Basic Editing Using Filmora 9

EDITING
AUDIO
 Add Background Music
◉ Adding background music can drastically change the tone of your video.
Filmora9 provides a royalty-free music library you can access within the
program, or you can import your own music.
◉ Here are a few ways to add background music to your videos.
◉ Import Music from your Computer: Select an audio file that's stored
on your PC and bring it into Filmora9.
◉ Click the IMPORT button above the Media Library panel to browse for
audio files in your computer. When you find the song or other audio file
you want, select it and import it into the Media Library. You can also
drag and drop audio files into the Media Library. From there, you can
drag and drop your audio into an Audio Track in the timeline.

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 Using Music from
Filmora9:
◉ Choose a song from Filmora9’s royalty-free audio library and use it for
free. The audio library has 50 songs divided into five categories:
 YOUNG & BRIGHT,
 TENDER & SENTIMENTAL,
 ROCK,
 FOLK, and
 ELECTRONIC.
 There are also sound effects available under SOUND EFFECT

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Using Music from
Filmora9:

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 Using Music from
Filmora9:
◉ Here are two ways you can add music from the audio library to your
video:
 Select a song, right-click, and choose Apply
 Drag and drop the song into the Timeline

Once you've added your music, double click on the music in the
timeline to bring up the Audio window.

In this window you can adjust the volume and pitch of the music. You
can also apply fade-in or fade-out effects and use their sliders to
determine how long they will last.

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 Split Audio
◉ In the timeline, move the playhead to the point in your audio clip where
you want to split it. Then, right click on the clip and select "Split" or
click the Split button in the toolbar above the timeline.

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 Adjust Audio
◉ To make adjustments to your audio, double click on the audio clip you
want to work on in the timeline to open a panel with adjustment sliders
for volume and pitch. You can also apply Fade in/out effects and adjust
their lengths here.
◉ Another tool you’ll find in this panel is Denoise, which is a feature that
can remove background noise from your audio clips.
◉ For a more advanced audio editing experience, you can also access the
Audio Equalizer from this panel. You can choose from presets or make
manual adjustments by clicking ‘Customize’.
◉ Give it a listen when you are done and, if you’re not happy with the
results, click Reset to start over.

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Adjust Audio

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 Detach Audio from Video
◉ You can detach the audio from a video clip
without changing the original clip.
◉ To detach audio from video, right click on
the clip and select Detach Audio. The
audio will be detached from the video and
automatically placed in an audio track.
◉ The detached audio clip will be
automatically placed in the audio track,
you can either choose to delete it or edit it
for using.

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 Replace the original audio of the
video
◉ To remove the original audio and add a new audio clip to a video, please
follow the instructions below:
◉ After adding the video clip to the timeline, right click on it and select
Audio Detach. The audio will be detached from the video clip and
placed in an audio track.
◉ Import the audio file you want to use from your computer or add music
from the Audio library to an audio track. If you are using a higher
quality version of the audio which you detached, drag it to an audio
track underneath the separated audio and make sure the wave forms line
up to sync it. Then, select the detached audio clip and delete it.

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 Add Voiceovers
◉ To add a voiceover, go to media panel and select Record Voiceover
under Record to bring up the Record Audio window.
◉ Click on and you will have 3 seconds before the recording starts.
Once you are finished recording, click to stop. The voiceover
clip will automatically appear in the Timeline.
◉ If you want to record another voiceover, keep the Record Audio window
open. In the timeline, move the play head to a new position and click on
again to record.
◉ Tip: To remove a recorded voiceover, right click on the voiceover clip in
the timeline and choose Delete.

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 Trim audio clips
◉ Trimming audio clips works exactly the same as trimming video clips

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 Customize Timeline Track
Controls
◉ Adding New Tracks
◉ To add a new video or audio track, click the Plus icon in the
left upper corner of the timeline and then select Add Video
Track or Add Audio Track. The track will be added.
◉ To add multiple tracks at a time, select Open Track
Manager and then enter the number of tracks that you want
to add. In the Track Manager panel, you can also customize
the placement of the new tracks (i.e. whether they should be
before or after an existing track).

