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Federico Perale · July 28th, 2011, 06:31 AM

sorry if this has been asked before, but I know there are good choices for FCP

as I use an external recorder (zoom h4n), can anyone tell me if there is a good audio sync plug in for Vegas?
Fed

Edward Troxel · July 28th, 2011, 06:37 AM

Singular Software's Plural Eyes should do the trick for you.

Leslie Wand · July 28th, 2011, 06:38 AM

never had any problem lining up audio in vegas using waveform alone....

but if you're after automation then i think:

Singular Software - PluralEyes

is your answer

edward - GO TO BED!

Federico Perale · July 28th, 2011, 06:58 AM

Thank you both. Has this been used here by anyone?
Think I might try it first

Edward Troxel · July 28th, 2011, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leslie Wand

edward - GO TO BED!

But it's 8:00 am - I just got OUT of bed... :-)

Buba Kastorski · July 29th, 2011, 12:00 PM

isn't it DualEyes?

Edward Troxel · July 29th, 2011, 12:57 PM

They're two different products that both do similar things. In this case, I think Plural Eyes would be more effective.

Harry Simpson · July 29th, 2011, 02:21 PM

DualEyes is the stand alone version of PluralEyes which is the plugin. I use DualEyes myself.

Renton Maclachlan · July 29th, 2011, 05:55 PM

I've just trialed PluralEyes and am about to buy it. So far in my experience it is excellent. What I have been using it for is the following - and it is great for it.

I have a project using 4 cameras, one has the audio captured via 2 mics and a Juicedlink.

So...I download that video and edit out any bits where I stumble or what not, so it ends up with a number of cuts - maybe up to 10 or so. If the audio is satisfactory, I then download the other three cameras and bring them into vegas...and run pluraleyes.

Hey Pesto, in about 2 minutes the three new videos are all lined up, and all my cuts in the first one are lined up in the appropriate places with all the others. All I then need to do is make selections across all cameras matching the cuts in first one and cut the selections out in the other three...Bingo.

Actually one little issue observed is that if the cuts are made so that only small sections of the video are left at places, PE may not sync these bits but shoots them to the end of the video and labels them unsync'd. It's pretty easy then to just drag these back to the appropriate place and manually sync them.

Renton Maclachlan · July 30th, 2011, 02:01 AM

Apparently with the issue I've mentioned above, there is an option which tells PE that the clips are all in sequence and so helps it in the syncing...

I haven't tried this feature yet but will.

I have just purchased...:-)

Nicholas de Kock · July 30th, 2011, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renton Maclachlan

Actually one little issue observed is that if the cuts are made so that only small sections of the video are left at places, PE may not sync these bits but shoots them to the end of the video and labels them unsync'd. It's pretty easy then to just drag these back to the appropriate place and manually sync them.

There is no need to manually sync ever again I do the following:

For unsync short clips marked as the end you simply right click on the clip you want to sync the media to select "Switches" then "Lock" the clip, now select the unsynced media and the locked clip together activate PluralEyes & in Option tick "Try really Hard" this should sync your media to the locked media without messing up your timeline.

July 28th, 2011, 06:31 AM	#1
Federico Perale Major Player Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London Posts: 410	audio sync plugin? sorry if this has been asked before, but I know there are good choices for FCP as I use an external recorder (zoom h4n), can anyone tell me if there is a good audio sync plug in for Vegas? Fed

July 28th, 2011, 06:37 AM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Re: audio sync plugin? Singular Software's Plural Eyes should do the trick for you. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 28th, 2011, 06:38 AM	#3
Leslie Wand Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: upper hunter, australia Posts: 1,410	Re: audio sync plugin? never had any problem lining up audio in vegas using waveform alone.... but if you're after automation then i think: Singular Software - PluralEyes is your answer edward - GO TO BED! __________________ www.lesliewand.com.au

July 28th, 2011, 06:58 AM	#4
Federico Perale Major Player Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London Posts: 410	Re: audio sync plugin? Thank you both. Has this been used here by anyone? Think I might try it first

July 29th, 2011, 12:00 PM	#6
Buba Kastorski Trustee Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,414	Re: audio sync plugin? isn't it DualEyes? __________________ I love this place!

July 29th, 2011, 12:57 PM	#7
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Re: audio sync plugin? They're two different products that both do similar things. In this case, I think Plural Eyes would be more effective. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 29th, 2011, 02:21 PM	#8
Harry Simpson Major Player Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nashville, TN. Posts: 581	Re: audio sync plugin? DualEyes is the stand alone version of PluralEyes which is the plugin. I use DualEyes myself. __________________ Nashville TN using Canon 5D MK3, Canon 550D, RODE SVM mic, 70-200 f2.8L II IS, 24-105 f4L IS, 50 and 85 f/1.8, Vegas Pro 11, Zoom H4n, Blackbird, Lilliput Monitor, Lightroom

July 29th, 2011, 05:55 PM	#9
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	Re: audio sync plugin? I've just trialed PluralEyes and am about to buy it. So far in my experience it is excellent. What I have been using it for is the following - and it is great for it. I have a project using 4 cameras, one has the audio captured via 2 mics and a Juicedlink. So...I download that video and edit out any bits where I stumble or what not, so it ends up with a number of cuts - maybe up to 10 or so. If the audio is satisfactory, I then download the other three cameras and bring them into vegas...and run pluraleyes. Hey Pesto, in about 2 minutes the three new videos are all lined up, and all my cuts in the first one are lined up in the appropriate places with all the others. All I then need to do is make selections across all cameras matching the cuts in first one and cut the selections out in the other three...Bingo. Actually one little issue observed is that if the cuts are made so that only small sections of the video are left at places, PE may not sync these bits but shoots them to the end of the video and labels them unsync'd. It's pretty easy then to just drag these back to the appropriate place and manually sync them.

July 30th, 2011, 02:01 AM	#10
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	Re: audio sync plugin? Apparently with the issue I've mentioned above, there is an option which tells PE that the clips are all in sequence and so helps it in the syncing... I haven't tried this feature yet but will. I have just purchased...:-)