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Edit a podcast filmed on iPhone
One iPhone on a tripod, or one per person. Drop the videos into CastCut and get back a cut episode and reels, ready to AirDrop back to your phone.
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Apple silicon Mac (M1 or newer), macOS 14+. No account or card. Trial MP4 exports carry a small getcastcut.com mark.
Why iPhone podcasts are fiddly to edit
Each phone starts recording at a different moment, and their clocks do not agree, so timecode cannot line them up. Over a long episode the phones also drift apart by a few frames. And every phone's microphone sounds a little different. Lining that up by hand takes longer than the conversation did.
What CastCut does with them
- Lines the phones up by sound, then keeps them in sync to the last minute.
- Uses the clearest audio. With no separate recorder, it picks the phone that sounds best and uses it for the whole episode.
- Cuts to whoever is talking, and gives each person a close-up out of a wide phone if you filmed one.
- Takes out the dead air, ums and false starts if you want, and finds the moments worth posting.
A simple two-iPhone setup
- One phone per person, facing them, or one wide phone plus one close-up.
- Both phones in the same video setting, 4K at 30 fps if you have the space.
- Do Not Disturb on, so a call does not stop the recording.
- A mic or recorder makes it sound better but is not required.
- Start both, have the conversation, stop both. No clap needed.
Only one phone? See one camera podcasts.
Post from the same phone
Click Export video for the full episode and Export reels for the clips, then Send to iPhone. The videos arrive on your phone by AirDrop, ready for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. No editing app needed: see how that works.
Questions
Do I need a clapper or to start both iPhones at once?
No. CastCut lines the phones up from the sound itself, whenever each one started.
Do I need an external microphone?
No. With no recorder, CastCut uses the phone that sounds clearest. A lav or a recorder still sounds better if you have one.
Can I edit on the iPhone itself?
No. CastCut runs on a Mac with Apple silicon. The finished videos come back to your iPhone with AirDrop.
Can I mix an iPhone with a camera or an Android phone?
Yes. Any mix of phones and cameras works, synced by sound.
How long does it take?
A minute or two for the multicam edit on a recent Mac, and a few minutes more for the reels.
Try it on your next episode
Your first 2 exports are free. No account or card. Apple silicon Macs, macOS 14 or later.