Multicam Problems while editing at DVinfo.net

David Ruhland · May 13th, 2009, 11:58 AM

I have read and re read the instructions and I must be missing something. I have a 2 camera project i want to work on in Vegas ver 8.0

I have both clips in the project media

then i go TOOLS>MULTICAMERA>ENABLE MULTICAMERA>LAY OUT TRACKS USING MEDIA TIMELINE

When i try to drag the seperate clips to the track all that is showing up a is a little sliver of the video, what am I doing wrong?

These are large clips like 5gb in size

Thanks....

Dave

Dale Guthormsen · May 13th, 2009, 12:41 PM

David,

drop all your footage from one camera on track 1, second camera on track2.

sinc the two tracks so they are timed how you want them. I prefer to use an audio spike from the wave form if they have similar audio, ( I always use a strobe when I film as a back up).

Once you have done this then enable multicam.

you will be ready to go.

John Gordon · May 13th, 2009, 03:02 PM

be sure to select the tracks before starting the multicam track.

Jason Robinson · May 13th, 2009, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Gordon

be sure to select the tracks before starting the multicam track.

right, this is the key. you have to Ctrl-click on each track header that you want involved in the multi-cam edit.

Edward Troxel · May 14th, 2009, 06:49 AM

Many people are making a copy of the original tracks before they're combined for multi-cam so you can easily get back to the original tracks if needed.

Plus, remember the script multi-cam options are certainly still viable. Using the scripts has some advantages and using the built-in one has some advantages.

May 13th, 2009, 11:58 AM	#1
David Ruhland Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Madison WI Posts: 340	Multicam Problems while editing I have read and re read the instructions and I must be missing something. I have a 2 camera project i want to work on in Vegas ver 8.0 I have both clips in the project media then i go TOOLS>MULTICAMERA>ENABLE MULTICAMERA>LAY OUT TRACKS USING MEDIA TIMELINE When i try to drag the seperate clips to the track all that is showing up a is a little sliver of the video, what am I doing wrong? These are large clips like 5gb in size Thanks.... Dave __________________ Vegas 8.0c (Build 260)-(Upgraded to Sony Vegas 10 pro)Canon GL2, Canon HV30, HF200, HF20-Sony UWP Wirelesss Mic Kit, Intel Core 2 CPU-6600@2.40GHz-3.00GB Ram

May 13th, 2009, 12:41 PM	#2
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	David, drop all your footage from one camera on track 1, second camera on track2. sinc the two tracks so they are timed how you want them. I prefer to use an audio spike from the wave form if they have similar audio, ( I always use a strobe when I film as a back up). Once you have done this then enable multicam. you will be ready to go. __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

May 14th, 2009, 06:49 AM	#5
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Many people are making a copy of the original tracks before they're combined for multi-cam so you can easily get back to the original tracks if needed. Plus, remember the script multi-cam options are certainly still viable. Using the scripts has some advantages and using the built-in one has some advantages. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

May 13th, 2009, 03:02 PM	#3
John Gordon New Boot Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 15	be sure to select the tracks before starting the multicam track.