Editing multiple camera angles

Hello,
I use iMovie and am considering upgrading to Final Cut X.
A pressing concern: I have footage from four video cameras that shot the same event from different angles.  Will Final Cut X allow me to view the footage from all four simulataneously, that is, as four lines stacked one on top of the other?  I don't think I can do this in iMovie; having the four pieces of video aligned in a parallel fashion would make editing it much easier.
Thank you!

Multicam editing is a feature of the current version of the application.
http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/top-features/

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    ---------you wrote -----
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