David Powell
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Not ideal at all since the repeat ones I use are 3Rd party. I think people who said this was a new software and should be viewed a such were right.
Why competing software were able to replace nearly all of fcp 7s missing features as well as implement some of X’s in shorter time is a mystery.
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Flattened multiclips with matchframe to source, favorite effects, gang, and colored overlay markets.
I was sure we’d get favorite effects and audio transitions. ooh well.
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Like I’ve stated before, 2 or 3 or more long clips like that are easy to sync. I’m talking about 50 clips per camera in an environment that is not as sound friendly as interviews. Even so, that YouTube video was a good example. PE would have synced 150 clips before that guy could even press “make multicam”.
Bill, in a project like yours I actually do use X to sync with great success. It works for me without markers. If I’m not mistaken the markers need to be in the same relative position on each clip where it meets audio no? How does this work for 50 clips in each angle or even 3?
Also I give each camera a name and use it in the options. I wonder if it makes a difference to use both camera and angle names? Not sure how or why it would.
The discovery of PE being the culprit of playback issues is making me want to make this work in X now if possible even if it requires extra setup. If it involves interaction with every clip in the angle than I’ve wasted too much time.
I’m going to do my PE sync and copy experiment today. I hope it works.
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James putting markers on every clip? No way. Like I said. Good solution for long clips not for 70 start/stop clips.
Michael. Thanfully 10.1 gives us better timeline functions for multi cam clips. Separate audio! Yes!
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Seems like we got “autosave” as “snapshots” and “backups” now. At least they’re intuitive!
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From what I’m reading in the white paper, What used to be an FCP 7 “project” is now a library. Events are now what were known as bins, and projects are sequences.
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Michael Glad you mentioned this. I have tried this, and sometimes I’m forced to do it on some level. I’ve found that if a clip is too many seconds away from the sync point of the “monitor angle” it will not sync it. It will give me an “inadequate audio” prompt. However if I find the sync point and put clip close to it, it will sync. Too much work.
But! I was mulling over the dillema earlier and I’m going to try one more test which is:
Use plural to create a stacked project synce. Then create a blank multi-angle in fcp and copy each angle inside the angle editor. If they retain they’re spatial relationships then it should stay in sync AND I should get playback from the Event! If it works, I’ll get the best of both worlds. 30 second accurate sync from plural eyes, and properly managed whatever from FCP so that it plays smoothly.
Crossing my fingers.
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I’m convinced PE is the problem with the original issue. As to the event side playback, I never connected the dots to PE for that one. I wonder if there might be something to that. I’m going to test and see. That would be a most welcome revelation!
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If yours pays back in the event browser, then I’ll take that back. Never has for me, with long clips. I never said multicam didn’t work. I’m using it everyday! FCPX cannot sync as well as plural eyes! That’s a fact jack! But if you don’t have PE, you can make it work. It takes way more time. If you do this type of cut often PE is a no brainer.
I’ll delete my last post though regarding the event level playback. Don’t want to mislead. Maybe my computer isn’t up to the task.
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It absolutely does NOT have the nuts to handle it. Not even close. It will process for about a half hour and then give you an “inadequate audio”. PE1 and 2 were hassles. PE3 is a dream. It will literally sync up a whole night in under 20 seconds. You just have to go in and rename your angles in the angle editor, because that info doesn’t carry over. Takes 2 minutes tops.
X’s syncing capabilites are good for a music video or perhaps a concert if you split up the songs (read a whole lot more organizational work). PE3 will pay for itself in time lost trying to sync in final cut the first day. And will pay for the hairloss that you can’t get back in an hour.
Even though PE will give you a nice long clean multi clip, don’t think you can make selects from event browser like you would with every other NLE. X doesn’t currently have the balls for this either. Even if you sub clip it into a shorter keyword, no dice. Youll have to lay the whole thing out on a storyline and cut it down. This becomes somewhat of a hassle because you’re used to matchframing and using cutaways from earlier in the clip. Not gonna happen. Having to make so many selects from the timeline starts making you really wish at this point that there were colored and spanned markers. Ok I’ll stop there. Lets hope tomorrow brings bigger nuts and old features back.