How do YOU sync and watch the full reaction videos?

I see channels that do that, say "fuck off" then move on. Why do I have to do extra work to watch it with them

Let me share my setup, although I'm always open to better ideas: Playing the movie/series on my smart TV, with my main overhead headphones connected to it, my usual experience watching anything. Then, on my MacBook I sync the video reaction (the annoying part) and route the audio to my AirPods that sit underneath my overhead headphones.. Sounds complex, but it's pretty immersive. I wish it was simpler tho..

Edited for more info: There's a chrome extension called "Reactify" that exists for syncing patreon full length reactions specifically.

I just hit play when the countdown ends, then if it's not 100% synced, I quickly flick the pause button on either PiB video or the movie, depending which one is ahead... until they are synced. After it's synced I place my movie on top of the blurred movie, in a borderless window. I don't mind the small image. I use just one screen, I don't want to turn my head while watching

I play the reaction on my laptop with external speakers so I don't miss anything Cassie says, and the film on home theater with the best quality sound. I don't use the timer - it's easy to sync by pausing the film right when the first logo goes dark, and then pushing play when the reaction gets there. The timer is too dependent on the version of the film being watched. For instance, my copy of Lawrence is from the first time it was released on DVD. It was 2 discs so starting was easy but I had to pause Cassie at the intermission to change discs.

How does the sync timer work? It certainly doesn't go by the time elapese in the movie/show. For example I am watching Band of Brothers and cassie is about 40 minutes into the episode but the time says 00;17;48;18. I ask because I had to reset my tablet and lost my spot in the episode and am finding it impossible to get to the correct time stamp.

It would be great if there were a way for patreon members to rent the movie through patreon in order to watch along.

I watch them on my laptop with the movie in my Windows 11 Movies & TV player, and the reaction through Google Chrome. If the reaction is downloaded to my laptop then, I will watch it with Windows Media Player. Just right-click on the video and select 'open with' to open the reaction in Windows media player. That way I can play them at the same time. I have really crappy internet at work, so I have to download reactions beforehand if I want to watch them at work! I open the movie and the reaction, each in their own windows, then I press play on the reaction. Then, when the countdown comes, I press play on the movie, it usually lines up nicely! I can pause one or the other if it isn't synced perfectly. Once it is, then I can move the windows around to get the best layout, If it's just Cassie, then I position that to either the right or left of the movie. If it's Cassie and Carly, then I will put their window at the top of the screen and the movie below it. That allows for the best view of both the movie and the reaction! There was one time (not Cassie's reaction) that either the movie or the reaction ran slightly faster than the other. I just paused the faster one for a second or two, every five or ten minutes. Yes, it's annoying, but it's better than not seeing the reaction!

In my living room. Movie on my 55" TV. PopcornInBed playing on my desktop directly to my right beside the couch.

I run 2 iPads next to each other

so i've been using firefox with picture in picture mode and just have the 2 streams going

for all the content

Thank you

im sorry, i dont mean to offend anyone. but honestly, everybody does it. and what i said is true, i can confidently say that around 65% of Patreon has been doing much much worse than i proposed for YEARS and are still thriving. nobody cares (but people like you). and that's just reality

hi, im new here and i just want to say firstly that i remember watching your Saving Private Ryan reaction on YT however long ago and wow you blew up. smart move with the patreon and now im here lol. anyway, sorry if you've already addressed this but, have you considered changing the full reactions to "not watch-a-longs", aka just making it like an uncut YT reaction? most other patreons i've seen do it and frankly i think i'm on that tier now but i am considering moving down because watchalongs are just not as convenient. i think anyone can agree on that. just being honest, i would definitely pay for that tier and maybe pay a little more for full uncut reactions with the video and in my experience i believe many others would too. just my 2 cents, thanks (also cant wait for EP VIII and IX of star wars)

A while ago, I looked into whether it would be possible to build a TVOS app specifically for Patreon reactions. The app would use picture in picture functionality to overlay and sync reaction videos on top of media provided by different streaming services. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem currently feasible as none of the major streaming providers offer public api's for their content. However, I may still decide to build a small scale app for my own personal use that can take two video files and display them in PiP format.

The reason I am a low tier patreon is because, I only watch YouTube on an app on myTV in the living room, and I am not sure how to handle a setup for watching both. If it were somehow easier to deal with I would upgrade my status and do the full movies.

This is an excellent lineup. Thanks Cassie!

I know this is a silly question, but when you have her reaction video pulled up & playing, is the video on her end always going to be blurred out and the audio muted, while you are watching your copy? Is that how it works?

MERCH IDEA - "My Hands Are Sweaty" mugs

how can i watch FULL REACTIONS?

my comp is connected to my 55 uhd tv,..I split the screen and put P.I.B on the right and the movie on the left..then i cue up the movie and pause it until Cassie starts hers, then when the movies look sync'd..i expand the movie just a little til i can on see Cass (and little sister),...fairly simple

Movie on my projector, reaction on my Laptop - i use the blurred movie more than the timecode but the timecode is helpful if I have to pick up the reaction later.

Start my version, start your vid, wait until your vid is in line with mine and hit the play button on mine. Might have to Play/Pause a few time on one or the other but it's easy. Dont need audio, and dont even really need the timer. Sync it with the scene transitions!!

I play the movie on my TV (4K UHD) and watch your reactions on my tablet. I start the movie, pause it, and then sync it when you start. I may have to quickly hit pause and play a couple of times on either the movie or your reaction to get it synced up pretty closely.

I actually only watch the reactions for stuff I've seen, and for movies like Alien, Halloween and Predator I've watched them so many times I can go completely from memory and know exactly what scene/moment she's responding to.

I watch on one screen, usually I watch your reaction on the right in a small window, while I find the movie or episode on Youtube or other platform and watch it on the left in a larger window. And I typically have a blanket, a blow of ice cream, and a Dr. Pepper.

Usually its your video on the laptop & the film on the TV via Apple TV (or obviously my own copy if I have it). If its not available, I try & find it online & side split the 2 windows (drag a tab out & it becomes its own window), and manually line them up. Sync is manual best effort, usually a second ahead of you - great for catching jumpscares !

I’ve seen all of these movies and you and your team do a good job capturing you reacting to the best parts. The YT version suits me just fine.

I sync visually. Look for which video is ahead and pauseunpause it quickly.

My bedroom TV is right next to my desktop computer. Just pop in the Blu Ray. I have most everything in my collection

My computer monitor on the left and my TV on the right hooked to Blu Ray and or rent movies.

I usually just put on my own copy of the movie on my tv. Then I watch Cassie’s reaction on either my iPad or laptop.

I linked my Amazon with Twitch, following your directions, and didn't have any issues with the syncing.

