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January 24, 2023
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Ability to see audio waveform and video in source window

  • January 24, 2023
  • 121 replies
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The ability to see a waveform and the video at the same time.

121 replies

Participant
January 24, 2023
This would be very useful.
Participating Frequently
January 24, 2023
I may soon create 430 additional adobe IDs to double this feature request 🙂
Virgil at Convincible
Known Participant
January 24, 2023
Another option that it's almost unbelievable isn't already a feature... please implement asap!
Participant
January 24, 2023
Oof this feature can't be implemented soon enough.
Participant
January 24, 2023
It's really bizarre that this isn't an option! The best option I've found so far is to click the wrench icon and switch to the waveform view in the source window ... but of course that means I still can't see audio and video at the same time, as is possible in FCPX.
Participant
January 24, 2023
Please add this!!
Participant
January 24, 2023
How is this not done yet? Come on Adobe...
Luca.Barbagallo
Known Participant
January 24, 2023
Sarebbe molto comodo. Esiste già in DaVinci Resolve.
Implementatelo anche in Premiere Pro, sarebbe un grande vantaggio durante il montaggio di interviste!
Legend
January 24, 2023
Lots of us are well used to, and like, the Avid implementation where you can switch the timeline to view the source - including source clips - with waveforms.

So no difference in screen real estate for laptops, no blocking of source clip video and ability to see source video & waveforms AT THE SAME TIME

Known Participant
January 24, 2023
I 100% agree with this suggestion, but NOT the way it is displayed in Max's mockup picture. The Source Monitor should ONLY show the video tracks that have audio. If an audio track is empty, it should not be shown, to avoid wasting screen real estate. Adobe, please remember that more and more people are using laptops to edit, for whom screen real estate is extremely limited. Making the best use of this limited screen real estate is therefore of extreme importance!

Here are some key features that are needed:
1. ability to easily turn visibility of audio waveform bar on/off using both an onscreen button and a keyboard shortcut.
2. only show audio tracks that have audio on them
3. ability to resize height of audio waveform bar, to accommodate users of all screen sizes, and to accommodate users who need to focus more on the audio than the picture of a clip. (the size should be remembered between editing sessions and when turning the bar on/off).
4. Allow users to only display the audio track they want. For example, if a track has both L & R channels, but both are nearly identical, it would serve the editor best to be able to only display one of these to make best use of limited screen space.

Thanks for looking into this on our behalf Patrick! Best of luck implementing this much needed feature!