Orcast → Video podcast editing
Video podcast editing that does itself
A video podcast is a great show trapped in hours of editing: three cameras to sync, every exchange to cut, the speaker to follow. Orcast does that part — it syncs your cameras by sound, switches to whoever is talking, and hands you a finished episode, ready to publish. On your Mac, free to start.
Why editing a video podcast takes so long by hand
Audio podcasts are edited once. Video podcasts are edited per camera: line the angles up (the classic advice is to clap at the start of every recording — and hope), then walk through the whole conversation deciding who should be on screen, cut by cut. An hour of footage from three cameras is three hours of material before you've made a single creative decision.
That mechanical layer — sync, switching, staying on the speaker — is exactly what Orcast automates. The creative part stays yours.
How to edit a video podcast in Orcast — four steps
Drop in every camera and mic
Open the shoot folder in Orcast. Cameras, phones and audio recorders can all roll independently — different devices, formats and start times are fine.
Sync happens by sound — no clap, no timecode
Orcast aligns every track by its audio waveform, frame-accurate. If everything heard the room, everything lines up.
The camera follows the conversation
Each speaker's mic drives their camera: whoever is talking is on screen. Crosstalk and long monologues go to the wide shot — the rhythm a director would choose, applied automatically.
Export the finished episode
Take a finished mp4 ready to upload to YouTube or wherever your show lives — or send a layered timeline to Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve with every camera on its own track.
Built for the video side of podcasting
Two, three or more cameras — Orcast cuts between them by who is speaking, not on a timer. Reaction-friendly: mark the room camera as the wide and it covers crosstalk automatically.
Only one camera on a speaker? Add a zoom angle: drag a frame over the picture and Orcast really crops the camera to it — an extra close-up in the edit and the export, no second lens needed.
The automatic cut lands on a timeline: change any shot, then export. Automatic never means out of your hands.
Get a speech transcript of the episode and subtitles for short clips — in the same pass as the edit.
Your footage never leaves your Mac — the cut is computed from a tiny audio fingerprint, never from uploaded video. With subtitles on, only the audio is sent for transcription.
Comparing tools first? See how Orcast stacks up against editing by hand and editing services on the podcast editing software page — or match your exact camera-and-mic setup to the right settings in the step-by-step guide.
Video podcast editing FAQ
How do you edit a video podcast automatically?
Drop the files from every camera and microphone into Orcast. It aligns them by their audio waveform, cuts to the camera of whoever is speaking, and shows the finished edit on a timeline you can fine-tune before export.
How do I sync multiple cameras without timecode?
You don't need timecode or a clap. As long as every camera and recorder heard the room, Orcast matches their audio waveforms and aligns all tracks frame-accurately on its own.
Can it handle three or more cameras?
Yes. Assign each speaker's mic to their camera, mark the room camera as the wide shot, and Orcast switches between all of them — going wide for crosstalk and long monologues.
Does it work with footage from phones and different cameras?
Yes. Cameras, phones and audio recorders can all roll independently — different devices, formats and start times are fine, because the sync comes from the sound they all heard.
Do I need video editing skills?
No. The edit is computed for you and lands on a simple timeline. If you want to go deeper, export a layered timeline to Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve and refine it there.
Your next episode, edited in minutes
Download Orcast, drop in a recording you already have, and watch the multicam edit build itself.
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