Video software for side-by-side music videos?

[crenz]

I'm looking to do a workshop with kids where we'll create a simple music video with several videos side-by-side. The kids would be either singing/playing sections of a song, or doing individual “samples” (like a clap or drum hit). Any idea what software would work for it? In my mind, I'd love to find something like Logic/GarageBand for videos that has some awareness of bars and some sections, but I think that doesn't exist yet .

 

[dandeco]

You may want software that lets you work with beat markers. iMovie doesn't have that, but Adobe Premiere Elements and Wondershare Filmora do. Adobe Premiere Pro also does, calling it "Automate to Sequence", but you probably want something more affordable, like Filmora and Premiere Elements. You can even easily have multiple videos play side-by-side in the timeline on both programs.

 

[Dave Braine]

iMovie can do side by side/split screen video.

 

[StoneJack]

I'm looking to do a workshop with kids where we'll create a simple music video with several videos side-by-side. The kids would be either singing/playing sections of a song, or doing individual “samples” (like a clap or drum hit). Any idea what software would work for it? In my mind, I'd love to find something like Logic/GarageBand for videos that has some awareness of bars and some sections, but I think that doesn't exist yet .

Final Cut is a preferred app on Macs. You may try free Blackmagic and also CapCut (not sure about side by side videos, but CapCut definitely does two layers of video at least).

 

[bogdanw]

As far as I know, iMovie can only do two, not several videos side-by-side.
Create a split-screen effect in iMovie on Mac
https://support.apple.com/guide/imovie/movb8c659f55/mac

Free apps that can work with multiple video tracks:
Shotcut https://www.shotcut.org/
OpenShot https://www.openshot.org/