On 9/10/07, Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > recently I've been doing some better recordings (proper mic into sound > system) along with my video camera. This means that I have two sources > - one attached to the video, and one separate audio stream. > > It's not practical for me to plug the sound system into the video camera > (although that would be ideal) because I move around too much, and a > cable would be ... not practical :) And there are some "room noises" > that the video camera picks up that a directional mic doesn't. > > aaaaanyway... I've just started using audacity to edit the "nice" audio, > and add some simple effects, and I want to recombine that with the > video, so that I have the nice audio + video. So I would require a > program to do the following > > 1. line up video and audio from separate files > 2. adjust the position of the audio frame by frame, so that I can > get as-perfect-as-possible lip sync! > 3. video and audio not necessarily the same length > 4. mpeg or dvd compatible output > 5. mix two (or more?) audio sources into one audio+video file, with > some simple crossfade > 6. Open software would be ideal (linux of course!), followed by > closed-but-minimal-cost, followed by > closed-costly-but-so-excellent-I-have-to-have-it! > > If there is a choice, I would prefer that the video is left as unaltered > as possible by this program, to avoid going through too many > conversions. > > I don't need any fancy editing or effects, I have other programs to do > that! > > Any suggestions? I have been looking on google, but there are so many > bad shareware programs that my results get flooded with rubbish! > > TIA, > -- > Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> > > "Can you program?" "Well, I'm literate, if that's what you mean!" > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > I've never used it, but Cinelerra [1] looks like what you might want. Btw, a quick, cursory google search returned that. Oh, and point #5 you can do with Audacity.
[1] http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3 -- - Mark Shields
