Audio Lag or Audio Delay

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Audio delay or lag is not cause by VideoPad itself. Rather, it's caused by the internal workings of the computer, which can be adjusted.

 

Do not--repeat not--worry, your computer is fine. But it's a machine, and machines may need to be adjusted for specific tasks.

 

In this case the adjustment is "Hardware Acceleration," which relates to your graphics card, also called a video card, also referred to as display. You might have graphics/video/display built into your motherboard, but it's still a "card" in effect, so the same adjustment applies.

 

The solution in my case was to turn down Hardware Acceleration one notch. Your mileage may vary, different machines might need different amounts of adjustment.

 

Sadly, the adjustment for Hardware Acceleration is buried a bit deep, and it varies with different versions of Windows (though they're all the same adjustment), so I can't really get you there in this post.

 

Instead, search on YouTube for "hardware acceleration" and you'll find numerous posts showing how to get there. Start with one notch down and test. Hint: When testing, voice is very hard to get synchronized, mouse clicks are better. Remember that things happen when you release the mouse button, not when the button is pushed down.