How to catch audio problems around video cuts

Listen to the moments before and after each cut for chopped words, abrupt ambience and unexpected silence.

Start with a clear direction

Pay special attention to speech-led sections and transitions between locations. Ask for a clearer audio transition while preserving the intended spoken passage.

Put it into your edit

Open the downloaded MP4 alongside your brief. Watch the whole video, then return to the moment you want to improve. Turn that observation into a specific revision request.

An instruction to make your own

Use this direction for my video: Pay special attention to speech-led sections and transitions between locations. Ask for a clearer audio transition while preserving the intended spoken passage. Visual continuity can hide an audio problem when you review with the sound off.

Check the detail that matters

Visual continuity can hide an audio problem when you review with the sound off.

Keep the next change focused

Name the moment, say what should change and describe what you want to keep. For a title, supply the replacement words. For pacing, identify the shot that needs more or less time. Play the surrounding sequence after the revision to hear and see how the change fits.

Questions, answered.

How do I apply this in Shorty?

Open the downloaded MP4 alongside your brief. Watch the whole video, then return to the moment you want to improve. Turn that observation into a specific revision request.

What should I look for in the result?

Visual continuity can hide an audio problem when you review with the sound off.

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