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setting up a project for a 2 screen video installation
I’ve just started putting together a quite complex piece in FCP. It
will ultimately be a 2 screen video installation. Working in PAL, I’ve
set the project up as 1440×576 so I can have 2 full size images side
by side (by changing each clip’s position to either left or right) —
with the idea that somewhere down the line I can separate left and
right into individual sequences before outputting.The problem is now everything needs rendering which is slowing me down.
I don’t want to edit left and right screens separately because the
timing/image relationships between each screen is vital.Does anyone have any suggestions/experience of a better way of working
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4 Replies
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I’ve done this.
I was working in PAL DV resolution. I edited with two tracks, shrunk down to 33 percent and placed side by side. Lots of “Paste Attributes…>Basic Motion”. When I was satisfied, I copied the track for the left side, pasted into a new sequence, selected all, and removed attributes>basic motion. Repeated for the right side. All other motion effects was done in Shake.
You could also nest the two sequences and shrink them for a preview, but this is not as “direct”, as you would have to switch back and forth a lot between sequences.
How are you going to do the presentation? Linked DVDs? -
I also did this and I cut one of the tracks first to determine content and pacing. I then duplicated that and cut the second track over it using the lower track as a guide to where the edits were. Sometimes they matched sometimes they were a little off..on purpose.
In the end I put them both into one sequence and did the PIP effect mentioned to see the final product. I went back a couple times to tweak the individual sequences but only had to render a couple times.
In the end it was an award winner.
Rich Rubasch
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I did this with three screens once.
Basically, I had all three playing in the timeline (at reduced sizes so I could see them all the time) and then I would cut each track as need be. This was a syncro cut, each image had to change on the same frame on all three monitors.
We screened rough cuts with all three playin on one screen and then finished each layer full screen on three separate timelines.
THey then syncro played back the three machines.
David
Peace and Love 🙂
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Thanks, will give this a try.
Yes, it will be linked DVDs for exhibition.
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