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Multiclip Hell with Merged clips
I’m in hell right now. Here’s the situation:
3-camera shoot. Dual-system audio. Jammed timecode between cameras. Timecode with sound doesn’t match.
– I’m syncing sound with Camera A. I find a sync point in the footage, copy the timecode from that frame, then assign that timecode to my audio BWFs on an AUX Timecode track.
– I create my merged clip with Cam A using the AUX Timecode track.
– Once I merge my production audio with the A Cam, I’m unable to create a Multiclip or Multiclip sequence based on timecode. I have to sync with IN points. For whatever reason, the Multiclip feature is thrown off by the merged clip.
So I basically have to go through this process to make all of my multiclips.
Shouldn’t this be less difficult? Shouldn’t I be able to create a multiclip from a merged clip and have it sync all of the cameras based on the source timecode from my merged clip? Am I missing something here?
Thanks for your input.
Uli
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7 Replies
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Well, if the cameras all have matching timecode…why not just add IN points to all the clips and then make the multiclip? Sure, a couple extra steps, but then it works, right?
Shane
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That’s what I’m doing. I was just asking if maybe there’s something I’m doing wrong that would prevent the multiclips from coming together with the source timecode. Obviously the merged clip (CAM A) is throwing off something.
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Dunno. Multiclipping in FCP isn’t quite solid. I’ve always done it with IN points. And yes, Merged the audio from second system to CAM A, then made the multiclip.
Shane
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Why even merge the audio, I would multiclip the 3-camera angels. Place MC in timeline, sync audio, then cut between cameras, leaving the audio as a solid discounted track. This is the way we have done a ton of concerns. The audio is never a part of the video until we export.
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Did that in one instance but when you start cutting it really gets messy in the sequence. If we were doing a line cut of the whole event that’s what I’d do.
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Well I’m a firm believer in simplifying all the clips multicam. I understand where you are coming from. I think I would sync the audio to cam A, then export this into a new clip. If you use a seq for each clip and match the sequence clip’s TC with the each clip, the export will have the same TC as the original clip. This maybe a pain in the butt, but at least you do it at the start and then no more worries, well there maybe something else to worry about.
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Yeah I think that would be a good idea. Sync sound and video in the FCP sequence with matching timecode. Set the sequence to output discreet tracks. Export a QuickTime. Reimport the QuickTime with multiple audio tracks.
Good idea. Eliminates the need for merged clips
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