How To Edit Video In Reaper

[@hanschristiaanhylkema]

This is the most easy to follow tutorial I've seen my entire life! You have a very clear way of explaining things step by step which makes a great example for anyone wanting to do a tutorial on something.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+Hans Hylkema Thanks so much Hans! That is exactly what I am trying to do with my videos. I think it's important when explaining technical stuff like audio and video recording. Thanks again for your kind words!

[@roezeca]

Idem, great tutorial! Thanks!

[@mywifeishot1986]

Love your style

[@akiojuni8445]

🙅‍♂️ After weeks of attempts to upload a video on Reaper5 by following many KZbin tutorials (even from ReaperMania 😡), I came across your tutorial and I finally manage to do it : your method is the only one that works ✌ Many thanks to Home Brew Audio, great video 🤝

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

That's awesome Akio! So glad it was helpful 😃

[@debbsmithmusic]

Now that it is 7 years on since this is recorded is the video encoder included in the newer versions of reaper?

[@xaptronic]

I was trying to split up a video I shot of a live performance so I could post individual tracks - Reaper allowed me to do this and then export all cut up items at once into individual files for further fx etc - I couldn't find any video program that did this. Luckily I already have Reaper since I use it for recording. What a life saver.

[@drutgat2]

Ken, many, many thanks for this. Not only is the information you include in the video still relevant in 2020, but your teaching style is perfect - clear, and easily understandable. What more could one want? Thanks again.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks for the kind words! So glad it was helpful.

[@EgilSOdegard]

Just the info I needed: Nice, short and instructive ; thanks!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome, Egil! Glad it helped.

[@DaMonkfish]

A friend of mine recommended Reaper to me as I want to edit gaming videos that have multiple audio tracks (game and mic) and I wasn't willing to shell out for Sony Vegas, which I thought was my only option. I searched, found your video and now know that editing videos in Reaper is possible and, it would seem, quite simple. Thanks!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+DaMonkfish You're welcome!

[@chelaco]

2020... and I got all the help I needed from this video. Thanks a lot!! Things have changed a little bit, but very easy-to-follow instructions you gave there... very much appreciated.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Glad to know that. Thanks! So glad it was helpful.

[@joecarusomusic3779]

Great tutorial! Gets to the meat of the exercise quickly, clear, short, sweet. Thanks for putting this together!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome! Thanks for the kind words 😀.

[@thefrigginpope]

This video was perfect and exactly what I needed to get my bad phone video synced up with my halfway-good audio. Boy are my friends going to get sick of all the performance videos I'll be making with this info; it's gonna be great!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Awesome! Glad it was helpful.

[@Jasph84]

Thanks for the video! I have been struggling to make it work for hours now, and finally made it! So for those who followed the steps but still can´t seem to have it work; try unchecking the top 3 boxes in the Video/REX/Misc setup page in REAPER Preferences. Worked for me anyways:) Good luck and Godspeed!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome, and thanks for posting that tip! Things change with the frequent updates that Reaper does and it an be hard to keep the info current. I'll probably refer back to this :-).

[@ToniLeys]

You can group the video and the audio to edit them easily later

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

They are already tied together time-wise - so 1:30 in the audio will still be 1:30 in the video. But I assume you mean if you slice things up into sections, you can group those sliced up "items" so they remain together, yes?

[@ailen80]

I was having a problem in reaper when I was trying to work with video and with this now it works fine. Really helpful Thanks!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Awesome! So glad it helped.

[@richardemmitt]

Thank you very much for this info. It really helped even though it's a few years old and Reaper and the support page has been updated, this was still fundamentally the same. This meant that in just a couple of hours messing around I have been able to get better audio on my video recording using my good mic while recording the video on a phone. Awesome.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks great! Thanks for the comment. I'm so glad it helped!

[@restojon1]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise, I'm just getting started with Reaper and this video is absolutely fantastic for getting me going. I appreciate your time, thanks again

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks for the kind comment! I am going to be updating this (badly needed) in the coming weeks.

[@davidcedric3268]

Thank you very much for that video. I needed to shorten a video made for an original music of mine that had decided to shorten. And since I couldn't get hold of the person that made the video track, I was hoping to find some ways like this one!! Brilliant!! Thank you!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome! Glad it helped.

[@youngun550]

Do you know if reaper can export midi as a visual representation to stamp onto the movie? I'm wondering how people put dynamic sheet music on videos. For instance, when a musician is demonstrating the C major scale having sheet music alongside that has a marker that follows the notes the musician is playing simultaneously. Does that make sense?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I don't think so, Lorentz. But you might try asking on the Reaper Forum just to be sure. There are lot os folks on there who intimate details of some of the more unusual things Reaper can do. The forum is here: forum.cockos.com/

[@PilotExtreme]

Another quicker way to line up the audio file is by holding Alt and Left Click to drag left or right ;)

[@tombest3562]

Excellent work, thank you for your effort. I purchased Reaper a couple of years ago to record live sessions with a Focusrite interface. Your clear and concise instruction here suggests new uses now that I am seeking video editing options for my new camera.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Awesome. Thanks for the comment!

[@vonshango6311]

the part i needed started at 3:32. i'm guessing in v5.x this doesnt apply anymore for windows based on this find (and if true, i'll assume you can do more than trimming video in v5.x too). Playback in Reaper 5 Reaper 5 supports playback of almost any video out there by using the VLC playback engine or the FFMPEG libraries. On OSX it may also use the AVFoundation libraries that come with OSX. The effect plugin "Video processor" provides many different video effects as well. There are some online tutorials available that are just a KZbin search away. Windows VLC , recommended! v3.0.3 as of July 30th 2018 , FFMpeg(shared binary DLL files)or system playback(same as version Reaper v4).

