How to Sync audio with video Vegas 7.0 at DVinfo.net

Pete Schmidt · April 8th, 2008, 02:47 AM

Hi - I am new to video editing and have been learning Sony Vegas 7. There are some great tutorial videos on YouTube which have helped a lot...

I am working on a photo slide show and have imported about 15 photos to the timeline. I created an audio track and imported an audio file. The audio file is considerable longer than the video track (photos). If a try to drag and compress the audio track down to match the length of the slide show, I get something like alvin and the chipmunks..

Can anyone give me some help on how to do this?

Thanks,
Pete

Mike Kujbida · April 8th, 2008, 04:55 AM

The way I see it, you have three choices.
Add more pictures, keep the existing ones on screen longer, or fade out the audio file (a song?) off at an appropriate point.

Renton Maclachlan · April 8th, 2008, 05:10 AM

Hover the cursor over the end of the music clip and a square box with a two way arrow appears. Grab it by left clicking once the icon appears and drag it until it is about 3-4 seconds past the end of your last slide.

Then hover the cursor over the top of the end of the clip until the fade icon appears (sometimes tricky to get - have to move the cursor around a bit), left click and drag the fade back before the end of your last slide. You could fade the slide out also. This will make the slide fade to black and the music continue just a bit longer. Fiddle with it till it sounds and looks right.

Terry Esslinger · April 8th, 2008, 01:54 PM

Ther elegant solution would be to shorten the song by taking out certain portions (a refrain or a chorus) being sure to match up the tempo and beat.

Rob Gregory-Browne · April 8th, 2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Terry Esslinger

Ther elegant solution would be to shorten the song by taking out certain portions (a refrain or a chorus) being sure to match up the tempo and beat.

Yes, simply edit the song. It may take a few tries, but it's relatively easy to do accurately.

Or, as someone said, extend the length of your clips.

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April 8th, 2008, 02:47 AM	#1
Pete Schmidt New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 6	How to Sync audio with video Vegas 7.0 Hi - I am new to video editing and have been learning Sony Vegas 7. There are some great tutorial videos on YouTube which have helped a lot... I am working on a photo slide show and have imported about 15 photos to the timeline. I created an audio track and imported an audio file. The audio file is considerable longer than the video track (photos). If a try to drag and compress the audio track down to match the length of the slide show, I get something like alvin and the chipmunks.. Can anyone give me some help on how to do this? Thanks, Pete

April 8th, 2008, 01:54 PM	#4
Terry Esslinger Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sacramento, Elk Grove. Calif Posts: 306	Ther elegant solution would be to shorten the song by taking out certain portions (a refrain or a chorus) being sure to match up the tempo and beat. __________________ Puttin the wet stuff on the red stuff!

April 8th, 2008, 04:55 AM	#2
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	The way I see it, you have three choices. Add more pictures, keep the existing ones on screen longer, or fade out the audio file (a song?) off at an appropriate point.

April 8th, 2008, 05:10 AM	#3
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	Hover the cursor over the end of the music clip and a square box with a two way arrow appears. Grab it by left clicking once the icon appears and drag it until it is about 3-4 seconds past the end of your last slide. Then hover the cursor over the top of the end of the clip until the fade icon appears (sometimes tricky to get - have to move the cursor around a bit), left click and drag the fade back before the end of your last slide. You could fade the slide out also. This will make the slide fade to black and the music continue just a bit longer. Fiddle with it till it sounds and looks right.