Split shots, sync sound and build a rough cut automatically

Applies to 0.11Updated 29 Oct 20262 min read

Scene Edit Detection cuts a finished video into its shots, Synchronize Clips by Sound lines up a camera with a separate microphone, and Automate to Sequence lays clips out for you.

Split a video into its shots

1. Right-click a video clip in the timeline and choose Scene Edit Detection….
2. Choose any of: Apply a cut at each detected cut point, Generate clip markers at each detected cut point, Create a subclip bin, one subclip per shot.

Good for a finished video or a stock reel. One Undo reverses it.

Sync a camera with a separate microphone

1. Select two or more clips on the timeline: the camera and the sound recording.
2. Choose Clip › Synchronize Clips by Sound, or right-click them.

When one recording is at least one and a half times longer than the others, it stays in place and the others line up to it. For several cameras, see Cut a multicam sequence.

Lay clips out on a sequence

1. Select clips or pictures in the Project panel, in the order you want.
2. Choose Clip › Automate to Sequence…, or right-click them.
3. Choose the Placement (one after another, or at sequence markers), the Method (Insert or Overwrite), the still clip duration, default transitions, and whether to ignore the audio or the video.

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