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

vonshango Not sure, but I think it should still work. The VLC is new since the video, but ffmpeg still works. So I don't see why not.

[@TheMightyN]

I think it would have been great to mention the preferences part of this tutorial and the issue if the ffmpeg files keep editing the numbers. Cause just copied to my Reaper and inserted the video, but says it cannot find the audio because it is from an unknown header.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks. Things seem to keep changing with how to do this. Were you able to figure it out? It's been a couple of years since I made the video.

[@TheMightyN]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording I guess that could explain it....glad it still works and you're welcome. Fortunately yes. Turns out that the ffmpeg wasn't compatible to the Reaper I downloaded. Looking back into your video it only allows the 54 or lower dec and format. I wish there had a been a link to these website within your description (unless there is a card up at the top of the video near the end)....that way to avoid getting any misguided links from the commentators. Thank you for the help though these video was great hope to check more of your stuff.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@TheMightyN Thanks. did you check the link upt up below by Ballarat Records? And I will look into doing a card at the end if I figure out what the newest process is. I thought it actually may be that Reaper includes the encoder now without you having to find, download and install it. Not sure though. I usually use a video editor for my videos these days. but I'll check.

[@TheMightyN]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording Yes, but I wasn't too sure since there was another link down after it, plus your video showed the "cock" website so I followed with that. I did look at the first link underneath your YT name and now it works. Yeah using REAPER for a video editor does have limits....if only it could trim videos too. Thank you again.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@TheMightyN Glad it works now! And depending on what you mean by "trim," Reaper CAN do that with video. If you, for example, want to chop off some excess stuff ant the beginning and/or end of your video, just delete the corresponding audio for those sections and the video will also be trimmed away. The same would be true for any sections in the middle you wanted to delete (bad take, etc.). The only limitation would be transitions between cuts in the middle. It wold likely result in the infamous jump-cut in the audio.

[@GTBannah]

Hello! Could you have saved the deleted segment as a separate file/project, and exported it?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+Derry Etkins Just highlight the section you want to save, right click on the item, and select "Trim items to selected area." This will keep JUST the highlighted section and delete (well, technically it's still there in the background, but...anyway) everything else. Then when rendering make sure you select "Time Selection" in the Bounds box and it's done. Hope that helps.

[@scourneene]

I'm very new to editing...so DAWs are typically for audio and I'd have to find a seperate program for video existing? Thx

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

DAWs are typically for audio, yes. BUT you can do some basic editing with several of them, like Reaper and Adobe Audition.

[@frankfrank7921]

Very helpful. A question though, why would you turn the volume all the way down on the original audio instead of just pressing the mute button?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I believe that would also "mute" the video, making for a blank/black video. You could probably just turn the track volume (with the knob or slider on the track control) though.

[@EctInc]

Great to know we can trim video in Reaper. Is it possible to resize and crop the picture?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

No. I'm afraid that is beyond what Reaper can do with video. You'd need an actual video program for that.

[@cholulascomics-hoc453]

can you cut or fade video out of a track, in order to place other visuals (a slideshow) Over that portion of the video, but keep the audio that was originally recorded?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

No, I am pretty sure you can't. You could add other audio tracks, but not the other way around. Since Reaper is an audio program, that is really surprising. You CAN do that with Vegas Movie Studio though, which is pretty cheap. Hope that helps.

[@cholulascomics-hoc453]

It does. I ended up just choping the video and adding a slideshow with a voice over narrative in the middle. Thanks for your suggestion!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@Cyribro]

I have a question for you: I just recorded a video using OBS and I made sure to export the audio as two different audio tracks. The problem now is when I load it up into Reaper - I only see one audio track and I needed the two different ones because there are different voices on it. How would I go about fixing this so I have two channels? When I hit the properties of the video, I can see it's has a two channel audio track

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Do you hear both voices on the same track in Reaper? If so, you can fix it, though it might be time-consuming. You could create a 2nd track. Then snip out the sections of Voice 2 and drag them down to your 2nd track. That way you'd have each voice on its own track. That would work best is the voices weren't talking at the same time. If you're sure you exported the audio from your video recording, have you tried opening the file in other software to double-check if there are two audio tracks? If you can find both audio tracks somewhere, that would absolutely be the best way to go. Just import the 2 along with the video in Reaper. Then mute the single audio track in reaper and use the 2 original audio files you initially exported as separate audio files imported into Reaper (you'd see 3 tracks). I hope something in all that made sense:-P.

[@Cyribro]

Home Brew Audio so, right after I read this I went to my setting in OBS and I realized that I had the same audio feeds going through all the different channels. it was no wonder it was all coming in as one.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Aha. Well that does shed some light:).

[@Cyribro]

Home Brew Audio at least you responded quickly, good on you bruv!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks! I try to reply as soon as I see a question.

[@Rabiocop]

You are number one man! I had a lot of trouble with cubase, to import video file. That software does not support a multitracks video...I istalled Reaper, import audio file and videoclip, other than follow your precious instructions! Now it's everythings ok! Thanks a lot man!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Excellent! So glad that helped you 😀

[@Rabiocop]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording Now, I wonder how I can export a whole project with audio and video in order to open it from another PC with Reaper. Could you make another video to explain this procedure? Thank a lot!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@Rabiocop Let me check on that.

