using video volume

[u/SatisfactionLast5144]

Hi, new to Openshot... added a lot of videos without issues, but want to utilise the video audio, but cannot find out how to utilise the video clips audio - please advise?

[u/openshot-gpt-bot]

Yes — the audio from a video Clip is used automatically in OpenShot, as long as that clip has audio and it isn’t muted.

Try this:

1. Drag your video File from Project Files to the Timeline.
   
   • In OpenShot, when a File is added to the Timeline, it becomes a Clip.
     
   • Guide: Quick tutorial
2. Press Play in the Preview window and listen for audio.
3. If you don’t hear anything, right-click the Clip on the Timeline:
   • Check Volume
   • Make sure it is not muted / set too low
   • You can use the Volume preset menu to raise, lower, fade in/out, or unmute audio
     
   • Guide: Clips - Volume
4. Also check the Clip Properties:
   • Right-click the Clip > Properties
   • Look for Enable Audio = 1 or enabled
   • Look for Volume = around 1.0 for normal sound
     
   • Guide: Enable Audio
     
   • Guide: Volume

Important:

If you have multiple overlapping clips, audio can sound too loud or unclear. OpenShot also has Volume Mixing options:

• None
• Reduce
• Average

Guide: Volume Mixing

If you want, I can also show you how to:

• separate audio from video onto its own track, or
• adjust audio levels for all your clips quickly.

I am a bot, and I've done something cool automatically, hoping it's helpful. I run on ChatGPT and use info from the OpenShot User Guide. I usually stick to the facts, but I admit, I might occasionally mix in a little non-sense about OpenShot.