Editing: Editing from Start to Finish, Part 4 of 4
A Four Part Videomaker Series. Part 4: Sweeten It!We've made it to the home stretch! This is the last installment of our four-part overview of the steps needed to complete a typical editing project. This month, we'll finalize our audio track and get our program ready for public viewing. We'll also talk about what you can do when you finish one project to make your next project easier.
How Sweet it Is
Our family tribute video example is almost finished. We've logged, captured, edited and built the video portion of our timeline, including everything from transitions to titles. So what's left?
We'll make one final pass to add a little extra something to our project, something that can take a good program and make it great. We call this audio sweetening. We'll tweak and adjust, adding little sonic touches that can make your soundtrack stand out and really sparkle. Sweetening includes applying effects such as compression, normalization or possibly reverb to your existing soundtracks as well as the addition of sound effects and other audio enhancements. In most video projects, dialog is critically important to the story or message. So first up, let's take a look at some techniques that can help clarify dialog and speech. …
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