multicam video follow audio script – auto cut to whomever is speaking

[Graham Bernard]

[Steven R. Blake] “When anyone talks besides the person at the podium I want to take the wide shot..”

Hi Steven! Let me understand this, for me, you wish the Video to dictate/select an alternative Audio Stream? Yes? So Video, using a Script, automatically triggers the “other” Audio?

Have I got this correct?

* Grazie

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[Steven r. Blake]

Graham Bernard, Thanks for asking. Practically speaking, I want the camera shot that shows the person who is currently talking into the mic.

When the person at the podium is talking then switch to the tight shot. When someone at the table or in the audience is talking switch to the wide shot.

I figured at the very least I could record the podium mic to the tight shot and the table mics to the wide shot so I would have a visual reference in the timeline telling me where to scrub to in order to cut. Then I thought maybe there is a scripting workflow or someone who I could hire to write a script that would compare audio levels between tracks and cut to the video track with the loudest audio. It would have to have some adjustments for timing and such so that the cut didn’t occur on every little clap, cough, or sneeze.

Seems like some live switchers are integrating this feature, calling it video-follow-audio. Such as https://broadcastpix.com/vox-and-vox-lite/ and https://proav.roland.com/global/products/vr-1hd/

[Edward Troxel]

Technically, a script cannot see audio levels direct from Vegas.

Edward Troxel

[Steven r. Blake]

Thanks Edward Troxel. That answers a lot. I guess I’ll have to rethink my approach.