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Davidfugloe
Davidfugloe
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April 11, 2018
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I cannot mute a video clip like

  • April 11, 2018
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Earlier you could right click on a video clip, and then mute the sound. For some reason I do not get that option any more, instead there are options for motion, such as pan and zoom.

How do I mute the sound on a video clip, and use the sound on a audio file instead.

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    Correct answer davescm

    It sounds like your video clip is in a smart object.

    Double click the smart object in the layers panel and it should open as a separate document and allow you to access the original clip. Close and save when you have made your changes

    Dave

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    lasers100
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    March 5, 2021

    Similar problem in PS 22.2.0.  I open a .MOV in PS, mute audio, or convert to a smart object and mute, Save (which seems to create a .psb file), and is muted when I play in PS. 

    I open an mp4 in PS, mute the audio and works fine in PS. 

    But when any of these are rendered to an mp4 output, the audio resurfaces.  How do I kill the audio so that it won't propogate?

    Thanks

    Bill

    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 5, 2021

     

    @lasers100 wrote:

    convert to a smart object and mute, Save

     

    Follow the directions and screenshots from @davescm in this thread where you posted.

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/i-cannot-mute-a-video-clip-like/td-p/9813293

    ~ Jane

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    lasers100
    Known Participant
    March 5, 2021

    Hi Jane

    Yes, I did that when the clip was a smart object.  No change in the behaviour I see.

    I also tried with a different mp4, simply opened in PS, not as a smart object.  Muted the track, can't hear it on playback in PS.  But when exported the audio has returned.

    Bill

    davescm
    Community Expert
    davescmCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 11, 2018

    It sounds like your video clip is in a smart object.

    Double click the smart object in the layers panel and it should open as a separate document and allow you to access the original clip. Close and save when you have made your changes

    Dave

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