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Syncing audio for documentary
Hi,
I am in the early stages of editing a documentary.
The sound which was recorded externally has this file structure:
001T01_1.WAV
001T01_2.WAV
001T01_3.WAV
001T01_4.WAV001T02_1.WAV
001T02_2.WAV
001T02_3.WAV
001T02_4.WAVAnd so forth…
All of these files are in the same folder corresponding to a specific date. When I drag the files to my timeline, they all end up on a single track.
Is there a way of mapping the audio so it automatically places a soundfile on each audio track in the timeline?
Like so:
V1: MOV
A1: 001T01
A2: 001T02
A3: 001T03
A4: 001T04Instead of:
V1: MOV
A1: 001T01 001T02 001T03 001T04The idea is to line everything up, so I can run it through PluralEyes afterwards. If anyone knows of a simpler and more efficient way of syncing sound for a documentary with this file structure, please let me know.
Regards,
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4 Replies
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No?
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Yes, there is: the merge clips function. Synchronizing audio and video with Merge Clips (CS5.5 and later).
Merge clips in the Project panel prior to overwriting them into the sequence. That’s it!
Kevin Monahan
Sr. Content and Community Lead
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Let me start over:
I have ALOT of video footage shot on DSLR. B-roll and interviews.
Approximately 11 days of shooting arranged into folders corresponding to a specific date.Example:
EHF_101112_DK/
EHF_101112_DK_001.MOV
EHF_101112_DK_002.MOV
EHF_101112_DK_003.MOV
EHF_101112_DK_004.MOV
Etc.I also have ALOT of audio recorded externally, ALSO arranged into folders corresponding to a certain date.
Example:
101112/
001T01_1.WAV
001T01_2.WAV
001T01_3.WAV
001T01_4.WAV
001T02_1.WAV
001T02_2.WAV
001T02_3.WAV
001T02_4.WAVHow do I go about the process of syncing the footage and merging the files into sorted folders? I am on Windows 8 using Premiere Pro CS6.
What is the typical workflow?
Please help!
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I get the idea you’re hoping there’s an automatic way to do this. I’m not an expert, but I’ve just finished a similar (although smaller) project and was asking similar questions when I started.
So, to the best of my knowledge, there’s no way to make sequences based on file or folder name, automatic or otherwise.
Merging is the usual way of doing it, like Kevin said. Here’s a video that deals with sound and DSLR footage: https://vimeo.com/45470345
I don’t think there’s a way of doing it that doesn’t involve some grunt work, but if others have better solutions, hopefully they’ll add them too.
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