How can I replace the audio in one section of my VideoPad video?

Dave_Rado

I've tried splitting the video in Timeline mode at the point where I want to replace it,

then right clicking on the section I want to replace and selecting Edit in Wavepad,

then replacing the audio in Wavepad, saving and closing Wavepad, which returns me to Videopad,

It looks okay in Timeline mode but in Storyboard mode there is no sound in that section at all.

I'm totally confused. Can anyone help?

Dave

borate

It should be heard in Storyboard mode, but the audio track won't be displayed unless the original clip had both A/V. Tested and working here in v17.45.

Switch back to Timeline mode; has the effect been applied to the altered clip?

Dave_Rado

Hi Borate

You're right - but it won't let me delete a section of the sound and video together within that section - if I delete some of the video it just moves the soundtrack further to the right instead of deleting the sound.

i want to delete 32s of both the sound and the video within the section that I edited the sound for, but it won't let me. Is it impossible for the sound and picture to be linked with each other after editing the sound, so that I can delete a section in the storyboard and it will then delete both sound and video, instead of just deleting the video and moving the sound to the right?

Not being able to see the audio track in storyboard mode is a nightmare - like driving at night without any headlights or street lamps.

Dave

borate

Deletions can be made in either mode, but to see what's going - especially when working with multiple tracks - it's best to use Timeline mode.

Split out and select (highlight) the clips to be deleted, then press <del>. Both audio and video will be gone in that area.

As you know, Storyboard mode displays only track one. The audio waveform of LINKED tracks is shown in that mode.

Make a mistake? Press <ctrl-Z> or use the Edit | UNDO menu.

Dave_Rado

Hi Borate

I never work with multiple tracks. But I can't see what's going on in either mode once I've edited some of the sound track in Wavepad - in Timeline mode I can see the sound but not the picture and in Storyboard mode I can see the picture but not the sound that I'd edited.

Why can't the sound I've edited in Wavepad be relinked to the video?

You're right that using the delete key - instead of right-clicking and selecting Delete - works, many thanks for the tip. But I'd never have thought of trying that in a million years. It would be far more user-friendly if I could just relink the audio track (there is only one track) with the video.

Dave

borate

If a clip is has audio and video, then it can be linked/unlinked, but not if the soundtrack is a separate entity.

Try this. Open a new sequence by clicking the + sign to the right of the Sequence 1 tab. Click the Sequences tab above the clip bin...

Drag or otherwise place Sequence 1 in Sequence 2. Now in sequence 2, after splitting both A/V tracks, when one is deleted the other will be as well.

Or, export the sequence, then clear the editor and load the clip. A/V will be linked. But be aware that the exported section won't have individual clips.

The viewing problems make no sense. Close VP, relaunch and under OPTIONS | DISK tab Clear Unused Cache Files. Then load the project.

If it's still doing odd things, test the latest release.

Save Project File AS routinely, giving it a unique # or name, so as not to overwrite prior saves. Using Save Project Files (no AS) will overwrite. From the HOME tab, the AS choice is available by clicking the caret to the right of the Save Project button on the toolbar. That way you're protected, and shouldn't lose anything.

Dave_Rado

I'm afraid I don't follow any of what you mean in your last post.

But more importantly I was wrong when I thought your workaround of pressing the Delete key when in Storyboard mode deletes the sound as well as the video - it only deletes the video when I try it.

The video I'm trying to edit is here. My VideoPad project is here. I am trying to delete the second clip in the storyboard, the one that is 27.5s long and is silent. But if I press the Delete key it only deletes the video for that section and it moves the 27.5s silence to that start of the next clip. So Nimrod doesn't then start playing until 27.5s into that clip whereas it should start playing at the beginning of it.

I want the video to play the first 4.5s clip and then play what is currently the third clip, the one lasting 2m54s, in which Elgar's Nimrod is playing from the start of the clip to the end.

But if I delete the second clip it only deletes the video and it moves the silence into the next clip on the right, so that Nirmrod starts playing after 27.5s of that clip whereas it should start playing from the start of it.

Dave

borate

Yes, since the clips aren't linked, deleting video will delete only the video track whether in TL or SB mode. Only a clip that has A and V can be linked and unlinked...not one where the audio is from a separate source.

Both audio and video tracks will be removed if both the tracks are split in Sequence two - using the above <del> method or a right-click Del | Ripple.

Record_2025_10_07_15_42_56_805.mp4

The VPJ alone is of no use. In order to share the project, follow these steps one-by-one. Don't skip any. And be sure to change "restricted" to "anyone can view" if using Google Drive for the upload. The process isn't difficult and takes little time.

Back up --- With your project on the timeline, click on MENU at the top-left. Click FILE|BACK UP PROJECT FILES TO FOLDER. Choose a folder and SELECT FOLDER.
Upload --- Use a free server - Google Drive, MS OneDrive, etc.* - to upload the saved, numbered FOLDER. No need to upload the individual VPJ or export file.
Get link --- Right-click the file and click SHARE. If using Google, right-click the file, click SHARE | SHARE. Change "restricted" to "anyone ... can view"
Share --- Click COPY LINK or OK | DONE. Paste that link here.

Dave_Rado

I had already set it to anyone with the link can view for both the mp4 and the vpj but I've now done a backup of the project and uploaded the backup folder to here.