[@Rabiocop]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording Thanks a lot man! Take your time! For me,.Reaper is new,.cause I use Cubase from many years...So we'll keep in touch! Have a good day and cheers from Italy!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@Rabiocop Or is it Ciao?🙂

[@laperch8813]

no video in the window/black screen, whats wrong?

[@autumnknight8710]

Thanx so much for the turorial. I imported a small video (Apple iPhone) into Reaper but as I lwatch the video track it buffers so badly - it makes absolutely no sense. Please can you HELP ?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

That sounds like it might be a mismatch in the sampling rate of the audio and that of your interface (if you have one) and/or the project settings in Reaper. Also, the .mov format that iPhones use are massive in size. What I would do first is download the free program called handbrake. Then process the .mov file through it to convert it to an mp4 (though it will say m4a in Handbrake but it's the same thing, effectively). Then wherever you save the resulting file - insert THAT into Reaper instead. That will probably work.

[@francescomurtas6414]

Hello, I`ve watched tons of tutorial on how to sync audio and video but my reaper is somehow different. Even if I insert the video in a new track, There is no audio next to it, and when I click on view and video to open it, I just can`t see it. It`s all black. What can I do? Thanks.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

the best thing to do would be to ask on the Reaper forum. I'm afraid I've never encountered the problems you are referring to. The forum is great and you can find it here: forum.cockos.com/

[@francescomurtas6414]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording thanks

[@MrStradia]

Not sure if you are still responding to this thread, but I have been working on a video in Reaper and when I playback the video freezes up. I basically have one vocal track, one guitar track and the video. I have a six core CPU with 8 or 16 GB of memory (can't remember) so I wouldn't think the CPU or RAM would be an issue. Running Windows 10 64 bit. Thanks

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I don't know what might cause that. I would suggest you ask in the Reaper Forum here: forum.cockos.com/

[@JohnDRobinsonelectronicdrums]

congratulations on 7000 subscribers by the way!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks John!

[@JohnDRobinsonelectronicdrums]

you're welcome!!

[@HoovedAvenger]

Hey there. I have a question for you... I've been trying to make Reaper tutorial videos for a friend. When recording my screen, I can see the Edit Cursor in Reaper just fine. But when I look at the recorded video, the Edit Cursor has disappeared. I can see the mouse pointer and the little hand and all other cursors as long as I am not in the timeline. But once I'm in the timeline, the Edit Cursor can't be recorded to the video. I've used numerous screen recording softwares to see if any work, and the same problem occurs. I'm running Windows 10. Any suggestions? Thanks.

[@followthereaper665]

if you wanted to you could still use fx right?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Yes, you can add FX to the track for audio.

[@followthereaper665]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording thank you! Just what I was looking for. Looks like this thing would be great for syncing audio and video. But if you want to do more you'll have to save it and then use another program to add onto

[@bethanyreynoldsmusic4316]

Hi, love the video but I did all the steps of downloading and assigning folders...but Reaper still doesn't seem to recognize the video clip (mp4) I'm using windows 10, reaper 64. What it does do is drop something in track that says offline. ANY SUGGESTIONS???

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Hi Bethany. Whenever I see the "Offline" in a track in Reaper, it means I don't have my cursor on the Reaper window. For example, if I have Reaper open and also Windows explorer, and I've been working in Windows Explorer (or any other program window), tracks in Reaper will say "Offline" until I click into Reaper (anywhere on the Reaper window) and start doing stuff in Reaper. then the media appears in the track. I don't know if that's what is happening with you. but let's check that first just to make sure.

[@bethanyreynoldsmusic4316]

No, clicked all over the program. When I right click on the track that says "offline" I just get the media properties box. The only thing I can think of is I have downloaded those encoder files to the wrong place.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I don't think that's it, Bethany. I believe the encoder is only an issue when you want to render the final product from Reaper. What kind of file are you trying to open/insert into Reaper? MP4? Mov?

[@bethanyreynoldsmusic4316]

mp4. Oddly, it works on my old laptop. I just drag it over from the desktop and it loads. All the settings are the same in the VIDEO/REX pref. section.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Hmm. Well then I am stumped. Have you asked over at the Reaper forum? forum.cockos.com/

[@kernelxsanders]

I'd like to see you do an updated version of this. Because now you can do a LOT with video editing.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

True that it needs updating. What are the other features you'd like to see me demonstrate? I use Camtasia and Vegas for my video editing, so I don't use Reaper for that.

[@kernelxsanders]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording Well that's the thing, I'm not sure of a lot of the other features there are, which is why I'd like to see another video lol. I just know that the video editing has come a long way. For instance, I recently edited my first video using Reaper just to get my feet wet in the video editing realm (although I've used other free programs in the past) and I was easily able to add some basic stuff like fade ins/outs, camera zooms/pans, text overlays and stuff like that. But I do know that there is more I could do, I'd just like to see someone demonstrate it. And I just think Reaper needs more hype because it's so awesome!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@kernelxsanders Well, I agree it's awesome. I'll look into it. Thanks for the idea!

[@kernelxsanders]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording For sure. Granted, it's no Adobe or Vegas, but I think Reaper is often overlooked by those who already use Reaper for audio, but also want to do video editing that doesn't need all the super fancy effects that the more powerful video software offer, but I think one day, they'll be good competition.

[@junesoriano926]

Gooday please help .. When I rendering my project in MP3 file when I play but no audio of voices?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Three questions - 1. You specified voices. Was there ANY audio in your render? 2. Does Reaper actually render a file that you can listen to in other programs - and mp3? And...3. can you hear the audio in Reaper BEFORE you render it - just hitting "Play" in Reaper?

