WorkflowsDual-System Audio Sync: Auto-Aligning Boom and Camera Tracks
How FrameQuery automatically syncs boom and camera tracks using BWF timecode and acoustic fingerprinting, even when AGC mangles the camera signal.
6 min readSync audio to video automatically using timecode and waveform analysis. FrameQuery matches separate audio recordings to video files across your entire library, verifies with confidence scores, and exports synced pairs to your NLE.
Timecode, waveform or manual linking. BWF, WAV, AIFF, Opus, FLAC, MP3 and AAC.
INT_OFFICE_01.wav
BWF
A001_C003_0212.mov
4K
EXT_PARK_02.wav
BWF
A002_C001_0212.mov
4K
INTERVIEW_A.aiff
AIFF
B_ROLL_PARK.mp4
1080p
A003_C002_0213.mov
4K
3 of 4 videos matched automatically
Works with
your workflow.
Exports to your NLE. Reads cinema RAW natively.
Add your audio sources and FrameQuery scans timecodes and waveforms across your entire video library. Matches surface automatically with confidence scores.
Recordings with embedded timecode, such as BWF files, are matched to the right video by timecode.
Files without timecode are matched by waveform analysis instead.
When you need full control, link any audio file to any video with a timecode offset.
FrameQuery matches audio to video using embedded timecode from BWF files or waveform analysis for files without timecode. Every match shows a confidence score and the method used. Verify before linking.
Match: INT_OFFICE_01.wav→A001_C003.mov
98%INT_OFFICE_01.wav
A001_C003.mov
Not every recording has clean timecode. Link any audio file to any video with a custom timecode offset. Reorder multiple audio tracks per video, unlink and re-link as needed.
Set a precise timecode offset when linking manually.
Multiple audio tracks per video with independent offsets.
Unlink without deleting the audio file from your library.
Linked audio is used for proxy playback and NLE export, so both tracks stay together from the player to your timeline. Learn about NLE export.
When audio is linked, FrameQuery remuxes it into the proxy for playback.
The audio goes into the proxy. Your original files stay untouched.
FCPXML export resolves audio links into sync-clip structures, and both tracks arrive in your NLE aligned.
Missing timecode, multiple tracks, and how linked audio affects search.
Export search results to FCPXML, Premiere XML, EDL, or LosslessCut.
Learn moreAutomatic scene boundary detection with thumbnails and descriptions.
Learn moreSearch and play RED R3D, Blackmagic BRAW, ARRI, and ProRes RAW natively without transcoding.
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Timecode, waveform or manual linking.
