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Multicam Sync: Align Multiple Camera Angles Automatically

Selects syncs multiple camera angles automatically with waveform and visual cues. Supports 10+ cameras per project with no timecode or slate required.

You recorded an interview with three camera angles plus a lav mic. You recorded a panel discussion with five angles, each with its own audio. Selects syncs all of them without timecode, without slates, without manual work.

Starting Sync

Once your files are organized, click "Sync main timeline" to begin. Selects will automatically align all your camera angles and audio tracks.

How Selects Syncs Multiple Cameras

Selects analyzes the audio waveform of each file (the actual audio track or an audio layer extracted from video files) and matches them based on distinctive patterns. When the fingerprints overlap, Selects knows those files were recorded at the same moment, and it aligns them.

No timecode is required. No slate or clapboard. Just cameras rolling. Selects handles the rest.

What Selects Can Sync

Selects supports 10 or more camera angles in a single project. It also syncs separate audio recordings like lav mics, boom mics, or wireless feeds with your video. If you shot with a single camera but recorded a separate audio track, Selects handles video-to-audio sync the same way.

Up to 8 hours of synced multicam footage can be processed per project. If your multicam shoot runs longer, split it into separate projects.

When Sync Fails

If automatic sync fails for a clip, it will be highlighted in red on the timeline. You can find the unsynced clip and either delete it or manually adjust its position. Click "Shortcuts for manual sync" in the sync panel to see the available keyboard shortcuts for manual alignment.

Screenshot showing failed sync, with Review 1 unsynced clip button and unsynced clip highlighted in red

Starting Analysis

Once sync is complete, click "Start prep" in the top right corner to begin AI analysis. This processes all media on your Main Timeline and B-roll. Usage is calculated based on the total duration of all included media.

Screenshot of Start prep button

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