[@Lansvacer]

thanks for this video ! Ive followed your steps, downloaded and moved those dll files to the reaper folder... the video window is opening on the reaper interface, however, when i hit play, the video's sound streaming ok, but the video is playing for 1 second and then image just stuck, ... the sound of the video keeps playing.... but no image streaming. needles to say that editing is impossible this way.. any tips? im one step before quitting this reaper.. :(

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

This is not something I've seen before. Usually when something like that happens, it's due to high demand for computer resources. Have you tried editing video on any other program on your computer? Does it do the same thing?

[@Lansvacer]

well.. it finally worked, im not sure if its because ive restarted reaper or uploaded a different video. back to work now.. learning how to operate this reaper is like going through labor! thanks again for your videos!!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

glad you got it working. Sorry Reaper isn't seeming more intuitive to you. I will try to incorporate the things people especially having problems with into my next course. Would you be wiling to share a few of the things that have been problems for you? I'm looking for specific things that you've found frustrating, or difficult or just plain impossible with recording in general and/or Reaper specifically. Cheers!

[@ИльяТридцатый]

Hello! Why did not you change stereo to mono?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Because it didn't matter. No need. If it had only recorded on one side, I would have. But having 2 channels of the same audio is still mono anyway. So no need to do extra work. Not a fan of extra work.

[@ИльяТридцатый]

Thanks for your answer. I understand how it work, but I thougth оn it there were any other reasons considering that the mono signal makes the file easier.

[@adrewfis925]

Home Brew Audio, thank you so much for doing this very helpful video. I read through most all the comments and couldn't find where my problem was addressed. I have downloaded and inserted the files in the Reaper directory and am able to see both video and audio content within Reaper along with editing each. However, when I go to render the file to a new video file, the playback audio is absolutely awful, like high pitched. I used the video properties of original recording device (Samsung S6 phone)and put them in the appropriate sections within the render settings. The edited video/audio plays just fine in Reaper itself but not in the rendered file.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Hi Drew. You might want to ask this on the Reaper forum, since I don't know exactly what is causing this problem. The forum is great. Check it out here: forum.cockos.com/ Hope that helps.

[@lupusnigerprodanddistrodol9305]

I've a problem. I've installed the codec but when I try to import the audio, it show the writing "offline" and the video is black..

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

This happens sometimes if you have another program open and your mouse/cursor in that other program. Have you tried clicking on a track in Reaper? That often does the trick.

[@AdamSmith-pk4xg]

Doesn't newer versions of reaper now come with this pre-installed?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I'm checking on the forum. You may be right. I haven't upgraded to v6 yet, which I'll do this week. When I get an answer I'll report back. Great question! the video is a few years old.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I just got answers from folks on the forum that, no, the new version does not have FFMPEG libraries built in due to the licensing issues involved.

[@AdamSmith-pk4xg]

Home Brew Audio ah okay , appreciate the effort buddy - so on my reaper (version 6 I believe) I can get everything working okay without that FFMPEG. Apologies, but what does that do specifically again ?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@AdamSmith-pk4xg It allows you to render video files when you're done editing. I was told that if you happen to have VLC player installed on your computer, that Reaper will automatically use that to render video. I've not tried this yet. But if you have VLC player, that might be why it's working without you having to install the CODECs.

[@AdamSmith-pk4xg]

Home Brew Audio yes that will be it , thanks for that :)

[@quantumhealingofthesoul]

This has changed so much since 2015 that I can't follow these instructions... when I try to download the FFMPEG, it's offering me the source code or the compiled version and I have no clue which one to pick...

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're correct. And I will update this soon. For now, try this. Download and install VLC Player. Then reboot your computer. Reaper will automatically detect that it's installed on your computer and the ability to render video will be automatic. See the Reaper Blog video on how to do this here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYfFfpWnfLh1bac

[@quantumhealingofthesoul]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording thank you!!!!!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@quantumhealingofthesoul You're welcome!

[@acaftermath]

i got the video imported but i can't see the audio in the timeline

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

What do you see in the timeline? Is there anything there?

[@acaftermath]

all i see is the total length of my video i dont see audio details at all mp4 file hmm

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@acaftermath What happens when you play it? Can you hear anything? It is possible that the level of the audio is too low to register a larger enough waveform. It's also possible that the audio didn't get recorded and all you got was silence?

[@dahillroad7239]

Reaper doesn't seem powerful enough for my video editing needs but your video helped me find out one way or another. Thanks!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome. And yeah, it really just does the basics, which is sometimes all you need (cutting videos into smaller clips, adding more audio tracks to the video, replacing the audio, cutting/editing out mistakes or bad takes, etc.). But it IS an audio recording software after all:). If I need more heavy-duty video editing, I use Vegas (on PC).

[@dahillroad7239]

Home Brew Audio "Vegas", I'll take that under consideration. Cheers!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I have been using Vegas for video production for several years. They have several levels of the program. Vegas Movie Studio is only $49 or so - goo.gl/7cxAZq You can move up from there. Hope that helps.

[@CoreyHunter]

Vegas Movie Studio is what I use. It's very good.

[@lungathyobeka5312]

i guys i just started with using reaper and recording and i can't find the window with recording, stop, play icons the whole bottom section just magically disappeared ... would really appreciate any help. i just want to put down a guitar track and vocals .

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Try going to the menu bar and clicking "View." In the dropdown menu, make sure there is a check mark beside "Mixer." That should bring it back. also make sure that "Floating Mixer Master" is unchecked. Hope that helps.

