Frequently Asked Questions

I'm shooting a music video and the track isn't released yet. Can I only choose a song from my iTunes library, or is there a way to get my own MP3/WAV into the app to sync to?

MovieSlate plays back audio through Apple's Media Library, so the track does need to be in your device's music library — but you can absolutely add your own unreleased MP3 or WAV.

1. On your Mac or Windows PC, use the Music app (or Finder on newer macOS) to manually sync your MP3/WAV file to your iPhone or iPad. (Apple has instructions for manually syncing music to an iOS device.)
2. Once the track is on your device, open MovieSlate, tap the timecode display, then tap the SYNC button.
3. On the Music Video screen, tap the Song button in the upper-right corner and use Apple's media picker to select the track you synced.
4. From there you can set In/Out points and markers.