Editing Video Clip

[Old John]

I am now 87 but I am still as interested in slide shows as ever, the trouble is I seem to take longer and longer to understand what I can and can't do!

I have been on a cruise in the Baltic and took a few Video clips on my beloved Fuji F550 camera ( I know it is not a real camera but it suits me, as it is easy to carry and at its best the quality is good enough for me!). The problem is that one or two of my video shots which I want to insert into my slide show have too loud a sound and I want to edit it. The Fuji uses a MOV format but P2X seems quite happy with this.

Is there a way I can use the superb sound editing tools in P2X , if not could anyone suggest a simple solution.

Can I just say what a brilliant program P2X is, my problem is every time I have mastered some of the tools I find a new and marvelous set has been added

Many thanks for any help , please don't be too hard on a poor old man!

Old John

[davegee]

John,

Lin Evans has suggested a few times that it is possible to seperate the Video and Audio components of your Video Clips and insert the Audio seperately into the MUSIC section. You can then use the PTE Audio controls to adjust the volume.

I suggest that you search Lin's comments and start from there?

DG

[goddi]

...The problem is that one or two of my video shots which I want to insert into my slide show have too loud a sound and I want to edit it. The Fuji uses a MOV format but P2X seems quite happy with this.

Is there a way I can use the superb sound editing tools in P2X , if not could anyone suggest a simple solution....

Old John

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John...

Here is another way of dealing with the embedded audio in your video. This can be done outside PTE by using the Windows Live Movie Maker program that is free in Windows. I am attaching a gif that illustrates the steps. At first I did not think it would actually reduce the volume of the embedded audio in my video file. However, through many trials, I found that you have to (at least I had to do it with my video) move the audio slider way to the left and keep testing the saved file until I got it just right. You might have to do a lot of testing find the right reduced volume level. I used this method once to lower the embedded audio so you could just hear it but not interfere with the music selection I had added in PTE.

Hope this helps.

Gary

PS And then use Freemaker Video Converter to convert the mov file to mp4. You'll get a smaller video file.

[davegee]

This thread seems to be an appropriate place to put this:

Nikon View NX2 (Free Download) now contains a basic Video Editing utility which allows Nikon Camera users to Trim, Join, Cut etc Video Clips.

It also enables Fading In and Out of Audio in Video Clips (via transitions) which, at present, is not available within PTE.

The completed and edited composite clip is then saved as a new movie in H.264 MP4 format suitable for PTE Projects.

It is a BASIC Editor but its main attribute is that it is FREE and it fullfills a need expressed by a few people until Audio Editing of Video Clips is fully functional in PTE.

DG

P.S. I have not tried it with Video Clips other than those out of Nikon Cameras - perhaps it is worth a try?

[Lin Evans]

Hi John,

As David and Gary have mentioned - there are several ways to deal with this until PTE has video sound editing capabilities. There are freeware video editors available where you can adjust your sound in the video. You can fade-in and fade-out and adjust volume on audio tracks in your video that way. I haven't tried Windows Movie Maker myself, but I have used the free version of Video Pad Video Editor by NCH (I'll provide links later in this post). The only problem with these approaches is that it requires a bit of learning to use the video software. Not a monumental task, but definitely takes a little time even for an experienced user.

The other approach, which works quite well if you don't require absolute synchronization between voice and video image is to simply "mute" the video and insert an mp3 of the video sound track as a sound object and then use the full power of the PTE audio controls to fade-in, fade-out, control volume anywhere in the sound track, etc.

Of course this brings up the question of how to create an mp3 audio from the video's audio track. The way I do it is with a tool which records any sound going to the sound card on your computer. The program I use to do it with is inexpensive and called "Audio MP3 Sound Recorder." However, in searching the web, I found a freeware tool which apparently does the same thing. Here's a link to that:

http://download.cnet...4-10698910.html

I haven't tried the freeware tool linked above, but from the description on the link it appears to be capable of doing this. Below are links to the tool I use which is not free, but is very useful and works very well:

http://www.mp3-recorder.biz/buy.htm

And below this a link to the site where you can download the free version of Video Pad Video Editor:

http://www.nchsoftwa...opad/index.html

I believe Xaver's suggestion to use Xmedia Recode is probably the best solution of all if you don't have a Nikon camera because it preserves the synchronization between audio and video. I'll repeat my suggestion further down here.

Rather than try to find and download this video tool on the web, I've searched out a "tool bar free" and "add on free" downlad and uploaded the install as a zipped link on my site. Unfortunately, freeware today has been overwhelmed by add-on junkies who put tool-bars, players and all types of unwanted add-on's making it almost impossible for the uninitiated to download a clean copy of the install without polluting their system with unwanted code which they later have to uninstall with various degrees of success. Even trying to download the actual "program" you want is a monumental task anymore. Deceptive links abound on download sites. One "thinks" they are downloading the desired program and instead end up with all types of "other" software. It took me an hour to actually get a clean copy of Xmedia Recode. I zipped it and the link is below for those interested.

http://www.lin-evans...edia/xmedia.zip

Hopefully, one of the methods suggested will help you get your audio track under control like you want it. Xaver's suggestion (link above) is, in my opinion, the best way to go.

Best regards,

Lin

[davegee]

Thanks Lin,

This is an oldish thread that I have updated to include the Nikon View NX2 alternative as detailed above.

As you say there are many ways of doing the same thing but owners of Nikon Gear will have been given VNX2 in the box and perhaps are not aware of the facility it now provides in the updated version (V2.2.3).

The whole package contains a RAW converter and DAM facilities.

DG

[xahu34]

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Of course this brings up the question of how to create an mp3 audio from the video's audio track. The way I do it is with a tool which records any sound going to the sound card on your computer ...

I would recommend not to leave the digital path. So, why not recode the video to MP3 using XMedia Recode (which means just extracting the audio part, either without change in case it is already an MP3, or with a direct conversion to MP3).

Regards,

Xaver

[Lin Evans]

That's another good and viable option. Probably the best option if one doesn't have a Nikon camera and want to use a video from that camera ... I've modified my post above to include this link....

My suggestion, however, is to download it from my site here

http://www.lin-evans...edia/xmedia.zip

rather than spend an hour trying to find a place to download where you don't have additional junk like toolbars, players and other non-wanted "add-on's" automatically installed or requiring "opt-out" on your system. The freeware download business has been totally over-run with junk add-on's. Even the author's own site is not immune to these pests!

Best regards,

Lin

I would recommend not to leave the digital path. So, why not recoding the video to MP3 using XMedia Recode (which mean just extracting the audio part, either without change in case it is already an MP3, or with a direct conversion to MP3).

Regards,

Xaver

[davegee]

Nikon View NX2/2.2.3:

https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/50624

DG

[xahu34]

... It took me an hour to actually get a clean copy of Xmedia Recode ...

Poor people, the None-German-Speakers

I normally use NoScript, and the download page looks as to be seen below, very tidy (just click on one of the blue words "Download", depending on which version you prefer). You have to download it frequently, the version changes very often, as the program is just user interface to a lot of open source stuff (FFmpeg, LAME and others).

Regards,

Xaver