Field notes from LyriSync

Lyric timing guides

Practical guides to lyric timing, automatic lyric sync, After Effects workflows and subtitle formats. Learn when to use line or word timing, how to work from a finished mix, and which export fits the destination. Written to be useful whether or not you use LyriSync.

The guides

How to make a lyric video in After Effects, start to finish
Every stage in the order that saves the most time, and the one people do second when it should be first.
How to import SRT and timed lyrics into After Effects
After Effects will not import an SRT. What the actual routes are, and what goes wrong on each.
How to sync lyrics to a song without an acapella
You do not need stems. What source separation changed, and which tracks are still genuinely hard.
Word-level vs line-level timing, explained
Which one your animation actually needs, and why one of them costs noticeably more to check.
SRT vs LRC: which format for your lyric video
What each format stores, where each is supported, and the conversion that quietly loses information.

Need the tool rather than a guide?

Generate timed LRC, SRT lyrics or karaoke lyrics. If you are building in After Effects, start with timing lyrics for After Effects.