@stib @Crow @randahl Worth noting I am talking about micro-budget truly indie filmmaking. I also work on Hollywood stuff, but these days it's usually ADR recording/mixing and when the client asks me about sync, they're talking about my eyes and the picture, not guide track and phase lock. I haven't done any dialog editing for one of them in quite a few years. Back in those days, the auto-conform was +/- a half frame or so and we had to watch out for pull-up/-down issues, but the guide track from the Avid was pretty solid. I started noticing issues with guide tracks when Final Cut Pro was starting to work it's way into the business, and it's only gotten worse since. And I've seen some things in movie theaters and on awards screeners (back when they were on DVD/BluRay) that are pretty messed up. Some on movies that have won major sound editing awards. :/