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BE0RN wrote on 2/9/2004, 3:06 PM
I doubt anyone else will respond, so even though I'm not an expert by any means, I'll give it a go.

I haven't had to resynch audio very often, and the times I have, it wasn't the fault of the program, but the camera I was using. After you isolate the event that needs resynchronization, unlock the audio and video by right clicking and selecting "switches," then "unlock." (I might have this wrong...but I'll verify tonight) Then you can move the audio track back and forth as you need. It can get pretty hairy this way, and you could end up making it worse than it was. So I suggest you save a copy of your project befor trying this.

Remember to zoom in on the timeline to make more precise adjustments. You do this by pressing the up arrow.

One thing you'll learn on these forums is that everyone expects you to do a thorough search of the forums before you ask questions (especially in Veags-Audio). If you try and find the answer on your own by searching, you'll probably find it, and then people won't have to spend their precious time helping you. Yeah, it makes sense...but it also doesn't take much time to post a quick solution. That's the feeling I've gotten reading posts on this board....if anything seems even a bit too trivial, no one will answer it. If it seems outright preposterous, then you'll get made fun of.
Caruso wrote on 2/10/2004, 1:24 AM
Don't agree with BE's answer or his/her assessment of the atmosphere in this forum. OTOH, I won't fault him/her for taking a stab at the solution to your question.

One reason you may not be getting many responses is that you don't include much info with your question. Is this an audio related question for an audio project, or is this an audio question concerning a project containing both audio and video? If you have a spot that's out of sync, what's it out of sync with, another audio track or the video track?

These may appear to be nitpicky questions, but, if your question concerns what is essentially a video project, then, your question would be better posed over in the video section of this forum.

Be that as it may, I, too, while no "expert" will offer an answer.

It sounds to me as though you have just one area in your project that is out of sync. BE's suggestion will move your entire audio track, so, if everything else is presently in sync, re-syncing one spot by adjusting the entire audio track will correct the problem spot, but de-sync everything else.

What I would do is search for an area previous to and an area following the problem spot where sync isn't important - perhaps a pause in the sound, or some noisy section where lack of sync wouldn't be noticeabls.

Then, split the audio track at these spots. You've now isolated the problem area, and are free to adjust it one way or the other to achieve sync.

Once sync is achieved, you'll want to stretch one end of the isolated "split" to close the gap created when you moved it during the sync operation, and you'll probably want to reduce the opposite side so that you don't overlap the adjacent audio.

That should do it.

When you rezize, be aware that a clip thus split in Vegas still retains all the file information. If you stretch too far to fill a gap, you may reintroduce other elements of the audio that would make your efforts sound like an obvious glitch. If that happens, what I usually do is copy the section within my isoated audio that is non-descript (silence or pause in the sound or noise that doesn't require syncing). To copy that area, you'll need to split your split one more time, then copy that non-descript area. Paste it as often as necessary to close the gap.

Play around a bit to make your efforts blend as much as possible.

That's all there is to it. Sounds much more complicated than it is.

Good luck.

Caruso