THE PROBLEM

Your documentary rough cut needs narration to set pacing and timing, but the narrator can't record for another three weeks. The director wants to review the cut this week, and without narration the whole piece feels disconnected, interview bites floating between sections with no connective tissue.

You could record the scratch track yourself, but your voice doesn't match the tone the director has in mind. The pacing feels off because you're reading cold, and the client can't hear past the mismatch to evaluate the actual edit. You've been through this before. The temp VO becomes a distraction instead of a tool.

What you need is a scratch track that sounds close enough to the real thing that everyone in the review room can focus on structure and pacing, not on who's reading the words.

WITHOUT WIDEFRAME

Recording your own awkward scratch VO, 1-2 hours

WITH WIDEFRAME

Realistic scratch narration generated in minutes
85% TIME SAVED

HOW YOU SOLVE IT WITH WIDEFRAME

1. Import script and select voice profile
   You paste the narration script into Wideframe and choose a voice profile that matches the narrator's tone, pacing, and vocal qualities. You can adjust for gender, cadence, and warmth.

2. Generate scratch narration clips
   Wideframe produces audio clips for each narration section with natural phrasing and breath pacing. The output sounds like a real read, not a robotic text-to-speech rendering.

3. Drop clips into your timeline
   You place the generated scratch narration directly into your edit. The timing is realistic enough to cut B-roll and transitions against, so your rough cut actually represents the final pacing.

4. Swap for final narration when ready
   When the narrator records, you replace the scratch clips with the real takes. Because the timing was close, your edit needs minimal adjustment.

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