Choose the accepted take before export
Confirm script accuracy and pronunciation before handing audio to an editor. Distinguish audition, revision and publication filenames. For a one-minute explainer, keep the approved spoken script, formal caption text and accepted audio together. If the video duration is already fixed, review script length rather than forcing every mismatch into a large speed adjustment that harms intelligibility.
Check available export options
Inspect the current download or Export settings in Text to Speech or Studio and choose a format supported by the editing workflow. Available quality and formats depend on the route and subscription. Converting a compressed file into WAV does not restore information already lost. Agree the available source quality and delivery requirements before treating a filename extension as proof of suitability.
Match sample rate and channel handling
Inspect the exported file's actual properties and the editing project's audio settings. If delivery requires a rate such as 48kHz, configure any necessary conversion in the editing workflow. When placing mono speech into a stereo project, confirm the voice is heard appropriately in both channels. Do not assume a successful import establishes correct rate, routing or channel balance.
Set levels for the intended destination
Use the editor's peak and loudness measurements instead of judging only waveform height. Follow the destination's delivery specification rather than assuming one loudness target fits every platform. Reducing the volume of an already clipped source does not necessarily remove distortion. Investigate the generated file and each subsequent processing stage separately to identify where damage or imbalance was introduced.
Review narration together with music
Clear isolated speech may become hard to understand once background music is added. Check quiet phone playback and headphones, especially sentence endings and numbers. Adjust music level or frequency balance where appropriate instead of only amplifying narration. Listen to how music behaves during speech and gaps, and confirm that fades do not obscure the beginning or end of a sentence.
Align captions with the accepted audio
Use formal spelling for captions rather than pronunciation substitutions from the spoken script. Match caption boundaries to the final speech and recheck timing after replacing any audio passage. Inspect names and figures against the approved text and leave enough screen time to read them. A previous version's timestamps should not be assumed correct after a change in delivery or duration.
Review the rendered video from beginning to end
Export the actual video and check leading silence, cuts, channel balance, caption drift and missing final words. The editing preview, standalone audio and rendered video are separate outputs. Reconfirm the subscription and voice conditions for the publication and retain the accepted source and project for corrections. This article specifies a handoff and review process, not measured loudness results or a claim that a production file was generated.
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