-factly stated the obvious about it being an audio editing platfom, you are correct - only, every other audio editing platform i have used has a "project notes" section or SOMETHING that you can type, or copy/paste notes into, and the reason is, anyone who works on any audiobook narration (see, "audio" is right there in the name, isnt that weird?) or a large scale production or project finds it very useful to be able to keep notes on ideas for later, communicating thoughts when collaborating, or maybe they just like to leave themselves little love notes and pep talks. OP seems to have been suggesting a useful add-on.

To OP, or anyone interested, i did find a workaround- if you go to the "radio production" tab, and then choose "ID3", there is not only a notes box, but also a box dedicated to lyrics, where you can copy/paste/type your script into there and read from there. 7 years later but, better late, right?

SteveG_AudioMasters_

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If you'd checked, you'd have found (as mentioned above) that Audition has an extension available called simply 'notes'...

This is not perfect - it still needs some work doing to it to make it a lot more useful, but it's a start. Should point out that Audition was deliberately designed to let people add custom apps to it, although the implementation isn't that easy, especially if you've never done any programing.

Chris PannyAuthor

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Thanks Steve. I ended up halving the Audition and Acrobat apps on my screen and it workEd fine.

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iMayank

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This is July, 2020, I read this thread in almost the same need you were having. I wish Adobe Audition had this feature that we are looking for. I had to dub few videos and for that I wanted a text script open all the time while recording, I am an avid user of Adobe Audition. Thus, I searched on google, found nothing usefull. came to this thread, but it was also useless. Finally I found this software named as Reaper, which lets you open SRT (for pdf you will have to convert it to srt or DOT TXT format.) and you can record and read your script altogether inside the application/software.

I wish Adobe come up with some feature to make ease in dubbing/ voice over. Reaper is a good software for recording Voice over and Narration. give it a try if you havnt already.

SteveG_AudioMasters_

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Have you ever tried doing the really simple thing, and opening Acrobat and placing it on an unused bit of Audition layout whilst recording? I somehow doubt it, because it works fine:

You can start recording, and then scroll Acrobat if you need to. Better yet, use a dual-screen display and have one next to the other. This is not an issue.

SteveG_AudioMasters_

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Audition is an audio editor - it doesn't support formats that have no relationship with audio, or at a stretch, video. And the video support is also somewhat limited - what you are asking is well beyond its remit.

The normal approach to doing something like this is to employ a second monitor and extend your desktop onto it. Then you can open Acrobat Reader at the same time as Audition, no problem.

OldDesertLizard

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Wait a minute... I was watching a tutorial video from the Audition Product Manager (I couldn't understand his name... but go to Help/Audition Learning and then click on the Punch and Roll screen). He clearly has a window integrated into Audition with his script there. The window name is hard to read... I think it says "Audition Script". Maybe it's an extension?

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scott woloszyn

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Whatever that is (and I'd have to check with Durin) it's not a normal part of Audition (it's not the notes extension). And if it's an internal scripts handler, it almost certainly won't handle .pdf files.

Any updates on this? I do like how it's bascialy it's own window within Adobe. This could be very useful for VO talent, easily staying within the software for scripts, and not having to open other apps. Any links for this extention or how to's would be much appreicated. Thx!

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