Sync and Render Video and Audio Clips in a Non-Linear Video Editor
Channel: VILA-BigSoftVideo at Aalborg University
Date: 15/10/2020

Are you tired of having videos that aren't synced up? Don't worry, we've got you covered! In this tutorial, we'll show you how to synchronize all of your videos so that they play at the same time. Have you ever had two clips that just won't sync up, no matter how hard you try? Well, in this tutorial, we'll show you how to fix that problem once and for all.

We'll start by demonstrating how two clips with unsynchronized audio can be frustrating. You'll hear two clips with audio that is out of sync with each other. Even stacking them on top of each other doesn't seem to help.

But don't worry, we'll show you how to fix this. We'll guide you through the process of syncing all of your videos, using Premiere Pro. You'll learn how to create a new project, import your videos, and choose your main camera.

If you're lucky enough to have recorded a loud noise, like clapping, during your shoot, then you can use that as a reference point to synchronize your videos. But if not, we'll show you how to use the audio waveforms to find a good point to sync everything up.

With our guidelines set, we'll demonstrate how to sync another video to the main camera video. By decreasing the second clip, we'll align it with the first clip, so that the audio matches up.

Don't let unsynchronized videos get in the way of your creativity. Watch our tutorial and learn how to synchronize all of your videos like a pro.

In this instructional video, one can learn how to use a non-linear video editor (in this case, Adobe Premiere CC) to synchronise multi-cam (2D and 360-degree) and multi-mic footage recorded simultaneously in a single event and render each track with the same IN and OUT points. The motivation for doing this is to make sure the all the recordings of an event will play synchronously in the relevant qualitative research software, such as DOTE (Distributed Open Transcription Environment) and AVA360VR (Annotate, Visualise, Analyse 360 video on VR).