How to do Multicam Editing in Final Cut Pro | FCPX Tutorial

[@Brad_West]

Is there anything about multicams that I missed that you’d like to know more about? Let me know in the comments below 😊👇🏼

[@ettiene87]

Hi Baie dankie ...This ws explained very well!!! Love your channel. I am a newbie 'editor'....I don't seem to be able to move my different Cam angles to setup for numbers edit?

[@Brad_West]

Hi 🤙🏼 Glad you enjoyed the video 😊 That’s odd, it should work without needing to set anything else up. I would try going into your keyboard shortcut settings and resetting them to default to see if that activated the number shortcuts again. Let me know if that works 😊

[@lovemauihawaii]

Stellar tutorial 🏆 Yes, there is a multi-angle edit I'd like to know how to do. I'm not using a separate audio recorder. Normally I do a 3 camera shoot (3 angles), so I import 3 video files. Angle-1 has the best quality audio. .... My Question: How do I switch between angles but always use the audio attached to angle-1 ?

[@Brad_West]

Thanks so much! 😊 When you drop the full multicam on your timeline you can right click on it and set your Active Audio angle to angle 1 with the good audio. In your multicam window, make sure you have it set to only change the video angle and not the audio angle when you make cuts and then it will always keep angle 1 as your audio source 😊

[@STONESOLDIER]

Brad sent you a Facebook message might be in your spam folder 👍🏼

[@an_eternal_hum4647]

THANK YOU so much!! I'm editing a music video for the first time and have been tearing my hair out and watching video after video about Multicam. Yours was by far the most succint and informative! All the necessary information, cleanly presented. Amazing!

[@Brad_West]

That’s awesome to hear! I’m so glad you found it helpful! If you have any questions as you edit the music video, let me know. Happy to help 😊

[@RebootADude]

Most useful tutorial for ANY topic on KZbin. Thanks!

[@Brad_West]

Thanks so much for that 😄🙏🏼 Glad it was helpful!

[@darude]

THANK YOU. Simple & to the point!

[@Brad_West]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊👊🏼

[@KateMcElwee]

Thank you!!

[@Brad_West]

Wow! You're welcome! Thanks so much for the support Kate 😄🙏🏼

[@rynomortgage]

This was a very simply demonstrated and I enjoyed this tutorial, it was one of the best i've watched in a while when it comes to being able to easily follow along with no fluff. Great Job.

[@Brad_West]

Glad it was helpful! 😄 This is actually a pretty old video of mine. If you enjoyed this one, you’ll enjoy the more recent ones even more 😄👍🏼

[@DoctorDisney]

That intro is such a flex, and I'm so here for it haha! Literally.

[@Brad_West]

Haha glad you enjoyed it 😆👊🏼

[@kyleledotnet]

Thank you for making this video. If I want to add a two different luts to two different angles and color correct/grade different because they are using two different cameras (trying to match both) what should I do?

[@Brad_West]

You can open up the multicam clip and apply your individual luts to each angle. You can also try to color grade them to match better. I did a video about matching different cameras: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWXdq3ylbr57otE Or this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5WYgqGwYpirY9k

[@kyleledotnet]

@@Brad_West thank you Brad!~

[@Brad_West]

My pleasure!

[@kyleledotnet]

@@Brad_West I'm trying to match footage from S5mII V log and G9 V Log L. The colors are similar enough, I was trying to adjust the exposure and brightness a bit because full frame vs micro 4/3s but as long as I have the exposure settings exactly the same or one F stop down and one level of ISO down with the G9, the footage looks close enough. Now, I am trying to match different interview locations with slightly different lighting, that is the real challenge. I have a 5600k light on the subject roughly at the same distsance away in each location, but the ambient lighting, I can't really control that. Do you have any video tips on that?

[@Brad_West]

@@kyleledotnet I don't have any videos specific to that issue, but what you'll want to try is to use a shape mask on the subject for the interview. You can then grade the inside mask (subject) differently from the outside mask (the background where the ambient lighting is different). At around 1:14 in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJfIYmiHqNt2htE I show the inside/outside using a color mask. The principle is the same, but you can use the shape mask. Hope that helps!

[@thewzrdharry]

Best multi cam run through I've seen. Thanks man! 🇿🇦🤙

[@Brad_West]

Thanks David. Appreciate it 😄👊🏼🇿🇦

[@djohnslive]

This literally just saved me 3-5 hours of editing. Thank you!

[@Brad_West]

I’m so happy to hear that 😊 You’re welcome! 👊🏼

[@wastinglight]

Best multicam tutorial I've found! Seriously thank you!! Very informative!!!!

[@Brad_West]

You're very welcome! I'm glad it was helpful! 😄

[@garudasomanna]

Thanks for this crisp tutorial. I have started a 4 camera Multicam edit, each camera having more than 1 hour of recording time. Have transcoded to proxy while importing, and, I have this doubt: how to optimise the media after finishing the editing and before sharing the project?

[@Brad_West]

Using the drop down in your view window you can set the playback options from proxy back to optimized media. Then I would do a color grade if necessary to try to match the camera angles. I would suggest doing that inside the multicam so you’re only grading 4 clips as opposed to each clip in the main timeline. Hope that helps 😊🤞🏼

[@አባቡ]

Thank you Brad for your tutorial, Precise, Informative and Complete! Keep it up.

