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1. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
Keano66 May 31, 2009 6:20 AM (in response to Keano66)Can anyone confirm that this is in fact a 'quirk'? If I recall correctly, in CS3, one could be editing and recording in a multicam sequence whereby if you re-edited, then the camera you chose stayed highlighted (red box around) in the multicam window and disregarded any other previous edits? Or am I going mad!! Profuse apologies for maybe sending people on a wild goose chase!!
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2. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
Gospel John Jun 16, 2009 11:56 AM (in response to Keano66)I'm having the same issue.
I'm editing CS4 4.01 with the Matrox Axio card and I'm having the same problem.
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3. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
JSS1138 Jun 16, 2009 1:21 PM (in response to Gospel John)This is a bug with CS4. The work around is to adjust your edits in the sequence, not the multicam monitor.
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4. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
Gospel John Jun 16, 2009 2:03 PM (in response to JSS1138)Thanks - hopefully we'll see a patch soon to fix this up.
Another work around is to delete everything in the area you want to edit except for the first clip - then drag the first clip all the way through so it fills the space you want to edit and then use the multicam monitor.
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5. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
JSS1138 Jun 16, 2009 3:35 PM (in response to Gospel John)That's a hell of a lot more work than simply sliding the edit point you want to adjust, John.
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6. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
Stan Jones Jun 16, 2009 5:01 PM (in response to JSS1138)than simply sliding the edit point you want to adjust...
True, unless you don't have the camera you want in the edit, which was the OPs problem here. I usually find that I get the right cameras in the initial edit, but when you miss (or have a problem sequence that makes it difficult), going back to a multicam record is very useful.
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7. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
Curt Wrigley Jun 16, 2009 5:04 PM (in response to Keano66)I just re-proed this and it looks to me that the bug is on the multicam monitor display. If you re-edit like you want and click a different view it does the edit as you expect but the multicam monitor isnt reporting it right; untill you stop and play it back. You see the same thing?
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8. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
JSS1138 Jun 16, 2009 5:34 PM (in response to Stan Jones)True, unless you don't have the camera you want in the edit
No, even then it's more work. To change cameras for any cut section, just right click on the clip. (Take care to select only the video section before you right click, else you'll change the audio as well.)
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9. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
SonOfAServant Jun 16, 2009 6:15 PM (in response to JSS1138)I found the same bug with multi-camera in 4.1. It doesn't like you changing your mind about an edit. It occasionally seems to randomly change camera selection as if it's haunted (?) Not very useable in its present form.
Also, to select the video track alone in a sequence, alt click it.
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10. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
Stan Jones Jun 16, 2009 6:45 PM (in response to JSS1138)No, even then it's more work. To change cameras for any cut section, just right click on the clip.
Also a good technique, assuming you know which camera you want to change to. But if you need to redo the multi-camera review - seeing the 3 or 4 cameras at once, being able to go back to that view is the ticket.
I'm still in CS3, so I just do it when I need to - which is a small percentage of the edits.
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11. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
JSS1138 Jun 16, 2009 9:05 PM (in response to Stan Jones)assuming you know which camera you want to change to.
Even if you don't. A couple more clicks ain't that hard. I mean, we're not discussing a complete reedit here, we're talking about a goofed cut. Those are just much easier to fix in the sequence than by redoing the whole multicamera edit, is all I'm saying.
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12. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
Keano66 Jun 17, 2009 8:25 AM (in response to Curt Wrigley)Curt, your description is exactly what I was experiencing with thew Multicam window.
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13. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
Gospel John Jun 17, 2009 9:12 AM (in response to JSS1138)To get frame accurate cuts, I already go ahead and work the timeline.
But there's a lot of times where I just hate what I did on a particular sequence - I want to jump back to cameral 1 instead of 2, should have cut to 3 here.
In CS3, you could just go back and rerecord the edits - in CS4, the work around is as I described it.
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14. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
Gospel John Jun 17, 2009 9:17 AM (in response to JSS1138)I mean, we're not discussing a complete reedit here,
Actually, yes I am.
That's the real problem.
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15. Re: Multi Camera Quirk
JSS1138 Jun 17, 2009 1:11 PM (in response to Gospel John)I mean, we're not discussing a complete reedit here,
Actually, yes I am.
My understanding was the OP wasn't. Just some touch ups.



