How to Sync Animated Chart Animation to a Voiceover
Because framechart renders natively inside your DaVinci Resolve timeline, syncing a chart's animation to a voiceover doesn't require a separate audio tool — the chart clip and your voiceover track sit in the same timeline, so you nudge and trim them exactly like any other clips.
Trim the chart clip to your voiceover segment length — the animation scales to fill the clip duration automatically, so the chart and narration end together with no manual duration setting.
Timing Strategy
The most effective approach:
- 1. Record your voiceover first — narrate the chart as if the viewer can already see it.
- 2. Listen to the recording and note the exact second when you say the key insight ("...and Apple's revenue reached a record $383 billion...").
- 3. Place the chart clip in the timeline so it begins slightly before that moment — so the chart is mid-animation as you deliver the key line.
- 4. Scrub the playhead and nudge the clip until the animation lines up with the narration.
- 5. Trim the clip length to exactly match the voiceover segment — the chart animation scales to fit.
Duration Matching
Trim the framechart clip to exactly match your voiceover segment. For example, if your chart narration is 12 seconds long, trim the clip to 12 seconds — the chart animation scales to fill that duration, and the audio ends with the video. This works the same way in the free plugin and the licensed version; duration is never gated.
For Complex, Multi-Chart Projects
For videos with multiple charts, interviews, and B-roll, the same approach scales — each chart clip is just another clip on the timeline:
- 1. Place your voiceover track on the audio timeline for the full video.
- 2. Add a framechart clip wherever a chart segment belongs, on a track above other footage if you're using a Clean template for transparent compositing.
- 3. Drag each chart clip to align its start with the moment in the voiceover when you begin describing that data.
- 4. Trim or speed-ramp each chart clip as needed — Resolve's standard clip tools apply.
See Transparent Background Compositing for how a Clean template layers over other footage in the same timeline.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does framechart have a built-in audio sync feature?
Not as a separate tool — it doesn't need one. Since framechart renders natively in your DaVinci Resolve timeline, syncing to a voiceover is just placing the chart clip and voiceover track side by side and nudging them, the same as any other clip.
Should I sync audio in framechart or in my NLE?
There is no distinction — framechart is a Resolve plugin, so the chart clip and your voiceover already live in the same timeline. You get full multi-track timeline control for every project, simple or complex.
Can I set the chart to start animating after a silent pause?
Yes. Move the chart clip later in the timeline relative to your voiceover track, or add a gap before it starts — exactly like any other video clip.
Can I use background music instead of voiceover?
Yes. Add a music track to the same Resolve timeline as the chart clip and mix it down as usual — no separate audio step in framechart.
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Last reviewed: July 2026