Audio Tracks Not Lining Up

lowoctave · Post by **lowoctave** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:29 pm

I'm using VX2. I used my audio recording software on a video clip I did so I could use that audio track rather than the video camera's audio. I clapped my hands at the beginning to get an audio spike on each track so I could line them up. I then imported my audio track and lined the two audio tracks up according to that spike in the wave form. Then I muted the camera's track and used the imported track. The sound didn't match the video...

I was able to slide the track to match up, somewhat, but I'd really like to just go by sight and align the two tracks. Am I doing something wrong in the process?

lowoctave · Post by **lowoctave** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:16 pm

A follow up question........

Is there a way to increase the vertical hight of the sound tracks so I can see the wave files better, to more accurately line them up? I just did another video last night, and to get the audio track I imported to match my lips while talking, I had to slide it over just a bit, and it does not line up with the camera's audio wave file.....

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:13 pm

There's a bar just above the line of icons that includes the timeline, storybook and audio icons with 7tiny dots in the centre. If you grab this bar your curser will change to the small double line and up and down arrow curser so you can drag the bar up and down. The higher you drag it the bigger the tracks become! There's also a very small icon just to the top left of the first video rack that has two very small up and down arrows. If you click on these arrows that has an effect on the track heights.
EDIT
Just an extra thought. You do appreciate that you can adjust the scale of the timeline so that you can see the frame by frame marks by adjusting the sliding scale or hitting the = or - keys situated just to the right of the audio mode icon. This enables pin point accuracy in syncronising clips with audio, titles, overlays etc

lowoctave · Post by **lowoctave** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:35 pm

Thanks John. That tip helps with the track height, and I knew about the timeline button. I had it all the way stretched so I could see both audio files and what I thought accurately line them up with each other. But, for some reason the two audio tracks play back slightly off from each other even though they look (visually) lined up. I'm able to slide it, like I stated to where the sound and lips match, then just mute the video track's audio, but i'm still curious why, when the wave files are lined up, one on top of the other, the audio is slightly off. But anyway, thanks again for the tip on track height!

lowoctave · Post by **lowoctave** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:45 am

I have a follow up question........
I've noticed that when I have the audio track expanded all the way, I can only slide the track from line to line on the timeline. Is there a way to slide it freely without having it move from notch to notch. Say, I want to have it between the markers?

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:11 am

I know a lot of people use the wave form to line up audio by sight, and I think that is ok to get a general idea of where it goes. But we're talking about AUDIO. Use your ears, not your eyes, to sync audio.

(sorry, there was no emoticon with big ears)

lowoctave · Post by **lowoctave** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:50 am

I "hear" ya

..........
How about sliding a video or overlay track then.... basically, I'm just wanting to know if you can "free' slide a track without having it jump from line to line.

extremekicks · Post by **extremekicks** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:40 am

Black Lab wrote:, to sync audio. (sorry, there was no emoticon with big ears)

LOL

I would think this would be easy by dumping the audio track to the audio line and workin with it. I do this for dance recitals. Sync up the Audio with the song...to the frame. Done deal.

lowoctave · Post by **lowoctave** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:03 am

I was working in the audio track......... I'm just going to assume that the track will only slide a frame at a time, even in the audio track.
Thanks for the responses

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:19 pm

Well yes, you can't move any less than a frame, nor can you move in fractions of a frame. But since a frame is 1/25 or 1/30 of a second you should be able to get it right on.

Post by **Ron P.** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:19 pm

Depends on the zoom level of the timeline. If you're zoomed in to Frames, then the clips tend to snap to the increment marks of the timeline. Try zooming out to the next level, like 1/5th sec to slide your clips.

Also try setting Cue marks where you need your clip to align. Clips will snap to the cue marks. You could zoom all the way in to Frames, set an accurate cue mark, then zoom out a little, grab your clip and slide it. The end of the clip will snap to the cue mark when you move over it...