Author
Lev Perlman
Founder of Metamindz
Lev Perlman is the founder of Metamindz, the company that builds and operates podswitch.
Written by Lev
- How to add chapters to a YouTube video, and write podcast show notesYouTube's rules for chapters, how to write the timestamps, chapters on Apple Podcasts, and how to write a podcast description and show notes people use.
- How to go viral on TikTok with podcast clips, and what a viral score can and cannot tell youWhat TikTok says its For You feed looks for, how to cut podcast clips that give it what it needs, and what a viral score can and cannot tell you.
- Royalty-free and AI music for podcasts and YouTube, and what the terms actually meanWhat royalty-free and copyright-free music mean, where to find podcast intro and background music, and what UK law says about AI music.
- Social video sizes in one place: Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and LinkedInVideo size, shape and length limits for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and LinkedIn, from each platform's own help pages.
- What is an SRT file, and how to make one from a podcastWhat an SRT subtitle file is, how it is laid out, how it differs from WebVTT, where it is used, and how to make one from a podcast.
- YouTube thumbnail size, and how to pick a thumbnail that gets clickedYouTube's official thumbnail size, file types and limits, sizes for Shorts and podcast covers, and how to pick a thumbnail people choose to click.
- DaVinci Resolve MCP: how to connect Claude and ChatGPT to Resolve 21.1DaVinci Resolve MCP, step by step: set up Resolve 21.1's built-in server, connect Claude or Codex, then let AI rename clips, add markers and queue renders.
- Premiere Pro MCP: how to connect Claude and ChatGPT to Adobe PremierePremiere Pro MCP, step by step: pick a community server, connect Claude or Codex, then have AI sort bins, add markers and queue exports, safely.
- How to edit a podcast in DaVinci Resolve: multicam editing, step by stepMulticam editing in DaVinci Resolve for a video podcast: sync cameras by sound, switch angles, clean up dialogue and export, all in the free version.
- How to edit a podcast in Final Cut Pro: multicam editing, step by stepMulticam editing in Final Cut Pro for a podcast: build a multicam clip synced by audio, switch angles in the Angle Viewer, clean up the sound and export.
- How to edit a podcast in Premiere Pro: multicam editing, step by stepMulticam editing in Premiere Pro for a podcast, step by step: sync the cameras by audio, switch angles as people talk, clean up the dialogue and export.
- How to make YouTube Shorts from a podcast, and link them to the full episodePick the moments, cut vertical clips up to three minutes, link each Short to the full episode and read the analytics, using YouTube's own rules.
- How to record a customer interview or podcast, in person or remotelyMicrophones, cameras, rooms and remote tools for recording an interview that is easy to edit, plus consent and a checklist for the day.
- How to add captions and subtitles to podcast clips in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut ProStep by step: add captions and subtitles in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro from speech or an SRT file, then style and burn them in.
- How to edit a multicam podcast in Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and DaVinci ResolveSet up a multicam clip, sync the cameras by audio, switch angles and polish the edit, in Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.
- Mic bleed: what it is and how to remove it from a podcast recordingWhat mic bleed is, why every podcast mic picks up the other speakers, and how to reduce it when recording and remove it with gates, expanders or muting.
- How to sync audio and video for a podcast, without a clapperboardSync audio and video by sound in Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve, with waveform sync, a clap or timecode, and fix drift on long recordings.
- How to import a podswitch edit into Final Cut ProStep by step import of a podswitch FCPXML into Final Cut Pro, including the folder path, the dialogue mix and relinking moved files.
- How to record a multicam podcast for automatic editingWhat to record so podswitch can cut your podcast automatically. One microphone per speaker, any cameras, synced by sound.
- The best video podcast editing software in 2026, comparedVideo podcast editing software compared for 2026, from podswitch, Descript and Riverside to AutoPod, Gling, Eddie AI and your editor's own multicam.
- How to get the most out of customer interviews, case studies and reviewsAsk customers so they say yes, get consent right under UK rules, run a better interview and turn one conversation into a case study and clips.
- Can you make a podcast clip go viral? What the platforms say actually helpsNo one can promise a viral clip. What TikTok, Instagram and YouTube say their recommendations look for, and how to give each clip its best chance.
- How to turn a podcast episode into short clips, step by stepA practical workflow for cutting short social clips from a podcast episode, from finding the moments to captions, framing and export.
- The best aspect ratio and length for podcast clips on each platformWhat shape and length to cut podcast clips for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and LinkedIn, from each platform's own help pages.
- Posting podcast clips in the UK: ads, guests and musicWhat UK podcasters need to know before posting clips. Labelling ads under ASA and CMA rules, your guests' personal data, and licensing music.
- Why podswitch decides every cut from the microphonespodswitch never looks at your video. Why the microphones are the right signal for a podcast edit, and what that means for privacy.