Transitions while keeping audio in sync between photos

[canonian]

I am using v X4.

I have a video clip that contains audio that I split off into its own audio track, right click split audio. I then edited out a couple parks of the video replacing the cut video with a still image. right click replace video with still image. So far so great, everything plays back perfectly. When I put transitions in where the video meets the photo or when the photo then meets up with the video again the audio gets out of sync. Is there a way to get the transition in there and still have the audio track be in sync with the rest of the video?

V=video T=transition "photo for 4 seconds" is where the photo has bee inserted. A= audio track X=out of sync
VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVTTTTTphotofor 4 secondsVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

[Ron P.]

When you apply a transition, it splits it's duration between the 2 adjacent clips. If your transition is 2 secs, 1-sec will be subjected from each adjacent clip. This will cause the total duration of the clip to be shortened, thus clips in other tracks, such as audio, will fall out of sync.

VS has Ripple Editing, that is relative to the Main video track. With Ripple Editing, you can choose which of the other tracks you want to remain in-sync with the Main video track. Clips in the overlay, title, and audio tracks will move over when you make changes to the Main track.

See the on-line help for Ripple Editing You can also download the PDF version of the VS X4 User Guide, and look on page 86.

[canonian]

I will give Ripple a try, thanks for the quick answer!

[Black Lab]

If you want to have other clips/pics intermittently showing during the video I would simply use the overlay tracks. That's what they mean - whatever is on that track overlays, or is on top of, what is on the main track. This is what I would do.

1. Put the main video clip on the top video track. If you are using the clip's audio as is, as it sounds like you are, leave it alone. Do not split it.
2. Put your other clips in the overlay track and move them to where you want them to replace the main video.
3. If you simply want the overlay clips to fade in and out, just use the fade buttons on the Attribute Tab. If you want something fancier then you will have to add transitions. But clips need something to transition to/from. So put a color clip in front of and behind your overlay clip, key out the color, and add your transition.