Multicam with EX Nanoflash several split clips that form one continuous take.

[Peter Groom]

Hi
I do this.
1) create a timeline with ALL cameras assembled on a new track each, against the audio tracks if i have one. spend time getting this sync right. Use a cam flash or clear moment like a clapper
2) Dont use track 1. Keep this clear for later.
3 ) Mark in at start and out at 1st break point on any track
4) Go to in
5) Match frame then create subclip into a bin. (I map match frame and create subclip to F2 and F3 for speed.
6) Do this for each camera track say 2,3 &4
7) When all done, select top subclip in bin down to bottom subclip in bin so ALL cameras subclips from this timeline portion are selected. (Use shift + click.)
8) Click “shift +CTRL +U” (I think) to make group. (Use tc in default)
9) drag this group from bin to play monitor.
10) mark in at head and out at tail.
11) edit into track 1 (this is why you kept it clear.
12 ) Now go to end of subclip in timeline and mark in and re perform steps 3-12.

Seems like a lot but you soon get a rhythm and it can be done quite quickly. When your timeline is complete id duplicate it (for safety,) then remove the camera tracks leaving just the group clips. Select multicam from menu and vision mix away. You can vm clicking the splitscreen monitors or i prefer to map the cameras to buttons to vm on the keypad.
Let me know how you come on.
Peter

Post Production Dubbing Mixer

[Franco Bogino]

Hi Peter

Thanks for the info, but I’m afraid I don’t quite follow the procedure. If I match frame it will only give me an inpoint in the source monitor for each clip, this will not give me a subclip that has correct outpoint.

Also, I don’t follow how this will combine into one clip the take angle that was split into two continuous files.
The takes are all synched by timecode, so normally I just select the 3 clips angles in my bin and click “shift +CTRL +U”. This created my multicam clip.

The problem is that on many takes ANGLE1 would be 1 clip, ANGLE2 1 clip, but ANGLE3 is two continuous clips. At the moment this means I have to do 2 separate multicam clips, one with a third angle available up to the end of the first clip, and one with the third angle available from the second clip. I would then combine these on the timeline.

What I want to have is ONE multicam clip which spans both of the ANGLE3 clips.

Kind of difficult to explain in writing, but I am hoping someone understands what I am saying and can offer a solution.

Thanks

Franco

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[Franco Bogino]

I should also mention I’m working on MC 5.0.3, in case it has any specific tools available for this.

London based Avid/ FCP offline editor.
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