🎬 Dual-System Audio · Final Cut Pro · macOS

Two folders in.
Finished FCPXML out.

MalibuSync matches camera and sound by timecode, automatically selects the best audio channel, pulls all metadata from the set — and delivers an FCPXML directly into Final Cut Pro. No roundtrip, no manual entry.

Timecode · Clap detection · ALE/CSV · Lockit Network · Multicam

The Workflow

Three steps. Done.

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Video folder + Audio folder

MOV, MXF, MP4 und WAV, BWF, AIF. Rekursiv, beliebige Ordnerstruktur.

MalibuSync matches

Timecode-Überlappung, Klappe, Metadaten aus ALE/CSV und Lockit — alles automatisch.

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Ready in Final Cut Pro

FCPXML mit synchronisierten Clips, Multicam und vollständigen Set-Metadaten. Direkt importierbar.

What's inside

Everything a professional set needs.

MalibuSync thinks through the entire workflow — from TC matching to the finished audio channel structure at the edit suite.

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Timecode Matching

Reads TC directly from the MOV container (tmcd atom) and BWF files (bext chunk). Supports drop-frame, non-drop-frame, and all common frame rates. Offspeed and slow-motion clips are handled correctly.

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Clap as Fallback

When no timecode is available: adaptive transient detection finds the clap in the audio automatically. Works even with offspeed material that has unreliable TC.

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Automatic Channel Selection

MalibuSync analyzes all audio tracks and automatically selects the best channel per clip — Iso Mix, Boom, or Lav. The channel structure arrives in Final Cut Pro fully configured.

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ALE and CSV Import

Camera reports in ALE or CSV format are read and the metadata (Scene, Take, Reel, Notes) written directly into FCP metadata fields — no manual entry required.

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Lockit Network

On productions using the Lockit wireless system, MalibuSync pulls set metadata live via the Lockit Network REST API. Scene, Take, timecode status — directly from the set.

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Sync Clips + Multicam

When multiple cameras share timecode overlap, MalibuSync automatically creates multicam clips with separate angles — in addition to the individual synchronized clips.

What the FCPXML contains

  • Synchronized clips with video and all audio tracks
  • Multicam clips for multi-camera shoots (automatically grouped)
  • Scene / Take / Reel / Notes in FCP metadata fields
  • Audio channel roles (Lav, Boom, Iso Mix) correctly assigned
  • Active channel pre-selected — inactive channels switchable with one click
  • LUFS targeting and Voice Isolation as FCP Audio Adjustments
  • Sync and pickup markers on the clips
  • Non-destructive — not a single file is modified
Why MalibuSync

One step. No roundtrip.

⚡ Direct

No XML exports, no re-importing, no intermediate steps. MalibuSync produces a finished FCPXML — it goes into FCP once and that's it.

📋 Metadata-complete

Scene, Take, Reel, channel names, audio roles — all pulled automatically from ALE, CSV, or Lockit. The assistant types nothing.

🎚️ Channel intelligence

Which of the 8 audio tracks is the best? MalibuSync decides automatically and pre-configures the channel structure in FCP.

🔒 Local

Everything runs on your Mac. No cloud upload, no privacy concern. Footage stays where it is.

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