Orcast → Multicam for Premiere Pro
Your multicam, cut before you open Premiere Pro
You edit in Premiere Pro — but the multicam part is still a manual grind: sync the angles, then ride the switch to whoever's speaking for the whole episode. Orcast does exactly that part first. It syncs your cameras by sound, cuts to the speaker automatically, and hands Premiere Pro a layered XML timeline — every camera on its own track — so you open a finished multicam edit and just refine it. On your computer, free to start.
The multicam in Premiere Pro is powerful — and still manual
Premiere's multicam workflow is built for a live TV director: you sync the angles, create a multicam source sequence, then play it back and click the angle you want, in real time, for the length of the recording. For a scripted shoot that control is the point. For a weekly two-hour podcast, it means watching your whole episode again just to press buttons.
Orcast takes the recording, makes those switching decisions by who is speaking, and hands the result to Premiere as an editable timeline. You keep Premiere for colour, graphics and the final polish — you just skip the part where you re-watch the episode to cut it.
From cameras to a Premiere Pro timeline — 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 a layered XML timeline
Export the layered XML (FCP7 XML) that Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve open directly. Every camera comes across on its own video track, cut points intact — a real editable sequence, not a flattened video. Or take a finished mp4 instead. Exporting the whole episode is part of Pro; the first 5 minutes export for free.
Open in Premiere Pro and refine
Import the XML, relink your media, and the whole multicam edit is on your timeline. Change any cut, add lower-thirds, colour-grade, master the audio — do everything Premiere is great at, with the tedious switching already done.
Built to hand off to Premiere Pro
The XML lands as a layered sequence: every angle on its own video track, stacked, with the auto-cut expressed as clip edits on top. Nothing is baked in — you can re-switch any moment in Premiere.
Orcast aligns recordings using shared audio and builds the multicam cut.
The same XML opens in DaVinci Resolve directly, or you can just take the finished mp4. Cut in Orcast, finish in whichever editor your studio already runs — Orcast doesn't ask you to switch tools.
Orcast reads your footage where it lies and your video files are never uploaded. To work out the cut it sends our server technical audio data and gets the finished edit plan back — so an internet connection and a free account are needed.
New to the workflow? Start with how to edit a podcast, or see the full multicam editing software overview.
Multicam + Premiere Pro FAQ
Does Orcast replace Premiere Pro's multicam?
It replaces the tedious part of it. Orcast makes the sync and the switching decisions automatically, then hands Premiere an editable timeline. You still finish in Premiere — colour, graphics, audio — just without riding the switch in real time.
How do I get the multicam edit into Premiere Pro?
Export XML from Orcast and import it in Premiere Pro (File → Import). Relink your media if Premiere asks, and the layered multicam timeline appears — every camera on its own track.
Do I still need to sync the cameras in Premiere?
It compares the shared sound in your camera recordings to align them. Check that alignment before exporting.
Which Premiere Pro import format does Orcast use?
XML — the interchange format Premiere Pro reads for full timelines. Orcast writes a layered timeline XML (FCP7 XML) that Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve open directly. Or you can just take the finished mp4.
Is it free to try?
Orcast is free to install, and the first 5 minutes of every edit are free — enough to sync your cameras and see the auto-cut in the preview on a real recording. Those first 5 minutes export too — mp4 or a project for Premiere; Pro lifts the length limit to the whole episode. Your video files are never uploaded; to work out the cut, only technical audio data goes to our server, so an internet connection and a free account are needed.
Also see: Final Cut multicam · Multicam editing for DaVinci Resolve
Cut the multicam, keep Premiere Pro
Download Orcast, drop in a recording, and see the auto-cut on your first episode — the first 5 minutes of every edit are free. Pro lifts the length limit: the whole episode instead of the first 5 minutes, exported as a Premiere-ready multicam timeline.
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