# Hanna Eng - Video Editor & Audio Engineer (Paris) > Hanna Eng is a freelance video editor and audio engineer based in Paris, France. She graduated as an Assistant Director from the Free Conservatory of French Cinema, interned at one of New Zealand's most renowned studios, and holds an Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering from Abbey Road Institute Paris. She works with artists, filmmakers, producers, and brands worldwide, on-site in Paris or remotely, across music mixing and mastering, audio post-production for film and branded content, podcast and audiobook mixing, studio recording, and the full video editing pipeline (derushing, picture cut, sync, titles, light motion design). ## About - Name: Hanna Eng - Role: Video editor & audio engineer - Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France - Languages: English, French - Booking: 15-minute video call via Calendly, or contact form (replies within 24 hours) - Site: https://www.hanna-eng.com - Email: hanna.eng.music@gmail.com - Calendly: https://calendly.com/hanna-eng-music/15min ## Credentials - Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering, Abbey Road Institute Paris - Assistant Director graduate (honors), Free Conservatory of French Cinema (Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français) - Studio internship in New Zealand - Production background: TV and film as Assistant Director across France and Europe ## Services ### Audio - [Music Mixing & Mastering](https://www.hanna-eng.com/services/music-mixing-mastering): broadcast-ready mixes and masters for singles, EPs, and orchestral pieces, with typical turnaround 3-5 days and up to 3 revision rounds. - [Audio Post-Production](https://www.hanna-eng.com/services/audio-post-production): dialogue cleanup, sound design, and final mix for documentaries, short films, and branded content. EBU R128 / streaming targets on request. - [Studio Recording](https://www.hanna-eng.com/services/studio-recording): recording engineer for tracking sessions in Paris, in a professional studio booked for your project. - [Podcast Mixing](https://www.hanna-eng.com/services/podcast-mixing): voice cleanup, leveling, and platform-ready masters for Spotify / Apple Podcasts. - [Audio Book Mixing](https://www.hanna-eng.com/services/audio-book-mixing): mastering to ACX standards (-23 to -18 dB RMS, -3 dB peak, < -60 dB noise floor), chapter-split MP3s ready for Audible submission. ### Video - [Video Editing](https://www.hanna-eng.com/services/video-editing): narrative and branded cuts for documentary, short film, advertising, and YouTube. - [Derushing](https://www.hanna-eng.com/services/derushing): selecting and organizing footage from raw rushes. - [Image / Sound Synchronisation](https://www.hanna-eng.com/services/synchronisation-image-son): clap sync, multicam alignment, voice-over to picture. - [Titles & Subtitles](https://www.hanna-eng.com/services/titles-subtitles-text): SRT/VTT subtitles, burned-in titles, multilingual delivery. - [Motion Design](https://www.hanna-eng.com/services/motion-design): simple animated text, lower thirds, and clean transitions. - [Travel Video Editor](https://www.hanna-eng.com/services/travel-video-editor): GoPro, drone, mirrorless and phone trip footage cut into one story, graded to a single look in DaVinci Resolve, with wind reduced in iZotope RX and music ducked in Pro Tools. Picture and sound in the same hands; long-form plus vertical Reels/Shorts/TikTok versions; quoted per project. ## Pricing - [Pricing / Tarifs](https://www.hanna-eng.com/tarifs): fixed-price audio packages (good-better-best). Music mixing & mastering from 45 EUR; podcast from 25 EUR per episode; audiobook mastering to ACX/Audible from 75 EUR. Reels / TikTok video editing on monthly plans: 100 EUR/month (4 Reels), 160 EUR/month (8 Reels), 180 EUR/month (12 Reels). Other video work (long-form editing, sync, subtitles, motion design) is quoted per project. Additional revision +10 EUR; payment by bank transfer; formats WAV/MP3/MP4; VAT not applicable (art. 293 B CGI). ## Guides Educational references written from real sessions (industry standards, delivery specs, workflows). - [ACX Audio Requirements](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/acx-audiobook-requirements): the exact specs to get an audiobook accepted on Audible (RMS -23 to -18 dB, peak -3 dB, noise floor -60 dB, 192 kbps MP3, room tone, file structure), plus a mastering workflow and an anti-rejection checklist. - [How to Produce a Podcast](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/podcast): the full production workflow from capture to publishing (gear and voice, recording remote guests, editing and cleanup, loudness, and publishing), with each step