A more widelyadopted workflow might look something like this. I was having a hard time with the cut page multicam edit work flow and they sync functions. Final cut pro will use timecodes or audio to sync two or more videos and then you can switch fluidly between these shots. Multicam sync how to ignore timecode and use strictly. Multicam clip wont drag to timeline apple community. And be sure all audio was recorded at the same sample rate of 48khz. The multicam implementation in final cut pro x was exceptional from the time it was first introduced. Luckily, final cut pro x has amazing ability to sync your mediaand it gets even better when you incorporate the powerful thirdparty plugin pluraleyes. But when i edit the audio and video are out of sync. I synced the audio zoom recorder and video 4k using final cut. Those are the two automated methods of using final cut to sync interviews, and they work 90 percent of the time.
Advanced multicam editing in final cut pro x youtube. If this happens when youre trying to create a multicam clip, and your footage wasnt recorded with a timecode, youll need to sync your video clips manually. Its been almost two years since ive done a webinar on multicam editing in final cut pro x. After checking sync, you place this clip into a project, and the currently active angle appears in the viewer. For example, if you shot a live concert or a wedding with four different cameras, you can sync the footage from each camera angle into a single multicam clip and cut between the angles in real time. If you know what kind of metadata your source media has, you can create multicam clips using manual methods even faster than with the automatic methods. Then select the wide and tight and make a multicam clip and choose to sync by the marker. In the scenarios that i am going to show you in this article we will focus on audio created using dual system recording.
Sync audio and video in final cut pro apple support. I then went into the compound clip and made sure the clapper sound on both tracks were lined up exactly. Greenberg for an indepth discussion in this video, overview of the final cut pro x process, part of final cut pro x guru. Welcome instructor final cut pro x s ability to simultaneously view and edit up to 64 separate clips is very powerful and very flexible. With the new interface, and lots of new features, its time to take another look. Final cut will actually synchronize the video and audio within the multicam clip automatically. This video demonstrates how to edit multiple cameras using final cut pro x fcpx. Multicam editing allows us to see all those images at the same time as we edit the show. For example, if you select two video clips and three audio clips from different sources that were all recorded during the same take, final cut pro automatically analyzes the clips and syncs them together into a new clip in the browser.
Final cut pro analyzes the clips for sync points such as markers youve added, timecode, file creation date, and audio content. The easiest way to sync clips is to have final cut pro x match the audio. Creating a multicam clip is simple if you follow these instructions. Using multichannel audio in a multicam clip v posted on october 17, 2020 by larry this is an excerpt from a recent online video webinar. Final cut pro can automatically analyze and sync the audio and video clips in your project. If they are, scrub into them a bit and look for a decent sync point between them and set a marker on that point for each camera. Final cut pro x also features a new set of rules for connecting media and render files. How to quickly sync cameras using multicams in final cut. Im hoping that synchronizing in fcpx will be updated and fixed with the apple promised early 2012 update that is slated to include multicam. Intro to multicam editing in final cut pro apple support. Unfortunately there was no timecode recorded and the timedate stamps are inaccurate. Creating multicam clips is similar to creating auditions and compound clips in the browser. Controlclick the selection and choose new multicam clip. For finer control of the syncing process, you can use custom settings to adjust several different parameters.
Nov 02, 2015 there are inevitable multiple ways to achieve things in final cut as there are with other nles. Sometimes final cut pro is unable to automatically sync clips, usually because there is no. Youll get handson experience because it includes two different multicam projects that you can edit yourself as you follow along with the videos. Final cut pro x for final cut pro 7 editors october 2019 6 getting started events, source media, and render files final cut pro x offers robust media management based on unique identifiers that are added to every clip upon import. Aug 31, 2020 apples professionallevel video editing software, final cut pro x, brings a wealth of power in an interface simple enough for pros and consumers alike. Also contains a workflow for cutting a realtime event into. Multicam shooting records an event using multiple cameras. Everything you need to know about multicam editing in fcpx. In the days of analog film, synchronizing audio from multiple recordings to match to video was a painstakingly slow and manual process. Im using proxies to make sure there isnt lag within the program. So ive been able to combine two different clips shot by two different cameras at different angles at the same time by creating multicam clip and choose to sync by sound. Multiscreen multicam in final cut pro x provideo coalition. This should very quickly create a multicam clip that you can scrub through to check sync. They both use some of the same techniques,with multicam really more focused onvideo than audio, although you can usedifferent audio tracks as an angle, if you want.
If no sync points can be found, the clips are synced at their respective starting points. You can end up spending a lot of time trying to force the automation to work when it would be really much easier to. If you have multiple camera angles and you need to sync them, you should do multicam. Shoot an event with multiple cameras and record appropriate sync information. You can use final cut pro to edit footage from multicamera shoots or other synced footage in real time. In the window that appears, type a name for the multicam clip in the multicam clip name field. Fortunately final cut pro makes it super easy, and this is a quick and easy overview of basic. You may also try to provide a little hint to help to fcp x.
Fcp x provides some incredibly powerful and easy to use audio sync options. Final cut pro x presents an easy way to fix angles that dont syncup just right automatically. The multicam editing experience in final cut pro x streamlines the more clunky process present in earlier versions of fcp. If you have multiple camera angles and external audio that you need sync together, this tutorial will show you. Click the angle synchronization popup menu and choose how angles. May, 2018 under the best of circumstances, you can play the sequence in realtime and cut between camera angles in the multicam viewer, much like a director calls camera switches in a live telecast. The final cut pro user guide is the official manual covering everything you need to know about apples revolutionary video editing app for mac. Oct 18, 2018 final cut pro x demos organize files in the finder use keywords for clips media import settings fcp x preferences create proxies after import add clip angle metadata sync clips for multicam the angle editor ways to sync clips multichannel audio place a multicam clip in the timeline determine what. In this short video tutorial, larry jordan shows how to sync multiple clips in preparation for multicam editing using the new audio sync feature or by manually creating sync markers for your clips. The multicam clip way the second way that we can synchronize interview audio and video within final cut is to create a new multicam clip. Import clips and assign angle info in the inspector.
