For choir concerts and rehearsals

Concert Cut

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Turn one to four camera recordings into a finished video. The cameras are lined up, the best sound is used throughout, the picture changes camera every 20–30 seconds, talking and applause can be cut out, and each song gets its title on screen in the font you choose, with your choir logo if you like. Make the whole concert, one song, or every song as a separate file.

Rehearsal mode: leave a camera running all session. Whenever the choir applauds a good run-through, Concert Cut finds that moment and the piece just before it, so you can share your best takes. Your videos stay on this computer; nothing is uploaded.

A whole concert: every song is found, from the first piece to the last.

1 Add your recordings

Add up to four camera videos of the same concert. One camera is fine too. If you also recorded the sound on a separate recorder (for example a Zoom), add that file as well. Long files are fine.

Add at least one camera video to start.

2 Check they are in sync

The app lined the recordings up by listening to them. Press Play on the screen to watch all cameras side by side. If one is early or late, nudge it until mouths and hands match the sound.

Each bar is one recording placed on the concert's timeline. Click anywhere on it to play from there.

3 Choose the best sound

The finished video uses one sound track throughout. Press Listen to compare, then pick the one that sounds best.

4 Choose what to keep

More settings

5 Songs and titlesPieces the choir applauded

Whenever the choir applauded after a run-through, the music just before the applause is picked up here. False starts and stops are left out.

Type or paste your running order, one song per line, as Song title – Composer. You can also load a .txt or .csv file. The titles are matched to the songs in order.

If a song starts or ends in the wrong place: press ▶, pause the screen at the right moment, then press Start here or End here.

How the titles and logo look

No logo added

The screen shows a sample as you change these. The logo stays on screen for the whole video. A PNG with a see-through background looks best. Your choices are remembered on this computer.

MusicApplauseTalkingQuiet
Song finding settings
This replaces any changes you made to the song list.

6 Preview and make the video

The video is made by playing the concert through once, so it takes as long as the finished video. Keep this tab open and in front while it works. Plug in your laptop.

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