How To Sync Audio To Video - Separate Tracks

[@Esclarecidos]

You are the FIRST guy who says that ALSO THE CAMERA records audio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just watch about 50 videos in youtube: NOBODY ELSE remember to say that ESSENTIAL point! That means that the syncronization is NOT from video to audio, but from AUDIO to AUDIO! The CAMERA audio syncs with the RECORDER audio. Therefore, TWO AUDIO CLIPS are needed. But I have a question: what to do if you have ONLY a video clip (without any audio), and a audio clip, and they are out of sync? What are the best techniques to manually sync that video (without any audio), with the audio from the recorder? That is my situation...

[@rapiddooda]

Have you tried using any of the editing suites such as Windows Movie Maker. Import video and audio files and simply drag the audio file to where you want it.

[@BleepingRelics]

I would try elastic audio in pro tools and make a painful exercice named "dentelle" to sync everything. recognizing lipsyncing, percussive noises, etc. Of course the best way is to use a clap to get at least in sync at the start.

[@PenguinOutdoors]

Matching audio to audio makes so much sense, and yet wasn't an intuitive thought that came to my mind. I gave up on recording the audio separate for a while because I got tired of matching audio to the visual. When I saw you do this I thought DUH, but it wasn't something that I even really thought of. Thank you!!

[@BrooklynBigAl]

So THAT'S what a clapboard is for.

[@gamingbluemoon]

Big Al my reaction exactly

[@ShanMichaelEscasio]

+Big Al same here bruh! this guy really did a good job explaining in detail..

[@bobbieutube2005]

I was literally thinking about that today

[@rduranz28]

Thanks for the video. I have been searching a lot of different blogs, and KZbin video's and this is by far the best explanation of how to sync video and audio. Thanks again!

[@brockyhocky]

why would someone dislike this video.. he gives a quick and precise way how to sync audio step by step in the easiest way

[@angelface22322]

Thanks! Now I know what a "clapboard" is for. LOL! An excellent video with great presentation and to the point.

[@zantigar]

You are a great teacher! This is hands down the best video about this old school syncing process I've seen yet. Thanks a mil for your simple but thorough explanation.

[@DelosJohnson]

Thanks for the video. You just saved me some money. I would like to point out that, when speaking at a greater distance from the camera, you will have to match up the exact moment of the hands clapping together (from the video file) to the sound spikes on the audio file. An example would be if you were shooting a person across the street from the camera when doing a travelogue or some such. You have to compensate for the difference between the speed of light versus the speed of sound.

[@pmonkeyrock]

My life has now been changed, thank you

[@Archetype123]

Super helpful, thank you! Can finally get the footage from my GoPro Hero 3+ synced up to my Roland V-Drum audio I capture through Audacity. Been looking for a simple workaround for this for a while. Great video.

[@danieldegallegos]

Really wonderful to have this online! Clear and concise instructions. I was thinking of buying a software audio sync but I think this convinces me to just do it the " good ol' fashioned" way. Thank you for your help!

[@yogalite]

I would agree that you are a good teacher. Your instruction was clear and organized and relatively simple. Thanks.

[@MuinatAbdul]

You are a lifesaver! I'm a zoom newbie and I've been freaking out for ages about syncing

[@dan-airmok3835]

thanks dude. Saved me $700 from buying a video camera with an audio mic input. i'll just do it this way and buy a "Lapel Mic" for $58 and record it off my mobile device.

[@a.27777]

That's what I do. And I plug a earbud mic to my phone also

[@Colombo5218]

Hi Charles! Absolutely superb! The best video I have seen on this topic. You are a very gifted teacher and a wonderful communicator. All the best. Thank you.

[@ibyl]

Very informative! I didn't know that was one of the purposes of the take 3 boards. Clapping is a good substitute. I will definitely be doing this in order to sync audio.