[@Brad_West]

Thanks so much. I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊🙌🏼

[@zelinkastudios2822]

Absolutely fantastic information. Best one yet on multicam editing and you’ve cleared up so many issues for me. Thank you!!

[@Brad_West]

Glad it was helpful! Appreciate you watching. This video is probably due for an update 😆

[@TonyPhotoPilot]

Epic! Nice pace, and no unnecessary info. Perfect.

[@Brad_West]

Thanks for watching and for the feedback Tony 😄👊🏼

[@pelsertv]

Dude. This just made my life 1000% easier. Thanks!!

[@Brad_West]

So glad to hear it Morné!

[@Mixxwizard]

Question, if you place a marker on the clap sound on each clip. That should allow you to line up your audio dead on, correct? I know markers will all line up on time. If you move them to wherever the playhead is in your project.

[@Brad_West]

Yes you can definitely use markers on each clap to line up the audio. That will work within a multicam clip but also without a multicam clip, if you’re just trying to manually sync a few clips on the timeline. 😊

[@mediafactoryinternational]

Hey always very helpful to see your videos. Thanks. I do have a quick question about the audio - like you suggested I do have a audio track which is what I would like to use - how do I shut off the 2 camera track and only use the good audio from my lab?

[@Brad_West]

When you’re inside the multicam clip, at the top left of each track you can mute and unmute the different audio tracks 😊

[@Appmyhome]

Thank you for the video, really helps. I've been using sync clips but this is much easier. You did a good clear job of explaining. Subscribed.

[@Brad_West]

So happy to hear that! Yeah I prefer multicam clips over sync clips any day. Appreciate the support!

[@abhijitjejurikar]

Thanks for the amazing simple video. Quick question - How do i add another clip in the same Multicam stem with the Audio sync up.

[@Brad_West]

You're welcome! You can add a new track, make sure the track you want to sync to is set as your monitoring angle and with the new clip selected you can click on the drop down arrow for that track and select "Sync selection to monitoring angle." Hope that helps 😀

[@iPhoneQuickTips]

This was incredibly helpful, thank you. I assumed Multicam would be quite scary and difficult but you made it seem so easy and now I can't wait to jump in and try it myself. Thank you!

[@Brad_West]

You're very welcome! That's great to hear! Good luck 😊 If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

[@PrinceEzra.]

Hypothetically, if I needed to add another camera angle and I've already edited the previous angles, would I have to manually synchronize the new clip?

[@Brad_West]

Well, yes you could definitely do that. But you could also select the clips in the new angle you create and click on the down arrow on that angle and select "Sync Clips to Monitoring Angle"

[@PrinceEzra.]

@@Brad_West oh okay , that makes sense

[@GodfreyGuitar]

Great tutorial! I just added a second camera to create more effective guitar lesson videos, and this is just what I needed to start learning how to edit multi-cam footage! There are some new commands I’ll need to learn, but it looks like this won’t be as complicated as I thought - especially with just two cameras.

[@Brad_West]

That’s awesome Godfrey! I’m glad this was helpful to you! 😊 Yeah 2-can multicams are easy to work with 👊🏼

[@OnMyTrek]

Is there a tutorial for adding transitions between the cuts on the multicam and additional things freeze frames masking effects etc? or you cut and duplicate above the main timeline then edit on there

[@Brad_West]

You can do it directly on the multicam clip in your timeline or duplicate it, depending on what you are trying to accomplish.

[@MrJeffinLodi]

Great job, Brad. I rarely say this, but you could slow down, just a touch. I love pace, and I can keep up, but maybe take one breath (or two).....great work. Much appreciated.

[@Brad_West]

Thanks Jeff. Yeah I’m a naturally fast speaker but I’m learning to slow down for these videos. I think I have started to slow down a little since making this video 😉

[@MrJeffinLodi]

@@Brad_West Thanks for the reply. Nice presentation, though and great production value to the session.

[@Brad_West]

Appreciate your feedback Jeff 😊🙏🏼

[@somayacobi]

How do I close up the multicam clips so I can start cutting and editing ? You literally showed every step (wich I'm so grateful for) but that one :-(

[@Brad_West]

Once you have created the multicam clip you just drag that from the browser window onto your timeline to start editing it 😊

[@AaronAbstract]

Hey Brad, Question. You said in multicam clip use the same fps. However whqt about music videos. Filmed in 24 fps for performance and 60 fps for b roll and slo mo. Can this still be put into a multicam clip?

[@Brad_West]

Yeah you can still sync those clips in a multicam but it might make slowing the 60fps clips down for slow mo a little tricky. You might also notice a slight drift in the sync between clips. But they will definitely sync in a multicam 😊👍🏼

[@AaronAbstract]

@@Brad_West Love for that bro

[@paulgero]

Lekker man! Thank you! This is one of the most efficient and effective Multi Cam clip tutorials that I have heard....well done!

[@Brad_West]

Thanks Paul! I appreciate that 😄🤙🏼

[@elmono3939]

Cool tip ! Well explained ! Thx !

[@Brad_West]

Thanks 🙏🏼 Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@elmono3939]

@@Brad_West : Always enjoy your videos: plain language, down to the point, no overly geeky stuff, and explained the way so every body understands. PS: your channel is one of the few channels where I watch all advertisements to "pay" you back for your generosity !

