ClappyBoardClapperboard guides for indie filmmakers
Short, practical guides to slating a take and getting picture and sound to line up in the edit.
- How to sync audio and video with a clapperboardRecording sound separately from your camera? Here's how a clapperboard lines up picture and sound in the edit, step by step, with no timecode needed.
- How to slate a shotWhat to say, where to hold it and when to clap. A plain guide to slating a take, plus soft sticks, tail slates, MOS and second sticks explained.
- What's written on a clapperboardProduction, roll, scene, take, date, FPS, INT/EXT, day/night and MOS: what each box on a film slate means, and how to number scenes and takes.
- How to sync audio in Premiere ProLine up a separate sound file with your camera clip in Premiere Pro using the clap on your slate: by hand on the timeline, or with Merge Clips for a whole day of takes.
- How to sync audio in DaVinci ResolveSync a separate sound file to your footage in DaVinci Resolve, including the free version: Auto Sync Audio by waveform, by the clap you marked, or by hand on the timeline.
- How to sync audio in Final Cut ProSync a separate sound file with your footage in Final Cut Pro using Synchronize Clips, by waveform or by markers on the clap, and switch off the camera's scratch audio.
- How to sync audio in CapCutRecorded sound on a separate mic? Here's how to line it up with your video in CapCut, on desktop or phone, using the clap at the start of the take.
- How to sync audio in iMovieLine up a separate audio recording in iMovie on iPhone or Mac. Follow the waveform steps, fix background audio placement, and sync footage without a clapperboard.
- Free online clapperboardTry a working clapperboard in your browser: mark takes with a white flash and a clap.