How to FIX Multicam Sync Issues - DaVinci Resolve Tutorial

[@NathanCarterVids]

I've been knee deep in multicam madness for the past month. Here's some tricks I've figured out. As always more info in description. Also we did it. We hit 1k subs, thanks yall so much! Now we're on the journey to 2k to grow this community. Let's do it!

[@lamantiaLilmoLove]

Nathan Carter Nathan you’re over 3k! Congrats... i will def. spread the word... you’re a treasure... hope your project is going well Cheers

[@Martin-d3g5h]

Wow all of this is still super relevant. Very helpful video here, man! 4 years ago and 1K subs. Now you're heading for 20K! Keep it going!

[@adot]

Literally couldn’t figure it out for 40+ mins. Thank you brother

[@weyproductions1656]

Legit the best davinci youtube I've come across in a year of looking.

[@NathanCarterVids]

Thank you!

[@QuestBboy]

Thanks! This taught me how to use timelines. Extremly helpful!

[@vivid-efx]

I wished I had seen this about 4 hours ago....Good Video and subscribed

[@jpr-tech]

That last hint of retiming was GOLD!!! I never thought about that! I used to just replace the clip with another view and cry 😩 THANKS!!!

[@NathanCarterVids]

No worries. So many hours banging my head against a wall to figure that one out.

[@AroundCooking]

Man the intro really got me! 😆 Also did not know the multicam function so you saved me a lot of time, thank you very much man! 💪

[@NathanCarterVids]

Awesome. Really happy to hear that.

[@benjamingale]

Sweet! I'm sitting here in my edit suit trying to work out why my clips were not syncing - worked a treat, Thanks

[@NathanCarterVids]

Awesome. Really happy to help

[@JordanReeve]

Thank you for this great tutorial. Have been searching for a few hours to solve this problem and your video was exactly what I needed.

[@timoheinrich8763]

After the intro I was already glad to be here :D

[@lamantiaLilmoLove]

I have been on KZbin for hours now trying to get ahead on this software... all i can say is THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU... yup. i am shouting it from the rooftop... now I think I have the info to sync up my music video.... I am a pretty good music editor.. PT 10 ... and have worked on old editing bays... so scrubbing is awesome.. ok! I will be checking in regularly and look forward to seeing more of your videos Cheers!

[@NathanCarterVids]

No worries at all. I'm actually using the multicam feature for a music video right now. Pulling late nights to hit the deadline haha

[@aholder4471]

The audio guy in me wants to say, do you really need that pop screen? But for real, this was super good info. Everything I was hoping to learn and then some. I despise videos that make everything look so easy and then I go do the same thing and it doesn't work....so frustrating. But I know I'm not the only one, that's probably all of us these days, lol. I love that your showing some retime stuff along with this too. I'm trying to get into editing music performance videos and this is gonna be a really useful tool that I know I'll need eventually. Many thank you's!!!

[@NathanCarterVids]

Haha yes, I've changed things around in newer videos so it's not as prominent on video, but still use the same setup for the screen capture audio and without the filter, things get ugly.

[@aholder4471]

@@NathanCarterVids OH right on, wow you replied before I got done editing my comment. I have such a bad habit of posting and then going back and retyping it. Awesome stuff. 👌

[@NathanCarterVids]

@@aholder4471 thanks for that. I'm right there with you about some videos making it look too easy, I know I've been guilty of that sometimes for sure. This has been my go to editing method for musical performances and it's a pretty efficent way of working. Especially being able to grade everything within the multicam clip itself. I will note though that I've heard people say good things about using the sync bin on the cut page, but this works so well I'm reluctant to switch over. Maybe one day I'll check it out.

[@tarask9971]

Saved me a night figuring out what was a sync problem

[@sidsabo1258]

It was the audio channels messing things up. Thanks a million.

[@levidaragiu]

You hit the nail on the head. Just what I was looking for. Thanks a lot!

[@JimRobinson-colors]

Nice job. I find that h.264 clips from some older cams like GH4 - the software has a hard time detecting them as the same cam and doesn't place them one after the other. So I find that throwing them on a timeline and rendering out a prores full track and then multicam seems to work better. I also find now that the CUT page works better for sync for some reason - A few minor bugs in that too. But as a multicam alternative I find it interesting - with the scenario you have with that drummer doing that fill - with the cut page you can watch that angle and mark in and out - drop it on top on the main timeline in sync then continue through that angle dropping other parts. Did this with a concert video - with each cam angle and by the time I was finished - had a clean two video track edit that played back super smooth to hone in the edits. New way of multicam editing.