[@Brad_West]

Thanks for the feedback and for your support! That’s amazing 😊🙏🏼 I truly appreciate that 🙌🏼

[@thornwebdesign]

Great explanation as normal. Really informative video. Will use it as a reference for sure. Liked, Subscribed, and watched 100% of the video😀

[@Brad_West]

Glad it was helpful! Multicams are a super useful feature in FCPX. I use them all the time!

[@kevsdrumvideos3300]

Thank you for this video! Great job! I have followed all of the instruction. Everything is great! All is synced and appears in the work area and timeline. But i have lost the ability to cut (edit). Any idea why? thank you

[@Brad_West]

Seems like you were able to solve the problem from one of the other comments. Let me know if you need any additional help 😊👊🏼

[@kevsdrumvideos3300]

@@Brad_West thank you!

[@bakertamory]

I am using 2 iPhones for by B and C roll, and my main camera is a Sony A7rv. The two iPhones have the same color profile but I need to match it as close as possible to my Sony. When should I color correct and or apply luts? Should I color correct and match each footage first, and then "multicam" it? And then apply the final lut on the multicam? Or color correct and color match each video, apply the lut, and then multicam it?

[@Brad_West]

I would make the multicam as the first step. Do your edit, swapping between angles, etc. Then double click on the multicam clip to go inside and then grade each camera angle. I would personally do all my grading inside the multicam and not in the timeline ON the multicam if that makes sense. Hope that helps!

[@bakertamory]

@@Brad_West You are 100% a gem! Thank you SO MUCH! Yes makes perfect sense. I was doing the total opposite. I was 1st color correcting each clip. Then creating the multicam (which changes the colors) and then color correcting inside the multicam again, and then in the end on my project timeline (not in the multicam timeline) I would apply any final LUTS if needed.

[@Brad_West]

Oh yeah, you’re creating way more work for yourself than you need to! Funny enough, I’m working on an updated multicam video for next week since this one is nearly 4 years old. It won’t go into crazy detail about grading but I do talk about my grading workflow in it, so you might find that helpful 😄👍🏼

[@bakertamory]

@@Brad_West Awesome news. Just as a friendly suggestion, given that more an more people are using iPhones as a pro camera in their workflow along with professional grade cameras, I feel more people will be needing color grading / correction / matching in a multicam setting. Keep up the awesome work Brad! I recommend all my friends to your channel and your courses!

[@Brad_West]

@bakertamory thanks for the suggestion. I think that could be a dedicated tutorial in the future. I have a video on color matching and even though I talk a lot about a specific plugin to help with matching, the concepts can be applied when using built in tools: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWXdq3ylbr57otE Bit the idea is on my list, thanks 😄🤙🏼 Appreciate you watching, commenting and spreading the word 😄🙏🏼

[@BallfamilyAdventures]

Another great quick tutorial! notes taken will be giving it a try!

[@Brad_West]

Thanks so much. Appreciate that 😊🙏🏼 Hope you found it useful 😊

[@RobHope]

Cheers Brad - this was super helpful and well explained.

[@Brad_West]

Glad it was helpful Rob! Pretty old video, maybe it's time to do an updated one with a few new tips.

[@johanvanlingen8657]

You have a lot of extra tips for the multicam editing! thank you

[@Brad_West]

You’re welcome! I actually recently updated this video with additional information if you want to check that out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoDHqXmLlKaAZpo

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

I have a question about multi-cam editing. A few years ago I shot a sporting event with two cameras. The main camera was a prosumer camcorder that recorded 4K video at 29.97 fps. The second camera was an iPhone, which recorded 4K video at 30 fps. While the difference between 29.97 and 30 fps is very slight, it's enough to cause one stream to drift gradually out of sync with the other. At the time I produced this event, I didn't yet know how to use FCP's multi-cam editor. So I just took the footage from the main camera and laid it on the primary storyline, and then I took the footage from the iPhone and laid it on top as a connected clip. I synced the two up using spikes of audio I could clearly see in the waveforms. Getting the two clips in sync was not that hard. But every 10 or 15 seconds, it would fall a frame or two out of sync. Since I didn't stay on one shot for more than a few seconds, this discrepancy wasn't obvious to anyone watching the finished edit, but only because after each cut of the video, I would nudge the connected clip to the right on the timeline a frame or two to get it back into sync in time for it being used for the next edit. I'm wondering how these differing frame rates would have affected my ability to put these two clips into a single multi-cam clip container so I could use FCP's multi-cam editing capability. I'm guessing I would have needed to convert the 30fps clip to 29.97 first before putting the two clips into one clip container. But would that even work? Since after all, once the fraction of a frame is gone, it's gone. I guess my question is simply this: How does the multi-cam function work of you've got two clips whose frame rates are fractionally different? Here was the final edit when I synced everything up manually,, which worked alright. But I've been hesitant to try this again without buying another camera that shoots in 29.97 to match the other one. This show is something I do strictly for fun, with a budget of $0. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIDcgXeFeNBqo9k

[@Brad_West]

That’s a tricky one. I’ve resolved a similar sync drift issue in the past by doing the following: Find a spike on the audio on both clips near the beginning and make a marker on both clips. Go to the end and find another spike and make markers on both clips again at the spike. On the 30fps clip, hit Cmd R to open up your retime editor and retime the clip until the markers at the end line up perfectly. Make sure the markers at the beginning still line up. That should fix the sync drift issue 😊👍🏼

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

@@Brad_West - Excellent advice. For some reason, I never think of using markers.

