Help needed - audio/ video sync problem with 5DMkII

Load the clip into your video editing software of choice.
Seperate the audio from the video file and manually re-sync.

Seems strange that they would be out of sync, I shoot a lot of video on the mk II and I have never seen this problem.

Ciao Tommaso,

il problema a volte potrebbe essere la compressione in uscita, quando esporti il video, oppure quando lo carichi su Youtube o Vimeo, può capitare che il motore di compressione dei due siti faccia casino.

Per controllare l’allineamento delle tracce ti consiglio di analizzare il filmato impostando l’unità di misura della timeline, dai frames al tempo, così da poter aggiustare con accuratezza il sync.

La cosa migliore, in ogni caso, è registrare audio e video separati ed allineare i segnali in seguito, anche perché l’audio della 5D MkII non è proprio il top.

buon lavoro
Daniel

If you’re using Final Cut, you can also use PluralEyes (http://www.singularsoftware.com/pluraleyes.html) to fix sync issues. I always use it to sync my audio to the video because I record the audio separately.

Are you sure they’re really out of sync? Could it be a playback problem on either an under-powered computer or using an inappropriate NLE or codec? The sound would play back better than the audio… Did you have Magic Lantern on the 5D Mk II, by the way?

Dear all,

many many thanks for all your responses, I will try suggestions to fix this (lightstalkers rocks by the way).
I forgot to mention in my post that I am at reaaaally beginner level on the whole video/audio recording stuff, so maybe it’s just lack of experience.
DPC, Daniel, your suggestion could be right, I will check if it’s just a playblack problem.
I didn’t know Magic Lantern and Pluraleyes (which probably testifies how little I know about video) they seem very helpful, thanks for the tips.

best to all,

tommaso

Usually this is a performance problem. The out of camera codec is not optimized for editing. If you have apple computer try to convert the files into 720p or use a better codec like ProRes or Intermediate. Converting can be done with MPEG Streamclip, it is free.

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