Hi and thanks for the response. I got pretty excited when I read it as it sounded like a plausible solution but I reconstructed the clip using Delete (ripple) and ended up with the exact same result, ie. out of sync audio that screws up the whole project. The displacement is almost exactly the same as my previous efforts. The material is linked audio and video, not independently added. This means I've tried both ways, with just Delete and Delete (ripple) and have gotten the exact same result. There must surely be people out there using Videopad to make videos with synced audio and video so I have no idea where to go now. Sorry, I couldn't see the "Tips for getting help.." link you referred to.