Multicam Editor for Footage from Several Cameras

A tool for editing an event shot with two to four cameras: a concert, an interview, a lesson, a wedding. The clips are aligned by their sound and play side by side on screen, and you switch the angle with keys 1–4, like the director of a live broadcast. The output is a video with the sound of one camera and an edit decision list for DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro.

How to edit footage from several cameras

4 steps
1
Upload the cameras' clips

Two to four files of the same event — they are aligned by their sound.

2
Switch the cameras

Start playback and press 1–4 or the tile of the camera you want.

3
Adjust the cuts

Move a cut frame by frame, give a segment to another camera, set the start and the end.

4
Save the video

An MP4 video with the sound of the chosen camera, or an EDL.

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Cut several camera angles into one video, switching cameras as you watch

Drop clips from two to four cameras here
One event shot from different positions — the clips are put on one clock by their sound
MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV, WebM ·
  • Every camera has to record its own sound, however quiet: it is what the clips are aligned by. A camera with no sound can be placed by hand.
  • Keys 1–4 switch the camera right during playback, Space plays and pauses. The cuts can then be moved along the timeline.
  • The program sound comes from one camera all the way through — it does not break at the cuts.
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Features

Sync by sound
No clapperboard or shared timecode is needed: every camera has its own sound, and it puts the clips on one clock to within a frame. The cameras can start and stop recording at different times.
Switching on the fly
Start playback and press 1, 2, 3, 4 — the program shows the chosen camera at once, and the cut is recorded at the moment of the press. On a phone, a camera is chosen by pressing its tile.
Frame-by-frame cut editing
A cut can be dragged along the timeline or nudged one frame with the buttons, a segment can be given to another camera, an unwanted cut can be removed. There is undo, plus a start and an end for the program.
One camera's sound with no breaks
The picture changes while the sound comes from one chosen camera all the way through — usually the one that stood closest to the stage. There are no clicks or jumps in loudness at the cuts.
Camera clock drift
Two cameras run at slightly different speeds, and over half an hour the difference adds up to several frames. The drift is measured from the sound, and every cut enters the camera's file at the right frame.
A video and an edit decision list
The program is built as an MP4 (H.264 and AAC), accurate to the frame. The same edit is saved as an EDL in CMX 3600 format — DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro open it.

Questions about multicam editing

What is needed for the cameras to line up on their own?

Every camera has to record the sound of the event — with its built-in microphone, even if it is quiet and echoey. Ten seconds of shared sound is enough. A camera with no sound, or one that stood too far away, gets the mark "place it by hand": shift it one frame at a time, checking against a clap, a flash or lip movement.

The cameras were switched on and off at different times. Is that a problem?

No. Each clip takes its own place on the shared time scale, and the timeline shows when each camera was rolling. You cannot switch to a camera that was not rolling at that moment; if such a segment appears after a shift, another camera is shown in it, and the timeline marks it with hatching.

Why does the sound come from only one camera?

Every camera has its own microphone and its own distance from the source: if the sound changed with the picture, every cut would bring a jump in tone and loudness. So the sound runs from one camera without a break. If you have a separate recording from a recorder, first put it under the clip of one of the cameras in the "Audio and Video Sync" tool, then choose that camera as the sound source.

How do I open the EDL in an editing program?

In DaVinci Resolve: File → Import → Timeline and the folder with the source clips. In Premiere Pro: File → Import and the .edl file. The cameras in the list are named CAM1–CAM4, and the comment on each event carries the name of the source file — that is what the clip is relinked by. The source timecode counts from the start of the file, so clips that carry the camera's own timecode should be relinked by name.

What happens if the cameras have different frame rates or frame sizes?

The program runs at the frame rate and frame size of the camera the sound is taken from. A frame of a different shape is fitted in whole with bars, nothing is cropped; a camera with a different frame rate is conformed to the program's rate. For smooth motion it is best to shoot with all cameras at the same rate — 25 or 30 frames per second, for example.

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