Automatic multicam is SmoothyApp’s main feature. It handles the repeated camera changes in a conversation so you can spend more of the edit on reactions, pacing and story.
The tool uses separate microphone tracks mapped to cameras. It analyzes activity locally and makes video cuts on a duplicate Premiere timeline. You review the result and finish the edit.
Multicam is free and works without a SmoothyEdit account. Explore the Multicam page or look around the SmoothyApp workspace.
Begin with synced footage
Get the camera angles and microphone recordings into a Premiere sequence and sync them before running automatic switching. Check a visible moment of speech to confirm that picture and sound line up.
Keep each speaker’s microphone on a separate audio track. If every voice is already mixed into one track, Smoothy does not have the separate inputs this workflow requires.
Review microphone bleed and levels. A second microphone picking up the same person can make the active speaker less distinct. Cleaner, separate recordings give the switching logic clearer evidence.
Map each microphone to a camera
Launch SmoothyApp, open the bundled SmoothyEdit panel in Premiere and load your sequence. Refresh the sequence in the app, then map each speaker’s audio track to the matching camera track.
Check the mapping against the recording. Microphone A should lead to the camera showing that speaker, and microphone B should lead to the other speaker’s camera. A reversed mapping produces the wrong visual result even when the audio analysis is correct.
The Premiere connection is local. Keep the desktop app and panel open while running the tool. No SmoothyEdit sign-in is needed.
Set a rhythm that suits the conversation
Minimum cut duration and hold timing help you avoid rapid camera changes during short responses or quick exchanges. Start with a rhythm appropriate to your interview, then review a representative section.
A brief acknowledgment may not deserve a cut. A longer answer usually does. The automatic first pass uses the rules you set; the final decision about what deserves screen time remains yours.
Review the duplicate timeline
Smoothy duplicates the captured sequence and applies video cuts and moves to the duplicate. Both microphone tracks remain continuous. Your original sequence stays available for comparison.
The workflow supports source clips and nested sequences, and preserves direct effects and keyframes on the existing video clip instances. Nested sequence contents remain shared references. If you edit inside a nest afterward, every sequence using that nest sees that change.
The selected camera sits on the top chosen video track, with the reverse angle underneath. Review both the picture changes and audio sync before continuing the edit.
Make the editorial pass
Watch sections with overlapping speech, laughter and similar microphone levels. Speaker activity cannot decide every interesting shot: a listener’s reaction may tell the story better than the person talking.
Add wide shots, reactions and B-roll where they help. Adjust a cut that arrives a little early or late. Automatic switching gives you the first pass, while your judgment gives the conversation its shape.
When the camera cut is ready, create local captions. Correct names, wording and timing, then import the subtitles into your edit.
Use it without an account
Multicam runs on your computer and does not upload your footage. It is part of the free desktop app, independent of optional Studio cloud credits. Adobe Premiere Pro is a separate product required for this timeline workflow.
Download the current free plugin, read the setup walkthrough, or try the illustrative camera-switching demo.
Continue through the edit
Once you have reviewed the camera changes, make local captions. For Arabic, follow the multilingual caption workflow. When you want shorter clips for another upload, Studio can suggest Shorts candidates from a timestamped transcript. Those optional cloud tools use credits; AutoMulticam remains free and local.