5 Replies Latest reply: Feb 6, 2011 3:14 PM by JSS1138 RSS

    Mulit-Camera Enable

    CJGerow Community Member

      Hi,

      I have two clips and 4 audio tracks.  The first track is a Lavalier mic - 2:45 into the clip - it is turned off.  The 2 track is a Shotgun to pick up all the ambient sound.  This is a classroom situation.  Track 3 and 4 is from the other camera.

       

      The 2 video tracks are in synced - so the sound is right on.  I create a new sequence - called Nested.  I drag the original sequence from the project window to the Nested sequence.  I play the selection and I get sound from track 1 and 2, and at 2:45 you can see track 1 disappears.  All is good.

       

      In the nested sequence, I right click on the nested clip, select Mulit-camera >> Enable.  The sound after 2:45 goes away. If I disable Mulit-Camera - it comes back.  This is telling me that the Mulit-Camera is only picking up track 1.

       

      Is this correct - can I find a way to include tracke 2?

       

      Thanks,

      Chris

        • 1. Re: Mulit-Camera Enable
          JSS1138 CommunityMVP

          This is correct.  There is no way to hear both tracks during an edit.

           

          You can switch tracks 1 and 2 in the original sequence.  This way you have sound all the way through.  Then after the MC editing is done, nest the original sequence onto track 2, delete the video and move the audio up to 1, overwriting the cuts.  This will give you all four audio tracks during playback and export.

          • 2. Re: Mulit-Camera Enable
            CJGerow Community Member

            Jim,

            Thanks for setting me straight here.  I really do appreciate your help.  Is there a way to take all the 4 tracks and combine them before I start my multi-cam?  Then I can make this track 1 and this would fix my problem.

            Chris

            • 3. Re: Mulit-Camera Enable
              JSS1138 CommunityMVP

              You could export out a WAV file, and put that on track 1 of the original sequence.  That way all four sources are 'burned' into a single track.

              • 4. Re: Mulit-Camera Enable
                CJGerow Community Member

                Jim,

                Yup - that does it.  Many thanks.

                 

                I did it a little differently - I built a .ACC file (audio only) and then added it to the nested sequence.  Then in the Multi Camera Monitor - I selected audio 2.  This did the trick for me and I didn't have to move the audio files (which I couldn't do without unlinking all of them).

                 

                Is there any got-cha's here?

                 

                Chris

                • 5. Re: Mulit-Camera Enable
                  JSS1138 CommunityMVP

                  AAC is highly compressed.  Use WAV for better quality.