[@NathanCarterVids]

That's interesting I haven't actually come across that issue yet. Thanks for the heads up. With regards to the cut page method do you find it's a more efficient workflow? I honestly don't use the cut page super often, I've gone through BM's training course on the cut page but I'm finding it hard to kinda break the habit of doing everything in the edit page. I probably should alternate between the two more often.

[@IthacaDon]

Thanks. The info about not synching due to left and right channel may solve my problem. Why didn't you talk about using markers? Will check out some of your newer stuff.

[@NathanCarterVids]

How do you find using Markers helps with Multicam sync? I can understand it can help you keep track of things if you have to do it manually, but aside from that I can't think of what more they'd do.

[@sezair0]

thanks for the video. Premier do the sync the videos much more better nevertheless the sound ist recorded in different places or microphones

[@GMMediaSolutions]

oh my friend.. Just what I was looking for.you saved my day..

[@ChaseArrington]

Bro you saved my life thank you!

[@iamdanfleser]

You just saved me a night of troubleshooting :)) THANKS

[@mikedesrochers]

Thanks Nathan. You saved my edit. Keep it up, I've subscribed!

[@StewartWhite]

Subscribed! Had this same issue, and worked through it sorta, but was looking for better ways! Thanks!

[@NathanCarterVids]

Glad it helped!

[@tub-tube7686]

Most helpful Video on multicam editing in da Vinci!! Thanks a lot!!

[@NathanCarterVids]

Glad you found it helpful

[@charliecooper3030]

Trying to do this with multiple GoPro shots is a nightmare. Not only are they all spanned, even after you export each as singular clips, the audio at the end gets desynchronized and Davinci can't seem to do any of it automatically.

[@Deep-Travel]

This helped to fix an issue I was having. Thanks.

[@ashishjatiani3356]

Thanks a ton! Was have same problems

[@NathanCarterVids]

Glad it helped!

[@stylestep111]

Your videos are so helpful, thanks man!

[@WildOneFilms]

Incredibly helpful, thank you so much!

[@lorenzovergoni8676]

Dude! Great work! You got real everyday problem solved! Thanks

[@NathanCarterVids]

Happy to help

[@SamsRussianAdventures]

When I go to sync audio by waveform, the options are greyed out. Do you have any idea why?

[@TiagoFlores]

Great video. Congrats!

[@karlitojackson958]

Great information, this helped me so much..

[@DavidFedele]

Brilliant video! I am having a slightly different issue - synching only one camera, but multiple audio sources (lav mics plus Zoom H1 and Zoom H2 recorders). When I try to synch these up, I get the same error message that you got at the start of this video "No match was found ......". I wonder if there is a similar method for this issue, or perhaps you have already made a video on this? Any advice would be hugely appreciated, I'm in the middle of a project now and its taking me the longest time to synch all of the audio manually. Thanks!~

[@NathanCarterVids]

Are they all stereo tracks? You could go into clip attributes and examine what each channel sounds like.

[@hierkonnteihrewerbungstehe5160]

Exactly what I needed, you're the man!

[@NathanCarterVids]

Happy to help

[@aumthakore450]

hey, the audio alignment that you did, can be done with the elastic wave retime tool now?

[@thefullmonte1902]

That was just what I needed Nathan. I have the same problem now with an interview mixing Zoom and Canon footage. Resolve just couldnt sync the sound. What if you only want one sound track - can you do that?

[@NathanCarterVids]

Well you can adjust it so you only cut the video track. So on your multicam viewer you'll see a video only option

[@thefullmonte1902]

@@NathanCarterVids Great! Thanks for the superquick reply! I will try that...

[@asharali1988]

Dude I like a video so keep it I am supporting you to the core and I have a request can you make a full tutorial of davinci resolve.

[@NathanCarterVids]

Thank you I really appreciate that. As far as the full tutorial goes that's a future goal for sure. I was to build out bigger lesson plans as part of a more comprehensive guide but I wanna do it right so it'll be a while before I can get that out. In the meantime however I really recommend the free training that Black Magic offers on their website. If you go through those course and take your time you'll be in a great place with the program for sure.

[@MagivaIT]

@@NathanCarterVids this would be called alice in davinci land for sure, so many branches, twists and turns. so many ways to get to so many results. you would be making videos for the rest of your li... oh right i get it

[@mudcreekhomestead9275]

I do not have tabs you are using at 8:33 in the video. My screen is close but I can not them appear what am I doing wrong?

[@davidpetersen1]

My DaVinc 16 program doesn't seem to have the multicam sync function. :/ I select my 3 camera clips and right click. There is no "create new multicam etc." as an option in the drop down menu. Any suggestions besides "upgrade to a different version"?

