Maybe show a different part of the clip, or adjust the duration of some clips to better fit the feel of the music in different parts, but it’s going to potentially shave hours off your editing time. You’ll still want to watch through it, and probably tweak clips here and there to give a better feel. It’s worth noting, though, that this isn’t just a one-click solution for making music videos.

And you’ll have to do this before you hit the “Automate to Sequence” button. And you can also set the start or end points to match up to the section of the clip you want to appear on the timeline, too.

So, you’ll want to drag the clips around to match the order you want them in your timeline. The only thing to be aware of is that the clips are added to your timeline in the order they appear in your media pool (or bin or whatever Premiere Pro calls it). I’ve never really had a need to, but for something like this, it looks fantastic. I have to admit, I’ve never used the “Automate to Sequence” function before. Then, once your markers are in, select your clips and “Automate to Sequence”. Instead of simply having a market at every beat, you can set one to every other beat, or every third beat, or even fractions of a beat for really fast-paced shot changes. It works in largely the same way, as Kelsey demonstrates, but gives you a lot more options and control over how those markers are placed into your scene. It’s $99.99 for Premiere Pro (or $199.97 if you want all three versions for Premiere Pro, After Effects and Audition). The second addon being shown off is BeatEdit 2, and this one’s not inexpensive. Once the markers are in, you just select all your clips, click the “Automate to Sequence” button and all of the clips appear on your timeline. Then, just click a button and it processes your audio, placing markers on your timeline at every beat. In it, you can adjust the processing area if you just want to sync footage to a small portion of the music or you can process all of it if you want to do the whole thing. And the big difference with this one is that it’s completely free.

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