Adobe Premiere Pro: Add Voiceover to a Video

Environment

Adobe Premiere Pro

Issue

How to Add Voiceover Using Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro is a video editing app for desktop and mobile devices and is included in the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. Edit video clips, add audio, adjust speed, correct color, clean up audio, customize transitions and animated tiles, and share videos anywhere.

Resolution

The Video Editor in MiVideo does not have this capability. Instead use video editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, which is demonstrated in this article. See the Install and Activate Adobe Premiere Pro article for more information about obtaining this software. Other video editing software applications can also be used to add a voiceover track in a similar fashion.

Add Voiceover with Adobe Premier Pro

  1. Launch Adobe Premiere Pro on your computer
  2. Click the New Project button
  3. Name your project
  4. Locate the video you want to add voiceover by selecting the folder in the left navigation
  5. Click on the video
  6. Click the Import button in the bottom right
  7. After your project is loaded you will see the video in the preview monitor
  8. Move the blue playhead in the timeline to the position where the voiceover will be added
  9. Click the microphone icon on the track
  10. After a 3 second countdown, begin speaking
  11. Click the microphone icon to stop recording
  12. The audio clip appears in the timeline
  13. To adjust the volume of the voiceover track
    1. Right click on the clip in the timeline and select Audio Gain
    2. Add a positive value to increase the audio (use a small value like 3)
  14. To adjust the audio level of the original clip in sync with the voice over
    1. Right click on the clip in the timeline and select Audio Gain
    2. Add a negative value to decrease the audio (use a small value like -3)
  15. Continue editing the audio tracks as necessary
  16. Once you are finished, click the Export tab in the top left
  17. Name the video in File Name and select a location to save the video
  18. Click the Export button
    1. It may take a few minutes for the video to export as an MP4 file
  19. Once complete, preview your video
    1. The video can now be uploaded to MiVideo or used elsewhere

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