Improvements to the fcpx multicam tool include the ability to simultaneously view and edit 64 separate video tracks none of which need to share the same resolution, frame rate or codec. If you know what kind of metadata your source media has, you can create multicam clips using manual methods even. The angle editor is a neat, new way of having that sync map. That sync map is a timeline with video layers stacked up with all the clips in sync. Multicam editing in apple final cut pro x which is available as a download in our store. Create multicam clips in final cut pro apple support. How to synchronize interview audio and video in final cut pro x. See add camera names and angles in final cut pro and create multicam clips in final cut pro. If you know what kind of metadata your multicam media has, you can create multicam clips using manual methods faster than with the automatic methods. This indepth but short tutorial hits every step of the process, from on set to your final tim.
Manual multicam editing in final cut pro x youtube. Its very handy to make a sync map when setting up any kind of multicam edit. Apples professionallevel video editing software, final cut pro x, brings a wealth of power in an interface simple enough for pros and consumers alike. If you hit t for the trim tool, youll be able to move your audio according to its own sample rate, rather than video frames. Greenberg for an indepth discussion in this video, multicam sync, part of final cut pro x guru. Richard taylor is an apple certified trainer for final cut pro x and a video editorproducer in the baltimorewashington dc area. This course will help you quickly master the nuances of this workflow, save time, and get the best results when syncing media in final cut pro. Sep 30, 2014 when editing a multicamera shoot in final cut pro x, you first create a multicam clip, which contains each camera angle from the shoot combined into a single clip. All in all i think that 2012 is going to be a good year for final cut pro x. Multicams are an essential tool in fcpx and can be a strong asset with wedding films, interviews or multiple camera angles for music videos. Multicam sync in final cut pro the multiclip function assumes that you have shot several angles of the same continuous realtime event on separate cams and wish to edit your footage in realtime by watching the event on up to 16 windows while choosing the camera angle of the moment. This gives a top down view of your entire multicam edit.
Jun 01, 2014 in the latest version of final cut, v. Unlock batch color correction and audio adjustments. Multicam editing in final cut pro x in under 5 minutes. Final cut pro x, however has some powerful auto sync tricks. Final cut pro multicam editing workflow explained motion array. Open in angle editor to verify sync, color correct and possibly apply effects. Multicam sync in final cut pro a workflow guide to syncing video clips using inpoints for use with fcps multiclip feature.
Aug 28, 2020 learn how to edit video and create polished, professionallooking projects with final cut pro x 10. Fcpx is really good at multicam editing, and you can be too. There can be multiple clips in any given angle of a multicam clip. A quick tutorial on how to fix sync issues when creating a multicam clip in final cut pro x, and how to select just one audio source during the. If you want to learn the fundamentals of working with multicam in final cut pro x, this tutorial will help you get up and running. Final cut multicam sync is suddenly not working for me. Theres some great stuff here on lynda,including my friend nick harauzs trainingon final cut x s multicam that i shouldabsolutely recommend you would check.
This tutorial is 22 videos long, totaling 1 hour and 37 minutes. Filming with more than one camera can sometimes be a necessity. How to quickly sync cameras using multicams in final cut pro x. Final cut pro multicam editing workflow apple support. Jan 09, 2020 sometimes final cut pro is unable to automatically sync clips, usually because there is no audio track or the audio track is unclear. Click the in event popup menu and choose the event in which you want to create the new multicam clip. The angles in a multicam clip are synced by a common sync point, a frame that you can recognize visibly or audibly in each of the angles youre syncing. Multicam editing in final cut pro x freelance video collective. Syncing your multicam group clips linkedin learning. The flexibility of the different options for syncing angles, including a very fast and accurate automatic sync feature made it fast and easy to create a multicam clip with up to 64 angles. Multicam audio editing in final cut pro x provideo coalition. Multicam editing with broken up clips and without audio. Greenberg for an indepth discussion in this video, building a smart collection of sync clips, part of final cut pro x guru.
You can have final cut pro create multicam clips for you automatically, or you can create the clips manually. How to synchronize interview audio and video in final cut. The sync creates one clip with all the selected clips presented in linear fashion, in other words clip 1 follows clip 2 follow clip 3. Apr 01, 2014 multicam in final cut pro x has gotten even better. In the multicam creation there is an option to sync by marker. Instructor nick harauz covers all phases of postproductionfrom ingest and organization to editing and refining clips in the timeline, correcting audio, managing media, and delivering. This is an excerpt from a recent online video webinar. Is there any way to force fcpx to ignore the timecode data. If no sync points can be found, the clips are synced at.
That excerpt sounds like audio is the first priority sync method followed by timecode. Assumes the footage has been generated by free running cams some of which have not been run continuously throughout the shoot. Since you are working within an nle, you can also make these camera angle cuts at a slower or faster pace and, of course, trim the cuts for greater timing. Multicam editing in apple final cut pro x which is available as a download in our store, or as part of our video training library. In this example video clips are used from 3 different camera angles showing. A deep dive into the hidden audio tools of fcpx frame. However, when i try to edit this multicam clip, it seems that i could only choose to show one camera clip at a time. And i totally agree, you need to be in flow when multicam editing, and its very important to cut to another angle instead of painting it or adding the clip for 5 seconds, etc. Multicam clips can be made up of diverse media sources different formats, frame rates, and so on. Create multicam clips in the browser apple support.
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