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 Deleting Empty Tracks
◉ To delete empty video and audio tracks, click the Plus icon in the upper
left corner of the timeline panel and then select Delete Empty Tracks.
All empty video and audio tracks will be deleted.

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 Adjusting Track Height
◉ Click the Plus icon in the
left upper corner of the
timeline panel and then
select Small, Normal, or
Big under Adjust Track
Height.

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 Adjust audio volume
◉ To adjust the volume in the Audio panel: after you drag and drop the
audio file into the timeline, double click on it to open the Audio panel.
◉ In the volume section, drag the slider up or down to adjust the volume.
◉ To adjust the volume in the timeline: Move your mouse over the
volume band in the audio clip and the pointer will change to a hand icon
.

◉ Drag the handle up to increase the volume and drag it down to decrease
the volume.

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 Adjust Audio Volume
◉ If you want to adjust the left/right balance, enter a numerical value
or drag the knob in the Balance circle.
◉ A numerical value of 0 means the audio is balanced, -100 is all
the way to the left and 100 is all the way to the right.
◉ If you need to have the volume increase and decrease as the clip
plays, use audio key frames.
◉ To add an audio key frame, go to the timeline and move the play
head to the location where you want the change in volume to start.
◉ Double click the audio clip to open the Audio control panel and
click the key frame button.

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 Adjust Audio Volume
◉ Next, move the playhead to where you want the volume adjustment to
end and click the Keyframe button again. Now you’ll be able to rag the
volume envelope (the line between your two keyframe dots) to adjust
the volume of that section of your audio clip.

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 Fade Audio In or Out
◉ After adding your audio to the timeline, double
click on it to open the Audio adjustment panel.
◉ Set fade in and fade out effects by dragging the
sliders or by entering how many seconds a fade
effect should last.
◉ You can also use the fade icons at the left and
right edges of the audio waveform areas to quick
fade in and out.
◉ Set fade in and fade out effects by dragging the
sliders or by entering how many seconds a fade
effect should last.
◉ You can also use the fade icons at the left and
right edges of the audio waveform areas to quick
fade in and out.

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 Adjust Audio Speed
◉ Adjusting the speed of your audio works the same as adjusting video
speed:
◉ Right click on the audio file and select Speed and Duration.
◉ You could also select the audio clip in the timeline and click the Speed
icon in the toolbar.

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◉ To remove unwanted background noise
from your recorded audio, follow the Audio De-noise
steps below:
◉ Double click on an audio clip in the
timeline panel to open the Audio
adjustment window.
◉ Check the box next to Remove
background noise.
◉ Drag the slider to the level (Weak, Mid,
or Strong) of noise reduction that you
need.
◉ To remove background noise from a
video clip, double click on the video clip
in the timeline to open the video
adjustment panel. Go to the Audio tab
and then follow the above steps.

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 How to Use the Audio Equalizer
(EQ)
◉ The Audio Equalizer (EQ) enables you to raise and lower the loudness
of an audio frequency (i.e. bass or treble). Here’s how it works:
◉ Double click the video or audio file in the timeline and then go to the
Audio tab.
◉ You can select presets in the Equalizer dropdown list, including
Default, Classic, Low Bass, Sparkle, Pop, Rock' n' Roll, Soft,
Techno, Hard Rock, Ska, Country, Acoustic, Folk, Blues, and
Custom. Or, you can click the Customize button and access the Custom
Equalizer window to adjust the gain by dragging the sliders up or down.
◉ Click OK button to save your adjustments.

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HOW TO USE THE AUDIO
EQUALIZER

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How to Use the Audio Mixer
◉ Select the audio mixer icon in the toolbar to open the Audio Mixer
panel.
◉ You can switch the sound between left and right by dragging the knob in
the Pan/Balance control. You can see your changes clearly in the
channel control panel to the right.
◉ There are two modes: Stereo and Surround. In Surround mode, you can
pan from left to right as well as front to back, which gives you full
control of the audio position in Surround sound mode.

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 How to Use the Audio Mixer
◉ While in Stereo mode, you can only pan
left or right.
◉ You can also go to the master section and
drag the Master volume slider upward or
downward to adjust the master volume
higher or lower. After you’ve made
adjustments, click the Play button to hear
the results.
◉ Select OK to save the settings.

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