Audio Problems in Synced/Compound Clips

Hey guys, so I'm working on a project and I used the audio sync feature for our footage and seperate audio. The sync worked fine, and I went through the clips and created compund clips of little segments to act as sub-clips. Now, I'll drag the compund clips into the timeline and detach the audio to make a few edits. Now, usually when I select the audio, I am able to change it from stereo to dual mono in order so that I can hear it through both speakers in my headphones. however, the option ia grayed out on on this new selection. I'm able to see the audio associated with the original media clip, as well as the external audio, but the only option available is 'stereo'. I'm assuming there's a way to change it, but I just can't seem to get anything to work.

This is what I'm trying to avoid doing - I'm working on a 7 minute girl's volleyball video (ages 7 - 9). After completing the month-and-half project and watching my results full screen - all was good - once converted to dvd - ghost audio appeared - I understand that it's a chronic problem.
My projected included 68 video clips ranging in duration of .8 seconds to 12 seconds. I also had lots of pictures inserted in the mix 'popping' in and out with durations of .3 seconds to 10 seconds. I went to my project last night and duplicated it into another project so I could keep one in tact and proceeded to try to change the settings of all the clips to the default adjustments - this created a nightmare.
I was originally using the speed control to line up the serves, volleys and digs (volleyball terms) with the soundtrack. So, out of all my video clips, the majority of the clips are slowed or sped up to adjust to the audio/visual appearance. It takes a fraction of a second for a volleyball to meet a girl's hand AND when the team was lucky enough to make 3 hits in a row - the speed control came in handy so I could adjust the speed of the video clip to match the beat of the soundtrack.
With all this said, I'm trying to come up with a work around solution so that I won't have to go to 60+ clips and change to the default speeds. If I have to do this, I will need to start the whole project again to adapt to the intricate timing needed for appearance.

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Is this the way it is supposed to behave? And if so why? Seems to me the audio level should stay consistant from the compound clip to the project.
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That's odd. When you change the compound should update. Bring the compound clip into the project. Double click the clip to open its component clips. Make any change that's easily reversed – say, disable a clip (V). Close the project. Create a new empty project. Bring the compound to the new project. The disabled clip should not be visible.
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Here is an example I found on youtube : http://youtu.be/raCZ_g2puao

The problem actually occurs the moment you make a compound clip, not when you break it apart.
If I understood correctly, you are trying to make a compound from selected clips like this:
This is a problem because the compound clip to be built will have to sit in the primary storyline. The first part (where the title is above the previous, non-compounded clip) will come up with the title over a black background, and all the compound clip will be shifted right. The way to do this properly is to first lift the whole thing from the primary storyline. Select the clip which is in the primary and Cmd-Opt-Up Arrow to lift it:
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You can create the compound and all is (almost) well:
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I am trying to use the auto audio-sync feature. When I select the video and audio clip to be synced FCPX says its syncing them and then once finished (at 100%) no compound clip is created and the video and audio file do not sync. Any help is appreciated.

I am trying to use the auto audio-sync feature. When I select the video and audio clip to be synced FCPX says its syncing them and then once finished (at 100%) no compound clip is created and the video and audio file do not sync. Any help is appreciated.

Hi
In iMovie'11 (version 9.0.x)
on top menu row - Apple/iMovie/File/Edit/Cut (Can vary dep. on language - in Swedish Apple/iMovie/Arkiv/Redigera/Klipp . . . )
down Cut menu - Slow playback/Raspid Playback/Re-play in Slow Motion and onvards
Here one can select the Pre-Set speeds
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No - but I guess that Double Click on clip/sequense or ctrl-Click on it might open it.
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Here is the problem :
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I have a video with a stereo track and six separate audio tracks from set. I synced them. If you open the synchronized clip in a separate timeline, all audio tracks are on place and have their names. But if I append it to the storyline and expand audio components, there are only two audio tracks: monomix from the original video with its name and one stereo track named "a1", which is a mix of all additional audio tracks. The same thing happens if I make a compound clip, with a small difference. It forced me to give up the work I wanted to do.
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https://www.dropbox.com/sh/frvgk3d1hjbo6s6/Y3AWxAirnn
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Victor

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while exporting our video files and importing them into our projects to check the sync we noticed that if we export in MP4 1080p H264 format the audio is 1/2 video frame out of sync compared to the original. This happens with both original audio files attached to the original clip as well as other random audio files combined with the clip.
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Problem with sync video and audio
1- capture video ( Telecinema dv pal)
2- conform 25 to 24
3- import timeline audio and video
4- sync
5- Link
6- make sub-clip
7- new name
---- error
Sequence Error: Unable to add clip to sequence.
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Sync clips is for syncing separate audio and video. It doesn't do multiple video clips. You need to use the create multicam clip function in 10.0.3.
Well, I seem to have it working now (almost). And it does seem to work with two video clipsI don't know why it didn't work the first time either.
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Yes, that's what sync clips should do if there is readable both on both the video clip and the audio clip. Don't know why it's not working
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