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Media files and Multiclip editing
We have media files (quicktime) from our nNovia drive. Is there a way to create one clip from all of those media source files so that we can use for a multiclip edit. In essence we would like to be able to combine all of those clips in to one clip in order to set an IN point because we have another camera that does not have the same timecode.
Thanks
John J. Moon
Northernlight Filmworks -
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Going that route sounds like a pretty weird way of attacking that problem. (and its not possible).
Why don’t you assign an AUX timecode that matches the others to the oddball camera. Assign the same timecode to all the other cameras AUX TC. Then use AUX TC to sync your multiclip.
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Thanks John. We kind of thought that would be the answer. I’m not familiar with what you describe as a work around. Can you walk me through the process.
John J. Moon
Northernlight Filmworks -
Thanks John. We kind of thought that would be the answer. I’m not familiar with what you describe as a work around. Can you walk me through the process.
John J. Moon
Northernlight Filmworks -
How to add an AUX TC is described in FCP 6 Help on page II-447.
If you are using a different version of FCP, just search for the term aux timecode.
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John (Moon)
This is not a bad idea if the timecode was on Free Run and not Regen.
If on Free Run you can match the timeline’s TC to the first clip and then lay down each clip to match the timeline. When done you have a single movie file with black gaps where you stopped recording.
If you other camera was in Free run also you do the same for it using its own TC.
Then you have two solid movies that you should only have to sync up once. And you could do that with the in point or the aux TC method.
Of course the key is how TC was recorded.
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One other thing….you can gang a bunch of clips with completely mismatched (or missing) timecodes, create a multi-clip out of them, and then choose to synch them by in-point of each clip. I just did this for a project using consumer DVCams with no matching TC….worked like a charm as long as the shots are continuous. Try it out….
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