Thursday, 19 January 2012

Top 10 - Sound

If your sound is appropriate and your graphic is timed well, the sound will reinforce the graphic
What do you want to communicate?
Timing, editing and pace is extremely important
Sound can dramatically alter the tone of the video

Listen to the song / sound and map our key points
Synchronise these key areas with the graphic

Audio window in top-right of AE
Audio levels = Sound level
Don't set it in the red, pull slider until it is in the green zone
Use audio levels keyframes to fade the music in and out

Play song and hold cmd + 8 to create a marker at important changes within the sound
Match graphic with these to create a good balance
View > Snap to match

Look at audio effects and presets within AE
.mp3 = compressed
.wav = uncompressed

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