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Lowering Volume in Canvas
Hey everyone,
Not sure if this is possible — but figured if it is, you guys would know.
I’m working with footage with very loud, mostly bad audio — which is no big deal, because it’s B-Roll.
I’m working in a timeline where the levels are set where I want them. The problem I’m having is the need to lower the volume on my speakers everytime I switch from timeline to canvas window — otherwise I’m killing my ears with bad audio.
Is there a way I can adjust the audio playback volume for *just* the canvas, and not the whole project?
If not, the only other thing I can think of is raising the levels on my timeline to the near-clipping range (to match my source footage) so everything plays back at a similar volume…
Any ideas / solutions are much appreciated. Thanks!
BtB
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3 Replies
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The Canvas plays back what you have in the timeline…the audio should be exactly the same. Now, if you mean THE VIEWER…before you add stuff to the timeline, well, open the AUDIO MIXER and turn it down after you load it into the viewer.
Shane
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In the audio mixer, on the far right you can set a master out volume for your whole sequence. I would raise this higher to match your raw footage while you’re editing.
Then, when you’re done and ready to layback to tape – sorry that’s so pre-FCPX – when you’re ready to share your video on YouTube – you can just drop the master volume back down to 0 and you’re back to where you are now, with the levels as you like them.
You just need to remember to set the master volume back down before your export/layback – it’s easy to forget to do this! Also note that each sequence has it’s own master volume – this is not an FCP universal out setting. So if you have multiple sequences you’d need to raise (and then lower) each sequence separately.
(and sorry for the FCPX dig, I realise there’s a whole forum for these)
Rob Tinworth
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Shane: I did mean the Viewer — my bad. Thanks for your reply — might as well turn down the clips that I keep going back to.
Rob: Thanks for your reply — very helpful. Believe it or not, the source video is STILL much louder than my timeline (it was taken in a metal workshop.) However, this has made a huge difference. Thank you for your reply.
Oh, and we’re still operating in FCP 7 over here… and some people still like their out to be DVD? Hmm…
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