Setting Up a Multicam Edit - Final Cut Help

A CreativeCOW Apple Final Cut Video Tutorial

CreativeCOW presents Setting Up a Multicam Edit -- Final Cut Video Training

Richard Harrington
Washington, District of Columbia USA

©2009 Richard Harrington and Creativecow.net. All rights reserved.

Article Focus:
In this Final Cut Video Tutorial Richard Harrington takes a look at syncronizing material for a multicam edit. The multicam features inside of Final Cut Pro are very popular and can be used for events, performances, or concerts the trick is getting things to syncronize properly.

This tutorial is also available as a podcast:
Click here to find it and many other Final Cut podcasts.

Comments

Re: Setting Up a Multicam Edit - Final Cut
by Michael West

Maestro:
First, thanks for all the knowledge you're sharing, especially making it easy to follow for anyone.
To my problem: you say the frame size must be the same. When I import from the Canon HG20 into FCP, it comes in at 1920x1080. But when I import from the HG10, it comes in at 1440x1080. After much searching through tutorials and, yes, reading the manuals, I have set all the parameters the same for both cameras (I think) and expected them to record at the same frame size. I appear to be incorrect. Any idea how to fix my problem, or should I just save up for another HG20?
Thanks for any help you can provide.

Setting Up a Multicam Edit - Final Cut Help
by Abraham Chaffin

Thanks for the feed back - We've replaced the larger size videos with the smaller sizes.

Hope that helps.

Setting Up a Multicam Edit - Final Cut Help
by Rogier Chardet

Thanks for the tutorial!

Setting Up a Multicam Edit - Final Cut Help
by Gary Goldblum

How come every video from Richard I pull up appears much bigger than full screen? I have tried everything, but it plays back at intergalactic size. I see about 1/4 of the screen. Every other video I come across on Creative Cow plays normally.

Thanks

Gary
Taffypro@gmail.com

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