[@oglilp2fo]

I like the extra info... Now i know why they would click at the start of scenes in movies... Very thorough in depth tutorial. Thanks ~

[@MarionBlair]

This is excellent. As many times as I've seen movies with the take 1, take 2, etc...> I had no idea that's what was going on. More importantly, this explains how I need to since my 8 track recording with my video camera. I was thinking I would have to record the audio directly to the video camera so they would be synced. This simple and I can do it in Cyberlink my editing software. thanks.

[@BuayaGuy]

THANK YOU! I've always had the toughest time trying to sync audio and video, which is why I would record the audio from my bass in Garageband at the same time as the screenflow recording, keeping them perfectly in sync. Now I can record separately, and continue to edit the audio after the fact (something that wasn't always easy, or sometimes even possible) with Screenflow. You're awesome, and I'm sharing this right now :)

[@siorad16]

Very informative and extremely helpful tip. Would have never thought of using the system mic in that way. Big thank you for the help!

[@mdturnerinoz]

Thanks a BUNCH for this Charles! I've always wondered how to do this and now that I need to do it, your video has been SO helpful! Thanks again!!!

[@pucknanimal]

Charles, thanks for a clear-cut video on how to do this. I've always wondered why they use clapper-boards in film-production. Now I know why.

[@DarkdeviI725]

Thanks for this video, as you can tell from my uploaded videos of Episode 1 and 2 of my new series I have been having trouble trying to figure out what to do to make my audio better as the audio is the most crucial part of my videos cause without good audio people cannot really begin to guess what is going on and what they need to hear.

[@hepgeoff]

Thank you so much for this! I always wondered how to sync up the video and audio. And appreciate the info on why a clapboard was used.

[@STARTERKiTRay]

Good technique. I spent a lot of time trying get the best sound from my mics and mixer plugged into the mic port on my video device... but it limits my editing and definitely lessens the quality of the audio. I'm going to try to record the sources independent. Thanks for the tips!

[@DrPeterPercuoco]

Thanks you so much. I was struggling to understand the concept of how to match an audio recording with the video. I now understand that this is achieved in post production. Thanks so much.

[@johnbuchanan6547]

Thank you Charles. I found this so helpful and simply explained. Great demonstation.

[@LuncBurnArmy]

Really great video! I definitely think that the process of syncing the audio is a little easier using Final Cut, but this is a simple, very low cost approach for syncing across multiple audio/video recordings.

[@supedawg]

Very good! Clear, concise, and to the point. Thanks, Charles.

[@mccraejeremy]

Thank you so much!!!! You perfectly answered my problem with a perfectly explained solution in a simple and easy to understand way that was straight to the point. Thank you! Now I know what those clap boards are for haha. You know what else works? Tapping the space bar (kills 2 birds with one stone because you can use the space bar to play audio and the built in mic on your computer will also pick it up) I'm using that method to record music performance videos with Photo Booth and then recording audio separately and then syncing them up. This tutorial really helped to tie it all together thanks again.

[@AdamBarkerThe]

Sucha simple technique. Went right over my head lol thanks a ton man!

[@josesilva884]

Very good information! Now I understood about the claps: it makes sense to synchronize both audios from record and other device! It's better than trying to synchronize the audio file with the lips of the speaker!

[@tattoofun2003]

This is great info! How do you keep the same image video quality for the original video file after you attach the new audio ?

[@massflare299]

That clap/ clapboard thing blew my mind

[@la196]

Thx for a great informative video. So in the case of doing a cover video for example with a bass guitar, could you just play a note 3 times before beginning the song instead of clapping?

[@sentimentaloldme]

Same prob. in Sony Vegas when I try to nudge clip forward/backward to match up...Found out that if I use the numbers 1 and 3 in the keyboard it will synch the clip really well . Might work on this program also...

[@xyounasx]

Thanks for showing how it is being done so clearly. Really helped

[@willfletcher6418]

I have done this before, the beginning looked fine but a few minutes into the video the audio and the video weren't as well synced, why is this? Have you experienced this problem before?