[@muscle__rr]

You are just awesome man 👍👍👍 You deserve way way more subs ✌️✌️

[@NathanCarterVids]

Thanks you. I really appreciate it

[@DavidLarew]

my live music camera 2 volume is so loud I can't see the waveforms... to sync to ... and they're mts files... any rec's on solving in 17, tia, David

[@colleencavolo2756]

YESSS Thank you for this!!!!

[@dravidjones8447]

Thank you so much!

[@MagivaIT]

oooo ok so imagine this scenario.... i didnt know anything about multicam... shock horror i know but.... I think its something us pre-pro :) video makers do is use multiple cameras when filming 'stuff'. maybe a nice tutorial on how to use this functionality. I saw that you were switching and swapping cameras in and out and thought...whooahhh wait a minute, back up, ok ok new video needed

[@NathanCarterVids]

Haha great point. I appreciate the feedback

[@masherahh]

what happens when one of the angles of the Multicam becomes 'offline' how do you re-link?

[@AjayMathur]

Nathan,, thanks this is really helpful could you please tell how to multicam syn clips with different framerate?

[@NathanCarterVids]

Ahh that's a bummer. Are you getting drifting?

[@AjayMathur]

@@NathanCarterVids guess what.. i did your mono stereo adjustment and it worked with diff frame rate too... superb tips.. subbing now ;)

[@NathanCarterVids]

@@AjayMathur awesome. Really happy to help. Thanks for the sub

[@Vicktorkings]

When I use the trim tool and trim one clip it messes up the other ones..

[@crisdrumming]

Cheers man, you made my day!

[@bentonpix]

Thanks for pulling me out of Hell! Subscribed!

[@iskandarzulkarnain5944]

Good Tut...Nathan...I've Shooted a Music Video wich is has an audio it self, I have sound music, i just shoot a pictured (withou sound) ....can you give a tutorial to sync the picture with the audio....plese....

[@NathanCarterVids]

Okay so it all one take or is it multiple shots and no audio? Either way, if you don't have any scratch audio (doesn't sound like a timecode situation if it's a pre recorded track either) you're gonna have to eyeball it. The syncing feature needs some type of audio or time code data to sync to. Maybe one day ai will be good enough to match just video and audio without additional data, but unfortunately I don't know of anything like this that exists yet

[@iskandarzulkarnain5944]

@@NathanCarterVids thanks a lot...

[@jjtube04]

Hi Nathan. When I do multi clips sync, if one clip can't be synced, the generated multicam clip doesn't include it. It doesn't show up in preview window. But your preview window shows all clips including two un-synced clips. Why?

[@NathanCarterVids]

I'm not sure I follow the question, but I usually bring in any unsynced clips from the media bin. I will also note that in DR18 they fixed the stereo sync issue, so if just one channel matches waveforms it'll still sync

[@reubentapp8911]

I like the workaround. Here is another needed workaround that is needed from a live shoot. I had one main camera and a second camera that was started and stopped during recording. So in essence I have a long main clip and some shorter 2-5min clips. I tried to sync them up using sound and markers(didn't work) but it did allow me to move it in the multicam tab later and line up the markers. Unfortunately, you can see that by the end of the clip it is no longer in sync with the other clip(you can watch and play both audios to check). Question how do you get the two clips in sync? I tried nudging the clip with the arrow keys(it's probably only a frame or two off at the beginning which increases over time I figure) but that only moves the playback needle as if you are pressing play a frame at a time. Have a way to do this?

[@aevoss]

Can you change audio clip attributes after Multicam sync?

[@NathanCarterVids]

Yes if you go into the multifamily timeline you can select your desired clips and adjust their attributes, adjusting channels, etc I will also note that it seems in newer versions of resolve they've addressed the main issue covered in this video. In my experience if even one channel in a clip has matching audio to one other channel from another another clip, then it's just figure it out. I haven't tried testing the limits of this, but it's way better than it used to be.

[@coscimore]

is it possible to sync timelines? Whenever i film something that splits my recording into multiple clips i create a timeline for those clips(if they are continous), but cannot sync these timelines with each other. if i try the sync on the clips instead it works.

[@NathanCarterVids]

Select the clips on your timeline. Turn them into a compound clip, then you can sync that compound clip with other clips.

[@darryllewis4635]

I have been searching for the past 2 days to figure out a problem I have been having. Your video has been the most comprehensive I've seen thus far but still does not directly address my issue. I currently use Zoom for my podcast and record all separate tracks for better post prod. However, I record my wife and mines in audacity. Syncing the audio from Audacity is a nightmare. I try to use the multicam feature but it does not recognize the Audacity tracks. I think it's because Zoom records audio @ 32000hz but if I set audacity to 32000hz I sound like a chipmunk. PLEASE HELP!!!! PS. Sorry for the long post.