[@hushedmusic]

thanks, i ll try it now. Just downloaded Reaper and want to see if I can use it for film post production and film music composing. Do you think it will work? I used logic and pro tools, but now I am on windows, so I need something to work. Thanks for your video

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome! And it will work to a certain point. Remember that video is not the primary medium for Reaper. So the tools are limited. But it should give you the basics for scoring, allowing you to add multiple tracks of audio to a video.

[@hushedmusic]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording thanks very much. i m starting today

[@felipemonacoator]

Hi Ken, I did exactly as you said but the video audio file doesn't open and the video windows is black. instead of the sound wave it is written "off line" on the track. I downloaded the codecs from cockos wiki but the numbers are different, just the names are the same like you said. however I noticed new files there too. Could that be that reaper has changed and more files are needed? can you check on that please? you're videos are great, they help a lot, thank you.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Hi Felipe. I am starting to have trouble too, with the latest version. I think your best bet is to ask on the Forum - forum.cockos.com/ Sorry version and platform (Windows or Mac) dependent. I can't be of more help on this. I think it is very much

[@JustinEngel]

That was very helpful! Thanks for sharing! Things seem to work a little differently in the newer versions of REAPER, since the video encoder is now built in... But your video provided the basic info that a newbie like me needed to get started! Cool beans! thx

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Glad it helped, Justin. Yeah that's the thing with doing software videos. Things get updated and sometimes the KZbin videos get a bit left behind. But like you said, the basics are still pretty much the same.

[@MarkRhodesSongs]

Good stuff as always, Ken. Thank you.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks Mark! things are a bit different and even easier now. If you just install the free VLC video player, on your computer, Reaper will automatically know that and use it to render video.

[@MarkRhodesSongs]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording wow, thanks! I have the VLC player.

[@mikesmart2936]

I follow thats instructions but still no video, the window appears black screen. please help

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Mike. There really is no way for me to know. If it doesn't work after you followed all the directions, then the best thing to do would be to go to reaper.fm and ask in their forum.

[@DanSeipel]

so there's effectively no copy/paste/cut for video? I mean, you do everything by splitting ...right?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

No, there is. If you cut the audio item, the video gets cut right there, too. Anything you do to the audio you can see in the track - as far as timing and moving - will also happen to the video.

[@edbrito-swdev]

Any way to capture video at the same time I'm recording the audio in reaper?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Not in Reaper, no. But I capture audio in Reaper WHILE I am recording onto my camcorder (or iPhone, etc.) all the time! Then you can just import both the video file from your camera into that same Reaper project and visually line up the 2 visible audio files. Then just lower the audio from the video file (you can just drag down the line at the top of the video's audio item for this) and use the audio you recorded into Reaper as the new audio for the video. Hope that makes sense.

[@edbrito-swdev]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording yup, it does make sense. The syncing part was what I was trying to avoid, as I normally have to do several takes but I guess that's the best I'll be able to do with limited resources. Btw, seems like Reaper is giving 2 months licenses atm during the covid pandemic.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@edbrito-swdev Interesting about the licenses! It does not surprise me though. They are unique in their pricing/selling of their product. The most generous of any software company I know if.

[@mahtidle9893]

Hi ! Thank you very much for your tutorial, it helped me a lot and I downloaded the plug-in without any problem, I can indeed now open videos in it. There is still a problem tho. The biggest parts of the videos won't open. As in, the video clip does open in Reaper, but then the clip in the timeline is blank, says "Offline" and that's it. It doesn't wanna play and when I press play I have nothing in the video player and no sound. Any explanation, solution ? Thank you !

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Hi Mahtidle - Usually the only time I see "offline" showing in a track is when I don't have Reaper selected as the active app/program. Clicking on the Reaper window usually solves that. But if you are clicking Play in Reaper, clearly you have it as the active program. So at that point I don't know why you'd be experiencing that. That best thing to do is to check with the folks on the Reaper forum, which is extremely active and responsive. Their forum is here: reaper.fm. I hope that helps.

[@pavani5042]

Hi! thanks for the video, very helpful. After rendering the audio changed the rate, do you know what Am i doing wrong?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

What do you mean by "ratio?"

[@pavani5042]

Changing the pitch. Original audio is key of G and after rendering it goes to key of somethiing..

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Still not sure what you mean. But it sounds like the playback rate got bumped. I would try opening a new project and reimport the video. Make sure the Playback Rate (slider underneath the track window) is at 1.0 (in the middle). Does it sound OK just before you render it - when you play it in Reaper?

[@pavani5042]

Yes, the playback rate was the problem. I just opened a new project and everything was fine. Thanks for suport.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Awesome. Glad it worked out.

[@Hamentsios10]

And how can we make it be mp4 format?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Just choose "mp4" in the Render screen at the end. Do you not have that option?

[@Hamentsios10]

I don't see one :( All I see is this which makes it a .mov file qs.lc/j78i5

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Did you successfully install the ffmpeg encoder shown in the video?

[@Hamentsios10]

Oh well, I used the one that was already there :P I guessed it was the same. Anyway I don't really need it anymore thanks.

[@gut__]

I have the same problem. I cant install ffmpeg encoder

[@andylarkin100]

Seems like the links have moved for Windows libraries? Can someone post a link to where I might find the updated links for PC? Thanks!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Andy. Things have changed quite a bit since I posted this video. You don't really even need those libraries anymore. If you install the free program called "VLC," (www.videolan.org/index.html) then Reaper will use the CODECs included with VLC automatically. It's actually much easier. Hope that helps.