I wait till Cassie cracks her knuckles, then hit pause. Next, just after the fanfare at the beginning press play. Works like a charm. I recalibrate when the lip gloss comes out.

I'm new and not tech savvy at all, I just watch from my phone. I really dont watch much tv, I watch most of what I watch, on my phone. You are definitely awesome and I truly enjoy watching your reactions

I usually do watch-alongs in my living room, putting the movie on the TV and the reaction video on my laptop. Then it's just a matter of timing with the pause buttons on each until I get both of them in sync. The best way for me is to try and match a "scene change" moment, a lot easier to match up when the video feed in the reaction is blurry.

i just pause one or the other depending on what one is ahead until the scene changes match up. its really easy to get it close enough. i dont think you have to worry about anything other than the blurred image.

Oh, and I just had a thought, when you do the whole "3, 2, 1, start. Loading, Loading" (which is very appealing), perhaps pressing play beforehand (so it can pre-load) and skipping back to 0.0 would make it so that when you pressed "play" we could press play and it would just sync perfectly?

I have a 50" TV mounted on my bedroom wall just above my computer desk which has a 35" ultra wide monitor. I put the show or movie on the larger screen and have Cassie on the computer monitor. I sync by pausing one stream right after a transition (or an audible sound) and letting the other stream catch up. If one stream is still a bit off I just pause and replay which ever one is ahead as fast as possible and repeat until they are synced. Gosh, this really sounds complicated to me as I type it but the entire process only takes about 5 to 10 seconds at the start of the streams. Also, I put two tablespoons of oil in the bottom of a pot and add 1/4 cup of popcorn after the oil heats up so I can eat popcorn in bed while watching Popcorn In Bed. In an semi-unrelated note I once ate a Cheeseburger In Paradise at Cheeseburger in Paradise while hearing Cheeseburger In Paradise.

I just became a patron and am watching Cassie on my ipad and the movie on my TV. Aliens!

I have two monitors. If it's a movie I haven't seen before I use both of them to watch the movie. If I have seen it, I place the browser windows next to each other and watch it in a smaller version while I have the other screen to do something occasionally. A tip here is to Zoom the Patreon page a bit if the reaction video doesn't already take up the width of the page. This will trigger the page layout to be a 1-column layout - making the reaction video fit better to the browser window. For syncing, I just try and start the movies when the lower left box comes up and then sync by pausing one for a short time and resuming. If it's way out of sync I watch for scene changes, pause the video and resume when I see the scene change on the other copy. Different speeds are a bit of a nightmare (HBO Max rarely lines up). I just pause the video occasionally or even just skip 10-15 seconds back in time with the buttons on the player to get in the same ballpark when it gets too bad.

It varies by film slightly depending on where it’s at, but mostly I own them on my hard drive or remotely stored and viewed via my Plex server + app. If on a with-me hard drive the program I use on any of my laptop OSs is VLC Player. Otherwise it’s sometimes Netflix or Prime if they’re free. When my laptop is with me (it’s been in for repairs across the world, long story) I watch using he above methods and picture-in-picture combined. Currently I only have mobile devices and the smart TV at my AirBnB so I watch the film on the TV and reaction vid in front of me on my iPad. When that’s not even been an option I’ve watched used iPad and phone together a couple-four times. NTSC is usual format by farrrrrr. Despite living outside the US my location shits countries and continents often and PAL is only really found for the most part if you buy local DVDs in some places. I use internet getting or viewing methods so NTSC is much more often found. I use both the timer and the blurred image to sync. Time to get me close, blur to fine tune it by lining up the timing by obvious scene/camera changes.

I don't. I watched the full-length Rogue One reaction because I was really looking forward to that one, but for most of them I just watch on YT.

I have to ask - why do reactors use the watch along format? Why can't you have the movie in your screen for the whole run time? I'm sure there's a good reason - I just don't know what it is ...

Firefox tip with Vimeo - somebody else probably mentioned this but, if you open the Patreon page in Firefox, you can play one of the embedded reaction videos (I tested it with Die Hard) there will be a little icon on the playback that will create a smaller Picture-in-Picture window (of Die Hard reaction) this will be floating and will overlay on top of everything, this picture is resizable. You can have the movie playing in the background and the reaction video off Patreon can be floating on top that you can drag into place. This will also work with other videos playing on Firefox including Rumble and YouTube - probably others. Firefox tip #2 - downloaded file If you read this far, you can also do this Picture-in-Picture with a downloaded video file. What you do is drag the file from its folder into Firefox and pick a nice spot to drop it and it should playback, I drop it on the top bar. Once playing you can turn it into a resizable and movable Picture-in-Picture, very handy. The volume is controllable in the Firefox window not in the PinP window.

I have Itunes movies , I shrink popcorn in bed and place her on the bottom left corner of my screen , I open my movie and start it when Cassie does her countdown . I shrink my borders of my movie screen to watch Cassies reactions

I did what I felt was the easiest solution, use the "pop-out function" of the player on this site, then visually time the video to be about 0,5s ahead of my copy of film (that way the reactions from you feel more realistic) Then I just drag the vide of cassie down to the left bottom of my screen so I see both om the same screen.

I watch Cassie on my desktop TV and play the movie on my main 50" TV in my Livingroom. Now example with the movie Aliens I have the extended version on Blu Ray and I have to pause Cassie when the extra scenes pop up on my version. But it works.

Recently I went from 2 monitors down to just 1. So now what I do it I download the link (either one works the same) as opposed to watching directly from patreon. I do this because if you minimize the patreon window and watch it side by side with the movie a large portion of the patreon window will be dedicated to the comment section and the rest of the patreon page. Where as if you download the other link and put it side by side with the movie then the "reaction" window will solely be Cassie and her reaction. TL DR- if using 1 monitor you will get a larger "reaction window" if you download one of the links Cassie posts instead of watching directly from patreon.

regarding synchronization - I find it doesn't matter to me much if it's off by a few frames. I can start either one first and pause it at any visual cue, then play the other. As it catches up I just unpause at the approximate time. If one is slightly ahead you can stutter pause that one, pause and unpause to cause just enough of a delay for the other one to catch up. I use the timer if I need to resync somewhere in the middle but I don't sync to the actual time because the movie will never sync up exactly (I don't think), it's best to assume the timer won't sync exactly but it helps to find an approximate spot. I assume the timer will be helpful for those using software. I prefer Cassie to be bigger and the movie to be smaller if I'm familiar with the movie - but I will try to reverse it if I'm not as familiar with the movie.

Yes there are 20 different ways to do this. I've also used a tablet in portrait mode to watch Cassie off a downloaded file through NAS (Network server). With a certain trick I can zoom in on the tablet (Fire tablet) and so Cassie fills the tablet screen. With this you can watch the movie in the living room and walk around with the tablet, go in the kitchen etc.