[@Brad_West]

They are super handy in a situation like that 😊👌🏼

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

@@Brad_West - So it would appear. Thanks!

[@MrRaggiebear]

Great instructional video. If you were to record audio on a separate device, what format should you record in? Should it always be WAVE or can you use mp3 etc?

[@Brad_West]

Great question Peter 😊 MP3 would be fine but I would always recommend WAV files instead because audio is captured at a higher bit depth. The quality will be much better, especially if you are going to be adding a bunch of audio plugins like a denoiser, compressor or EQ for example. By recording WAV files you give those plugins more “data” to work with. Hope that helps 😊

[@meyerdigitalfilm]

Great Video Brad, may i ask you how can i do a picture in picture with multicam? My Use case: i have a Microsoft Teams Recording, 2 Camera Live Recordings and one clean Audio file. I would love to switch between the presenter, Guests and the presentation. Thanks in advance!!

[@Brad_West]

Hey Dennis! Glad you enjoyed it. I would drop the multicam clip on the time and then duplicate the clip on top of itself (using Alt + Click and drag) and make sure that they stay in sync with each other. Mute the audio on the top clip and scale it down and reposition it to get the picture-in-picture look you want. Then every time you want to swap angles, you can make a cut on both clips and change the angle from 1 to 2 on the main clip and from 2 to 1 on the PiP clip. When you change angles you might lose the scale and position parameters so you can copy the PiP clip where the scale and position is correct and then paste attributes using (Cmd Shift V) to the rest of the PiP clips on top of the main clip. Hope that was clear enough and that it helps 😄🤞🏼

[@LetsplaymusicCoUk]

Hi. Awesome video thank you!!!!! Would you mind helping me with this question? If you have created a multi video clip and expanded it so you can see all the separate tracks (by clicking in the top left hand corner of the multi clip with 4 small clips) in the timeline, how do you then collapse it again so you can edit the main video and edit the story / main video? Your help would be so very much appreciated!!!!!

[@Brad_West]

Glad you enjoyed the tutorial! At the top of your timeline, where the name of your project is, there are two arrows on either side of the name. When you open up the multicam to see all the angles, all you need to do is hit that back arrow to go back to your main project/timeline 😄👍🏼

[@LetsplaymusicCoUk]

@@Brad_West Thank you so much for the response! Unfortunately it hasn't worked. The arrow buttons don't seem to do anything. Do you have any other suggestions / ideas? Thank you so very much!

[@Brad_West]

The next best suggestion is to double click on the project in your browser window to go back to the project/timeline. Does that work?

[@LetsplaymusicCoUk]

@@Brad_West Yes it has!!!!!! Thank you so so much!!!

[@LetsplaymusicCoUk]

Awesome videos by the way! I have subscribed to your channel and will be watching them all 😁

[@AJSalasMusic]

spot on! good pacing straight to the point. my man!

[@Brad_West]

Thanks for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed it! 😊👍🏼

[@honorabledre]

Thank you for the tutorial. I am much more confident editing multicam clips!

[@Brad_West]

I’m so happy to hear that this tutorial was helpful to you. Thanks for watching 😊🙏🏼

[@bertodemesa]

LEARNED A LOT AND I'M NOT EVEN NEW TO FINAL CUT PRO. AWESOME TUTORIAL! 🏆💯

[@Brad_West]

I’m so happy to hear that Cris! Thanks for watching 😊🙏🏼

[@MyHomeFarm]

Brad, I've made my multicam Zoom clips - all synced nicely. It's ignoring my main audio file though, and keeps wanting to use the worst video I have. I've moved my audio file to the top and also selected the blue speakers, and untagged it the video with the audio clip I want to avoid. Any tips, shortcuts to help?

[@Brad_West]

When you’re in the multicam the blue speaker is just to monitor the audio, it doesn’t change the actual audio track. When you’re in the timeline however, you can right click on the multicam clip and select the audio angle to change it. Let me know if that helps?

[@MyHomeFarm]

@@Brad_West Cool. I’ll try that in the morning. If I have three sources plus the audio, should the blue button be selected on all clips to monitor all of them? One other question. What happens if one of my sources had additional video (just a few seconds more) in the middle of the video than the other two source? If I blade and remove content, will it affect lip syncing further down the line.

[@MyHomeFarm]

@@Brad_West And I guess my other question is what is the blue speaker monitoring for? Is it anyway syncing?

[@Brad_West]

So the little blue speaker is just to monitor playback within the multicam. It’s basically a way to listen to each track (or more than one track at the same time) while you are in the multicam. It doesn’t affect your edit at all. If you’re removing a section of the multicam in your timeline, it won’t affect sync. But if you mean, removing a section within the multicam clip it might affect sync. But it depends. Are both sides of what you want to remove currently in sync?

[@mynusten]

Absolutely awesome tutorial! Life changing. Many thanks!

[@Brad_West]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@mynusten]

@@Brad_West One question I have is how to sync multi-cams after selecting favorite sections? For example, when I record and unboxing video, rarely do I get everything in a single shot and I need to select my favorite sections from the face & overhead shots. Is there an easy way to sync favorited sections from two clips recording the same shot? Hope this question makes sense.

[@Brad_West]

@@mynustenI think the easiest would be to first sync the clips and then you can select the multicam clip in the browser window and favorite sections on the multicam clip. Hope that helps!