In Storyboard view you'll see I've split it and the second clip is 27.4s long. I simply want to delete that clip - both the picture and the sound. That's all I want to do. and it should be incredibly straightforward but I've spent several hours trying without success.

I can't even see that clip in Timeline view. If try to delete it in Storyboard view it only deletes the picture but not the sound.

Dave

borate

The likely reason that the first very short clip wasn't visible is because content that followed was so lengthy that the timeline view was compressed. When that occurs use the slider at the bottom-right of the VP window to expand the timeline...

It's unclear what fouled up the project, but it has been rebuilt here. The Nimrod clip is now on audio track 2, and can be dragged to the right if desired.

Click Download, ignore the virus warning. UNzip the file. Open the resulting numbered folder, then double-click the VPJ to load the project.

To UNzip, right-click on the downloaded file and Extract All.

Let us know how it goes.

Dave_Rado

Hi Borate

It wouldn't let me open your vpj without upgrading VideoPad, which cost £29. However I did so and opened it. It then took nearly 10 minutes to process the video whereas before I upgraded it only took a few seconds. Does the latest version have much higher system requirements than my old version did? If so I need to restore my old version urgently - how can I do that?
When it finally finished processing the video there was only one clip visible in Storyboard view whereas there should be three - and the sound file I'd embedded in my project wasn't there. And when I tried playing the video it started playing the original soundtrack, even though I'd edited the first 3 minutes 23.3s of it in Wavepad in my version of the project. So I'm not sure what you've done but you seem to have misunderstood what I was trying to do and whatever you've done isn't what I was asking you to do.

Top priority and extremely urgent - please can you help me revert to VideoPad 7.03, which worked perfectly on my machine, whereas the latest version is unusably slow.

After that we can discuss the rest.

Many thanks

Dave

PS - is it safe to reinstall v7.03 by downloading the installation file from here? Or if not, is it safe to download it from here?

borate

Returned to your original and deleted the second clip. In TL mode, the timeline would have to be expanded to see the clip. A and V tracks can then be selected and deleted.

Here is the newly revised project, which plays without issues. Three clips display in SB mode.

The FileHippo download is likely safe, but may come with ads or the like. You may also have the 7.03 installer still on your PC.

But that release is very dated. and because the revision linked here was made with a more recent release it may not open in 7.03 - same issue you experienced earlier. Should that be the case, use the 64-bit current version, which you apparently have already installed.

If there's a problem, it could be related to your PC's resources. Try the 32-bit release instead.

There should be no appreciable performance difference between 7.03 and the current release, which works very well with your project here. No delays.

For your convenience, here is the exported video, which can be downloaded and saved to the PC.

Dave_Rado

Thanks Borate. I guess I can live with the extraordinary time that v17.45 takes to process the video when I open a vpj as you're right that everything else seems to be the same speed as before. You probably don't see this performance hit because you have a much faster computer than I do. Even using my old version of VideoPad my computer wasn't capable of recording HD videos using VideoPad, for instance - I have to use Bandicam to do that. But on my computer, that video loaded in VideoPad in a few seconds when I had v7.03, whereas it takes nearly 10 minutes for VideoPad to process it in v17.45.

The second vpj you sent me was exactly what I wanted. However, I needed to make some additional edits later on in the the vpj you sent me, which involved editing some of the soundtrack - and as soon as I tried editing any of the sound in Wavepad, the same thing happened again.

You wrote that you weren't sure what fouled up the project I sent you, but that's simple - every time I try to edit any of the Videopad sound in Wavepad, even in v14.75, it fouls up the project again. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong? If it's a bug, then the option to edit in Wavepad shouldn't be there - but the reason I'd like to be able to do so is that I find it far easier to edit sound in Wavepad than in Videopad.

Dave

borate

Saw some inconsistent results when deleting clip 2 via Storyboard. Expand the track and use Timeline mode.

Downloading the finished project from the link above and importing it to VP may be one way to add elements. Depends upon whether the original clips are needed.

In 17.45 loading is lightning fast. This is hinting that your PC may be the culprit in the issues that your are experiencing??

Editing bits in Wavepad appears to be working well here. A section of audio was split out, edited with an effect in WP, and replaced in VP. Perfect.

There's another approach to consider...

1. Create a new sequence by clicking the + sign to the right of the Sequence 1 tab on the timeline...

Click the Sequences tab above the bin (top-left of the window)...

3. Right-click on Sequence 1 and Save Sequence Audio As New File. It normally will be saved to the Music folder on your PC as "Sequence 1 WAV."

Then you can open that file in Wavepad and edit to your heart's content. When done save the file and swap it for the original audio files in Videopad. Bear in mind that this WAV will is now a single file, no individual clips. Here is that file, for download.

After making these changes (or any major changes) be sure to Save Project File AS routinely, giving it a unique # or name, so as not to overwrite prior saves. Using Save Project Files (no AS) will overwrite. From the HOME tab, the AS choice is available by clicking the caret to the right of the Save Project button on the toolbar. That way you're protected, and shouldn't lose anything.

Please download all the files linked above as the server will be cleared shortly.

Lastly, when you have completed your project, you might attempt this...

It isn't inconceivable that remnants of your 7.03 install are somehow affecting 17.45 performance. Try a thorough UNinstall using this free utility. When it gets to the point of requesting deletion of registry files select them all and delete. Then reinstall Videopad.