In the past I watch in my room on the TV I can stream the movie and have Cassie on a laptop. Using the laptop I can zoom in to just increase Cassie's face =) since the majority of the screen is empty, because my TV is pretty big then Cassie would be too small. Next I have to awkwardly overlap the laptop in front of the TV, lol.

Yesterday I streamed HBO Max on my PC and I used a separate window for Cassie's reaction off Patreon page - first time doing it this way. I had Cassie full screen and there was room on the left to have the HBO in a window (Jurassic Park 2). I will have to experiment other ways on the PC. If playing back using a video player usually can't trim to a portion of the screen easily but as long as it's not fullscreen you can move it around and overlap two windows, meaning neither are fullscreen (need screenshot example).

Watch the movie on my big screen - sync with my laptop,

Sync it manually and put the player over the reation. Really rudimentary

Download the reaction. Use Premiere Pro to add the movie and just export it. Takes like 1 min to match the time and fix position, scale etc. About 10min to export depending on the movie ofc, i just make some tea or whatever while i wait :)

I know I am late to this party but I created a new windows player that allows me to select two videos (currently has to be a file but I want to add a streaming option into it soon). This new player allows me to create a PIP with the original movie and the reaction full screen in the back. I can pause/play either video or both at the same time. I can advance/rewind either video or both from intervals ranging from a half second to 30 seconds. I can resize the PIP window and put it in any of 9 places around the screen. I can also save/load any point during the playback and load in it later to continue the watch. The program is rough right now but I hope to refine and polish it.

There are two methods I watch the reactions. Both methods require me to create an mp4 of the film by ripping the film from the original DVD. Method 1 - The easiest way is I start the film (no reaction) in a media player and I wait for an audio cue (20th century fox fanfare) at which point I pause the player. Then I go online to the reaction of the film, press play, while it's playing I open it to full screen. Then by pressing "alt + tab", I bring my media player to the front, use my mouse to resize the player so it covers most of Callie's video, but obviously keeping her in view. Callie continues to do the intro and her thank-yous. When she starts HER video of the film, I listen for the audio cue that I paused MY player at, at voila, I'm in sync with the video. I MAY need to adjust the volume of my player but not that often. Method 2 - The second method is a bit tougher and I only suggest it if you have at least a basic knowledge of film editing. I download the reaction that Callie provides us, And I place it into video line #1 in a program called Corel Video Studio (mine is version X9). I skip to the part where Callie starts the film and "slice" the video into two pieces. Then I place the film file that I ripped into video line #2 of the same program. With a steady hand, I drag the film file to line it up to the point I "sliced" Callie's video. Using the arrow buttons, I can reposition the film file so it replaces Callie's PIP of the film which after a short time will be blurry and drastically muted. I can also resize the film segment to whatever size I prefer. Once all that is done, I skip to the end (credits) and "slice" my film video, then I will resize the video (film) so it's smaller and centred, that way the credits are still going while Callie continues with her review, and since her review is accompanied with background music, I mute the film video at that point. I only do it THIS way with the reaction I plan on keeping for my own collection. Otherwise, I just use the first method.

I put the reaction and film side by side on my monitor. If its a PAL version and not going to be in sync for me here in the US I just stop the reaction and give up. I used to try messing with playback speed etc and its just not worth it.

I watch the reaction on my iPad and the movie on my tv - either streaming or dvd if I own it. Never was able to watch Patreon on my tv - not sure how. I sync by just pausing one or the other until they match up. So long as you have the vision and sound on for a few moments, it’s pretty easy.

Dual monitors. Original movie on the main screen, reaction on the second screen.

I use two windows, watching the movie/TV show usually from a streaming site. It takes a little fidgeting to sync at the start and more if I need to pause and restart, but 1) for me it's not that big of a deal and 2) the blurred movie on the reactions always makes this pretty easy.

I use VLC player for the reaction video and then stream the movies. I usually resize the video so I only see her head in the corner of my screen. since the movie is blurred I have the other half offscreen. I sync first of course.

I play the movie on my TV (using Plex or a streaming service that has the movie available), and your reaction on a laptop next to the TV. For syncing, I just eyeball it and try to get my copy just ahead of your copy.

I watch on my PC. I have two screens. I use VLC Media Player to play the movie on the other screen and have the reaction playing from the browser on full screen on the other. I don't use the timer. I sync the videos by first starting the movie, then the reaction, then using space bar to pause and un-pause the movie until the cuts match to the one on the reaction. I find this really fast, and I can usually get it to match during the starting credits.

I usually download and watch reactions on my ipad while watching the movie on my TV. Visual synching.

stream or buy/download movie and watch on tv, reaction on laptop. Sync with visual and audio manually.

I watch the movie on my TV and play your reaction on my phone.

I'm not tech savvy so I just go the easy route for me. Easy Route: If I have the movie on thumb drive I just pop that into my computer and synch up Cassie, putting my copy playing over hers, voila'. Or, if I don't already have a copy I just pay a visit to the land o' pirates and download it, then proceed with the aforementioned steps. (Of course, one should always use "protection" when dealing with pirates.)

I've told you before, but if you keep a mirror in the background, it makes it WAY easier to sync and they can't get you on copyright stuff.

My only suggestion for something to change is the way you start the movie. You usually say "here we go" and then do a countdown. Then after that "loading", which makes the whole countdown pointless :) Sorry to say. I would suggest you start the movie on your side and pause it right at the start of the logo, then do the intro and everything else. This way after the countdown it is really ready to go. But this is a minor nitpick, nothing more.

I watch on my desktop computer with one monitor. Cassie's reaction is one window and the movie is the other window. I make Cassie's reaction the big window and the smaller movie window goes over the blurred corner of her reaction. I sync up visually at the beginning, by starting the movie beforehand and pausing it once it gets past the studio logos, then starting the movie again once Cassie's reaction video hits the same spot. Never fails! :-) I'll also note that I always download Cassie's reaction, since the Vimeo window is kind of small if you watch it in the browser.

I want to enjoy the movie as much as possible during watch alongs so I have the movie on my big tv and the reaction on my iPad next to me on the sofa. I usually wait until the movie itself starts (after studio/distributors as these can very occasionally vary) before syncing. As others have said I just watch for scene changes to sync it up as it’s easy to spot big changes in light or colour. I’m in the UK and find that my Blu-ray copies stay synced as do most streamed versions. Unfortunately for me DVD copies always go out of sync after only a few seconds, as do movies I watch on Sky (big UK broadcaster). I then have to briefly pause my copy every 10-30 seconds depending on how often I want it in exact sync. I find it a crappy way to watch the movie but luckily most of my copies are on Blu-ray. I actually just found a cheap version of Firefly on Blu-ray to upgrade from DVD so no more sync issues for me on that one 😊 I haven’t really searched to see if there’s any iPad apps that allow speed changes by 1% increments, but if anyone does know of any that would be great to hear. I think the timer is incredibly useful, not for syncing at the start, but much easier if I come back to a movie halfway through.