[@JonathanAcosta1020]

Will Fletcher - Yes. Audio and video coming out of sync happens because the frame rate from your camera and the "frame rate" of an audio device are mathematically different. So at some point through the footage, you end up getting video that looks faster than the separately recorded audio. To fix this, you need to process your video through a program that will make up for the frame rate difference. If you have Final Cut X or Premiere, they should have that feature built in. And if those are too complicated or expensive, you can always download DreamSync. It's built to do exactly what you're trying to do. Good luck!

[@ezeone2]

Well that was simple but I have a question man, I’m recording using an h4n that’s connected to a mixer, is there a way to Sync up the video and audio that you can think of? What am I recording at church the pastor preaching and I’m using a dslr for it so you know that every 20 min I need to re start the recording of the video. I’m looking for any advise that I can get. Thanks

[@sieghail86]

Leo G a lot of clapping will be involved lol

[@ninjamonkey2701]

Leo G if you recorded audio on the cameras use Pluraleyes. I have a new tutorial on my page on how to get it done.

[@thomassynths]

Record the entire thing in one go and then cut it up in post production after you sync.

[@coutureeurope891]

Screenflow works for Mac, but what when you are a PC Windows user ?Which software can do what you wonderfully explain in this video ?Which is the best equivalent software for Windows ?Can we do exactly the same ?

[@jacolon61]

That’s cool! I just got Action Director 3. This is what I want to do with music I recorded live playing. Hope it’s just as intuitive. I have to work my music sound good with some effects. I don’t have a clapper but I do have a cue track with a count. Which I am thinking I can use for syncing? Thanks

[@Gachitadamunga]

Well done! Nice no nonsense how to. Very easy to follow.

[@fidesfloris]

Thanks for showing how it is being done so clearly.

[@ZeeCeeRider]

May I ask which lavalier microphone you are using in this video? It sounds good!

[@adriang.6794]

Thanks a lot man. I was literally just about to go to the store and buy external mic for my camera but after seeing this I know I can make it work without that.

[@malayakumarbiswal]

Thank you very much Charles. Simple yet wonderful technique!!!

[@htotube]

You are amazingly down-to-earth youtuber I have come across. Thanks so much for the valuable info.

[@qeturah]

This video was very helpful. Thank you for making such a detailed yet simplistic video. Really informative!!! 👌👍

[@oudotcom]

Hi, do you know, if it is possible to align thousands of pics, which are only 0.3 seconds long to thousands of markers in a long audio track automatically ? Say I have a music track with beat detection and 2000 markers, how do I align 2000 pictures automatically to these marker points ? To do it all manually would be a real pain... Is there any trick how to do this ? Many thanks. Regards, Stefan.

[@xochipeli5875]

Hi Charles, thought you may want to look in settings both in Screen Flow and Final cut preferences or options, usually in a pop up or drop down menu there's a setting for snap to accuracy on timelines especially for audio. in your demonstration the zoom audio spike wouldn't align perfectly on the timeline with the cam audio spike the (usually called snap to) setting could be adjusted down to a closer tolerance. It looked like it was set on default(which isn't very tight. Check it out, you should be able to line up the top tip of both audio spikes exactly. just saying :)

[@seedesignconsultancyinteri9942]

Great Video......What did you use to record the Audio?

[@edlatin]

Thank you. It makes sense. I am thinking about making a video for my band. I will use four cameras shouting simultaneously. Any extra tips?

[@Lumary]

Excellent video! I was a little desperate and impatient with the audio and video synch, now I will try clapping my hands. Thanks a lot!! :-)

[@CharlesRiveracom]

@DarkdeviI725 That's a good point. An external audio recorder will give you much better sound, especially for your guitar. Your internal camera mic will probably be your worst enemy but as an alternative you could pick up a "Rode Videomic" for fairly inexpensive and that should get you by for now.

[@hidaven]

Hi, do you record in 4k and downsample or just record the video in 1080P? Thanks for the tutorial!