[@mynusten]

@@Brad_West That's a HUGE help! Never thought of that approach and will give it a try this weekend!

[@NicoleFerre]

Wow - great multicam video!!!

[@Brad_West]

Glad it was helpful. I probably need to do an updated version though 😄🤙🏼

[@danacreesweekendrewind3205]

Easy to follow. A great introduction.

[@Brad_West]

Thanks Dan. I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊👍🏼

[@mediafactoryinternational]

Another quick question Brad - Instead of creating 'Multicam' - I created 'synchronized' clip - is there a way for me to go from synchronized to making that into a 'Multicam' or would I need to red all my clips :( Thanks

[@Brad_West]

Unfortunately I don’t think you can easily “convert” that into a multicam clip. I think you may need to redo them 😬 Thanks for watching! 😊🙏🏼

[@mediafactoryinternational]

@@Brad_West Thanks Brad.

[@stressthemindLOTL]

VERY easy and clear! THANK YOU!!!

[@Brad_West]

You're welcome!

[@hi_im_fido]

Your videos are really helpful, one question though: what should you do when you have footage with different frame rates? is 29,97 fps and 30 fps footage a problem or not notieable? what about 30 and 60 since its exactly the half? just slow down the 60fps footage by 50% to match the 30fps?

[@Brad_West]

In that case I would go with the lowest frame rate (29,97fps) and there shouldn’t be a noticeable issue with 30fps footage. If you’re syncing 60fps footage I wouldn’t slow it down in the multicam clip. FCP will play it back just fine on a 29,97 or 30fps timeline by just dropping every second frame. 😄👍🏼

[@njbestvideo5977]

If I have an external audio source or want the audio from a specific angle/camera only what sequence in choosing should I use to work best? If I chose the audio wave sign then clicked on the selected audio source in the angle viewer followed by the switch camera angle only, would that work?

[@Brad_West]

Yeah you could do that. You could also select the multicam clip and in the inspector window, scroll down to the bottom and select the audio source there. Then you can just click to change camera angles on the timeline 😄

[@njbestvideo5977]

Thank you. In the past I did the first method and there was slight Distortion with the audio whenever I switched back and forth between cameras

[@Brad_West]

@@njbestvideo5977 Yeah that was a bug that a lot of people experienced. I believe that bug was (mostly) fixed. If not, you can select all of your mutlicam clips/cuts and hit Option T to create small crossfades and that gets rid of the clicking sound at each cut.

[@Staygold31]

Really awesome tutorial!!

[@Brad_West]

Thanks so much 😊🙏🏼

[@JackOSheaIreland]

Great tutorial, thank you. Is this as seamless as it looks when you're using a camera that can only record 30 minutes at a time and you have to stop/start when other cameras continue recording i.e. if you import all camera clips, one or more will have a second or 2 gap in recordings on that camera's timeline. Will FCPX detect that and pull those clips apart to account for this?

[@Brad_West]

Thanks for watching Jack 😊 Yes, FCPX will detect that and will keep that gap. FCPX will put each clip in a new angle when you create the multicam, so you can move all the clips from camera 1 to one angle and all the clips from camera 2 to another and then delete the empty angles to make your life easier. Hold down the shift key when moving the clips so that you don’t drag them out of sync 😊👍🏼

[@JackOSheaIreland]

@@Brad_West Thanks a million. That's great to know, i will test it. It will make my flow much much faster!

[@Brad_West]

Yeah it definitely will! Let me know if you have any other questions about it. Happy to help 😊

[@paulhennessymusic1729]

Superb tutorial, thank you!

[@Brad_West]

Really glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😄🙌🏼

[@ThisisDigitalden]

Hey Brad nice tutorial as always, clean and clear. Thanks 🙏

[@Brad_West]

Thanks very much. Appreciate the support 😊🙏🏼

[@aelbj]

Absolutely superb. I've subbed. Once I've expanded my multicam clips how do I collapse them again into one timeline? I can't seem to find it. Be merciful to a senior citizen :-)

[@Brad_West]

Glad you found value in this video! To go back to your timeline, you can simply click the back arrow at the top of your timeline (next to the name of the multicam clip or timeline). Alternatively you can double click on the timeline in your browser window to go back 😄👍🏼

[@aelbj]

@@Brad_West Thanks for the reply. No matter what I try (back arrow, double click, etc.) it all stays as multiple clips without reverting to a single multicam on the timeline. I have 6 clips plus separate audio. However, the B rolls start and stop throughout as the camera person was walking around with a gimble. Maybe I need to go back to the old way but multicam seems so much faster. Sigh . . .

[@Brad_West]

I’d suggest creating a new timeline and then dropping the multicam from the browser window directly onto the timeline. That should do it. Let me know if you’re still struggling?

[@aelbj]

Thank you for your reply. I still can't get it to work. Perhaps it's because I went in on individual clips, did some cropping and time alignment and I screwed it up big time. Maybe I'll just go back to magnetic timeline. It will be harder to sync external audio but it may beat banging my head against a wall. I had great hopes for multicam. Sigh . . .

