1. Process Overview
Here is my suggested post-production workflow. The sequence of certain tasks is interchangable, like whether you edit audio or color first.
- Explorer – Organize all raw footage
- Editing – Create project and import footage
- Editing – Assemble rough cut
- Editing/Graphics – Add production logos, title card, and credits
- Color/Editing – Balance colour and light (Lumetri)
- Audio/Editing – Clean up audio (Essential Sound > Dialogue)
- Editing/Audio – Add sound and music (Soundbible/Incompetech, Adobe Stock)
- Editing/Audio – Duck and equalize audio
- Editing – Test screening and feedback collection
- Editing – Feedback integration and refinement
- VLC/Teams – Export, review, and submit
1. Sound Editing Tips (Advanced)
Problem: The sound is only playing in one of my headphones!
Solution: We hear sounds in stereo (i.e. our left ear and right ear). If not configured correctly, the Saramonic records in mono (i.e. a single channel, left if captured in port 1, right if captured in port 2). We simply need to copy the sound from the Saramonic from one ear to another. If you go to Audio Effects > Special, you can “Fill Left with Right” or “Fill Right with Left” to make the audio track play in both ears, not just one.
Problem: The is a loud buzzing or annoying fan sound throughout.
Solution: You need to clean up the sound using Adobe Audition! Right click on the clip(s) and select “Edit in Adobe Audition.” Select a portion with just the undesired sound, and go to Effects > Noise Reductiong > Capture Noise Print (Shift + P). Then select the entire thing (Ctrl + A) and go to Effects > Noise Reduction > Noise Reduction (Process). Loop and playback the clip, then toggle and adjust the sliders. You want to get rid of the background noise without making the dialogue sound distant/robotic. Save and close when you are done and the edited version will automatically be imported into Premiere.