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Multiclipping
Hi
i have a question in regards to multiclipping in Final Cut pro (version 6.0.5)
I have footage shot on a Sony EX3, hence it is memory card based.
Time code is time of day.
There were 5 different cameras.
I have converted the footage via XDCAM transfer and it is now in final cut.As each camera started and stopped at various random times, each camera has a large number of different clips, not one long clip for the shoot. The timecodes on these remain true to the time of day timecode they were filmed on.
I want to multiclip these 5 camera angles together so I can watch all 5 at the same time, and see black gaps for when a particular camera was not filming. However I am having a problem with the fact that each camera has so many different clips.
I have tried making a multiclip sequence for each camera separately, so that the clips are all on one timeline with the correct spacing between them according to timecode gaps.
I then wanted to muliclip together these sequences so i would have a multiclip for the whole shoot with the 5 different camera angles.
However I discovered you cant multiclip sequences together, just rushes.
I also considered exporting each sequence for each camera as a quicktime, then multiclipping them, but the export time is far too long to do this.I would be grateful for any advice on how to go about this. i hope this makes sense as I was quite hard to explain so please feel free to ask me questions to clarify.
thank you
Ceri
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3 Replies
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Your FCP manual explains in detail how to make a multiclip sequence, so there’s no need to go back over that here.
You should be aware, though that to sync your 5 cameras in a multiclip sequence, the timecode must match to the frame. IOW, if camera 1 sees something at 02:02:02:05 and camera 2 sees that same event at 02:02:02:00, they will be 6 frames out of sync.
Arnie
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Yar.
We actually see this post, and variations on it, often around here and on other FCP forums. You can search here for multiclipping and you will find many threads that can help you.
In a nutshell, what you have to do is build five separate movies, one for each camera, so that each is exactly frame-accurate. You will fill the gaps between the captured clips using video slugs. I recommend you use a different color solid for each camera.
You will then export these movies as self-contained, reimport them, and use them to build your multiclip.
If your project is more than 30 minutes long, you will want to divide the project up into manageable reels of about 20 minutes.
There are other ways to do this.
bogiesan
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You might find this video tutorial helpful. It shows how to use PluralEyes to sync all your clips and then make a single multiclip with black when the cameras were off by creating QuickTime reference movies of each track.
Bruce
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