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Multi Cam edit
I have never really worked with MultiCam edits…
I was asked to do one tonight and I thinl I screwed up.
It was very difficult for me.
I did not work with group clips.
All of the footage was in big chunks, by tape…
It was hard to identify where the best audio was coming from.
Once I started to build it I knew I had not set things up from the start
and it made it a difficult and frustrating edit.
It was only a rough cut but I need some help..
what is the Standard Operating Procedure for working with Multi Cam edits.The clips were labeled:
B1 Anchor (Not being used)
A1 CU guest
C1 Wide guest…. I guess this corresponded to the tape name.. what does A, B, C ,stand for?
I was confused all the way around
work is the curse of the drinking class.
o wilde
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Well, I’ll give you the standard operating answer first – read the manual. I’m not being flip – there’s really some good info in there.
Now, for some real world advice.
First, check your settings. I have seperate settings for multicam, and have F5 thru F8 assigned as source buttons – think of it as a switcher. I also use quad split (I think that’s what it’s called) and several others – you’ll customize to your liking once you get going.
The names of the tapes are not really important, other than when you redigitize (you did start off digitizing at 15:1, right? Multicam works best at this resolution) you’ll know what tape the machine is asking for.
Open up each clip and mark a standard in point. If you have common TC, that’s great – you don’t even have to open them up. If you select a common inpoint, you must use inpoint on all clips – same goes for outpoints. Hilight all your clips, go to CLIP>GROUP CLIPS (please bear in mind I’m doing this from memory – I’m not in front of my machine – I’m also assuming you are working on XPress – you didn’t say). A dialog box will come up asking what you want to sync your clips on (in, out, TC, AUX TC). Pick your poison.
Next, load that group clip into the source monitor. USe your quad split button to show up to 4 (in XPress) or 9 (in MC) clips. Select the clip with the best audio – click on an individual window, and hit play. At the top of the source window, to the center you’ll see something like “V1/A1-2”. That’s your audio follow video assignment. You can assign what your main video is, as well as your main audio – otherwise, cut that main audio into a sequence. Mark an in to out and slap it in there – you can fix it later.
Once you have your main audio laid into a sequence, go to SPECIAL>GROUP CLIP MODE – you’ll notice the hash marks in the source monitor are gone. When you move the blue line on the sequence, you’ll notice your source is (hopefully) synched up, and all (in your case) 3 clips will move at the same time. If your clips are not synched up, you’ll have to delete the group clip and start again (unless someone knows a way to do it).
At this point, you can work it like a switcher – hit play, then go through and hit your source buttons as appropriate. Don’t worry about screwing up. You can go back and tighten up the edits, trim bad cuts, etc. Keep in mind: When you click on a source IN GROUP CLIP MODE, it will edit that clip into wherever your blue line is in your sequence.
That’s all I can think of right now. Post back if you have anymore questions!
Jon
“The Almighty tells me He can get me out of this mess. But He’s pretty sure you’re F%$#*D!”
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grouping the clips is the key.
mark the ins and outs of the same scenes/takes of your footage. make sure you use the same inpoints and outpoints in all footages. after that go to bin>group clips. when its already grouped, load it to the source monitor and toggle the quad/9 split view. make sure to remap your keyboard to utilize the multicam keys.
make a sequence loading a single view, in your case use the camera view with the cleanest audio. once you play on the timeline you can toggle on which cameras to switch using your multicam keys.
if you’re not vey comfortable with the multicam function, you can try to do it manually. just load up th clips on the timeline and adjust the sync before making the cut.
Leo Ganzon
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Thank you so much. This is very helpful. I got really confused but life is for learning, right?
One more question, about the Audio follow through….Does this switch with the video? In the case of last night it was hard to find the best audio…
is there any rule of thumb, does the camera angle have anything to do with that,
would all 3 Cams have the same audio on Ch 1&2? I know this is maybe a “dumb” question.work is the curse of the drinking class.
o wilde
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