Combining Audio and Video

[NikVid]

Hi All. This is my first post. I have never used any video editing software and I have a Video issue I need help with. I want to shoot video with a Nikon D3100 DSLR in either 720P or 1080P. The camera produces MOV format (see more at the end of the post). I want to record the audio on a Zoom H4 digital recorder (see more at the end of the post.)

I want to combine the audio from the H4 and the video from the Nikon and have them in sync. The vid is of musicians so I need the video of the musicans hands syncing properly with the music they are playing. This will be shot in a "studio" situation. Not a concert.

I will ask the main quesitons first then give some tech specs on the gear.

1) Can the Corel X3 or X4 video software remove the audio from the MOV file and replace it with either the WAV or MP3 from the Zoom H4?

2) With two different devices recording audio and video, will there will be some differences in sync that have to be corrected?

3) Can Corel make adjustments to the audio speed without changing pitch if I need to do that to sync the audio to the video?

4) The H4 can record in WAV or Mp3 in a variety of bitrates. Forgetting the audio quality, does the WAV or MP3 format make a difference as far as syncing goes?

5) If all of this can be done in Corel does it make a difference if I get the X4 or the less expensive X3 software. At least at this point the only extras I would be adding is a title.

Tech specs on the equipment:

The Nikon D3100 produces HD video in .MOV format using file compression of H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding.

Frame Rate is:
1,920 x 1080 (Full HD) 24p (23.976fps)
1,280 x 720 (HD) 30p (29.97fps)
1,280 x 720 (HD) 25p (25fps)
1,280 x 720 (HD) 24p (23.976fps)

The Zoom H4 can record in either WAV or MP3 in a variety of bitrates, including 44.1, 48 and 96kHz.

[Black Lab]

Hi All. This is my first post. I have never used any video editing software and I have a Video issue I need help with. I want to shoot video with a Nikon D3100 DSLR in either 720P or 1080P. The camera produces MOV format (see more at the end of the post). I want to record the audio on a Zoom H4 digital recorder (see more at the end of the post.)

I want to combine the audio from the H4 and the video from the Nikon and have them in sync. The vid is of musicians so I need the video of the musicans hands syncing properly with the music they are playing. This will be shot in a "studio" situation. Not a concert.

I will ask the main quesitons first then give some tech specs on the gear.

1) Can the Corel X3 or X4 video software remove the audio from the MOV file and replace it with either the WAV or MP3 from the Zoom H4?
Yes. You simply mute the video clip and place your audio file in one of the audio tracks.

2) With two different devices recording audio and video, will there will be some differences in sync that have to be corrected?
There shouldn't be. But that's what's called "fixing it in post"!

3) Can Corel make adjustments to the audio speed without changing pitch if I need to do that to sync the audio to the video?
Yes.

4) The H4 can record in WAV or Mp3 in a variety of bitrates. Forgetting the audio quality, does the WAV or MP3 format make a difference as far as syncing goes?
Not as far as syncing. MP3 would of course be a smaller file than the WAV. But some types of MP3 have been known to be troublesome. If you go with MP3 and have problems you may want to convert to WAV.

5) If all of this can be done in Corel does it make a difference if I get the X4 or the less expensive X3 software. At least at this point the only extras I would be adding is a title.
Probably not. In your scenario X3 will do the same job as X4.

Tech specs on the equipment:

The Nikon D3100 produces HD video in .MOV format using file compression of H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding.

Frame Rate is:
1,920 x 1080 (Full HD) 24p (23.976fps)
1,280 x 720 (HD) 30p (29.97fps)
1,280 x 720 (HD) 25p (25fps)
1,280 x 720 (HD) 24p (23.976fps)

The Zoom H4 can record in either WAV or MP3 in a variety of bitrates, including 44.1, 48 and 96kHz.

[NikVid]

Thanks Jeff. I just downloaded the 30-day of X4 to try out. Feel more comfortable.