AVID - Syncing Video and Audio using Mark In Points and AutoSync

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Last updated: Oct 31, 2024 by Susanne Kraft

AutoSync in Avid

Tools for sync-ing double-system audio with picture.

AutoSync is the function in AVID that links your sound clips to your

video clips and makes new "Synced SubClips" that you use for editing.


After you have transcoded your video files and IMPORTED your audio files into your AVID Project


NAME and Organize the files by >Scene and Take numbers


Example here the labeling is "Scene/Take" "Scene 14A/Take 1" or 14A/1

Make sense?


Do this for all your image and sound files so they'll be easy to identify during syncing process

  • Once your Video and Audio is organized with scene and take numbers labeled for each audio and video clip in your AVID Project it is time to start to sync image and sound clps
  • Create a new bin called "SYNC TEMP".

  • Create a new bin called "SYNC TEMP".

  • Select your first two matching video and audio files that will be in separate bins
  • hold down the "Alt/Option" key and drag each of them to the "Sync Temp" bin so that a copy of both are in the sync temp bin

Make sure you didn't move the clps you just made a copy