[@Drums4Freaks]

Nate, I just subscribed and this video is going right into my DaVinci Resolve personal playlist!!! I make drum videos using 5-6 cams that I always have to line up manually based on the audio waveform. It works very well, but I'd like to try Multicam editing. You see, I'm shooting using action cams which automatically make 10 min. clips. I record several takes of the same song, then afterward I choose the best performance. So sometimes, the chosen take is right in the middle of a 10 min. clip from camera 1, at the beginning of the clip of another camera, at the end, or even crosses over 2 clips...a real headache! On several occasions, I tried Multicam but it never works because like I wrote earlier, the audio of the chosen clip is not always close (beginning, end, middle, over 2 clips). Would you then suggest that instead of only keeping the clips that contain the selected take, I choose all clips of all the takes, sync them up, then crop to the selected take? Would that work? Would I need to first make a compound clip with all the clips from the same angle, and for each angle, before attempting to sync? Otherwise, any suggestion for my particular situation? I also need to learn how to navigate between timeline and multicam. Your video will probably be of great help for that. Thanks!

[@NathanCarterVids]

hmmmm so are you able to try and sync em all at the same time? or because it sounds so similar between clips does that mess up waveform sync? What you could do is take all 10 min clips from one camera, put it on a timeline then turn that into a compound clip (make sure the clips are in chronological order). Do that will all of the cameras so then you can sync up the 6 tracks in a multicam track (hopefully automatically, but possibly manually). So then getting your in and out points for the best take can be straightforward, and then for the edit you have the ease of multicam editing, watching all angles simultaneously. Edit: I just checked out your channel, great covers man. Some of my favorites in there. Keep it up!

[@Drums4Freaks]

@@NathanCarterVids Hi Nathan, thanks for replying. I don't think I ever tried to Compound Clip all clips from the same angle - and for each angle - then try the Sync by audio on a multicam timeline. I'll try that. About in-out points, I never use that. I just reduce on each side and only keep the targeted take so I have a shorter timeline. What is the advantage of usin in-out points instead? Oh and thanks for watching my channel, glad you liked some of my covers. Subscribe for more!

[@NathanCarterVids]

@@Drums4Freaks hope it works. By in and out point I more or less just meant isolating the take that you like best. However I use in and out points quite a bit when looking at longer clips in the media pool and I want one particular moment. So I while watching it in the media pool I'll press "I" for when it starts and "o" for when it ends. Then when I drag into the timeline only that part of the clip will show up. You can still trim or extend it just like normal. Save you from dragging the whole clip in and then trimming on the timeline. May not be particularly useful for what you're doing, but I use em all the time.

[@Drums4Freaks]

@@NathanCarterVids oh ok, I can see a good use for it, thanks!

[@Drums4Freaks]

@@NathanCarterVids UPDATE: Here's what I tried - if that can help someone else in my situation: 1. Trim each angle clip to the chosen take. 2. Render as individual clips. 3. Create a multicam timeline using the rendered clips - sync by audio. That worked well and fast to get there. Except 1 camera seemed to have its audio earlier than the image so its image was late when compared to the other angles (because it synced using audio). Even though I was adjusting it on the timeline, it seems like the adjustment was not taken into account when back on the multicam timeline. If I can't find a fix for that, then next time I'll check the image & audio sync for each clip at Step 1 above and adjust if required, and only then render individually (Step 2). Glad I took the time to experiment this and that it somewhat works. I'm excited to try this new method (multicam) for editing my next drum cover. Thank you Nathan!

[@jordipapasey]

Thanks! so usefull!

[@unsignedmusic]

What if you have 2 clips with different frame rates?

[@NathanCarterVids]

That's a rough one that I just dealt with the other day it was 23.98 and 24fp. You can change the clip attributes to get them matching other wise drift is inevitable

[@lamantiaLilmoLove]

just want to make sure.... are you using the Free version of Resolve 16? I got hung up trying to match some instructions with what i see on my screen....will ck the manual reference... but wondering if the investment in the Studio version wouldn’t make life a little easier... it’s quite reasonable actually.... I wasn’t going to as I don’t need tons of effects... but i would love to dig deeper into the sound... I hv used protools 10 since forever and wish i could zoom in on the audio waves and really see what is going on... lmk what you think and thank you so much! Cheers!