Generally I eyeball it at the start. Your verbal "countdown" is not very useful to start, but don't get rid of it because it lets me know to get ready. I prefer to just look for visual cues to get into sync. Keeping the "live" video for at least 30 seconds allows me to hone it down. I prefer to download your reaction and use VLC video player to play it back. VLC take up less of the screen than the web browser, leaving more room for the movie, and allows for better control. If you choose this option, there is an addon called Clickpause that allows you to click anywhere in the window to pause and play the video. Very useful for getting the sync perfect, and for quickly pausing if you need to. You generally keep the movie volume up at the beginning, and I find that to be actually distracting. No matter how close to perfect my sync is, it will never be perfect, so I have a distracting echo until you eliminate that. My problem comes up during movies when I need to stop in the middle to get a drink or a snack or to do "other stuff". Getting it synced after that can be a challenge. That's when the timer can be useful. Also if something happens and I get out of sync. Another thing that would be useful is for you to let us know where you are watching from. Is it DVD or streaming, and if so, which service? Is it an extended or director's cut? All of these can affect the sync and how useful the clock is. I currently only have a single screen. I tried watching you on my laptop with my TV on in the background, but that was difficult. In Windows if you drag a window to the far right of the screen and another one to the far left, they automatically resize to half of the screen. Then I can resize the windows simultaneously by dragging between them so that your reaction takes up about 25% of the screen. If I want to get fancy, and I'm comfortable with the sync, I will drag the movie to hide the blurred video so I'm just looking at you and the movie is as big as it can be. When I have 2 screens I'll probably try putting you on a separate screen. Finally, I doubt that you will do this, but for very long movies (exceeding 2 hours), it would be helpful if you could take a short pause break in the middle and resume with a short live video for re-syncing. If would allow your audience to take care of stuff, and also to resync if they got out of sync. Stuff like Lord of the Rings really taxed my sync. You could talk about the movie up to that point or just leave the video quiet for a few seconds. I don't need to deal with the PAL sync issue. I've read about it, and it does not look like something that can easily be solved. Again, if you include a mid-movie pause, it will allow your non-American viewers to get back into sync while I get a soda or recycle a soda. Not a perfect solution, but something you may try to see how people respond.

Set up the gorgeous Cassie on my phone on the table and Bob's ya uncle💁‍♂️

I just hopefully have the movie on Netflix or Disney +, if not YouTube has most movie for cheap.

Between myself, my family and friends, there is a huge collection of movies, so it's very rare that I will stream when watching the full length reactions. Even though I have AP and Netflix, I will always try and watch my own copy or borrow one from someone else. I watch them on my laptop. I open 2 windows of VLC Media Player (free to download online and better than Windows Media Player, I just find it snappier) and I sync up manually. It's no hassle whatsoever, I just go by the picture (the credits/titles are a good reference) and it literally takes 10 seconds to get it right. Whatever info you take on board here, don't stop singing along with the 20th Century Fox tune, it always makes me laugh:)

I watch on my computer, but my main monitor I use is actually a whole TV screen. And I always use a streaming service as my copy of the movie, usually Amazon if possible, but it doesnt really make a difference in the way i do it. I open both videos in firefox using the pop-out Picture in picture mode and then overlap them both on my main screen, kind of diagonally from each other, making the movie as big as possible starting in the top left corner, while still being able to see you fully in the bottom right corner. Then i can control both via the controls on browser on my secondary screen. I sync them mostly visually, watching scene changes and using quick pauses to sync them up perfectly. This works well for me and I barely even have to think about it anymore. I cant think of anything I would have you change. Thanks for your effort!

I eyeball it. I'll start the movie and stop it on a distinct shot, then hit play when the shot comes up on your preview. Sometimes I'll have to do a quick pause on the movie or your video to sync them up. I find the timers are pretty useless for anything but fixing accidental fast forwards. Keep in mind that some formats in foreign countries have different frame rates, so the timers are useless there as well. I've also noticed that DVDs vary as well if they're remasters or special editions.

This is neither here nor there but, personally, I quite enjoyed it when you would haphazardly sing the 20th Century Fox theme COMPLETELY out-of-sync with the movie! It's the little things in life... :)

on my laptop, one window the movie, one window the reaction, sync visually, doing a couple pause button double taps on one or the other to make minor corrections during the first scene. Easy.

I put your feed on my iPad and pull up the movie on my Apple TV. I sync visually, based on the title screens. Sometimes I have to pause one or the other to get it close. Other than that, everything just works.

I'll have your reaction on my laptop, then synch/watch (hopefully) the movie on the TV, using my own personal copy or maybe off HBO/Amazon Prime. Watched Predator using a new app called ScreenPix during a free week's trial.....

Cassie referred to the difference between NTSC and Pal versions(Different play speeds).Read my explanation just above this

I sync visually, usually by watching for major scene changes, especially those involving major changes in colour and/or lighting.

