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Irvsax
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January 19, 2017
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Alternative workflow to using multi cam options

  • January 19, 2017
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I currently have around 20 clips for a band music video. I wa planning on using multi cam to do an edit, but the more I think about it the more I think how difficult that will be. My concern is being able to choose on the fly between all 20 shots and pick the best bits.

Is is there another way people use For something with so many shots. Perhaps marking up good shots on each camera in source monitor and using that as a guide for an edit?

I am new to it so all asvice on the most organised and sensible sensible way to work with so many camera angles is helpful

thanks.

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    Slambo239
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    May 24, 2023

    You can do a multi cam edit while the video is paused, but you just have to hold down the control button to select the camera now. We used to have a separate multicam monitor window that we could dock anywhere we want and we didn't have to lose half of our program screen, and we could just click on the camera without having to hold down any extra buttons.  It was great!  Adobe ruined, multicam editing.  Huge step backwards in my opinion.

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      shooternz
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      January 20, 2017

      Lay down one video track which is the Master that you shot.

      Mark where you need the  cut(s)

      Gang the Source Monitor (in synch ) to the marked sequence and see if you have the shots you need from the rest of your angles.

      Work through all  the angles this way.

      You could also Create sub sequence of every angle (camera) and mark them up for highlights. (Selects).  Use the Sub Sequence as a Clip in the Source Monitor and gang it.

      Create Synch Marks on your Sources

      Work to a plan and dont just cut random for the sake of squeezing in a shot.  You dont need every shot to make the cutr..

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      IrvsaxAuthor
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      January 23, 2017

      Thanks for these details. Thats an interesting way of doing it for sure.

      I have never heard of 'gang' for the source monitor. I assume this means that where you are on the program monitor also gets displayed on the source monitor? How is this done?

      Also, how do you mark 'selects' and why should you do this on a sub source and not the original?

      Sorry for all the noob questions

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      excited_Genie16B8
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      January 19, 2017

      I've never done this but one method I thought of is to place all 20 takes in a sequence, and go through them one at a time from the top down.  Cut out the parts you know you won't use from the very top track, thus leaving only the parts you might use.

      Once that's done, disable the very top track (eyeball in the track header) and do the same with the track below.  Move on down in this fashion for every angle.

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      IrvsaxAuthor
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      January 19, 2017

      Yeah, I was thinking something along those lines. To get rid of all the stuff you DONT want and then make an edit from the bits you do want.

      I was thinking of watching through each source clip perhaps first and making markers for good shots? May end up with too many markers though?

      Cheers

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      excited_Genie16B8
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      January 19, 2017

      Yeah i see what you mean. I was just thinking about making sure I do use my best shots from each camera.

      I just tried to put 20 clips into multicam and my computer did NOT like it. I think about 12 is my limit and even that is pushing it a bit.

      I thought the markers would be a good way to highlight the good shots on each camera and at least I could then see them at a glance on the timeline?


      I thought the markers would be a good way to highlight the good shots on each camera and at least I could then see them at a glance on the timeline?

      It would work, but...it seems inefficient to me.  If you're going through a clip, seems overall faster to cut out the stuff you know you won't need, rather than marking first and cutting later.

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