Editing with multicam via script

[dt3792439]

Hi I'm writing a small script that cuts together clips on a sequence via extendscript. I'm having trouble figuring out how to do this with multicam -- as I'd like to ensure that I'm editing with a multicam clip so that I have access to all of the angles. Is this feasible and how?

Or - worst case scenario - is there a workaround (e.g. cut with the primary clip, and then option replace with a multicam sequence later. I tried dragging and dropping with the option key,  but it doesn't seem like the original timecodes of the edit are retained).

[Bruce Bullis · Accepted solution]

As you've found, a multicam sequence can be cut into another sequence. There is no supported API for getting/setting the currently active camera, within a multicam sequence. 

[dt3792439]

Hi - thank you for the quick response!  That is good to know about setting the active camera within the multicam sequence. I need to clarify my original question though:

Can I definitively cut a multicam clip into a sequence using APIs.  For some reason I haven't been been able to determine how to best script this. 

[Bruce Bullis]

Multicam sequences are projectItems, like any other you'd pass to the .insert() function:

https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/Samples/blob/e60d6a22ef44d8eb4cca3904c35a0c050576b697/PProPanel/jsx/PPR...

[dt3792439]

Hi Bruce - returning to this. I am using insertClip on my existing multicam sequence (currentSequence.projectItem listed below).  However, once in there, I can't seem to access the other angles. I righ click, multicam, enable - and I get diff "angles" but 1 refers to the actual current angle, the other two actually refer to the original name of the sequence). Any tips?

trackItem.insertClip(

currentSequence.projectItem,

startTime,

k,

0

);

[Bruce Bullis]

I have no direct experience with that, but have no reason to doubt your testing. 🙂

[dt3792439]

Ok - so no set protocol for setting up multicams, or enabling them after they've been cut in, to achieve their full multicam functionality (access to diff video tracks) and audio?  I built my solution around this so was hoping that there'd ben some tried and true workflow to ensure that I'd be able to "cut via script" with multicams and not lose their advantage, and that I was just doing something wrong.

Similarly - this one came up as well - but when I cut in my multicam where the source sequence has multiple audio tracks (but the multicam just has one), for some reason the audio track always adds to the bottom track. I can't cut it in on track 1. I actually tried this manually as well - dragging the multicam on to a new sequence, and the same thing - the audio wouldn't go to track 1 (even though I had it targeted, unlocked, etc.). This seems like I might just be setting up the multicam wrong but for the life of me can't figure it out. 

[Bruce Bullis]

Correct, no API around multicam. 

Not sure about the audio track behavior...