[@NathanCarterVids]

Awesome. Based on what you've outlined here I think the free version will suit your needs just fine for now

[@bryceboyer2469]

Have you figured out how to crop/transform/zoom into the video image AFTER syncing it into a multicam clip? I have been searching for days and can't find ANYBODY mentioning it.

[@NathanCarterVids]

Well you could adjust the zoom on the multicam timeline itself, or go into the timeline and adjust the clips individually.

[@bryceboyer2469]

@@NathanCarterVids I was thinking that too. It's a 2.5 hour long podcast I was doing it for so it would Be hundreds of adjustments. I was hoping there would be a way to take the base clip itself, edit it, then apply the multicam sync. Will keep experimenting and will let You know here what I find :) appreciate your reply!

[@NathanCarterVids]

@@bryceboyer2469 good luck!

[@carlosandreviana9448]

Do you know if it is possible to create a multicam, if one of the cameras has several clips instead of a full length one like the other camera? Is it possible to add those several clips as a cam?

[@NathanCarterVids]

Absolutely. Once you generate the multicam track it's open season from there, add more tracks, cut stuff up, add new stuff, whatever you want.

[@carlosandreviana9448]

@@NathanCarterVids thanks. But I don't think you understood. Camera 1 has a full length clip, but camera 2 has 20 clips. How does DaVinci know that those 20 clips are from a single camera and puts them in a multi cam track?

[@NathanCarterVids]

@@carlosandreviana9448 oh so you want it to sync the clips automatically? If there's no gaps what if you could do is bring those clips in order onto a timeline and create a compound clip and use that when creating the multicam clip. If there are gaps but there's audio (assuming no timecode) you could try and create a multicam clip and then consolidate those clips onto one track manually. However this may not sync every clip super well, for example some sections sounding the same. You then could do as I suggested earlier and sync it by hand within the multicam clip. Once you're done, use it on your main timeline and then it functions just like a normal multicam clip.

[@carlosandreviana9448]

@@NathanCarterVids they usually sync. I wanted to avoid adding one by one 😊 but I guess I do not have a better choice

[@GhislainLeduc]

Anyone has any ideal why I cannot see create Multicam option on my right clic?

[@NathanCarterVids]

Need more context

[@GhislainLeduc]

@@NathanCarterVids I'm on my first edit ever with Multicam and using Resolved 18 for the first time too. I realized that when I was selecting my clips and then right clic on it to create the multicam clip, I was in CUT mode when I need to be either in Media Mode or Edit mode to do this. Fast learning is on, I am doing a favor to my family as I need to edit an interview ASAP for Christmas but never did this before... RUSH - STRESS - IT'S ON BABY...

[@NathanCarterVids]

@GhislainLeduc best of luck to you. In all honesty I've been using resolve professionally every day for the past 5 years and I have almost no idea how the cut page works. I keep telling myself I'll learn it, but the edit page let's me get so detailed I really enjoy it. I do know that there is a sync bun feature on the cut page which I believe is the cut page equivalent of a mutlicam sequence

[@cristobalreymusic]

hey, what about when you have multiple cameras and all of them are in fragmented clips (from cameras making several files for one scene)...also what about the sync bin? thanks

[@NathanCarterVids]

Great questions. The sync bin is awesome. I find it very useful when using timecode. With fragmented clips I typically have troubles when just going by waveforms. If you have time code it's pretty rock solid though.

[@cristobalreymusic]

@@NathanCarterVids no time code...

[@NathanCarterVids]

Bummer. Unfortunately off the top of my head I can't think of anything to solve that problem easily in Resolve.

[@jimxtx]

awesome!!

[@NathanCarterVids]

Thank you. Glad you liked it.

[@TheRealJesusWolf]

Awesome channel. Thumps up, and subcription done :-)

[@NathanCarterVids]

Thank you. Glad I could help

[@HPRaceDevelopment]

can i hire you

[@NathanCarterVids]

Absolutely. Send me an email at [e-mail]

[@HPRaceDevelopment]

Nathan Carter thx

[@emumist]

"time is money", but video starts at 2:12

[@multilingualbusinessfriend1744]

Please, Please, PLEASE - SLOW DOWN !!!!!

[@NathanCarterVids]

I appreciate the feedback. Lots of info to cover in this video.

[@kamalredzuan5408]

Did you know youtube have "playback speed" function btw ? lol

[@BrunoNeureiter]

this is too much. i'll just stick with premiere

[@NathanCarterVids]

Whatever works for you. These are just trouble shooting recommendations. Typically it just works. Especially if it's a traditional mulitcam shoot. Either by waveforms or even better with timecode. It's been a while since I've used premiere, so if it works for you, go for it.