Syncing Audio and Video

Use the waveform in the Timeline to sync the audio with the video in the workspace.

You can sync the video to the audio by dragging video timebars and/or keyframes in the Timeline while the waveform is displayed. This gives an easy visual cue as to where your video events line up with the audio. You can also sync audio to video by "parking" the Current Time indicator on a significant event, and slipping the audio around that time so that it matches precisely.

To sync video to audio:

1. Show the Timeline and enable Waveform to display the audio waveform.
2. To scrub the audio, hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) and scrub the Current Time indicator.

This allows you to hear where the sync points are in the audio while watching the waveform.

3. Drag the appropriate timebars and/or keyframes to the location of the waveform peaks.

To sync audio to video:

1. Show the Timeline and enable Waveform to display the audio waveform.
2. Move the Current Time indicator to a sync point, for example, a keyframe.
3. Ctrl+Alt-drag (Windows) or Option+Command-drag (Macintosh) the cursor over the waveform to move the waveform to sync to that moment in the video.

As you drag the cursor, you hear the audio scrubbing, and you see the yellow region on the waveform indicating the scrub loop. For more information, see Scrubbing Audio.