Multiclip Editing

[Chris Babbitt]

There is a good tutorial on this included with FCP. Much easier than to explain it here. You will need to use an audio or visual cue in order to sync the clips, but, it’s no big deal. I do it all the time. Try the tutorial.

[Dean Sensui]

Here’s my multiclip editing note that I keep on file for reference:

— Select clips for each camera angle.
— Find “slate” points and cut the clips there.
— Move clips to a bin.
— Highlight clips.
— Go to Modify dropdown menu and select Make Multiclip
— Select “Sync using in points”.
— Check “on” all clips.

Your multiclip will then be created and can be found in the bin.

Drag this multiclip into a sequence.

— In Viewer: Show Multiclip Overlays; Show Source Angle Effects should both be “on.”
— Go to View dropdown menu — Playhead sync — Open
— Go to View dropdown menu — Multiclip Active Tracks — Video + Audio
— Go to View dropdown menu — External Video — All frames (not sure if this is essential)

When you click on your sequence and hit the space bar, you should see all camera angles in the viewer playing simultaneously and the “program” or selected camera angle should be playing in the canvas as well.

To select a camera, just click on the angle in the viewer.

At the end your multiclip will be cut into their respective camera angles. You can go back and fine tune the cuts, too.

Dean Sensui — http://www.HawaiiGoesFishing.com

[Patrick Inhofer]

Check out Ripple Training.

They’ve got a great downloadable tutorial.

That thing had me rocking on Mulitcam in about 30 minutes.

– pi

Patrick Inhofer
editor, compositor, nice guy
Fini, nyc