Sync and bin 95% faster
With the Chop Chop Sync and Bin Premiere Pro extension, you’re ready to edit in 60 seconds.
Chop Chop Sync and Bin organises rushes into scene bins, syncs them and lays them out on timelines. So simple that anyone can use it, no editing experience required. See it in action:
Save hours of post production time every day.
How does it work?
Everything you need to begin edit:
Effortless organisation
Chop Chop identifies all audio and video files, then organises them in episode folders and scene subfolders.
Optimised timelines
For each scene bin, Chop Chop creates a timeline that facilitates editing. It syncs audio and lays out shots and takes in order, clearly marking them for instant identification. Plus, it prioritises audio recorder tracks while pushing cam mic tracks down.
Multi-cam, multi-day shoot management
Chop Chop generates new bins and timelines within the project as new footage is received. Shooting a scene over several days? Chop Chop places new shots in the correct place within existing timelines. Shooting with multiple cameras? Chop Chop will create a track for each camera and sync all of them up. Need different tracks for different days’ footage? Chop Chop can do that, too.
Integrated proxy generation
Simply select a .epr file and Chop Chop will open Media Encoder, generate proxies and link them.
- Download for a 7-day trial.
- Fuss free installation using the aescripts ZXP/UXP installer.
- Licence key(s) will be emailed upon payment.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, Chop Chop Sync and Bin is a Premiere Pro extension and only works with Premiere Pro. This allows you to sync and bin within your editing platform instead of importing from an external platform. Versions for other editing platforms are being planned.
If timecode is off by the same amount in each clip, simply grab all the audio files in the timeline and move them into sync.
If timecode is off by a different amount in each clip, then you have to sync the clips using another method such as waveform analysis.
If timecode is off by so much that audio and video files have no timecode overlap at all, Chop Chop Sync and Bin will place these files in a ‘not synced’ folder.
Video files with no corresponding audio files will be placed in a ‘not synced’ folder.
Each timeline will adopt the framerate of the first video file to be placed on the timeline. When filming, framerate affects timecode sync. It is thus recommended that all cameras jam synced to a piece of audio adopt the same framerate. Shots taken with different framerates can be recorded separately and, if not tied to any audio files, can be retrieved from the ‘not synced’ folder.
Chop Chop Sync and Bin can understand a large variety of sound file names. Generally, as long as there are episode, scene, shot and take numbers in that order and separated by letters and/or symbols, the extension should be able handle them.
If information such as episode numbers is missed out or wrong, use a free bulk renamer (Windows) or the native rename function on a Mac to quickly add or change multiple file names. Or, use Chop Chop Sync and Bin’s ‘manually enter identifiers’ function to help it along!
If the names follow the episode, scene, shot and take numbers in that order and are separated by letters and/or symbols, the extension should be able handle them.
Alternatively, you can use the ‘manually input identifiers’ and ‘add’ options within the extension to tell it where to place the files.
Yes. Chop Chop Sync and Bin uses source folder names to create tracks. To place different days’ footage on different tracks, place the files in source folders with different names e.g. Day1/camA_day1 and Day2/camA_day2. To place them on the same track, place the file in the
source folders with the same names e.g. Day1/camA and Day2/camA.
Yes, Chop Chop Sync and Bin is a Premiere Pro extension and only works with Premiere Pro. This allows you to sync and bin within your editing platform instead of importing from an external platform. Versions for other editing platforms are being planned.
If timecode is off by the same amount in each clip, simply grab all the audio files in the timeline and move them into sync.
If timecode is off by a different amount in each clip, then you have to sync the clips using another method such as waveform analysis.
If timecode is off by so much that audio and video files have no timecode overlap at all, Chop Chop Sync and Bin will place these files in a ‘not synced’ folder.
Video files with no corresponding audio files will be placed in a ‘not synced’ folder.
Each timeline will adopt the framerate of the first video file to be placed on the timeline. When filming, framerate affects timecode sync. It is thus recommended that all cameras jam synced to a piece of audio adopt the same framerate. Shots taken with different framerates can be recorded separately and, if not tied to any audio files, can be retrieved from the ‘not synced’ folder.
Chop Chop Sync and Bin can understand a large variety of sound file names. Generally, as long as there are episode, scene, shot and take numbers in that order and separated by letters and/or symbols, the extension should be able handle them.
If information such as episode numbers is missed out or wrong, use a free bulk renamer (Windows) or the native rename function on a Mac to quickly add or change multiple file names. Or, use Chop Chop Sync and Bin’s ‘manually enter identifiers’ function to help it along!
If the names follow the episode, scene, shot and take numbers in that order and are separated by letters and/or symbols, the extension should be able handle them.
Alternatively, you can use the ‘manually input identifiers’ and ‘add’ options within the extension to tell it where to place the files.
Yes. Chop Chop Sync and Bin uses source folder names to create tracks. To place different days’ footage on different tracks, place the files in source folders with different names e.g. Day1/camA_day1 and Day2/camA_day2. To place them on the same track, place the file in the
source folders with the same names e.g. Day1/camA and Day2/camA.