Hi, friend! I use cuts (edits), my space bars, a combo of eye-balling and rhythm, then refinement. Plus character movement, or objects moving out of frame. And I give *sound* precedence over *sight*. Here is how it goes, it's really cool. FIRST, I get the movie and the reaction up on two devices, in full screen. THEN I test the space bar on each device so I know it will pause/un-pause each video. Once that works: I start one video, then carrie-fully watch as the first studio logo appears, plays, and fades. The MOMENT it fades to black or disappears, I hit PAUSE (using the space bar, it's a nice big button). Then, I start the second video (using the space bar again), and do the same -- again, carrie-fully! The VERY MOMENT the logo fades to black in the 2nd video, I UN-PAUSE the FIRST video. This gets me to a very accurate start, sometimes perfect in the first try. BUT IF NOT... RHYTHM ...As they play, I carrie-fully eyeball both screens. This is where RHYTHM kicks in, and I watch for cuts, and feel the TEMPO of the cuts. Whichever video is ahead, I watch it, see a cut, and wait for the same cut in the 2nd video. I memorize the TEMPO, and when I know I feel it, I use the same tempo to pause / un-pause video #1. Example... Camera fades on a face, then CUTS to new frame. 2nd camera fades on a face, then CUTS to the new frame. I feel that rhythm and amount of time, then, duplicate the rhythm on video #1. "........ CUTS (I pause) to the new frame.... 2nd video CUTS (I un-pause 1st video). At this point, it is micro-close, and you can watch and see every camera cut exactly in sync.... And to get Very Exact, watch again carrie-fully for tiny, tiny, differences in the cuts (watch the light, it's called eyeballing). No matter how itty-bitty the difference in time, if you can DUPLICATE it with the same itty-bitty pause and un-pause, you get uncanny PERFECT synchronization. Very fun! BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! For long scenes with no cuts, you can watch the characters, and use their larger gestures... [-- BY THE WAY, ALL OF THIS STILL WORKS EVEN IF THE REACTOR'S VIDEO IS SLIGHTLY BLURRY --] ..so when a character turns their head, or waves a hand, just watch the 2nd video and memorize the tempo. Same thing for a car moving out of a frame. As soon as the car disappears from frame, watch it disappear from the second frame, and TEMPO! Voila! You can sync! BUT WAIT, WHAT ABOUT SOUND? I like my reactor's voice on my larger sound system, and the actual movie on the device speakers, and then I balance them. I want both, and I want the reactor's words clearly audible. SOMETIMES even if the visual cuts are precise, the audio is off, and there is an echo (an echo). The audio echo will DRIVE YOU MUCH CRAZIER than the visual skip in the cuts. So... LISTEN FOR THE ECHO... "I have a bad FEEL-ing about this..." {echo} "...bad FEEL-ing about this..." Do the same with the audio echo as you do with cuts. Get the tempo of the echo, feel that beat, then pause and un-pause whichever audio comes first, in that same tempo. You know you have this mastered when the echo completely, absolutely, disappears, and cannot tell there are two audios playing. AND YOU CAN DO THIS, WITH PRACTICE. Just be patient, it's fun and not hard. ADJUST.... You can continue to adjust synchronization during the movie... Sometimes a device skips or streaming gets stuck... Don't worry, it's all fixable. AND... And if you lose some time and miss a scene.... ALWAYS GO BACK. Use the left arrow on one device to go tap tap tap 3-4 times (it reverses a few seconds with each tap), then do the same on the 2nd device. NEVER miss a scene or a moment, ESPECIALLY if Carrie is your reactor! Every moment is exquisite! I love you, Carrie, I pray for you and your family, and I love you al!!!

I'm from Canada. I'm watching a Creator on Patreon who is from the UK. Her version of B5 is too fast and doesn't sync up to my DVD copy. I solved the problem by downloading her reaction and playing it back using Windows Media Player with the playback speed set at 96%.It synced up perfectly with my DVD copy. So someone from Europe would have to set their play speed of Cassie's reaction slightly faster than 100% to sync up with their European version of the movie. That's the difference between NTSC and PAL

I usually watch the movie on my TV via my Roku and use my iPad for the reaction video. I typically sync visually. The timer is nice and I'd rather have it than not have it but it is almost always off by about a half second or more. Depending on the source of the movie it's not uncommon to have a slightly different version than Cassie which sometimes throws off the sync...two recent examples: Her version of Blade Runner 2049 must have been for foreign markets because it had the SONY label first followed by the Warner Brothers label (SONY distributed the movie internationally, WB in the US). My version was reversed...that mess up the sync a bit. A second example is Firefly, Cassie's version lacks the voice over intro and the "previously on Firefly" recaps so I have to let my version run for about 90 seconds before I can start the reaction video.

I have dual monitors on my PC, so I play the start of the movie to an easily identifiable cue (usually a sound cue) then pause it. Then I start the reaction video, enjoy Cassie's intro, then hover over play and hit it when Cassie's copy hits the same cue. I generally ignore timestamps because they're unreliable for my copies (I'm in Aus) and sometimes extra things have been added on the service I'm watching it - eg. Firefly has an added intro on Disney+ to explain the setting which throws the whole timestamp of the ep out the window.

I have a laptop, connected to an external monitor. I play the movie on the lappy screen, and Cassie on the monitor.

I use my laptop and tv. I download reactions to my laptop and stream the movie/show on my smart tv. I use headphones connected to my laptop and then sync up either by sound or visual by picture not the timer. Even blurred it's easier to sync up that way. I've found the timer doesn't sync exactly depending on the difference in streaming sites. Most of the time in a longer reaction I may need to resync, but that's typically just a quick double click of the mouse (pause+play) or remote. The only issue I had was with Dune. My copy just wouldn't stay in sync, so having seen it before I just watched your reaction with the blurred video. Easy pease Gary Sinise.

To tell the truth, if it's something I'm really familiar with or have seen a lot of reactions to recently, I may not even turn on the movie at all, just turn on the commentary. When I do watch along, I tend to keep my copy a second or two ahead of the reaction.

1. Buy movie on Amazon Prime 2. Stream Amazon Prime from iPad to Big screen TV 3. Watch Patreon on computer monitor 4. Make microwave popcorn.

I usually use my iphone to play your videos and my TV to play the show/movie. I use the timer and video (even if blurred) to sync up the playback and it works well. The one thing that would help is knowing what you are using to watch. For example Firefly is on Hulu but it they add a recap/intro before the episodes that your commentaries don't have. I own the Blu Ray so that syncs up well but knowing where you are streaming or watching would minimize that reset.

I have a desktop computer. I open two windows. One is you, one is the movie, streaming either legally or illegally. My eyes dart and forth between both windows. Amusement is had. The timer is good. I dont' know what NTSC or PAL stand for.

I use Final Cut to overlay and line up the movie with the reaction. I usually use the MGM lion or Fox search lights to sync everything up and then just airplay direct from Final Cut to my projector. On the big screen, it's just like Cassie is there in the living room with me. 🤓

Time the shot transitions. Timestamps may or may not be useful.

I download the reaction to my phone. Then sync my Blu-ray DVD or streaming version to my TV.

I tend to be low tech (DVD/Bluray)... so computer frame rates and whatnot are not an issue with me. I will also pay attention to major scene changes and re-sync accordingly. Only issue I have is that vimeo is more sensitive to buffering but not to too great an extent for me to enjoy the reactions.

I use the "Download this full reaction." option, but instead of downloading I add the (1080p) link it gives to my media player. Then on my second screen I have the original media playing and pause one or the other to get them in sync (by the sound matching up/not echoing, or waiting until the camera changes scenes to see which one should be paused and unpaused quickly). I haven't had an PAL vs NTSC issues yet, though I did have a bit of concern that the edition of Predator that I had wouldn't match yours. I was planning on skipping ahead and re-syncing manually (as above; or pausing and waiting for your version to be done with the extra scene) but happily the editions turned out the same and it wasn't needed. What could be a useful addition (though it's easy to find it ourselves) is how far into the video (in ms?) until the video starts up. That way it would be possible to play it all in one media player with the right command (using our own Picture in Picture that would go over the top of yours, for example). I probably wouldn't use it, as I prefer using two screens, but if I had to use one screen that's probably how I'd set it up.

Popcorn reaction on the computer while the movie plays on the home theater projector. NTSC via disc for the majority of films. Just use the visual edits at the beginning of the movie to get in sync. Usually very easy. Never pay attention to the time code. I'm perfectly happy with how things currently are.