[@soulnoteshamanicsound]

this was INCREDIBLY HELPFUL AND CLEAR THANK YOU!!!!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome! Thanks for the kind words 😀

[@taytheprodigy4388]

what video formats will this work with?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Probably easier to look here for a complete list. It's on the left side under "Readable Formats." reaper.fm/about.php#technical

[@zuriflokstra417]

Thank you so much. I didnt even know you could do video in reaper!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@zuriflokstra417]

Im now wondering how do I get that master volume switch back in the bottom left of reaper. It shows at the very start of the video. I must have accidentally taken it down is there a way to get it back?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@zuriflokstra417 Try going to View in the menu at the top and make sure there is a check mark by "Mixer." That should do it.

[@zuriflokstra417]

Thanks again brother. One more question I uploaded an mp4 file video but it says its offline. All my files are in the same folder beside eachother too. Thoughts?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@zuriflokstra417 I only ever see the "Offline" in the track when my cursor is outside the Reaper program/window. Like when I am using Camtasia to record a video of Reaper, when I am in Camtasia selecting the recording options, the Reaper tracks all show "Offline" until I click back into Reaper, at which point the audio waveforms come back. Maybe try that.

[@LAncreetlesVoiles]

Hello. Thanks for your video. I want to edit a video and audio in 360 and the video size is 4 k. I'm having problems to run the video in reaper. Do you know how to reduce the quality for editing withount changing the render quality? Thanks for your help

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I don't specifically know the answer for that one. But I know who would. The Reaper forum is amazingly helpful and active - usually giving help within a couple of hours of posting there. Try forum.cockos.com/ . Hope that helps!

[@LAncreetlesVoiles]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording thank you

[@michelededominicis6980]

Really nice video!! I did all of this but when i rendering the video with inside the audio wav and open the file in a media, i see the video without audio!!!! But inside the project on Reaper in the video window i can see the video and listen the audio !! What can i do ?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks Michele. What format are you choosing when you render? Also, I have had trouble doing it the way it is in the above video with the latest version of Reaper (6). I've had to switch to making sure I have VLC installed on my computer. Try that and see if that helps.

[@michelededominicis6980]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording when i render the track video and the track audio in the same project i use, Format: Video(ffmpeg/libav encoder) Format: QT/MOV/MP4 1920 x1080 Video codec : H264. 95% Audio codec AAC 128 kbps

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@michelededominicis6980 OK. Try installing VLC media player on the same computer. Make sure you use the right format for your OS (32-bit or 64 bit). Then open Reaper again and try again.

[@michelededominicis6980]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording thanks 🙌🏻! But i always use VLc media player but did’t work !! I see the video without the audio !!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@michelededominicis6980 Then I highly recommend asking on the Reaper Forum. They are very active - forum.cockos.com/

[@tmac438]

Your video helped me a lot! Thank you so much.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome. So glad it helped you!

[@joaopedroalmeidateixeira4431]

Isn't it possible to do this with a MOV file? Because i'm having trouble with that

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I believe it is. But I have not done it. Check this thread at the Reaper Forum - forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=169353

[@massimogiuntoli5753]

Thank you for this very useful video!!! I'll try to share a question here: since I use Reaper to create my own music, I'd like to compose an original score on a video. So I just imported a video in Reaper, in order to verify step by step if the music I'm working on matches with images. Well, unfortunately it seems that the METRONOME time changes (which of course are very important in making music) effect the speed of the video reproducing. Therefore you cannot control the sync between music and video... Is there a way to fix that...? Thank you!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks Massimo. I don't know how to do that. Since Reaper is primarily an audio program with some very limited video capabilities, I would only use it for quick edits like in the video. For what you're doing, I would think you'd want a program ore dedicated to video, like Vegas or something. But if Reaper CAN do what you ask, you can find out by asking the Reaper Forum here: forum.cockos.com/ Hope that helps.

[@massimogiuntoli5753]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording Thank you so much for your quick reply!!! Well, I cannon use Vegas or similar programs to make music, that's why I'm using Reaper. But I'm making some experiment with Reaper, and whenever I'll find the way to get what I'm dreaming of...I'll let you know for sure! :-)

[@massimogiuntoli5753]

I JUST FOUND THE WAY!!! WOW, I can't believe it! ;-) Well, this is how to get it: 1) right click on your video track 2) on the menu now opened set the mouse on "Track Timebase" 3) on the new list click on "Time" (default is "Project Timebase"). That's it!!! Now you can make any metronome change on your midi track, and it doesn't effect the video track speed! I really thank you for taking me here Home Brew!

[@jamesf2918]

i'm not finding this even when i enter the url. has it been taken down?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

James. Which URL are you looking for?

[@Eliana9431]

I don't know what to do, the link for the 32bits doesn't found. What can i do?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

It's a little more than half way down the page here: wiki.cockos.com/wiki/index.php/Video_Support

[@AtomicusPrime]

Which program did you use to edit this video, insert effects like circling or adding text bubbles?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I use Camtasia to create these videos.

[@AtomicusPrime]

Thank you very much!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@KarimLeMec]

Does the audio stretched affect the video track like Vegas?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. But since Reaper is not primarily a video editor, it has pretty limited capability. I have Vegas and will always use that over Reaper for video editing. I did this video to show that you CAN do some basic things like silencing the audio, adding other audio tracks and cutting out bad takes, etc. But anything beyond that is probably not going to work. I haven't tried doing any stretching (to slow down or speed up the audio) when editing a video in Reaper. So I cant really say what would happen if you tried. I imagine it would affect the video too. But I honestly don't know. My advice would be to try it and see.

