Sound(I already know it doesn't work, specific question)

[DelRio1991]

I am trying to make animations using Synfig, to be posted on Newgrounds, youTube, ect. This is a terrific program that everyone should hear about. I have come into a small snag in production, though. I already read that little post on the Wiki, I’m not too fluent in code, but I understood that some of the audio stuff was commented out in the code. While Synfig cannot play back sound in the project, is there a way to render it with the sound intact? I have tried to import some music (in mp3 format, does it only work with wmv or midi?) but after I do, it doesn’t even appear that I imported it(the file doesn’t show up in the imports box).
So, I guess my question is this, is it possible to render an animation WITH the sound. By that I mean, after I finish an animation, have the sound in the background of the animation when I play the finished product. I understand this may be a difficult, (if not LONG) question, but I really REALLY REALLY love animation and I just want to make animated shorts, maybe even do it as a career, so help would be appreciated.

[Genete]

Current sound support is disabled due to license incompatibility. You have to add sound using a video editor.
-G

[DelRio1991]

@Genete

Current sound support is disabled due to license incompatibility. You have to add sound using a video editor.
-G

Thanks for the answer!
So, it’s a legal issue that the sound doesn’t work?

[jcome]

hi you can ref to our FAQ
synfig.org/wiki/FAQ#Why_can.27t_ … to_work.3F

Why can’t I get sound to work?
Synfig GUI implies that sound files can be loaded and played with the animation previews, to aid with e.g. lip synching. Synfig relies on a helper library called FMOD to handle sound. Unfortunately, it appears that this feature was not fully implemented, and the ‘play’ code is commented out. Windows support for sound does not even appear to have been attempted. If you need to need to synch to a soundtrack, the easiest way is to use video editing software to add the sound effects afterwards, or use an audio editor to take careful note of the audio cues, and animate the action to coincide with those timestamps.

there are some sound layer related topics in our forum, for example:
viewtopic.php?f=24&t=846&p=4586&hilit=fmod#p4586

[jcome]

And a wiki page discussing “Sound Layer” implementation if you are interested in it. synfig.org/wiki/Dev:Sound_Layer