Lyric timing guides
Practical guides to timing lyrics, importing them into After Effects and choosing a format. They work with LyriSync or any other timing workflow.
lyrisyncHow to make a lyric video in After Effects
The order to work in, from track and lyrics to editable text layers.How to import SRT lyrics into After Effects
After Effects cannot import an SRT. The routes that work, and what goes wrong on each.How to sync lyrics to a song without an acapella
Time lyrics to a finished track, and which tracks are still hard.Word-level vs line-level lyric timing, explained
Choose line, phrase or word timing for the animation you are building.SRT vs LRC: which format for your lyric video
What each format stores, where it works, and the conversion that loses information.What are synced lyrics, and how do you make them?
Line and word timing, LRC and TTML, and tapping by hand or syncing automatically.Timed lyrics in Premiere Pro, Resolve and YouTube
Lyrics as a caption track from one SRT file.Syncing lyrics by hand vs automatically
When tapping along is right, and when automatic sync saves hours.LyriSync vs Aegisub for timing lyrics and karaoke
Free and timed by hand, or synced for you. When each fits.LyriSync vs Subtitle Edit for timing song lyrics
Transcribe and fix, or time lyrics you already have.
Need the tool rather than a guide?
Generate timed LRC, SRT lyrics, karaoke lyrics or word-synced TTML, or start with timing lyrics for After Effects.