Pick and choose from multiple videos into 1

[b5fan]

I have videos of my kids ballet performance taken using 3 different cameras with 3 different formats. I'm looking to combine them into 1 video. I'm looking for suggestions on a editing software where I can load all 3 videos like on a timeline, line them up, then pick and choose which video will be used for specific times. I'm planning to overwrite the audio so the exact timing is not too important. For example, assuming all 3 videos are lined up so the start of the earliest video (#1) is at 0 sec and the end (#2) is at say 120 sec, I want to be able to do the following:

0 to 10 sec, video 1
10 to 14, video 2
14 to 16, video 1
16 to 20, video 3
...
115 to 120 video 2

I'm willing to convert all 3 videos into a common format if needed. I'm just looking for the software that allows the pick and choose part easier. Thanks in advance.

Edit: I did go through the how to guides, but I didn't see anything on handling multiple files.

[smrpix]

It's called multicam. You can do it for real in Premiere Pro or Vegas Pro. You can fake it in Vegas movie studio or Premiere Elements (among others) by stacking your clips and cutting to reveal the layer you want to show at any given time.

Sync the tracks by lining up the audio waveforms or a common visual element like a camera flash.

Whether you need to convert will depend on the power of your machine.

[b5fan]

Thanks for the quick response. I plan on doing more editing so I will look into the Pro versions of these.

[budwzr]

Vegas Pro is heavily discounted right now. Not sure why.

[theewizard]

what formats
if you want to make a DVD, try Avi2DVD

never mine, this prg doesn't do multi-view/mult-angle

[Cornucopia]

@theewizard, what you are suggesting is authoring a Multi-angle DVD. That's not what the OP wanted - he/sh wanted all existing source camera angle clips to be combined into one stream during editing. What was already suggested is the best course of action for him/her.

Scott

[theewizard]

well i guess there is some confusion
i wanted to suggest using avi2dvd to author a dvd
click play all and it will play all the clips in sequnce
or choose any clip from the on screen selection

his posting of all clips on same timeline and the various software suggestions, made me think he wanted mult-view
which avi2dvd will not do
so i said 'never mind'

[b5fan]

Thanks for the suggestions all. To clarify, I was looking to make a single video from multiple videos of the same event. I found Vega Pro will do what I want. Thanks again.