linking to a detailed guide. - [Podcast Gear and Voice](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/podcast-gear-voice): choosing a microphone (USB vs XLR, dynamic vs condenser), mic distance and angle (roughly 15-20 cm, slightly off-axis), and basic room treatment to record a clean voice. - [Recording a Remote Podcast](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/podcast-remote-recording): capturing remote guests cleanly, local recording vs live capture, common tools, and keeping a backup so a dropped connection does not lose the episode. - [Podcast Editing and Cleanup](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/podcast-editing-cleanup): the editing workflow, noise reduction and de-essing, removing filler and dead air, and a realistic time budget (roughly two to three times the length of the raw recording for a careful edit). - [Podcast Loudness](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/podcast-loudness): what LUFS to target for a podcast (-16 LUFS stereo, -19 mono, true peak -1 dBTP), the Apple and Spotify references, and how to prepare the voice before setting the level. - [Publishing a Podcast](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/podcast-publishing): the RSS feed, the audio file specs hosts expect, cover art requirements (square 1400-3000 px, RGB, under 500 KB), and submitting to Apple Podcasts and Spotify without rejection. - [LUFS & Loudness Targets](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/audio-loudness-lufs): what LUFS measures and the exact integrated loudness targets for streaming (Spotify -14, Apple Music -16), podcasts (-16 LUFS stereo, -19 mono), and EBU R128 broadcast (-23 LUFS), plus true-peak guidance and why audiobooks use the ACX RMS spec instead. - [Cleaning a Voice with iZotope RX](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/nettoyer-une-voix-izotope-rx): which iZotope RX module fixes each voice problem (De-hum for mains hum, De-click and Mouth De-click for clicks, De-plosive for plosives, Voice De-noise for hiss, De-reverb for room reverb, De-ess for sibilance, Breath Control for breaths, Spectral Repair for one-off noises), the order that avoids artifacts, why cleanup is subtractive and comes before EQ/compression/loudness, and what RX cannot fix (clipping, heavy reverb, a bad take); plus Dialogue Isolate (Standard/Advanced) as a one-pass ML option, which RX edition includes what, and when a one-click AI tool is enough versus when RX is worth it. - [EBU R128 & French PAD Delivery](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/norme-r128-livraison-pad): the broadcast loudness standard (EBU R128, -23 LUFS integrated, true peak -1 dBTP, ITU-R BS.1770, gating -70 LUFS absolute / -10 LU relative, momentary/short-term/integrated windows) and French PAD delivery per CST-RT-040 (same -23 LUFS but stricter true peak at -3 dBTP, 48 kHz / 24-bit, LRA under 20 LU, track mapping and versions), the regulatory basis (CSA/Arcom 19 July 2011), why PAD caps at -3 dBTP not -1, and why broadcast -23 LUFS differs from streaming -14/-16 LUFS. - [Sound Post-Production (pillar)](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/post-production-audio): the sound post-production workflow from clean audio to spec-compliant delivery (clean the voice with iZotope RX, set the loudness, deliver to broadcast EBU R128 / French PAD, and deliver an audiobook to ACX), each step linking to a detailed guide. - [Video Post-Production Workflow](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/video): the post-production chain from rushes to delivery (logging and organising footage, syncing sound to picture, conforming the audio to the mix with AAF, and subtitling to Netflix and ATAA standards), with each step linking to a detailed guide. - [Video Editing: The Craft](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/montage): the craft of the edit itself, from logged footage to the first cut, finding the rhythm of the cut, and the specifics of cutting documentary and music video, with each step linking to a detailed guide. - [Dérushage (Footage Logging)](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/derushage): what dérushage (logging and culling footage) is, why it sets the speed of the edit, a step-by-step method, and a DaVinci Resolve workflow (bins, flags, clip colours, keywords, Smart Bins, subclips, scene cut detection) to dérush fast without missing a usable shot. - [From Logged Footage to the First Cut](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/du-derushage-au-premier-montage): the bridge from dérushage into the edit, the paper edit, transcribing interviews, the string-out, and the first assembly (l'ours), why the first cut is long and rough on purpose before