Problem – audio and video drift out of sync
If you’ve recorded video and audio separately – perhaps you have a dedicated camera and a separate microphone – you’ll need to sync the two up in the timeline. If you’re having trouble with that, check out the Syncing multi-camera footage section of Chapter 6. Otherwise, here’s a recap on syncing video and audio:
- Find a point in your video where there is a clear visual cue for a short, sharp sound (such as a clap or the sound of drums).
- Mark that point in the video with a marker (M); then, find the start of the sound in the audio track, select the audio track, and mark that point too.
- Drag the audio so that the two markers are in the same place. If you have Snapping toggled on (N), the markers will be drawn together when they’re close.
But here’s where the problem comes in: you may have the video and audio perfectly in sync at a marker at the start of the...
