Fixing bad audio after the fact is very hard to do.

The best way is to have a wireless handheld microphone that is handed to each person that is speaking.

Wireless Handheld microphones do not have to be that expensive, Check into Wireless Microphones. Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

Hello, RSSinMS!

The problem doesn't really rest with the Power Director software - any version. It rests with your camera! Most cameras have an inbuilt microphone(stereo models have the paired microphones) sitting just under the lens. But a peculiar thing I've noticed in several models, both tape-based and SD Card-based, is that they always seem to pick up the sound from behind the camera better than what's in front of it. That can be annoying! Some older monaural Video-8 cameras have a socket to plug in an external microphone but, outside professional equipment, I'm yet to see any hobbyist cameras with this facility. A good stereo microphone that gives reasonable separation(left & right channel pick-up) that can plug into a socket on an SD card-based hobbyist camera would certainly come in handy. The fact that, barring the professional gear, cam-corders in general use don't have this socket for external microphones, sort of puts paid to Carl's suggestion of a wireless microphone as you would still have the problem of how or where to connect the microphone's receiver to the camera.

Cheers!

Neil.

I would use Audacity. See this page http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-audacity-tips-enhance-recorded-interview/

It would mean either exporting the audio from PD, then processing it in Audacity OR just open the video clip in Audacity (it accepts a number of formats) and process the audio, then bring the new audio back into PD to replace existing. But it's not easy or perfect. You need to be wise before doing something like your original recording. That's why film & TV crews have a sound person with eqpt. separate from the camera.

The risk you run is having the audio get out of sync.

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Thank you all for your suggestions. I agree, the issue is not with PD14, it's a mechanical issue on the creation end. We're actually using an external shotgun mic connected to our camcorder's 3.5mm port. I had just hoped there was a magic button solution that you guys would reveal! lol

Seriously, we may have to bite the bullet and put our mic on a boom pole.

On an unrelated closing note...I'm a PD user since the PD8 days. The current version seems to be the most stable yet. Good work Cyberlink! Reggie

In AudioDirector 6 (check the tutorial online) they seem to resolve this questions.

Alain II

Thanks, Alain II. I'll check that out. Reggie