you tighten toward a rough cut. - [Editing Rhythm: When and Why to Cut](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/rythme-au-montage): the craft of pacing, why you cut (emotion first), cutting on action, J-cuts and L-cuts, match cuts, breath, and how music and sound drive the rhythm of the picture. - [How to Edit a Documentary](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/monter-un-documentaire): finding the story in the rushes, the paper edit, the assembly, rough cut and fine cut, working with interviews and verite, archive and B-roll, and locking picture before the mix. - [How to Edit a Music Video](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/monter-un-clip-musical): cutting to the beat, BPM markers, syncing performance takes, multicam, on-beat vs off-beat cutting, and matching the editing energy to the song structure (verse, chorus, drop). - [Subtitle Standards](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/normes-sous-titrage): the measurable subtitle rules, Netflix in French (42 characters per line, 2 lines, 17 CPS adult / 13 children, 5/6 s to 7 s, 2-frame gap), tighter French norms (36-42 cpl, 14-15 CPS), why reading speed (CPS) fails files, and how SME/SDH accessibility captions differ. - [Burned-in vs SRT/VTT Subtitles](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/sous-titres-incrustes-ou-srt): the difference between burned-in (incrusté) subtitles and file-based SRT and VTT, which to use by platform (file for YouTube/Vimeo/web, burned-in for social feeds), and the editing, accessibility and SEO trade-offs. - [Syncing Sound and Picture](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/synchroniser-son-et-image): the three ways to sync dual-system sound (timecode, the clap, waveform), why waveform sync in DaVinci Resolve needs no hardware timecode box or plugin, the step-by-step, and how to fix drift when auto-sync fails. - [Audio Turnover (AAF Conformation)](https://www.hanna-eng.com/guides/conformation-son-aaf): how to hand a picture edit to the sound mix, AAF vs OMF vs XML, multi-second handles (a ~6 second minimum), 48 kHz mono breakout, and the 2-pop plus picture reference that let the mixer conform sync on the first try. ## Key pages - [Home](https://www.hanna-eng.com/): overview of audio + video work, featured projects, services. - [Bio](https://www.hanna-eng.com/bio): full biography, education, professional timeline. - [Portfolio](https://www.hanna-eng.com/portfolio): selection of mixed and edited projects with audio/video samples. - [Contact](https://www.hanna-eng.com/contact): contact form, Calendly booking link, FAQ. - [Legal](https://www.hanna-eng.com/legal): legal mentions, hosting, and privacy. ## Social & profiles - Malt (freelance profile, hire and reviews): https://www.malt.fr/profile/hannahanna2 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hanna_eng_freelance - SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/hanna_eng - SoundBetter: https://soundbetter.com/profiles/671101-hanna - Fiverr: https://fr.fiverr.com/hanna_eng ## FAQ **Who is Hanna Eng?** Hanna Eng is a Paris-based video editor and audio engineer. She graduated as an Assistant Director from the Free Conservatory of French Cinema, interned at a renowned studio in New Zealand, and earned an Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering from Abbey Road Institute Paris. **Where is Hanna Eng based and who does she work with?** Hanna is based in Paris, France, and works with artists, filmmakers, producers, and brands worldwide, on-site in Paris studios or fully remote via secure file sharing. **What does Hanna Eng specialize in?** Music mixing and mastering, audio post-production for film and branded content, podcast and audiobook mixing, studio recording, and the complete video editing workflow (derushing, sync, titles, light motion design). **What is her typical project timeline?** A typical mixing project takes 3-5 days, depending on scope and complexity. Each project includes up to 3 rounds of revisions. Detailed timelines are confirmed during the initial 15-minute consultation. **Does she work with remote clients?** Yes. Mix and edit projects are commonly delivered remotely worldwide via secure file transfer, with calls scheduled via Calendly. **Which audio formats does she accept?** All standard formats (WAV, AIFF, MP3). For professional projects she prefers high-resolution WAV files at 24-bit / 48 kHz or higher. **How do I book a project?** Either send a message via the contact form or book a free 15-minute video call from the contact page (Calendly). Replies are typically within 24 hours. ## Languages This site is published in English (`/`) and French (`/fr/`). All content is professionally translated.