Play your reaction in a media player using mini view put in a bottom corner. Play the movie in VLC media player and change the speed of playback in VLC if required. Then send to my TV to watch on a large screen.

It depends on the situation, but primarily I use my appletv to stream the film/show on my tv and use phone/tablet/laptop to watch your reaction. However I have used some combo of phone/tablet/laptop for the same effect and I have occasionally done this as separate tabs/pages on my laptop though this isn’t my preference. You do a really good job of letting the opening run before you obscure it which helps with syncing.

I use two screens, popcorn on pc screen and movie on my tv.

I have two setups: my desktop where I have the reaction on my 2nd monitor and the laptop setup when I just want to just watch in bed. For the laptop, I have 2 windows of VLC player open and I have the reaction set to "always on top." I always use the sync timer as long as it is working with my copy. I'm sure there are apps to sync both videos out there but I haven't been bothered to look for one.

I use two tabs. Yours I set to full screen, and then I shrink the video down from another tab and match the size on your video. Get the time stamps close and then pause/play each a couple of times using scene changes to make sure they are in sync.

I use 2 screens, movie on tv, Popcorn on my tablet. Start the movie first and pause so it's ready to play instantly . Start the reaction and wait for the start, then unpause. It usually takes a few pause and play actions on either to sync. I use the (blurred) screen to sync with obvious scene changes. The timer is useful if I come back later to a movie reaction and can quickly find where I should be. I haven't had any problems with copies running slightly out of sync over time. I think NTSC and PAL aren't really a thing anymore with digital delivery now right? I'm from Europe, so we used PAL.

I'm running a dual monitor setup so I have the movie streaming on one screen and your reaction on the other. Most of the time we are watching on the same streaming platform so your countdown plus a few little tweaks normally syncs both our copies perfectly. although on occasion one of the streams will lag behind by just a sec so a quick pause then unpause on the stream that is ahead will fix the issue.

I am going to quote Art of Free Speech here. Dual monitors, the timer does help a bit if I have to pause for whatever reason, but really I just get close and double click pause until they are synched up. Firefly I have ripped to my computer. We did a Rated R purge in our house a few years ago when our kids were little, so I don't have any copies of Terminator, The Matrix, etc, so I have to rent them and watch them on my own.

I download your reaction so it overlays the movie while I watch it. It's small enough to not impede my viewing. I just sync it visually to the studio logo. Once your sound is lowered if I'm a second or two off It's no big deal, the echo is over.

I usually just have the movie playing in the background and watch "Popcorn In Bed" on my phone 😊

I routinely use my Samsung phone with the app "sound assistant" which allows sound from multiple sources to play at once. Then I open the patreon video and the movie (from a streaming service/purchased prime video) in split screen view. Start/pause until they're synced then watch. 😀

Multiple screens (2), with you on one screen, and the movie/show on the other. To sync them, I start your video from the beginning, then start the other one but pause it. When you start watching, I hit play, and then just do quick pauses (almost double clicking on the play button) on which ever one is ahead until the sound syncs up. The timer, sadly, is only useful if I'm watching from a DVD. Since I stream it 99% of the time, there's almost always a commercial or trailer or recap that makes our clocks different.

I watch your video on my phone and use whatever streaming service I can to watch even if I have to rent it. I use a combination of the timer but also visual cues to sync.

I use my smart TV with either HBO Max or Prime Video for the movie and a laptop for the full length reaction video, then just sync it visually. I also try to match up what I’m hearing on my tv with yours. Works good until my internet decides to not play nice lol. In other words I’m pretty low tech with the whole thing.

I watch the movie on my tv, from a huge library of digital movies I have on a movie box/media player, and I watch your reaction on my laptop. I don't sync by run time, I sync by an obvious scene change at the start of the movie (a logo appearing, or fading to black etc.), So leaving the movie unblurred for 60 seconds is VERY helpful. If we get out of sync for some reason in the middle of the movie it's harder to sync back up, but I try to find a major scene change that I can find even on your highly blurred copy, with some help from the time codes which are never the same as mine, but relatively close. Some reactors leave a small portion of their copy of the movie unblurred at the the bottom, and that can also help with syncing. I don't personally know of a solution if one person is using a 25fps PAL copy and the other is using NTSC, since they will quickly get out of sync, other than to locate a copy of the movie that matches up with the Patreon source.

I usually buy it on iTunes or YouTube. The openings are usually a little different so I time it up visually and make adjustments as I do. If I'm at home I have the movie playing on my laptop and your reaction on my tablet. If I'm at work I got the movie on the tablet and your reaction on my phone

It's really interesting reading all the different ways people watch your videos. I never really thought about all the myriad of ways to do this. I personally use two PC monitors with each its own browser and sync with visuals and audio (basically finding a key point to sync up to and adjust it with pause/play. I also adjust the volume on each player so none are too overpowering. The blurred movie window really helps if I have to pause it midway and need to sync up again. I then use the editing/cut in the movie as a guideline and it works just fine. Regarding the Pal/NTSC, I would go through the painstakingly process of pausing 1 second every 10 sec (ish). If it's a movie I'm not overly keen on I might skip it, but for Chernobyl I happily did it. But most of the time the streaming sites have uploaded most with NTSC. I would say, even though I live in Norway (normally PAL), 90% of your posts sync. :) If anyone has a good (simple) way of converting, let me know. :)

I watch your reaction on my computer and the movie on my television, I start your reaction and then pause it right after an obvious sound or visual cue like the lion roaring or the 20th Century Fox trumpets playing, then I start the movie and unpause your reaction at the matching time. If I mess it up slightly I just quickly pause-unpause whichever one is ahead.

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Sometimes I use my DVDs/Blu-Rays. But sometimes I pull out a laserdisc and use that.

I usually have the show playing on my Apple TV, and your reaction video on a laptop. I’ve always found your timecode and mine way off, so I just lean back and watch when transitions happen on both screens, and pause either the laptop or my Apple TV a bit to get the transitions in sync. Usually takes less than a minute. As others have mentioned, saying what source you’re watching could help in some cases, even just to know where to get the movie.

I start with both copies on one screen and hit the go as soon as you start then visually sync it up to the different transitioning cuts just double clicking the play button on the copy thats slightly ahead until its perfect

I have my Google chrome with your reaction snapes to the left and either vlc playing the file or another chrome streaming the movie tabbed to the right. For LotR I used video files for star wars I used Disney plus. I look at both windows and pause and resume each till they sync up. Even though you blur the screen I can still tell when the camera angele changes/it cuts to a different shot. So I can sync up fine as.

Tell us we're you are watching a movie and if it's a DVD or blu ray. If it's DVD we can change the speed of the playback VLC. Blu rays all have the same framerate and if we know what website you are using we can go there two.

