How to Sync Video and Audio

How to Sync Video and Audio?

One of the worst mistakes you can make is to produce a video with the audio out of sync. Viewers will turn it off; studies show that they prefer a bad video that is in sync to a better video that isn’t. You can record audio with your device, but you will have better results if you use a higher quality microphone. This is when you need to be able to sync the audio and video files during the editing process.

When you want to sync audio and video, you can use different video editors to make it simple. You can use VLC Media Player, or other popular video editors, including Final Cut Pro X or Adobe Premiere. Take a look at a few different ways that you can sync video and audio.

How to Sync Audio and Video in VLC Media Player (PC or Mac)?

You can use VLC Media Player for either a PC or a Mac. It is free, and it is a multi-platform media player. It allows you to sync the audio and video on a single file. You can download it for free, and once you have it, it will be in your Start menu if you use Windows, or you will find it in the Applications folder on a Mac.

How to Sync Audio and Video in VLC Media Player (PC or Mac)

Next, you need to open your audio file. On your PC, click the Media or file menu on the top left corner, and then choose Open File. If you are streaming the video on YouTube, you can highlight the URL for the video in the address bar for your browser, and then press Ctrl + C on a PC or Cmd + C on a Mac. This allows you to copy it to your clipboard. Go to the Media or File menu, and choose Open location from the clipboard. Now, you can choose Play.

Once you choose Play, it will start the video. Start at the beginning so that you can find out whether you need to slow down or speed up the elements. You can use keyboard shortcuts to do this. If you are using Windows, press K to slow it down and J to speed it up. For Mac users, you should press G to slow it down or F to speed it up.

Some people already know the exact number of milliseconds that it will take to correct this problem, and they can select Tools, and then choose Track Synchronization.

How to Sync Audio and Video in VLC Media Player (Phone or Tablet)?

You can also sync audio and video on your smartphone or tablet. You can download the VLC Media Player, and then select the icon. This works well if you have a video file on your phone that is out of sync.

How to Sync Audio and Video in VLC Media Player (Phone or Tablet)

Once you open the app, choose the video that you want to edit. Then, tap on your screen, and you will see the controls for the app at the bottom of the screen. You can choose the Audio Delay controls. On your Android, you will see an icon at the bottom called Audio delay, and on Apple devices, the icon will be on the bottom left, but the Audio delay slider will be at the top of your menu.

Now, you can use the buttons or the slider to increase or decrease the delay. Work with it until you resolve the problem. Android devices get a +/- button, and it increases or reduces the delay by 50 milliseconds. For iOS devices, you just move the slider to the left or right until the delay is gone.

These delay settings will be automatically applied when you open the video, unless you have an Android. Then, you need to tap the menu with three lines at the top of the screen, and then choose Settings Underneath, select Extra Settings and then Save Audio Delay.

How to Sync Audio and Video with Adobe Premiere?

Adobe Premiere is a popular program for editing video. You can use this program to sync audio and video with the feature called Merge clips. You should open the app, which is in the Start menu for a PC or in the Applications folder for a Mac.

How to Sync Audio and Video with Adobe Premiere

 

This software isn’t free, but you can get a free trial to try it out before you decide to buy it. Once you open the program, you can choose the audio and video clips you need to edit. Look at the Project panel. You should choose both files to make this type of edit. On your PC, use the Ctrl key, and on your Mac, you can use the Cmd key. Then, you can right-click the clips you have chosen, and a dialog menu will appear. You should be able to find the Merge Clips button, and it will open the box for merging clips on the video.

There are different criteria you can use to sync the files. You can choose Based on the In point or Based on the Out point to specify how you want it synched. You can also sync it based on the common timecode between the files or clip markers. Once you set it up, you can click on OK to sync. Larger files will take longer.

How to Sync Audio and Video with Final Cut Pro X (Mac Only)?

Final Cut Pro only works on a Mac, but it allows you to sync audio and video easily. It is not free software, but you can get a free 30-day trial. Once you open it, you choose the audio and video clips you want to sync. When you choose Cmd, you can sync both clips at once. Then, choose the Clip menu from the top of the screen. Next, choose Synchronize Clips and enter your information, including the name of the file and more. Once you click OK, it will start synching. It can take some time if you have larger files.

Final Words

If you want to sync your audio and video, it isn’t hard to do as long as you have the right editing software. You can align the audio and video so that they match up. This is very important, as listeners don’t watch video with audio that is delayed.

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