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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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    Known Participant
    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.

    shooternz
    Legend
    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..

    IrvsaxAuthor
    Known Participant
    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

    Legend
    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.

    IrvsaxAuthor
    Known Participant
    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

    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    January 20, 2017

    Would love to see one of your finished products!

    Hope it's not against forum rules but here is a link to the record company I work for:

    Priory Records | Britain's Premier Church Music Label

    In the Gloucester clip on the home page the live playing shots start at around 2 min.

    The shots from the right hand side are live playing, the feet and other angles are mimed to playback filmed about a month after the live shots and after the master audio editing.


    Nice work, and especially intriguing for me as I've been planning out a video of my God-daughter at the organ ... and doing something very similar. And of course, mentally planning out the camera angles, number of 'takes' to get the different angles without needing more than the three cams I have available, and of course, having extra cams in view.

    And then, figuring out the multi-cam of the whole thing.

    This looks like a more sensible method of working this project. Thanks a ton!

    Neil

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