[@Brad_West]

Feel free to send me an email with some screenshots of what’s happening. I’m sure we can sort it out together 👊🏼

[@camilacuadra3494]

How do I go back to the main timeline? It doesn't let me go back after I double clicked on the multiclips, and the arrow I usually click on to go back (thats also used in the video) is not letting me return. Is there another way to go back maybe using a shortcut? Also thank you for the video! It was very helpful :)

[@Brad_West]

You're welcome 😊 You can either double click on your project again or use the shortcut Cmd + { (left square bracket) to go back to the previous timeline which should be your main timeline. I hope that helps 😄

[@camilacuadra3494]

@@Brad_West Thank you so much!!

[@Brad_West]

My pleasure 😊

[@crisrocchi2722]

Hi Brad, one question please. If I have an interview with 4 people miked individually, is there a way I can use multicam and, when needed, use two overlapping audio tracks (because the interviewees may speak at the same time)? Unfortunately it only lets me select one audio track at a time...😔

[@Brad_West]

Yeah you most certainly can. All you need to do is select the multicam clip on the timeline, head over the the audio inspector, scroll down and enable the audio for each of the angles you need for that section. Hope that helps 😄👊🏼

[@crisrocchi2722]

@@Brad_West Thanks a lot! You're great!!

[@michaelhunter4891]

Thank you Brad , this really helped me

[@Brad_West]

Glad it helped, appreciate you watching!

[@jerianlewis1708]

Thanks Brad ... this is a time saver 🙌

[@Brad_West]

I’m glad you you found it helpful Jerian 😊👊🏼

[@jerianlewis1708]

@@Brad_West I'll be do some tutorial next year ... so this will come in handy

[@Brad_West]

Awesome! When you try it out, if you have any questions feel free to ask 😄

[@grglenn]

Thanks. This was just what I needed.

[@Brad_West]

I’m glad you found it helpful 😊👊🏼

[@naturalistamisha]

Thank you! But how do you collapse the Multicam clip on your timeline once you open it up?

[@AdventuresinAviators]

Yes - this!

[@Brad_West]

All you need to do is click on the back arrow next to the project name at the top of the timeline. That will go back to the main timeline. Hope that helps!

[@mistermoan5693]

Great to the point tutorial. Thanks!!

[@Brad_West]

You’re welcome. Glad it was helpful! 😄

[@MaxSenitt]

wow, there is some very useful stuff in here that I did NOT know! Thanks!!

[@Brad_West]

My pleasure Max. Glad you found some useful tips in the video 😊

[@scotttarulli]

Thanks! How do you assign the AUDIO source that is constant?

[@Brad_West]

In your multicam viewer, make sure that the video angle only switching icon is selected. That way you won't also switch the audio every time you make a cut.

[@scotttarulli]

@@Brad_West thanks, but don't I have to select which is my constant audio? Thats the part I don't understand. THANK YOU!

[@Brad_West]

You can right click on the multicam clip and choose the audio angle of your choice. If you have already started cutting up the multicam clip, then you can select all of the instances of the multicam and head over to the audio properties in the inspector window. At the bottom you can select your audio source by checking the correct angle and unchecking the audio you don’t want. I hope that helps. 🤞🏼

[@AndrewGalucki]

This was so helpful. Just saved me hours. Thank you!

[@Brad_West]

I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks for watching 😊🙏🏼

[@saulloweryproductions]

Thank you for this awesome video. What do you press to go from your “main timeline” to your “multi cam clips” viewing? I’m stuck in the multi clip view and can’t see the main timeline where it shows the my multi cam clip as one clip.

[@Brad_West]

At the top of the timeline, where the name of your timeline is, there is a left and right arrow on either side. You can click on the left arrow to go back to the timeline and out of the multicam clip. Or you can double click on your project in the browser window. Hope that helps 😊🤞🏼

[@saulloweryproductions]

@@Brad_West I super appropriate this! I know it doesn't mean much, but you definitely got a new subscriber I was stuck for like 3 hours. I started working on my other projects that didn't have multi-cam clips, it was so frustrating.

[@Brad_West]

Appreciate the support 😊🙏🏼 That means a lot! Happy editing! 🎬

[@lavinchi6709]

Thank you very much!!!!it's always interesting to be with you

[@Brad_West]

Appreciate that 😊🙏🏼

[@Thermitwins]

Very clear!Thanks

[@Brad_West]

You’re welcome!

[@HattonDoesLoops]

Thank You for this Tutorial.

[@Brad_West]

You are welcome!

[@MrCruz-oc8jx]

waooo absolutley this is a great tutorial. 👍🏻🔥

[@Brad_West]

Thanks so much! 😄🙏🏼

[@ettiene87]

Bakgat!! To the point and no fuss...Lekka!!

[@Brad_West]

Glad you enjoyed it Ettiene 😉🤙🏼🇿🇦

[@kevsdrumvideos3300]

Thank you both for your help. When selecting clips for a new Multicam clip, I have run into a problem. I have some clips from Oct 3rd and others from Oct 5th. But, on Oct 5th I created a Multicam clip. So, now when I try to select 2 clips from Oct 3rd and 1 clip from Oct 5th, FXP automatically selects the Multicam clip (that I created on 10.5) with the desired selected clip from 10.5....therefore, I can't create the new Multicam clip. I am currently using the shift button to select the clips. How can I select the 3 desired clips without the Multicam clip automatically being selected. I do not want to delete the Multicam clip. it is part of the project I am working on. thank you

[@Brad_West]

I would suggest using the Cmd key instead of the shift key. Select the first clip you want to add into the new multicam clip and then Cmd-click on the rest. That way you should be able to select everything except the other multicam clip. Hope that helps! 😊🤞🏼

[@kevsdrumvideos3300]

@@Brad_West perfect! thank you very much!