[@Coury85]

I just learned a lot. Thanks for the tip. It all makes so much sense now and as you talked, It all came together. I actually feel slow like I should have known this lol. Thanks again for your time

[@CharlesRiveracom]

@DavidFrazier100 Thanks for the question Dave. Yeah you can use any format of audio and sync it the same way I showed in this video, I actually record my audio in wav. Also sometimes I run my audio through Audacity to clean it up some, after I shoot a video, and I export the file to wav. I then import my original video clip and the new wav file and sync them up in Final Cut Pro (but your software will work as well). Hope that helps

[@dannylharper6889]

Awesome thanks.. Been working on shooting video for my recording studio..

[@paeden5431]

You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Thanks for the great video and advice.

[@SimonsWorldHD]

You are a life saver been wondering how to do this a big thank you from the uk : )

[@belindarios7887]

what microphone would u recommend for a beginner beginner? I want to make a documentary and I need to do this... also is that an application you have on apple? does it come with it?

[@MssTibbs]

You have no idea how awesome this video is! Thanks so much...now I finally know what I need to do...

[@EpistemicPolymath]

Best help I've ever gotten thus far thanks

[@DanielsGameVault]

I'm trying to do this, but after a while my sound falls behind the video...

[@MegaAluchi]

Thanks a lot Charles, now I understand the concept. Quesion: I am still using my laptop camera for videos, while using Sonar XL LE that came with my Roland mixer digital interface (for guitar and audio basically mix) it it possible to use that Screen Flow program for this as well? what is a free software to let me cut pieces in the middle of audio tracks and merge two pieces again (in case of mistakes?) thanks for the advice

[@markgoodley2450]

Good Video... How do you sync sepatate tracks withOut a video track. With Video, Plural Eyes is superb... But withOut, I'm stuck. I have several H4N's that I start before an event that isn't suitable for a slapper,,, a church funeral for example... Any suggestions to sync them up,,, withOut a video track? Also, with Audition, I'm having trouble detaching files (moving independently) once they're loaded into MultiTrack. TY! markg

[@ravindrabhagwat6257]

Nicely explained. Thanks a lot.

[@bizme00]

Thank you. it helped much. just one question, I know on Final Cut Pro it syncs and makes it into one clip. I don't think Screenflow allows that, right?

[@tappancstapi]

hey, thanks for the vid, does this work for windows as well?

[@kevindelk]

Thanks for this. I'm doing it for music since I want clips of all the instruments too

[@corochick100]

This is fine for when you record sound and vid at the same time. How do you match up when you record a song and multi track etc first in one programme then you need to add vid? Do you play the sound and then mime along for the vid or what?

[@ajatl8558]

Greetings @Charles. I have a Question for you... Here's the situation.. I have video clips with no sound and I have an audio tract that i intend you use as my background music. I am trying to figure out how to get my various video clips to switch "on beat" to audio tract. Pls note: I am not trying to do "snap to beat" I am making a promo vid and I'd like to have my video clips jump on beat. Thank AJ

[@ahmaat19]

I had this problem last night but now I'm really to do it tonight. Thanks

[@dominiquesolmarin9608]

Legend says he's still not back..

[@MrManuelChannel]

Can I connect a USB mic (blue yeti) to a camcorder (Sony HDR-XR500)?

[@garthdb]

nope. Record them separately.

[@zirazmanphoto5907]

2018 now..tq bro 4 ur great video

[@AveryDaviesMusic]

So do you just start recording the camera whenever, and then start the audio recorder and do the three claps?

[@justinspirational]

How do you know what format.. bit rate, encoder, frequency etc to record your separate audio at as I've had separately recorded audio slowly get out of sync with the video even though at the beginning they're in sync? I already know my issues in the past (of the separately recorded audio slowly get out of sync with the video even though at the beginning they're in sync) are due to mismatched audio file type/quality/frquency etc- and just wondered if you know how to determine the correct audio settings when recording separately recorded audio based on the settings/quality etc of the separately recorded video (& audio that camera shot the video with) ..? ie. I simply need to know how to determone which compressor/codec, frequency, bit rate etc when recording audio spearately I need to set it to to ensure it matches the video without getting out of sync ever..Thank you

[@hadokendebt9253]

Thanks. I'm using putting my mp4 into filmora and using audacity for the audio file. I'll try it this way.

