PatchmanYour first useful result
Begin with one track, one visual identity and a clear destination. Visualizer keeps its stage visible while Song, Lyrics, Look, Export and Shorts change the surrounding controls. This guide follows the in-app tour and adds the checks that make the saved video useful outside the preview.
Create a project for the right song version
Use Projects to create a visualizer or reopen saved work. Name the project so a radio edit, instrumental and other versions remain distinguishable. Keep audio and artwork rights clear. The project holds the song, lyrics, look and social clips together, so confirm the intended session before replacing the source track.
Upload and review song analysis
Choose Song File in the stage or upload from the header. Supported inputs include MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC and OGG. Wait for loading and local tempo, beat, downbeat and section analysis. Listen to the track and compare the detected pulse instead of assuming a single automatic value captures every musical change.
Put readable words at the right moment
Open Lyrics to add or transcribe text and synchronize the lines. Inspect repeated choruses and the first and last words of a phrase. Correct spelling does not establish correct timing. Judge text during playback. If you select a paid transcription action, review its displayed cost before starting rather than assuming all ways of supplying lyrics have identical processing.
Build a visual identity in Look
Choose artwork, composition, typography, colours and motion that serve the track. Keep text legible and leave room around important details. Begin with one clear type treatment and restrained motion before adding complexity. Because the stage remains visible while panels change, keep checking the relationship between sound, words and image instead of judging isolated settings.
Render and inspect the full video
Select available format and quality in Export. Follow actual progress and wait for the completed result, then reopen the saved video with sound. Inspect the opening, final frame, lyric transitions, synchronization and duration. A smooth browser preview is not proof that the downloaded delivery file contains the intended soundtrack or ending.
Create deliberate excerpts and retain the project
Use Shorts for focused sections within the same project. Choose a meaningful start and end, reframe for the intended destination and check lyric readability. Do not simply shrink a wide composition into a tall frame. Confirm project saving before leaving. If motion feels wrong, inspect analysis and response settings before changing unrelated artwork; keep the source and useful settings after an export failure.
Common questions
Can one project hold a full video and social clips?
Yes. Export and Shorts serve different delivery choices within the same song project. Review each output separately.
Does preview zoom increase exported detail?
No. Source quality and output settings determine the delivered file; preview size is for inspection.
Continue with Visualizer
In the app, Help can replay its guided walkthrough while this written reference stays available separately. Review the Visualizer product page for the wider workflow, or open Visualizer to begin.
For identity and balance questions, read Patchman Account help. If a problem remains, contact support@patchman.io with the app name, a safe reference and its support code.