[@Brad_West]

Happy to help 😊🤞🏼

[@HightopMaestro]

How do you go from editing the mutlicam clip to the timeline view (you say "Let's go back to the main time line" around 3:40 but do not show how you did this.) In other words, how do you collapse the clip back into one editable piece on your timeline?

[@Brad_West]

All you need to do is click the back arrow on the top of the timeline to jump back out of the multicam clip and back to the timeline. Alternatively you can double click on the project in the browser window 😊👍🏼

[@HightopMaestro]

@@Brad_West Thanks for the reply - for some reason, that arrow is inactive. Do you know why or another way? (Perhaps we're in different versions?)

[@Brad_West]

That arrow will be inactive if you didn’t previously have a timeline open. My personal workflow is to create a multicam clip, create a new project (timeline), drop the multicam clip onto the timeline and then double click to open it. If you do that m, the arrow should be active. Alternatively, if you already opened the multicam clip without creating a project, you can create it now and then drop the multicam clip on the timeline. I hope that helps 😊🤞🏼

[@kevsdrumvideos3300]

@@Brad_West I think that just fixed my problem!!!!

[@Brad_West]

Awesome! Glad that solves the problem 😊👍🏼

[@ChandTechnical]

Great video, love from India 👌

[@Brad_West]

Thank you so much 😀🙏🏼

[@kpakfar]

great and useful but I need to eliminate the voice of the 2nd angel, but I can't in a multicam.

[@Brad_West]

If you open up the multicam, you can select the clips and mute the second channel. In your timeline, you can right-click on the clips and select the audio angle too.

[@VirenMalik1]

You are the best. Thank You 😊

[@Brad_West]

Thanks for watching 😊👊🏼

[@nowinsession-live2396]

Really well done Thank You

[@Brad_West]

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching 😊🙏🏼

[@christopherrippel2463]

Amazing tutorial! Everything I wanted to know! A+++

[@Brad_West]

Glad you enjoyed it! I actually have an updated video with more information: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoDHqXmLlKaAZpo

[@orelbitan]

Great tips! Thank you🙏

[@Brad_West]

You’re welcome 😊👍🏼

[@25mrkeys]

Will this still work if each camera started and stopped filming at different and multiple times throughout the whole recording?? 👀😅

[@Brad_West]

Yes it will. Although if you stop and start a lot, it would be best to select all of the clips from Cam A in the browser window, then head to your inspector window, click on the I for info button, and scroll down to "Camera Name" and type Cam A. Do that for Cam B, Cam C, etc and then FCP will keep each camera angle on it's own track in the multicam clip.

[@25mrkeys]

@@Brad_West Thank you so much!! 🙏🏽 Here’s to hope Lol

[@25mrkeys]

@@Brad_West OMG 😱 It actually worked!! I really want to cry right now 😭😭 I got a project that needs to be done TODAY and this saved me HOURS 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Brad_West]

@@25mrkeys So happy to hear that!! Good luck 🎬🙌🏼

[@hk4lyfe59]

How do you switch between angles using the timeline? Personally I think having the only way you can switch between angles is to do so like it was a live video shoot is ridiculous for a professional level program.

[@Brad_West]

You can click on each angle in the angle viewer using the mouse, you can use the shortcut keys 1, 2, 3, etc or you can write click on each clip and change the video angle from there.

[@RivuSouravBanerjeeVideoEditor]

what if there r multiple takes in the camera angles ? how to organise then ?

[@Brad_West]

You can put all of those angles on the same track in the multicam and they will stay in order. In the browser window, if you select all the clips from one angle, you can type in a camera name in the inspector window. Do this for each camera angle and your multicams will stay organized and will sync faster 😄

[@aurora-a1901]

Finaly,How can I share Multicam ?

[@Brad_West]

You’ll need to drop your multicam on a timeline to edit it and from there you can go to File > Share and export a master file 😊👍🏼

[@aurora-a1901]

@@Brad_West Thank you If one Angel need Picture in picture，How can I do that？

[@Brad_West]

In your timeline, you would need to duplicate the multicam on top of itself and then you can scale the top one down and reposition it to wherever you need it 😊

[@Ali_ReBORN]

How do u keep the playback cursor fixed in a designated place on and off so that you can avoid re-pointing the marker every time you are using spacebar to review various multicam angle in the timeline?

[@Brad_West]

I'm not sure I fully understand the question, but you can turn video skimming off by using the shortcut S and the playhead won't move with your cursor. Is that what you mean?

[@Ali_ReBORN]

@@Brad_West you know how we review multiple angles on a specific spot by playing that area over and over again? I have to keep an eye on the various multi cam angles while pausing and playing the vdo with the spacebar with my left thumb while using the mouse pointer on the starting position with my right hand using the mouse or trackpad. I get tired of the mouse/touchpad click to put the playback head back where i am reviewing it from. It gets arduous when comping a full length music vdo with 30 angles lol.. if i could freeze the in or start position of the playback somehow it would be awesome. I’m pretty new to such multi angle advanced editing and i am sure there is a way to make this easier but have found no resource on this. I apologize for the long enquiry. Appreciate all u can throw at me Brad, thanks in advance.

