Add the ability to link video-specific effects related to audio TO specific/master audio channels? (such as the spectrum waveform)

[Synth_ixz]

I really wish I could use the audio spectrum visualizer without needing a video with audio accompanying it, it’s annoying to make a background video to accompany said visualizer before editing around with the audio. It possibly even requiring me to use an entirely different software for everything BESIDES the spectrum visualizer, which I’d come back here to shotcut if the audio is too long for online sites to process.

If this is a possible feature that could be added, very appreciated!
-Synth

[brian]

The general recommendation for this is to put the Audio Visualization filter on the “Output” track.

Adding audio visualizer over image/audio?

You added the visualization filter to track V1. But V1 has no audio. So the filter has nothing to visualize. You can create another video track above V1, add your audio to the video track, and apply the filter to that track. OR, add your visualization to the “Output” track.

Audio Dance visualization Filter help

Yes. Add the Audio Dance Visualization filter to the Output track: [image]

Audio dance visualization with another track

There is no way to use the sound from another track. I think the preferred way to use the filter is to put the audio on its own track. You can open a clip twice. In one, you can disable the video in the properties panel. In the other, you can disable the audio in the properties panel. That way, you can put the video and audio on separate tracks. Some people also put the filter on the “Output” track. Also of interest:

[Synth_ixz]

Okay, let me clarify this with an image representation.

It’d be nice to have the option to select an audio track to put any video audio-based filters to run from a specific audio channel, like in this drawn example: Audio Channel 1, or even just the master audio channel too.
Apparently, as your third recommended forum link says, “There is no way to use the sound from another track.” I’m suggesting there should BE a way to do that.

I know it’s a sloppy image yes, but it’s a barebone representation of what I’m trying to come across. For the convenience of anyone using an audio visualizer, people (me included) probably don’t wanna be stuck with resorting to only videos with audio in them for these kinds of filters.