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Multi Cam Sync
Greetings,
If I have one audio track that is whole and complete on the timeline and then I have 20 or so video clips that are synced to different parts of the timeline, meaning one video clip only syncs to the 1st 20 seconds of the audio clip and another only syncs to the last 20 seconds, how do I turn this into a multiclip that I edit with?I guess my problem is figuring out how to make a multicam clip when all clips do not start at same point.
I know there was a way to do it in Avid, but not sure about FCP.
Thanks In Advance
2 x 2.66 GHZ Dual Core Intel 5GB 667 Ram
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Short answer you setup multiple Multiclips and then you have to sync them along the audio track. Then you edit the angles you want to use.
But give more info, how many angles do you have? what was your plan to sync the camera angles together? Do you have scratch audio on all the angles?
https://www.singularsoftware.com/pluraleyes.html is a good software to sync footage that doesn’t have TC or a clapper to help.
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I’m editing a music video.
I have 45 video clips that start and stop at various parts of the music. There are various scenes, some for the 1st verse, some for the 2nd verse, some for the third. Sometimes there is a medium, wide and CU. Some shots feature talent that others don’t.Currently I stack each video clip on its own layer snyced to the music on the master time line. I then disable that layer, so all my performance footage is on layers 3-50. Layers 1 and 2 are for my edit and are enabled. To choose a clip I scroll up to clip, double click it so it plays in the viewer, if I like it I then use the blade to cut the in and out of what I want to use, then I drag it down to the timeline holding shift so it snaps into sync.
I’ve done it this way for years but was trying to find a quicker workflow which doesn’t stack stuff so high. I think the FCP max is 50 layers.
Any suggestions?
2 x 2.66 GHZ Dual Core Intel 5GB 667 Ram
OSX 10.5 -
Well 45 layers is tough to deal with but it sounds like you have the hards part down, every thing is synced up.
If your clips are just segements how many layers can you condense it down to? If one clip is the first 20 secs and another is the last 20 secs they can be on the same angle. I would try to get it done to 9 or less layers. Trying to keep similar type of shots on the same layer as possible. Then export each layer as a separate movie, All with the same in point. Then bring these new movies in and put them in a multiangle clip. You drop that in a new sequence synced with the music and open the clip up showing all 9 angles. That is the way I would handle it.
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