[@jonrage89]

What software you've been using.thnx

[@orientalbeat9457]

Thank you very much for this, Charles. But how do I carry a clapboard into a concert venue.. :-) Oh, I have my hands. Or not (available)?

[@JavierD]

Is there a way to sync video and audio recorded at separate times? Something like the music videos are made. They sync audio recorded in studio with video recorded from streets or someplace else

[@frankabagnale2343]

Does Screenflow offer multi-camera 'switching' for interviews shot on multiple cameras?

[@DiptabrataSahaGuitarWorm]

Is there any software like your's which supports in windows ??? which can detach the audio from the cameras video in wave form shape just like your's??? Thank you :)

[@FonteneleNXT]

+Diptabrata Saha Sony Vegas, VideoPad Editorm, any video editor really.

[@RKCorinth]

+Diptabrata Saha Camtasia Studio is a good one. That's what I use for my videos. Check them out!

[@GuitarDoco]

informative....can reaper software be used to sync audio and video?

[@pamelatandy5672]

is your zoom mike wireless? what if i want to video record in another room from my external computer program?

[@BleepingRelics]

Yes you sync it the right way but you shouldn't delete the audio from the camera because it is still the only audio 100% synced to the picture (just mute that track or make it inactive). The reason why you cannot match the 2 audios totally is because the grid is frame based (so it is not a bug), you can only move your audio frame by frame, common for most video editing softwares. This e.g. means that if you can export an omf of your video editing you will be able to import your sound (in multi-track) to an audio editing software where you will be able to sync the audio at its maximum possible: on an audio samplerate based grid (which means that you will be able to move your clip with a precision of 1/48000 per second of timeline if you recorded in 48khz). If this makes sense...

[@whacknlove5665]

You just save my life!!!! Thank you so so much!!

[@tianamariatiburcio9156]

I noticed that in order to download screenflow, I have to purchase it. Are there any free programs that will serve the same purpose?

[@901cali]

Great video. Thanks for the help I will use this from now on

[@MrBlazeyb]

Really good video. Explained everything nicely. Thanks alot

[@cdurkinz]

You look like Seth McFarlane. Haha

[@lukehector885]

I want to start a video blog - but I have a Panasonic TZ40 digital camera and the audio is no good. I do have a copy of Camtasia Studio 8 however. This video has been very helpful, but I'm not going to be filming with my PC. I need to be able to do a blog similar to The Dice Tower, if you watch their videos. Which means I'll likely take my laptop and attach a USB microphone to that and keep it out of shot. What advice do you have for a noob like me in this regard?

[@FUBAR956]

I'm a beginner/hobbiest with a small budget and self taught. If I'm using one recorder and one camera, filming two or three different angles, how would I sync the audio and video from all the different footage? This is something I haven't been able to find.

[@rodolforubenlalansalazar7708]

very nice...i startes soft soft learning.thank you so much....

[@eyesofisabelofficial]

Very clear and kept simple, thanks.

[@MrJgarboy]

What software is that sir? I want to learn video editing

[@razing717]

Thanks so much!

[@blasticq]

OMG HI RAZING

[@triumvir_hunt]

i have a bit of a bigger problem i have a video with audio out of sync and a seperate audio track that is at one point 300ms late next its 100ms late then its 500ms early all on the same recording can you help

[@brianmorrison9168]

Easy when you know how .. I assumed you simply watched for the clap to take place, then move the audio file as required. This method is far easier and of course more accurate too. So far I have only made 'non speaking' videos buty now fancy adding audio too and was thinking about using an old phone (iphone 8.. wife just upgraded) for the audio, with a lapel mic and my phone for the video, then adding them together. Seems pretty easy. Regards !