Orcast → Final Cut multicam
Using Orcast alongside Final Cut Pro
Orcast exports rendered MP4 and FCP7 XML. Modern Final Cut Pro uses FCPXML, a different format: Orcast does not provide a native editable Final Cut timeline. Choose MP4 if a rendered video fits your next step; use Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve for the documented XML handoff.
Final Cut's multicam is fast — once everything's synced and you're clicking
The Angle Editor in Final Cut is genuinely good. But before you get there you have to select all your clips, make a multicam clip, trust or fix the sync, then play the angle viewer and cut live — pressing 1, 2, 3 through the whole episode. For a podcast that's an hour of watching your own recording just to switch cameras.
Orcast makes those switching choices for you — by who is speaking — and delivers the result to Final Cut as a finished mp4: the multicam edit already assembled, ready to drop on the timeline. You still use Final Cut for what it's best at; you just don't spend the hour clicking angles.
From cameras to a finished Final Cut edit — four steps
Drop every camera into Orcast
Open the folder containing your camera and microphone recordings. Check that Orcast can read the files and that tracks intended for audio sync share usable sound; unsupported files may need conversion.
Sync and auto-cut happen in Orcast
Orcast aligns recordings using shared audio and builds the multicam cut. Results depend on the recording: check sync and camera choices before export; adjust them when needed.
Export MP4 for Final Cut Pro
For Final Cut Pro, take the finished mp4 — the multicam edit already assembled, ready to drop on the timeline as it is. There's also the layered timeline XML: every camera on its own track, the auto-cut as edits — Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve open that file directly.
Open in Final Cut Pro and finish
Drop the mp4 on your timeline and finish around it — the multicam edit is already there, cut to whoever is speaking. Add titles, grade, mix, lay in b-roll — everything Final Cut is great at, without the live switching.
Built to hand off to Final Cut Pro
For Final Cut Pro, Orcast hands over a finished mp4 — the multicam already assembled, cut where Orcast cut it, ready to drop on the timeline as it is. Orcast also exports a layered XML timeline with every camera on its own track — Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve open that file directly.
Orcast aligns recordings using shared audio and builds the multicam cut.
Prefer another editor for some projects? Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve open that same XML timeline directly, every camera on its own track. Cut once in Orcast, finish wherever you like.
Your video stays on your Mac — the files are read where they are and your video files are never uploaded. To work out the cut, Orcast sends our server technical audio data and gets the edit plan back, so an internet connection and a free account are needed.
New here? See multicam editing software for the full picture, or the Premiere Pro workflow if you cut there too.
Final Cut multicam FAQ
Does Orcast export to Final Cut Pro?
Yes — as a finished mp4. It's the multicam already assembled, cut to whoever is speaking, and it drops straight onto a Final Cut Pro timeline. Orcast also exports a layered timeline XML, every camera on its own track, which Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve open directly.
Do I still make a multicam clip in Final Cut?
You don't have to. Orcast already made the switching decisions, so the mp4 arrives cut — drop it on the timeline and finish around it. Building a multicam clip in Final Cut yourself is still your call, but this edit doesn't need one.
How does Orcast sync cameras for Final Cut?
It compares the shared sound in your camera recordings to align them. Check that alignment before exporting.
Does it work on Apple Silicon Macs?
Yes. Orcast supports Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 12 or later. Export an MP4 to continue in Final Cut Pro.
Is it free to try?
Yes. The first 5 minutes of each edit are free, including MP4 export for Final Cut Pro. Full-length editing and export require Pro.
Also see: Multicam editing for DaVinci Resolve
Prepare the cut.
Continue in Final Cut.
Export a rendered MP4 for Final Cut Pro. For an editable XML timeline, use the documented Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve workflow.
Choose your computer
Check installation requirements and the export workflow for your platform. Orcast for macOS · Orcast for Windows.