SOUND EDITING FOR VIDEO PODCASTS Creating Video Podcasts 2 Oct 2011

Several Kinds of Sound Narration Use Audacity to record First record audio, cut video to match Voice Over Use Premiere to record First shoot video, record audio to match as you watch it Ambient sound Set sound level in Premiere Delete if unneeded Soundtrack Use public domain music, import into Premiere Set sound level and duration in Premiere

Soundtrack Use only for beginning and end – don’t compete with content Use Public Domain or Creative Commons Commercial Use Allowed license for music Filter kind of CC license to: Commercial allowed Import into Premiere Drag into Soundtrack track Use editing tools to set duration (left clip and drag end of clip) Use Audio Tools>Audio Mix or yellow line to set level (have scrubber at BEGINNING of clip) Right-click track to add fade-in and/or fade-out

Ambient Sound Comes attached to video track when you import Mute or set level using Audio Tools>Audio Mix Have scrubber at BEGINNING of clip Yellow line another option Right-click>Delete Audio also works

Voice Over Shoot and Import video Click Audio Tools>Add Narration Hit record Use headphone Turn OFF speakers Keep mute checked Wait for 3 second countdown *turn off speakers NOW*

Narration Use Audacity to record Save as.wav or.mp3 file Import audio into project Drag into Narration track Use Audio Tools>Audio Mix to set level Have scrubber at BEGINNING of clip Yellow line another option Cut video to match We’ll explore in detail in next session – video editing Quickly show you how to pull in clips

More resources Audacity download page Using Audacity video tutorials Creating Video Podcasts page All graphics and audio used All previous Connect sessions Video Production handbook