Multi-Cam Sync Editing

Here is how this works in practice. Multi-cam sync editing in Hungary spans two production cultures that share the same Avid Media Composer and DaVinci Resolve Studio toolchain. The high-volume daily-telenovela factory at MTVA, RTL Klub, TV2, and ATV that has been cutting six-camera studio drama on a 24-hour turnaround for two decades.

Here is the short of it. Plus the live-event circuit anchored by Sziget Festival (every August on Óbudai-sziget, 500,000+ attendees across dozens of stages), the Müpa Budapest concert hall (the Palace of Arts on the Pest waterfront, run as Hungary's top classic and today's performance venue), the Hungarian State Opera House (Andrássy út, Erkel Theatre, and the touring company). Plus the seasonal anchors of Hungarian Film Week, Budapest Spring Festival, CAFe Budapest, and the Budapest Christmas Markets at Vörösmarty tér and St. Stephen's Basilica.

Here is the breakdown. We synchronise feeds using a mix of timecode-locked LTC from the OB truck, Avid AMA-linked C300 / Sony FX9 / Blackmagic URSA proxy media. Plus PluralEyes audio-waveform sync when timecode wasn't routed, then build the multi-cam group clips at full bitrate on a shared Avid Nexis or Pannonia Post-shared SAN so multiple editors can cut concurrently against the same source pool.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. For concert and festival work we apply the rhythm-first approach that Müpa Budapest and Hungarian State Opera audio engineers have refined over decades. Cut against the music beat, never against the dialogue beat. And we route immersive Atmos audio masters from Mafilm Audio and Pannonia Hangstúdió through the multi-cam timeline so the audio and picture finish at the same frame.

Here is how the picture comes together. For telenovela and studio drama we run a four-to-six-camera grouped-clip workflow on Avid Symphony with cross-fades and matched colour pre-balanced at the switcher, conform handles built into the cut so VFX and graphic inserts can be rebuilt in finishing. Plus an Avid Interplay or Iconik MAM catalogue keyed to the show's bible so every scene, episode, and arc is searchable across the season. For the Sziget Festival main-stage capture. This covers where global artists from Arctic Monkeys to Billie Eilish run multi-language IMAG and broadcast feeds at once.

Here is what we have to work with. We deliver the master cut plus per-artist edits, social cut-downs in 9:16. Plus the IMF master for streaming partners and broadcast distribution, all built on the same locked timeline so creative intent carries through every deliverable.