Have a app on my phone that lets me play two videos at once . Then I simple put my phone on split screen view.

Need to know the exact source you are watching. Hbo, Netflix,DVD. They each have different buffering speeds. Thanks

might help if you were to say the source of the version you are watching (Netflix, Amazon etc) or say the run time, so we can make sure we have the same version.

Don’t normally need the timers the way I do it but I’m glad it’s there just in case. I usually watch the full movie on my tv and watch the reaction on my phone or iPad. I start one and pause it a few seconds into the film. Then I start the other device. When it gets to the same part, I resume the paused device. Usually within a half second of each other. After that, whichever one is slightly ahead, I just quickly pause and Un-pause. Usually that gets them super close. Repeat if necessary. Less than 30 seconds for the whole sync.

I'll have your reaction and my copy of the video up on the same screen next to each other. I typically move my version until the first noticeable visual cue (logo/credits/opening scene of the movie/whatever). I pause my version and start your reaction and then un-pause my version as yours "catches up" so to speak. I used to try really hard to get the two copies perfectly aligned but having followed a few reactors who don't have any video up at all (not even blurred), I've realized that it's really not that important - they can be within a second or so and it's fine. Every so often I have a gradual-desync issue where the two videos just get more and more out of sync (I assume due to a slight difference in framerate). If so I'll tap the pause button every so often on the version that is ahead to let the other one catch up. Same if I'm watching a different version (e.g. extended edition), the pauses just last longer. Edit: about the only thing I can think of extra would be mentioning the version of the movie/show you're watching (theatrical/director's cut/uncut/etc.) if you know it?

I download the video…then use one screen, reactor on left my copy on the right. I sync all kinds of ways depending on how the reactor processed the video. Sometimes their might be a delay (1-3 secs) so I sync based on what the reactor reacts to..(loud music, credits, etc)

I used to have your video playing on my phone and the movie on my computer. But I found switching back and forth from two seperate screens is tiring. Now I use my S7 plus tablet and play the movie and your video in 2 seperate windows. I have the window w/ the movie above your video and squeeze your video's window down smaller and zoom in on just your face, then i put your face in the right bottom corner so the rest of the screen can be just the movie. I just eyeball to sync the two using the blurred video as a reference. For watever reason more often than not the movies time numbers dont line up with my copy of the film. I would be lying if I said I didnt want to chuck my tablet across the room the first few times while playing the pause and play game with both windows to get the two videos to perfectly sync every time. Super annoying when I have to stop and go do something else and come back. Now I got much better at it where it's not a problem. I'm a little anal with having you synced up exactly with movie so that's on me. For audio I just use wireless headphones usually or speaker and I always have to bring up the volume of your video higher than the movies lol. The end result is not unsimilar to your old videos, only the movie takes up most of the screen with your head innthe corner. Its a little bit of a setup but you gotta love technology.📺

I just play the movie in VLC in a window on my computer, pause during some transition, start the reaction from here, watch until at the transition I paused at, unpause, move/adjust the movie window, and watch. During a couple of the reactions I had to set the movie to 96% playback speed to keep them synced.

Typically I watch the movie/show on my television (via my Xbox) through whichever streaming service its available and then play your reaction video on my laptop in front of me. I also have a wireless pair of headphones that I pair to both devices, which makes listening to both usually sound better than just the tv and laptop speakers, but thats not always necessary. Since the copy of the show you use and I use are not always the same, I just try to sync up at the very beginning using the opening title cards or credits as best as possible. I'll let one video run until there is an obvious sync point, like when a logo cuts to another one or when the movies title first appears, and pause it there. Then I start the other video and play it until it catches up to the exact moment and I unpause the first one. And if thats still not synced up well enough, the blurred version on your reaction works well enough to find the exact shot in a scene that you're on.

I watch the movie on my tv and the reaction on my tablet or laptop. I just eye both pictures until i get it synced. It becomes easier over time.

I just start and stop from my tv until I get it right takes a couple tries, but I never miss much during opening credits synching this way.

Get my video ready from Amazon or wherever. Get mine to right before start of scene. Start yours. When yours gets close to my time I give a couple of pausy starts to get them close and….Haste lasagna don’t get any on ya! I’ve literally had zero problems. You don’t even have to have the timers perfect to enjoy the reaction.

I use my tablet to watch the reactions and my 55 inch television to watch the movie or show. I use a mix of the timer and visual for syncing.

I download the reaction to my tablet ready for when I want it. Then depending on the film or show, I either play it on my TV from the catalogue of stuff on my hard drive or stream it from Netflix, Prime or Disney+ if I don't have it already. I play the video to find a good sync point and then pause. I watch the intro and then press play when I see that moment appear. I might do a quick double tap on the play button if I want to sync the frame changes more precisely. Your videos are definitely one of the easiest to sync of all the reactors I follow.

Dual monitors. Actually one is a TV, the other is a standard computer monitor, but same thing.... Two browser windows, one with your reaction, one with whatever streaming service it might be, or VLC media player if it's a movie I own. Usually start whatever film/TV show it is and let the intro logo fade, start your reaction video and as soon as it hits the fade start the show. If there is no logo I do the same with the first editorial cut or scene change. For the most part it's always synced from there. The only issue is when I don't know which cut of the film is being used in advance. That can cause issues later in the film if it's a directors cut or something of that nature.

I have 2 laptops setup side by side, fairly easy to sync with a tap of the space bar. But in most cases, i don't even need to set up the movie. With the classics, i listen like a podcast, while doing other stuff. Mad max, LOTR, bladerunner, alien, terminator etc. Those i've seen so many times i can replay them in my mind.

Have both feeds running and judge synchronization by scene transitions..

One screen, reactor on the left, video on the right, sync using visuals I do wonder at timings of reactions related to my viewing, like is there a delay because of all the layers of processing everything that happens or is there some kind of systemic delay, are we truly synced, etc

I use two internet browser windows on one monitor of my desktop computer. Synching is usually visual but the timers sometimes are accurate to the second, but when they are not, they are always helpful. Helpful to get to the right time, and then I eyeball it to get it exact by pausing content on one window or the other.

It's hard with the firefly stuff, because I own it on Xbox and it features the episode recaps, but it typically takes me 3 or four minutes of pausing and playing to get it right

For me it's not worth the trouble so I wait and watch the YouTube version.

