Syncing a compound clip

[T. Payton]

[Ben Scott] “this was what I needed to know for editing tomorrow (my own wedding)”

Congrats!

[Ben Scott] “was kinda wondering why smaller clips couldnt be created though, unless working exactly to full length of event (which u shouldnt)

editing is about cutting it down to something watchable, small source clips is part of that (if they have a long audio section seems to be of little consequence)”

Humm. I’m not sure what you are asking. Can you try to reword your question?

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T. Payton
OneCreative, Albuquerque

[Gary Adcock]

[Jordan Wilson] “For me, a “video camera” is something that delivers the highest quality picture and the biggest bang for the buck.”

I disagree.

a video camera should be able to record for more than a few minutes.
it should also be able to output a continous video signal that can be recorded or montiored at full rez.

As with 35mm cameras in the still world, they were used extensively but the the highest quality work was always done with the larger format Hasselbads and “professinoal grade” 4×5 and 8×10 view cameras.

So in much the same manner, the tools work the same way

DSLR = 35mm
Hasselbald = 2/3″ broadcast
4×5 view camera = 16mm / HD
8×10 view camera = 70mm/ 35mm / REDs, Alexa, Sony F35/ F65.

you use the tool that is best for your needs.

gary adcock
Studio37

Post and Production Workflow Consultant
Production and Post Stereographer
Chicago, IL

https://blogs.creativecow.net/24640

[Jeremy Garchow]

I guess I don’t understand.

Why can’t you sync the separate video clips, then simply line up all the master audio to the long track that should go in the primary?

I don’t think that Apple has it backwards as usually, there’s no reason to sync over an hour of audio to 12 minutes of video.

Seems to me this process would be pretty fast.

[Jordan Wilson]

The answer to this, again, varies.

If you’re working at a large production house, of course, you can shell out $25K on a RED or $30K on a Hasselblad.

But,if you’re part of a smaller production place (or even a 1- or 2-person crew) you might not have that kind of change to throw around.

If I had that kind of cash to work with, I’d buy those tools. I would pound my chest knowing I have the greatest cameras on earth and laugh at people who own DSLRS. But I don’t have thousands of dollars scorching my pants’ pockets. I work as the media director at a nonprofit, so video/still work is only a portion of my job. That’s why I said a video camera to me is the thing that can deliver the best image quality for the buck.

And that’s why a DSLR is the best tool for me. Great stills. Great video. Sure, the 12 min. clip limit sucks. Syncing sucks. Moire sucks. But I’m extremely happy with the final product, it helps my organization greatly, and I’m not $55K in debt.

Now I’m going to go sync some clips and enjoy the nice image on my screen.

[Jordan Wilson]

The sync feature has been somewhat helpful. But if I have an hour of audio and 5 12 minute clips, that makes 6 steps (5 steps to sync each video clip, since you can’t batch sync, and then one time to manually line them all up.)

Then you have to manually join the 5 clips, since there’s a few seconds of break between the video clips and there’s no break in the audio.

[Nic Justice]

It would be killer to see a video tut of this method.

[Matthew Bergsma]

Hi Jordan – I registered an account today just so I could respond to this.

Tonight I just discovered that it is actually possibly to select more than 2 clips and get them to go in linear order instead of stacking on top of each other.

The trick is that you need to control which clip in your selection will become the primary storyline for the compound clip.

What I did was select the audio clip first, and then select the 5 video clips after that by command-clicking on them. I then right clicked on the audio clip and selected the “synchronize” function. Lo and behold I got a compound clip with the video connected to the audio in the right places instead of stacking all on top of each other.

I have not yet confirmed if the intended behavior is that the first clip you select becomes primary or if the clip you right click on becomes primary.

[Al Nazareth]

I tired your method but still get the stacked result.

i have 25 video clips and 1 hour long audio clip

I first selected the audio clip and then command clicked all 25 clips, starting from the first one and then on through the last.

lastly i control click the audio track and hit sync.

what i get is a new clip called “synchonized clip: name of first video clip”

the result is that I get the first video clip and all the other video clips and the long audio clips all synced to it.

what we need is the audio track to be the master i imagine it should end up as “synchonized clip: name of audio track”

has anyone got any suggestions. This is down to the wire for me.

Thanks

Alex