Cut a multicam podcast or interview

Import every camera's files, let Eddie sync them into a multicam group, and tell it how to cut between the angles.

THE SHORT ANSWER

Here's the approach.

Import each camera's files, plus your sound recorder's audio if you used one, in the same import. Eddie lines the angles up and builds a multicam group. There is no multicam setting to turn on.

Then tell Eddie how to cut the angles in plain words. It cuts to whoever is speaking and holds the wide shot for quick exchanges. The export keeps the multicam, so you can still switch angles in your editor.

Step by step.

Eddie AI
  1. 01

    Import every camera in one import

    Bring in each camera's files and the recorder audio together. Eddie matches what the cameras heard and syncs them. Where audio cannot place a camera, it tries valid timecode.

  2. 02

    Group cameras Eddie missed

    If a camera did not join the group, name the take: "camA, camB and camC are cameras of the same interview. Create a multicam group from them and sync them up."

  3. 03

    Tell Eddie how to cut the angles

    For example: "Cut to whoever is talking, and hold the wide shot for the back-and-forth." You can also say "cut to" a named speaker.

  4. 04

    Set the default angle and audio

    In the media list, open the three-dot menu on a camera angle. Choose Set as active video angle, or Set as active audio to use that angle's sound as program audio.

  5. 05

    Export with the angles intact

    A Premiere Pro .prproj, a DaVinci Resolve .drp and an FCPXML for Final Cut Pro each carry a multicam clip, with the angle you chose playing at each cut.

Sources

Written from Eddie's help articles. The help centre has the full detail and the current prices.

Steps follow Eddie's published multicam help article.

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