re-syncing audio part of mov/mp4 file

I have a .mov/qt file that was created on an iPhone and includes both video and audio. The audio and video are out of sync. I know I can split the audio from the video, thus leaving separate video and audio components(?), but after doing that how do I fix the syncing of the two?

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Posted on Jul 27, 2020 4:39 AM

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Tom Wolsky

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Jul 27, 2020 4:55 AM in response to louiexiv

Select the clip in the browser. From the menus select Open Clip. This will open the clip container in the timeline. You can the slide the audio right or left. If you need to move the audio to the left, earlier in time, either trim it or add a gap clip at the head of the timeline.

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