Definition

1. Noun:
   • The process of matching audio and video recordings so that the sound aligns precisely with the on-screen action that created it; specifically, the synchronization of a speaker's lip movements with the corresponding spoken words.

Usage

• Noun:
  • Good lip synchronisation is crucial for making dubbed films believable.
  • The animators spent weeks perfecting the lip synchronisation for the cartoon characters.

Advanced Usage

• Technical Application: In film and animation post-production, "lip synchronisation" refers to the technical process of aligning pre-recorded dialogue with the visual performance of an actor or animated character.
  • The director insisted on flawless lip synchronisation for the musical numbers.

Variants and Related Words

• Lip sync (noun/verb, informal): A shortened, common form of "lip synchronisation" or the act of performing it.
  • The singer did a perfect lip sync during the live show.
• Lip-synching (noun/gerund): The act of performing lip synchronisation.
  • Her lip-synching was so accurate it looked like she was singing live.

Synonyms

• Dubbing: The process of adding new dialogue or sounds to a film, which often requires lip synchronisation.
• Audio-visual synchronization: A broader technical term for aligning sound and picture.

Related Phrases

• Out of sync: Describes when the audio and video, particularly lip movements and speech, are not correctly aligned.
  • The poor lip synchronisation made the movie feel out of sync.

Noun

1. combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker's lips with the sound of his speech