ApocalypseMedia
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Sep 19, 2005, 4:47 PM
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Re: [jjyip] Using a minidisc or mp3 recorder for backup audio?
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Hi,
I've done quite a bit of mixing of audio and video together, even when the audio and video are not recorded on the same hardware. The shorts segments have never been a problem. I have been wondering how it would synch if I recorded a LONG portion onto minidisk or dat or whatever, then synched it up in my editing software... like an hour or so. I haven't done that yet, but here are my thoughts:
Even though both units are not following a time code together, the digital clocks in these modern devices are quite accurate. So later, when you take the sound file and lay it underneath your video file on the timeline, it should be no problem to nudge the sound file back and forth until it fits the video perfectly. If it were a really long file, such as an hour, there may be some lag, but how long are the vows anyway? Probably only a few minutes, and if there is some lag, you could always cut the file into three or four pieces and synch up each one. I think you'll find out that this is much easier than it seems. And you won't need to worry about radio dropouts.
My 14-year-old daughter did a little music video with her friends. They danced to a song they like while lip-synching to it (very well choreographed as well). The song was being played on a little CD boombox. The video was being recorded on a small DV camcorder. What she was NOT doing was recording the sound from the boombox onto the camcorder WHILE they were dancing. Then, later, she converted the song to a .wav file, put it on the timeline, and nudged it until it synched perfectly with the video. Cool thing is that for the entire length of the song (3½ minutes or so), the vocals are in perfect synch. It looks great. Even though they are using two different clocks in the originals, the two synched very well. My daughter is poised to become a great videographer and/or editor. A chip off the old block! I think you should jump over your fear and just do it!
Charlie
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