Multi Cam Edit Mistake at DVinfo.net

John Lorince · October 30th, 2009, 01:40 PM

Hi Vegas Editors,

I setup my tracks for my multi camera soccer game shoot...went through and sunk them up first and then created my multi track....and realized as i went through the edit, one of the tracks become unsynchronized further down the edit....Can I save what I have done so far in the edit, and undo the multi track and sync them up again to create another multi camera track that is synchronized?

Thanks

John Lorince · October 30th, 2009, 10:45 PM

Hey ...I just went in and saw the parts that were off....and took those out of the multi track...and just did those again....it was just one small part...:)

But here is something else I asked myself today while editing....does anyone know how to copy multiple keyframes and paste them in lets say track motion or any other event fx? Is it possible? I know you can copy one keyframe and paste , but how about multiple for tedious effects?

Renton Maclachlan · October 31st, 2009, 12:28 AM

It's a while since I did multi-track editing but I seem to recall that I was able to correct any piece out of sync by sliding it one way or the other on the time line...I worked out how many frames out I was and moved the clips that number.

Edward Troxel · October 31st, 2009, 08:08 AM

Using the built-in multi-cam, it's pretty much necessary to start over to get everything in sync.

This is one of the advantages the script multi-cam options - it's definitely possible to adjust sync as the tracks stay separate with the scripts.

Jim Snow · October 31st, 2009, 09:22 AM

A trick that should be a standard way to setup a multicam edit in Vegas is prior to starting the multicam edit, copy each track to a new track and sync them all. Then perform the multicam edit but only select the original tracks, not the copies. If there are any places you want to change, you can easily cut them out of the multicam track and replace them with pieces from the tracks that you copied prior to doing the edit. Since they were already synced, you just move clips up to the multicam track. Cut where you want to replace a segment of your video and delete the unwanted piece(s) on the multicam track. Then drag the replacement piece up to the multicam track. Since you cut them together, the replacement piece will be the correct size.

October 30th, 2009, 01:40 PM	#1
John Lorince Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 75	Multi Cam Edit Mistake Hi Vegas Editors, I setup my tracks for my multi camera soccer game shoot...went through and sunk them up first and then created my multi track....and realized as i went through the edit, one of the tracks become unsynchronized further down the edit....Can I save what I have done so far in the edit, and undo the multi track and sync them up again to create another multi camera track that is synchronized? Thanks __________________ John Lorince Http://capturemotion.tv

October 30th, 2009, 10:45 PM	#2
John Lorince Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 75	Just Did the old manual fix Hey ...I just went in and saw the parts that were off....and took those out of the multi track...and just did those again....it was just one small part...:) But here is something else I asked myself today while editing....does anyone know how to copy multiple keyframes and paste them in lets say track motion or any other event fx? Is it possible? I know you can copy one keyframe and paste , but how about multiple for tedious effects? __________________ John Lorince Http://capturemotion.tv

October 31st, 2009, 08:08 AM	#4
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Using the built-in multi-cam, it's pretty much necessary to start over to get everything in sync. This is one of the advantages the script multi-cam options - it's definitely possible to adjust sync as the tracks stay separate with the scripts. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

October 31st, 2009, 12:28 AM	#3
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	It's a while since I did multi-track editing but I seem to recall that I was able to correct any piece out of sync by sliding it one way or the other on the time line...I worked out how many frames out I was and moved the clips that number.

October 31st, 2009, 09:22 AM	#5
Jim Snow Trustee Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,104	A trick that should be a standard way to setup a multicam edit in Vegas is prior to starting the multicam edit, copy each track to a new track and sync them all. Then perform the multicam edit but only select the original tracks, not the copies. If there are any places you want to change, you can easily cut them out of the multicam track and replace them with pieces from the tracks that you copied prior to doing the edit. Since they were already synced, you just move clips up to the multicam track. Cut where you want to replace a segment of your video and delete the unwanted piece(s) on the multicam track. Then drag the replacement piece up to the multicam track. Since you cut them together, the replacement piece will be the correct size.