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Multicam sync issues
i’m having a lot of trouble doing something very simple: creating a synced multicam clip based on markers.
I’ve been able to do it in the past and it seemed very simple. Yet, I seem to have hit a wall — probably due to lack of experience with FCPX.
I have three clips. They all have matching time codes, but I want to sync with markers just to be safe. I add markers in the Event Browser.
I select all three, choose make multiclip and… end up with a Timeline where apparently there’s only data in Camera 3 (even though in the Event Browser there’s nonstop video in all three).
The only places where I have one frame of video is where my markers are.
What am I doing wrong here? How do I get these angles to sync (and display) properly? This should be incredibly straightforward.
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9 Replies
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Before you make the multiclip, select the three clips and choose Mark > Clear selected ranges (or just hit option-x).
Then make the multiclip.
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Do you have Angle Synchronization set to First Marker on the Angle?
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You are an absolute lifesaver. I can’t believe it was that simple.
Why on earth would adding a marker also add a range? Very strange.
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Its pretty easy to add a range without noticing.
This was a feature that was added later to FCPX. The first few versions would clear the range automatically after leaving the clip.
Jeremy
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While I’m here, do you know of any way to zoom into the viewer in the Event browser, to look at the waveform more closely?
Poking around a 2hr video to find markers isn’t very efficient…
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A few options:
-In thumbnail view and with the event browser selected, hit shift plus and shift minus. Shift-z zooms you all the way back out.
-In thumbnail or list view you can jump from marker to marker using control semi colon and control comma.
-You can simply twirl down the list view and see the different markers.
-if you’ve added market text, you can search for it in the Browser search field
Jeremy
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Hmm. When I use shift plus and shift minus in thumbnail view in the Event Browser, I get an error beep and the time code window looks like this:
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Did I say shift?
I, but of course, meant command.
🙂
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Ha. Nice. Thought I had tried all the variations, but it worked with Cmd.
Maybe I can live with X after all!
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