I'm sure others will have cooler, more tech-savvy ways of doing this. But I just do it right from my desktop PC. More often than not I download the full reaction that Cassie helpfully provides under every full reaction upload. Then I play that downloaded video file from my computer using a standard program that can play mp4 files. More often than not, I've purchased or rented the movie from a streaming service. From Google Chrome I'll open the site where the movie can be streamed from. (Amazon Prime. Youtube/Google Play. Or Vudu.) Then I'll simply play the Cassie Reaction mp4 in one area of my desktop screen, then position the movie (playing in Chrome) in some other part of the screen. So the two videos are more-or-less side by side. It's usually not that difficult to get the movies to synch up. Once the movie starts in Cassie's reaction, I start the purchased copy around the same time. (Sometimes it required fine-tuning. You do this by pausing one video or the other for a split second to get "both movies" to match perfectly.) It's not even that difficult to pause. I just pause one screen, then the other. Then when I want to start things up again, I do it in the same order.

First, I use my TV as my computer monitor so my setup will be a bit different. For your videos I just DL them and play them in a small Windows Media Player window at the bottom corner of my screen while I watch my copy of the movie on the majority of the screen. For other channels that don't have DL links I have an add-on for my browser (Firefox) called Enhancer for Youtube. It allows me to create a pop up window to play the reactor's video in. I then shrink it down and put it in the bottom corner of the screen just like the other way. Syncing is easy at that point because I can see both screens and get them timed correctly with a pause or two on whichever side is ahead of the other.

I probably do more work than most people because I want to pause, go back, skip or find specific points, so I use a video editor program to sync the reaction and the movie (basically do a video overlay) and render a final video with both. That way I can play the full reaction with movie in one file. Again, probably more work than most people would do but having to re-sync every time I pause or skip around was getting annoying and worth the effort for me.

I watch the film on my TV and your video on a tablet propped up on my coffee table. Having two separate audio sources is ideal. Start film Wait until company logo goes to black Pause film Start reaction video Wait until company logo goes to black Play film Works a treat.

Personally, I only bother with watch along style videos when I have Blu-ray copies (which I've ripped for easier viewing) as then PAL/NTSC frame-rate differences don't exist. As for watching, I'll generally create a PIP version with video editing software and then watch that, though for Firefly I've been watching using two instances of VLC so I don't have to wait (though I will create PIP versions eventually), visually synced as it's nigh impossible to get it exact

I play the movie/show on my tablet and your reaction on my laptop, just visually sync them. I just wish vimeo had a keyboard shortcut for pause like YT does

I generally use two screens and have Amazon Prime on one and Patreon on the other. I'll use the fades and motion in the film to synch it up. The only issues I've ever had doing this is when different versions of the film are being used (Theatrical v Director's Cut, for example). Amazon also has the full intro to all Firefly episodes ("Here's how it is: Earth got used up, so we terraformed a whole new galaxy of Earths...") that sometimes throw me slightly, but it's no big deal. My key point of advice to viewers? Use two monitors. Key point of advice to the reactor? Let us know what version you're using. Synch up on the key points in the film like the studio logo fade in/out. I have gotten off a ways when I thought I'd paused one, and on that the timer did help getting back to the right point where I could get it back to the fraction of a second again.) Thanks Cassie!

I watch your reaction on a laptop and the movie on a desktop. The only real problems I’ve had is with watching Aliens and Terminator 2 because you watched the theatrical versions of both which aren’t the ones that are on streaming (when they are) or the ones can rent on Amazon. The only advice I’d give is to always do the most widely available version of the movie you’re watching which isn’t always the theatrical one like in the case of Blade Runner where the Final Cut is now the default one and the one you did thankfully.

I watch in my home theater with your reaction on an iPad. I pause the movie about 2 seconds in and hit play when you do and then I hit play/pause until it’s synced. I usually don’t have much of an issue. If it’s really getting out of sync I download your reaction and play it in VLC which gives me more control over playback speed.

Really it comes down to hitting stop and play and making micro adjustments until the videos are synced. It is easy once you get the hang of it. The timer is nice and gets you in the ball park but often times my copy of the video has an extra splash screen, or vice versa so the timer is thrown off. Pausing one video while you you adjust the second video to the matching scene gets you in the ballpark then it becomes a fun little game of pause/play to see how in sync you can get the reaction and the movie.

I'm in Ohio, USA, so I don't have to deal with PAL/NTSC issues. I watch the movie on my TV via one of my numerous subscription services, or rent the film via YouTube, or Amazon, or whatever. YOUR reaction on my phone, via Vimeo, with one earbud in my ear, so I can hear you clearly, and hear the TV clearly. I sync via audio cues, with the tried and true "Pause - unpause" method that lots of old farts like me use. For me, there is really nothing you could do to improve. But I am interested to hear what everyone else has to say!

Good old fashion eye balling it. Paramount logo: I sync up right when the stars stop on the left side of the mountain logo. MGM: After lion's first roar. etc. Not too difficult.

I mostly watch reactions while I'm working so I'm sitting at my desk with the movie playing on my iPad and the reaction on my laptop, nothing fancy really. Never had any issues with PAL/NTSC as the reactors I watch are all in NTSC areas.

yea you just sync them based on the timer you provide. it normally works out really well

I find it easiest to pause the movie on my TV at the first frame after the studio logos. Then I play your video on my laptop. When you reach the end of the studio logos, I hit play on my TV remote and that’s pretty close; within a few frames. Good enough for me. LOL

First, I download your reaction video. Then I open the movie in a separate window. So basically I have the movie playing in one window and your reaction video playing in another window, and they're side by side (I have a wide screen monitor). And then I just manually sync the movie to your timer.

I'm not super tech savvy. Honestly I just visually sync them up so when it switches scenes I see them switch at the exact same time. If I don't have the DVD or can't find it to stream I just rent it on Amazon prime for $3.

On pc: Two monitors. Movie/show is full screen center, reaction is half screen to the side. On phone I have a galaxy note 20 and force split screen. Mobile solution doesn't always work depending on what platform the movie/show streaming from. When one get slightly ahead of the other, I just pause/unpause quickly to re-sync.

I start my copy (and send it to my Apple TV using beamer for Mac) and wait for the studio logo sequence to fade to black then hit pause. Then I start the reactors video on my laptop and wait for the same point. Then hit play/pause again on my copy. It usually lines up pretty well.

I watch your reactions on my HTPC with half the screen on VLC player and the other half the reaction. Then use the timer AND the picture to line it up.

I try to sync the picture up with what you're showing. I don't go by timer much because if you're watching on a streaming service vs me watching on a DVD or a different streaming service, the timers don't always line up perfectly. Some cases the times actually are slower or faster, so I occasionally have to pause either your video or mine for a second or 2 to get them back in sync.

Most of the movies you watch I've had on my hard drive for a decade. It's easy for me I just download your reaction with Internet Download Manager and then sync both videos up with the Any DVD program. Easy peacy Japaneseee.

I just use the pop out and eyeball it. It's really not that hard to do at the start of the movie. The only tricky thing is if HBO Max or whatever decides to start lagging midway through while the Vimeo player keeps going fine.

Thought that was the Die Hard notification. Darn.