[@Brad_West]

You could probably achieve what you’re trying to do using loop playback. Activate loop playback by hitting Cmd L (or in the menu by selecting View > Playback > Loop Playback) and then select the area you want to loop and hit / (forward slash) to loop that selection. I hope that helps 😊🤞🏼

[@Ali_ReBORN]

@@Brad_West Brad, thanks so much. This helps. I appreciate you getting back to me. Have a great year brother, tc.

[@Brad_West]

Glad it was helpful! You too man 😊👊🏼

[@epicfocusfilms9350]

Amazing love your tips

[@Brad_West]

Thanks so much! Appreciate it!

[@jerishkermano]

Hey I transfer audio from Garage band to fcp x .. and then I combine the video and audio and I get proper lip sync at the beginning but later after 5 minutes of the video the video is one step forward than the audio and theres a lag .. How can I combine video and audio properly from the beginning till the end ??

[@Brad_West]

Sounds like you’re dealing with a audio drift problem. This often happens if the audio (on your case from Garage Band) has a sample rate of 44.1kHz and you bring it into FCPX. The sample rate for video is 48kHz so over time the audio will drift out of sync. Try to export the audio out of Garage Band at 48kHz instead to see if that solves your problem. 😊 If you’re still experiencing a sync drift issue then you can manually fix the drift. Make a marker on both clips near the beginning where the sync is perfect, then go to the end and find a specific word on your video and make a marker. Find that exact point in the audio file and make another marker. Select the audio clip and hit Cmd + R to open up your retiming options. Drag the handle on the audio clip until the markers at the end match. You will most likely be retiming the audio from 100% to 99%. Make sure your markers at the beginning match up and the markers at the end match up. That should fix the drift. Let me know if that works for you 😊👍🏼

[@jerishkermano]

Thank You somuch Bro ❤️ Love from India .. Glad and happy that u spent time for my comment ! I will try what u said hope it works.. If it works I will tell u immediately ❤️🙌🏻 U deserve 1M Subscribers bro ☺️

[@Brad_West]

@@jerishkermano Haha thanks man, appreciate that! 😄🙌🏼 I hope it helps you!

[@JeyakanthanNitharsan2]

thank, it is clear explain about Multicam.

[@Brad_West]

You’re welcome!

[@michaelthorner]

Is it possible to link three clips that were imported into the timeline separately, and make them into a multicam editing clip, or do I have to re-import them for them to connect via audio with each other?

[@Brad_West]

I'm not 100% sure I understand your question. If you select those 3 clips in the browser window, you will be able to make your multicam clip from there.

[@gwudoc]

Thanks, great video

[@Brad_West]

Thanks 😊🙏🏼

[@Mocktestplus]

You changed my life I love you 😘 lol

[@Brad_West]

Haha glad I was able to help. Thanks for watching 😄🙏🏼

[@KonstantinLuchshev]

Please tell me, is there a way to make "picture in picture" in multicam mode? I'm making tutorial guide videos and when showing me a screen record I would like to show my face in the corner. When my multicam video is ready I can add a new video above my multicam, but it would be synchronized. If there is some tip for this particular case?

[@Brad_West]

If you have the video of your face inside the multicam you can duplicate the multicam on top of itself and switch the top layer to the angle with your face. You can then scale that down to create the picture in picture. The easiest way to create the Picture in Picture is to drop the video on top of your multicam and the you can scale it down, crop it or even use the shape mask to create a circle. Hope that helps! 🤞🏼

[@KonstantinLuchshev]

@@Brad_West Thank you a lot for your advice and for your time! I will check your tip.

[@Brad_West]

😄🤙🏼

[@TeamOttoNorge]

Good job :-) Thanks from Norway

[@Brad_West]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😊🙌🏼

[@RealSoundReviews]

excellent video very useful ! thanks a lot.

[@Brad_West]

Glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful 😊

[@namataken]

Thank you, this has helped me

[@Brad_West]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching 😊

[@jaychoi4054]

how can i record all angles at the same time? output all angle footages in one screen?

[@Brad_West]

You can record the different angles with multiple cameras and you can use a free plugin like the XEffects Video Conference plugin to display them all on the screen at the same time. More on that free plugin here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3ObpKxnach_grs

[@PrinceEzra.]

Thank you

[@Brad_West]

You're welcome

[@sanjanakumari3152]

Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOO much!!!!

[@Brad_West]

You’re welcome! I’m glad you found the video helpful! 😊

[@BodhiTrout]

Thanks for this!

[@Brad_West]

My pleasure!

[@ColbyStewart1965]

The files are so huge. Can you give us a tutorial on how to work from camera proxies? I cannot figure it out. Thanks for all your videos!

[@Brad_West]

Yeah I’ll add that to my list. Most of the newer Mac’s can handle 4K files without proxies but I’ve never done a video on proxies so it might be worth doing 😄👍🏼

[@jsproduction6875]

As I found out, problem with Multicam edit is that you cannot export this to DaVinci for Color Grading meaning if your workflow is - FCPX -> Davinci -> FCPX you have stay within FCPX, unless someone found a way around?

[@Brad_West]

I do all my grading in FCPX so I’ve never tried to take it into Resolve. If the XML route doesn’t work I can only think of exporting individual clips to grade in Resolve but that will probably be far more hassle than it’s worth. I’d be interested to know if anyone else has a workaround 😊