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How to change the number of multicam previews (CS6)?

Sep 20, 2012 1:54 PM

Hi folks,

 

Just invested in CS6, upgraded from CS5, and I've got the following problem.

 

When I create a multicam edit, the old fanshioned way using sequence nesting, I can't seem to adjust the number of multicam preview windows, or rather reduce the number.

 

I'm preparing to use the multicam monitor to edit 3 clips, left cam, centre cam, right cam, from a musical performance, however the default number of previews in the multicam monitor is 9, where I only need 3. The problem being the 3 previews I need are really small because of the un-used blank previews, all 6 of them.

 

How can I reduce the number of multicam previews to the number I require, resulting in larger sized previews? e.g. In this case I imagine 4 preview spaces would make better use of the screen real estate. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Thanks in advance.

 

Jon

380 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: musojon, Sep 21, 2012 10:30 AM
 
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  • srukweza
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    1. srukweza,
    Sep 20, 2012 4:55 PM   in reply to musojon
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    You need to delete all empty video tracks in the source sequence.

     
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  • Jim Simon
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    2. Jim Simon,
    Sep 20, 2012 7:39 PM   in reply to musojon
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    It's not so much that you have 9 previews.  The window is scalable, so it's filling up the unused area with black.

     

    Lose the preview monitor and that space will be more appropriately filled.

     
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    3. musojon,
    Sep 21, 2012 2:27 AM   in reply to srukweza
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    srukweza wrote:

     

    You need to delete all empty video tracks in the source sequence.

    Thanks for the quick response. Unfortunately this was the first thing I tried, it made no difference.

     
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    Sep 21, 2012 2:30 AM   in reply to Jim Simon
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    Jim Simon wrote:

     

    It's not so much that you have 9 previews.  The window is scalable, so it's filling up the unused area with black.

     

    Lose the preview monitor and that space will be more appropriately filled.

    Thanks for the response bud, however I need the preview monitor. But even if I do lose the pm, even though the 3 previews do become slightly larger, so does the unused area, so it's still only using 1/3 of the screen real estate potentially available.

     
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    5. Jim Simon,
    Sep 21, 2012 7:23 AM   in reply to musojon
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    I need the preview monitor.

     

    Why?

     
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    6. musojon,
    Sep 21, 2012 10:30 AM   in reply to Jim Simon
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    Jim Simon wrote:

     

    I need the preview monitor.

     

    Why?

    It's easier to work using that.

     

    But the problem now actually seems to have resolved itself. I suspect it was indeed to do with the number of enabled tracks, don't know why it didn't do it straight away though.

     

    Anyways. Thanks for help folks.

     
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