[@jangkim9993]

thank you so much for the video! this was exactly what I needed. Just one question though, when I was rendering the video I set the audio codec as 24bit PCM, and when it was done I tried playing it but there was no audio. I re-rendered it using AAC like you did in the video and now it plays just fine. Do you know what the problem might be?

[@jangkim9993]

nvm, I just saw in your other video that most media players won't play 24bit

[@abramtreadwell722]

Just clap at the beginning of the video so you can line up the massive clap wave and everything else will be lined up. That much I knew at least lol thanks for filling in the rest of it. :-)

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Yes, that can work too. Glad the rest was helpful!

[@Eddie71883]

My video window shows nothing

[@tinoperc]

Hello, i open a video made it with tablet, with any program, vlc, wmedia ect, ect, it look fine, but when i open it with reaper the video come with "flickering" o intermittent frames, could you help me please. THank you in advance.V.tino

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

It's hard to say. I would try to render the video and test-play the result with one of those other programs to make sure it isn't just an editor preview thing - not an actual problem with the video or project in Reaper. I often have flickering/stuttering in my normal video program (Vegas) due to how much CPU it takes to preview it when editing it, even though a final render plays just fine in a player.

[@nasudiayatko]

Awesome video! I have a 8 tracks interface how do you assign them in every tracks? .hope to hear from you, thanks and have a great day

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+nasudiayatko +nasudiayatko Thanks! It's easy. Each track in Reaper has an Input drop-down menu. For track one, you would choose Input 1 (or however your interface names it) for Track 1. then in track 2, choose input 2 from the Input menu, and so on. Hope that helps.

[@nasudiayatko]

thanks for your immediate response but the problem is i can only see 1 and 2 tracks, if i want to do track 3 i cant

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+nasudiayatko What make and model of interface do you have?

[@nasudiayatko]

xr18

[@nasudiayatko]

Behringer

[@joelindquistregeneration5991]

thanks ken! and I never knew you could edit video in Reaper

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+Joe Lindquist (Regeneration) You're welcome, Joe! Yeah, there is so much you can do that I haven't really scratched the surface.

[@chezchezchezchez]

+Home Brew Audio Come on! You SCRATCHED it!

[@themarcos150591]

The cockos links for the libraries are no longer working.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Did you try wiki.cockos.com/wiki/index.php/Video_Support

[@demonicsweaters]

had no idea! Reaper is amazing!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

It really really is 😀

[@msakmalmnor86]

while editing in REAPER i couldnt upload the video that i had transferred from the computer via bluetooth. the file is missing. it displayed “offline”. even the song from phone to computer too. anyone can help out?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

It will say "OFFLINE" if your cursor is anywhere but on the Reaper Window/screen. If Reaper is open, but also, say, Chrome. And your cursor is in Chrome, Reaper will Show "OFFLINE" where the audio/video file is in the track(s). Does the waveform show up if you click anywhere on the Reaper screen?

[@msakmalmnor86]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording i managed to settle the reaper conversion after i downloaded the video via VLC. my problem now is the mp3 file that was transferred from my phone to computer is failed to be imported to reaper as it indicated offline. anyone able to sort this out?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@msakmalmnor86 Yeah, the new version of Reaper can use VLC, which is cool. I can't say what is going on with audio file from your phone. I assume it still says "OFFLINE" when you click your cursor inside Reaper, since I mentioned that above. At this point it might be better asked on the Reaper forum. Those folks are very active and helpful - forum.cockos.com/

[@StephenRBlack]

Excellent. Very helpful. Thank you. Do check out the keyboard shortcuts in Reaper (Control+A to select all, etc) to cut your time spent editing significantly.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks Stephen. Yes, I'm definitely aware of the keyboard shortcuts. You're right. It does speed things up a lot. And the ability to crate your own shortcuts for non-standard repetitive tasks also saves huge amounts of time.

[@artiehall7708]

Nice video. I'm considering getting Reaper. Let me ask you, once you open the video file, can you just save the audio file separately? In other words, can I use Reaper to extract the audio file from a video? Thanks.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Yes! Simply Render it as a wav or mp3.

[@artiehall7708]

Thanks.

[@DecontructRecreate]

MOV files still won't be recognized in Reaper. I'm only getting audio and no video playback.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Try this thread in Reddit. I think it solves that problem. It has to do with getting the corrected CODEC into Reaper - www.reddit.com/r/Reaper/comments/3n6a6n/video_file_in_reaper/

[@yujingzou1826]

I've learnt soooo much from you!! Thank you!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome. So glad my stuff is helpful for you!

[@kimberlyaustin1720]

Hi Ken. Thank you so much for this video! It's awesome. My question is, if I import some raw, unedited audio and want to edit that in reaper while I sync it to the video, how do I do that? The video will be fully edited and I want to keep that intact as I move around the audio.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Hi Kimberly. glad you like the video. When you import the video, you'll only see its audio track (the one that recorded along with the video when it was made) in the track view. You can see the video in a different window. Then you just open a 2nd track and import the unedited raw audio you mentioned. You can then sync that to the original video either by lining it up with the original audio track (if it's the same audio), or by using the video for cues. Does that help?

[@kimberlyaustin1720]

Thanks Ken. I think this will help a lot. I've got a few to try it with and I'll let you know. I really appreciate you taking the time to answer my question. =)

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Awesome. Yes, let me know how it goes:).

