Multicam and synchronized clips

Media Sync Tool pairs each camera clip with its separately recorded audio and produces either a multicam clip or a synchronized clip, then sorts every result into keyword collections so you can find it in Final Cut Pro.

How Media Sync Tool decides what to build

Media Sync Tool matches audio and video by their recorded timecode. When two or more camera angles share an overlapping range, it can build a multicam clip that holds all of those angles together. When a single video clip has matching external audio but no companion angles, it builds a standalone synchronized clip instead.

If no matching audio is found for a video clip, Media Sync Tool leaves the picture untouched and tags it with the Not Synced keyword so nothing is silently dropped — you keep the original clip and can review it later. See Sync keywords.

Per-angle synchronized clips are real clips

Whenever Media Sync Tool builds a multicam clip, it also surfaces the per-angle synchronized clips from inside that multicam as standalone clips in the event. You can use either form — the multicam clip or any of its per-angle synchronized clips — without ever breaking the multicam apart. This lets an editor cut from a single angle while keeping the multicam available for switching.

Multicam audio and resolution

How the synced audio sits inside a multicam clip is controlled in Settings, under Multicam clips. The synced audio can be embedded in the first angle only, embedded in every angle, or added as a separate audio angle. The multicam clip’s frame size follows the Multicam resolution setting, which uses either the smallest or the largest angle as the reference.

Where synced clips get their metadata

Each synced clip inherits its metadata from either the source video clip or the source audio clip, depending on the Metadata Source setting. See Synced clips metadata for what carries over and how to choose the source.

Keyword collections

After syncing, every clip lands in keyword collections in Final Cut Pro so you can filter the event by type:

Synced Clips

The standalone synchronized clips, including the per-angle clips surfaced from multicams.

Multicam Clips

The multicam clips only.

Clips that had no matching audio receive the Not Synced keyword instead. See Sync keywords for the full set, including the To Verify keyword that continuity logging can add.