Lip Sync in Premier Pro
1.  Open up Premier Pro
2.  Create a new folder on your
server called ‘Music Video
Tutorial’
3.  Copy the ‘Music Video Clips’
from the Hard Drive or Server
and save to your folder ‘Music
Video Tutorial’.
4. Import all video clips & music
to Premier Pro
Select File / Import
(The files or folder will
appear in Project window)
5. Select File / Save
As to save the
Premier Pro project
to your folder on the
server.
(Name your
project ‘Lip Sync
tutorial’)
6. Drag the ‘Queen music cut.aiff’ clip
to the audio timeline (A1)
A box may appear asking you to set to
the sequence to ‘Clip settings’.
7. Drag down the audio down so you
can see the audio waves.
8. Click on ‘Queen music cut.aiff’ in
the timeline so it is selected.
Play the clip and listen for the first beat
in the music.
9. Add the marker pressing (M) on the
keyboard.
(To undo a marker double click on the
marker and go to Marker in the top
menu ‘clear markers’)
10 .Click M mute the track and then
Lock the ‘Queen music cut.aiff’.
11. Drag the ‘Front .mov’ video clip to
the timeline above the audio.
12. Click on the ‘Front.mov’ video clip
so it is selected.
Listen for the
first beat in the
video audio and
then add the
marker using
(M) when you
hear it.
To undo a marker
double click it and
go to marker ‘clear
markers’
13. Now drag and move the video clip to
match both the markers in the audio
‘Front.mov’ and ‘Queen music
cut.aiff’ on the timeline.
14. Unlock the ‘Queen Music Cut’
audio file and click M to un-mute the
audio.
15. Now press space bar to play to
check if it is in sync with the video.
If it sounds like there is an echo then
you may need to move the clips slightly
back or forward until the lips are in
synch with the audio.
16. Lock the ‘Front’ video clip
17. Delete the audio from the video
‘Front’ video clip
18. Press Space Bar to play and check
it is in sync!
Extension Task
a) Add the ‘Side’ video to both the audio
and video tracks
Extension Task
b) Mute the audio from both the
‘Front.mov and Queen music cut.aiff’
Extension Task
c) Listen to the first beat in the
‘Side.mov’ video adding a marker to
the first beat and then move the clip so
all the markers line up.
Extension Task
d) Once you have synced all your clips,
you can then delete the sound from the
‘Side.mov’ (Remember to lock the
video).
Extension Tasks
e) Finally make cuts to the ‘Side’ video
to the beat of the music.
f) Alternate deleting the top video clips
to show the different video angles

Lip sync music video

  • 1.
    Lip Sync inPremier Pro
  • 2.
    1.  Open upPremier Pro 2.  Create a new folder on your server called ‘Music Video Tutorial’ 3.  Copy the ‘Music Video Clips’ from the Hard Drive or Server and save to your folder ‘Music Video Tutorial’.
  • 3.
    4. Import allvideo clips & music to Premier Pro Select File / Import (The files or folder will appear in Project window)
  • 4.
    5. Select File/ Save As to save the Premier Pro project to your folder on the server. (Name your project ‘Lip Sync tutorial’)
  • 5.
    6. Drag the‘Queen music cut.aiff’ clip to the audio timeline (A1) A box may appear asking you to set to the sequence to ‘Clip settings’.
  • 6.
    7. Drag downthe audio down so you can see the audio waves.
  • 7.
    8. Click on‘Queen music cut.aiff’ in the timeline so it is selected. Play the clip and listen for the first beat in the music.
  • 8.
    9. Add themarker pressing (M) on the keyboard. (To undo a marker double click on the marker and go to Marker in the top menu ‘clear markers’)
  • 9.
    10 .Click Mmute the track and then Lock the ‘Queen music cut.aiff’.
  • 10.
    11. Drag the‘Front .mov’ video clip to the timeline above the audio.
  • 11.
    12. Click onthe ‘Front.mov’ video clip so it is selected. Listen for the first beat in the video audio and then add the marker using (M) when you hear it. To undo a marker double click it and go to marker ‘clear markers’
  • 12.
    13. Now dragand move the video clip to match both the markers in the audio ‘Front.mov’ and ‘Queen music cut.aiff’ on the timeline.
  • 13.
    14. Unlock the‘Queen Music Cut’ audio file and click M to un-mute the audio.
  • 14.
    15. Now pressspace bar to play to check if it is in sync with the video. If it sounds like there is an echo then you may need to move the clips slightly back or forward until the lips are in synch with the audio.
  • 15.
    16. Lock the‘Front’ video clip
  • 16.
    17. Delete theaudio from the video ‘Front’ video clip
  • 17.
    18. Press SpaceBar to play and check it is in sync!
  • 18.
    Extension Task a) Addthe ‘Side’ video to both the audio and video tracks
  • 19.
    Extension Task b) Mutethe audio from both the ‘Front.mov and Queen music cut.aiff’
  • 20.
    Extension Task c) Listento the first beat in the ‘Side.mov’ video adding a marker to the first beat and then move the clip so all the markers line up.
  • 21.
    Extension Task d) Onceyou have synced all your clips, you can then delete the sound from the ‘Side.mov’ (Remember to lock the video).
  • 22.
    Extension Tasks e) Finallymake cuts to the ‘Side’ video to the beat of the music. f) Alternate deleting the top video clips to show the different video angles