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Inspiring
March 6, 2025
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Whats wrong with my 'Convert Audio to Keyframes'? Theres Floating Square in some of the areas.

  • March 6, 2025
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It didn't let me put a Image in this.
In some of the beats there is Floating Squares not attached to anything? Is there something wrong with the audio? I've tried both MP3 & MP4 but the same thing still happens. Is it a setting I need to adjust? I have my graphs on Speed Graphs also. 

 

Any Help Will Be Valued!

Correct answer daniel_8852

Check Your Audio File – Use a WAV file instead of MP3/MP4 to avoid compression issues. You can convert audio using Audacity or Adobe Media Encoder.

 

Switch to Value Graph – Since you're using Speed Graph, try switching to Value Graph in the Graph Editor. This gives a clearer representation of keyframe values.

 

Manually Adjust Keyframes – If floating keyframes appear where they shouldn’t, manually delete or reposition them in the Graph Editor.

 

Use an EQ Filter – Some beats might be too low/high in frequency, causing irregular keyframes. Apply an EQ filter in Audition or Premiere Pro before importing.

 

Recreate the Keyframes – Delete the current Audio Amplitude layer and reapply Animation > Keyframe Assistant > Convert Audio to Keyframes to see if the issue persists.

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daniel_8852Correct answer
Inspiring
March 7, 2025

Check Your Audio File – Use a WAV file instead of MP3/MP4 to avoid compression issues. You can convert audio using Audacity or Adobe Media Encoder.

 

Switch to Value Graph – Since you're using Speed Graph, try switching to Value Graph in the Graph Editor. This gives a clearer representation of keyframe values.

 

Manually Adjust Keyframes – If floating keyframes appear where they shouldn’t, manually delete or reposition them in the Graph Editor.

 

Use an EQ Filter – Some beats might be too low/high in frequency, causing irregular keyframes. Apply an EQ filter in Audition or Premiere Pro before importing.

 

Recreate the Keyframes – Delete the current Audio Amplitude layer and reapply Animation > Keyframe Assistant > Convert Audio to Keyframes to see if the issue persists.

CJ2Author
Inspiring
March 7, 2025

The change from Speed to Value Graph is the answer I was looking for. I'll be using that if my audio gets these squares in the future!

 

Cheers, Daniel. 

ShiveringCactus
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 6, 2025

Really hard to picture what you're describing.  Are you saying that there are keyframes not lined up to frames?  I've noticed that can happen with conflicting frame rates.  Maybe it's that?

CJ2Author
Inspiring
March 6, 2025

I see the Convert audio to Keyframes in the graph but there are soo many Individual Squares above the Lines.

nishu_kush
Community Manager
Community Manager
March 6, 2025

Thanks for writing in. I think a screenshot would be helpful to understand what's going on. Are you seeing any error when you try to upload the screenshot? You can just copy and paste the screenshot in the message body if that works for you.

Let us know.


Thanks,
Nishu