Separately recording audio and video necessitates precise synchronization to align the footage with its corresponding sound. This scenario commonly arises when a dedicated camera captures video while audio is recorded on an external microphone.
Premiere Pro simplifies this process with a built‑in synchronization feature that aligns audio and video with a single click. Follow this step‑by‑step tutorial to master the technique.
- Drag your audio and video files onto the timeline.
- Place the camera footage and the microphone audio on separate tracks.
- Align the camera clip next to the microphone clip so they start at the same time.
- Select both the camera clip and the microphone audio.
- Right‑click and choose Synchronize.
- In the dialog, pick Audio as the Synchronize Point and click OK.
- After the clips are linked, right‑click the camera clip and select Unlink.
- Delete the redundant camera audio track.
Once the clips are synchronized, Premiere Pro automatically links the audio and video. To keep the timeline clean, unlink the camera’s audio track and remove it, preserving only the video.