[@kimberlyaustin1720]

Hi Ken, Everything is working great and I can really see how much easier this will be to do in Reaper once I get faster at it. ( I'm on a mac and have used final cut to do this previously) The only stumble I'm having is i need to edit my audio as I'm syncing it and the video stops working from time to time. I thought I discovered that the glitch was not having the video track highlighted but that's not it. Any ideas?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Hmm. Nothing springs to mind, Kimberly. Do you mean that the video stops playing? If so, is it just the video? Or is it the video AND its original audio?

[@DJ_ACIDPUPPY]

Hi, thanks for good tuts. Possible to work XMF files!?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+jani reismann I[m not sure about that. I'd ask on the forum here: forum.cockos.com/forumdisplay.php?f=19

[@DJ_ACIDPUPPY]

thanks :)

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome.

[@joaquinmateos4292]

Awesome video! just one question: Can you edit two video takes with one audio track in Reaper? Thank you.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+Joaquin Mateos I have not done it, but I don't see why it couldn't be done. I assume you mean putting two videos on the same track?

[@joaquinmateos4292]

exactly, like 2 video takes of the same playing through on the same audiotrack. (Sorry for my lame english)

[@yror732]

This was a great help, thanks very much. Does reaper have any options to fade the video in or out?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+Rory Power Thanks Rory. Not that I know of. I tried it just now and it faded the audio but not the video. That doesn't mean it isn't possible (though I doubt it is), but I don't know how to do it. Maybe ask on Reaper's excellent forum?

[@pjpaes5]

salve mano como abriu em mp4?? no meu reaper so abre wmv me deixe uma dica obrigado!!!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Hopefully I understand your question. Yes, you can import a WMV and then Render out an mp4. Import by clicking menu/Insert media then choose hour video (wmv). Then go to menu File/Render. In the Render "Output format" option drop-down menu, choose mp4. I hope that helps.

[@EMGXX84]

is reaper supose to read any video dodec?.... because i reccord a movie with my Sony handycam HDR-CX405 (yeah its a bad cam) and the codec is in .MTS

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I actually don't know :-P. Did you try importing it into Reaper? did you go through the process of installing the ffmpeg encoder as in the video?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

BTW - see this thread on the Reaper forum for where to get the ffmpeg files now. Their wiki may still need updating.

[@EMGXX84]

i cut/paste the dll (now name .57 for me) i tried to import my video as you, media/ etc.. and selec the folder where is suppose to be located my videos and they say; Nothing in this folder.... i have lot of preblem with this f**** MTS codec, i tried to make my video on Windows movie maker and cannot work with mts codec too, i guess i'm soppose to buy a super movie maker and pay over 100$ to deal with the mts codec

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You can convert mts to mp4 and then it would work. See here: download.cnet.com/Free-MTS-Converter/3000-2194_4-75735048.html

[@donpedroelbuey8151]

Didn't know this...may come in handy, thanks!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@fernandanemes9506]

Hi! It did nota work. Error: vídeo offline. What can i do ?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

The best thing to do now is to check the Reaper forum - forum.cockos.com/ I think there may be a problem using this method in Windows? If I figure it out, I'll update this video.

[@emiliosujar7197]

Hello Home Brew Audio, I join in all the congratulations and recognition of what is and should be a well-done tutorial. I just wanted to ask you if it is possible to follow the same steps in 2024 and what would happen if the video is recorded in 4K quality? Thank you.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

There have been updates, yes. But first, can you tell me if you are using Mac or Windows. This makes a difference.

[@emiliosujar7197]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording I really appreciate your help, I use Window 11, in Reaper I feel very comfortable, it has the basics, which is what I need, but I want to get into the video and my camera has an audio input, so coming across your video has been a blow of fresh air.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@emiliosujar7197 Glad it has been helpful!

[@jafmusicmixcom]

Very helpful. Thank you Ken!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+jafmusicmix.com You're welcome!

[@TGormania]

I have been using Reaper for audio projects for years and something else for basic video. Only recently did I find out that my minimal video editing can be done in Reaper. *places hand on face and shakes head*

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+Tim Gorman I hope that is a good thing?;-).

[@TGormania]

+Home Brew Audio It is. I record video for all my songs I write to submit to the other guys in my band (for learning purposes), so being able to it all within one app will be nice. Thanks for the other videos also, been helpful in understanding more than the basics of Reaper.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+Tim Gorman Glad to hear that! And again, you are welcome:).

[@davidbata2523]

Good job. Informative. Interesting. Fun to watch. And of course... thank you!!!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+David Bata Thanks so much for you kind words, David!

[@liamsumnicht]

This helped me in 2020. Thanks!

[@KenTheriot]

Awesome! I know there have been a few changes. Such as now you can install VLC on your computer and Reaper will use that to render video. So glad it helped!

[@DRocksRecords]

Thanks I didnt know we could use Reaper for editing video!!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome! And now you know :-).

[@aten55]

Great video! Very helpful.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+aten55 Thanks!

[@EuropaMan]

Excellent video Ken. Well explained & very easy to follow. Appreciate your time & effort to offer these instructions. I wonder why Reaper won't include these files for the video editing with the software? Followed your instructions & loaded the files, now will give a try. Regards Eric

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

+Eric Mestre Thanks Eric! I produced this video prior to the Version 5 release of Reaper. And I have not seen all the video editing features they added (I know they added some). So it's possible things are easier now. I should really update this video huh?:-P

[@SpartanMark118]

mine keeps saying offline? i used the 64 bit for my computer but still wont work plz help

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I would ask the Reaper forum at forum.cockos.com/ They are really responsive and helpful.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

The "Offline" thing may just be that you don't have Reaper as your active window. Try just clicking anywhere in Raper and see if that doesn't go away.