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  Multi-Cam Editing

  Posted by Derek Van winkle on May 21, 2008 at 3:20 pm

  I have a multi-cam edit that was very informal. The cameras all started and ended at different times. When I want to mix them together, I have to sync. Is their any way I can not sync the video? I know I can do that in PP CS3.

  Also, is their a way to reduce the preview quality so I’ll have real-time video?

  Thanks.

  Jon Zanone replied 17 years, 12 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Jon Zanone

  May 22, 2008 at 12:40 pm

  As far as reducing quality, the idea is to digitize at an ‘m’ resolution. You can’t reduce the quality of a clip that’s already digitized.

  Have you grouped your clips? Are you working in multicam mode?

  Jon

  “So you want to throw out the old you – but the old you is old enough to know it won’t make it better”
  Del Amitri – “Make it Better”
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  Derek Van winkle

  May 22, 2008 at 1:10 pm

  The clips are already digitized at DV 25 Full Quality. I’ve already grouped the clips and have worked in multi-cam mode for a while. The problem I’m facing is that I can’t get real time playback of all four streams.

  I have done multi-cam in PP CS3 and all of the streams played back perfectly.

  Is their something I’m doing wrong?

  Thanks.
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  Jon Zanone

  May 22, 2008 at 1:19 pm

  The only thing you can do to get 4 streams of playback is to redigitize at a lower resolution (an ‘m’ resolution). Then decompose your sequence and regigize only the clips you used in the edit.

  Jon

  “So you want to throw out the old you – but the old you is old enough to know it won’t make it better”
  Del Amitri – “Make it Better”

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