| Music Out of Sync | |
| Display Text | Music Out of Sync |
| Description | “Music Out of Sync” refers to music timing that does not match the on screen performance or is clearly misaligned with a scene based on contextual cues. |
| Impact | Music out of sync negatively impacts the member experience, if the timing of music is noticeably offset from on-screen cues. It can be distracting at best, and potentially obscure important creative elements/plot points when music may be so out of sync that it bleeds into scenes where it was not intended. |
| Severity Assessment Guidance | |
| FYI | Music is noticeably out of sync with visual cues or the visual pacing of a scene, but cannot be definitely ruled out as creative intent based on available contextual cues. Isolated beats within playback of the full mix appear slightly out of sync with individual visual cues associated with an on screen performance, but overall the performance is still perceptually in sync. |
| Issue | Music is clearly out of sync with the visual pacing of a scene, with events throughout appearing significantly misaligned with visual cues. Music that is directly tied to an on screen performance (e.g. playing an instrument) is noticeably out of sync during playback of the full mix. |
| Blocker | N/A |
| Solutions | |
| How to Prevent | Review audio on timeline and ensure it is properly aligned with on-screen action, as sync can easily shift during an edit. Verify that audio and video have been recorded at the same frame rate. |
| How to Fix | Fix music sync on timeline and re-export audio as needed. |