Resolve 17: Multicam Edits with Speed Editor

In this video Steve walks you through a multicam edit using Blackmagic Design's Speed Editor and Resolve 17. Check out the full Speed Editor tutorial here: bit.ly/speed-editor
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Topics covered in this video:
Using the Sync Bin
Performing a Source Overwrite Edit
Performing a Live Overwrite Edit
Adding a Transition & Close Up

[@jfbmusic]

Hey Steve, thanks for the great run-through, much appreciated. Love the Speed Editor and how compact it is. Maybe that’s changed since you made the video, but there’s no need to hold down the Cam button when Live Overwrite is active. You just tap on the CAM button, and then start painting with the search dial. Just pause and start playback to stop the “painting.” Small, but makes a difference.

[@gravitymediapro]

I love how we’ve gone full circle back to tape-to-tape style controllers. Now if they could only add the sound of the Sony decks hunting for the frame, that would be epic. Happy New Year! Great content.

[@marcostevens4086]

Spot on demonstration . I am still waiting for mine.

[@VincentTamer]

great tutorial, right to the point. Thank you!

[@TheUnMarketingGroup]

Blackmagic is killing it. Building a comprehensive and affordable capture/switch/edit/delivery workflow ecosystem. Wow!

[@elephantgrass631]

BMD is the future and is the only one blazing trails in this arena. They’re following the Apple model of optimizing the entire ecosystem. I mean, look at how BRAW works. Only Apple would have taken a chance on something like that decades ago (and they did a la ProRes). So long as Apple continues on owning the entire ecosystem down to the CPU chipset their focus won’t be the pro. But for BMD, I wouldn’t be surprised that in the distant future they turn into a complete computer company making visual content making a pleasure for the pro. At one point, we didn’t think Apple would be a phone company or a watch company.

[@TheUnMarketingGroup]

@@elephantgrass631 Yes, I couldn't agree more. BMRAW is the a great example. Our business includes a big chunk of live production and BM already has a the dominant share of wallet. (we have 3 ATEMs ranging from Constellation to Mini for example) and well as recorders, monitors, and converters. If they made their Video Assist monitors BMRAW compatible with our Sony FS5/FX6 cameras we'd likely migrate out of our established Apple/Atomos workflow completely.

[@noxtrom]

Awesome! Ordered one. Waiting on it too.

[@alesko5]

I appreciate how deliberate you are in the way you teach. Very much appreciated!

[@rippleguys]

Thanks!

[@Deep-Travel]

Love this new tool. I am waiting for mine to arrive!

[@reng4428]

Thanks a lot! Very helpful!

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Ok. Now I'm definitely getting the Speed Editor.

[@steveparkins6854]

Just found this, after buying my speed editor today--(and a resolve newbie) this has been such a help--and well presented--Much Appreciated subscribed and following

[@darylcampbell8758]

Impressive features.

[@ASDF-kz2zp]

Wow, I've been stressing about switching to Davinci from FCPX (Bought the speed editor and studio 17 and will be here soon). But this is making me feel more at ease. That is such a killer way to just paint the cam on there.... That's almost "cheating" haha. Great video!

[@Smittefar1]

Yup - that was very useful. It is definitely something, I can use in my workflow - Now I just need to figure out where to purchase :)

[@simonrussell77]

Incredible tut mate :)

[@rippleguys]

Thanks!

[@keith2599]

Awesome...AWESOME...

[@techniciendushowbiz]

Excellent ! Merci !!!

[@kiyoonkim3579]

Thanks for sharing! Btw, I can't sync when I have multiple clips for camera 1 and multiple for camera 2. I have timecode for both but minor adjustments are needed. With the traditional multicam, I can make it detect the camera using the Reel Name. However, using the sync bin, it always put all the footage to camera 1 only. How do I sync multiple clips detecting the same camera?

[@chrismonsen]

Amazing sweater!

[@peterbrycen1680]

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[@brycedevon5547]

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[@elibrecken3851]

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[@nikocallan6470]

@Bryce Devon thanks, I went there and it seems to work :) Appreciate it!

[@xaviergraysen1298]

@Peter Brycen Happy to help :D

[@mykrobinson6090]

I have the speed editor and filmed some footage today for a music video. I have the angles synced to external audio and the sync bin worked great, but how do I paint on footage from an angle higher than 9? In my case, I have 10 video angles and a single stereo audio track that will be used in the final.

[@mykrobinson6090]

Do you have cut page advice for users who may have a single camera angle, but also external audio, and the speed editor? I can sync the audio and video using the sync clips method in the cut page, but how do you then permanently assign the external audio without going to the edit page? The end goal is to quickly cut up a long video while keeping the external audio in sync the entire time

[@jasonhe6947]

I'm wondering if the speed editor has x pos for close up? Why there is only y pos for close up, is there no need for x pos normally?

[@TobiasStahelPhotographer]

lovit!

[@wakkowarner8810]

I got my speed editor. It looks awesome. I'm now waiting for the covid lockdown in my area to be over so I can go out and shoot live bands and start to use it.

[@brianmi40]

Who did you order it from? I've checked with all the vendors, none of them have it in stock, and none of them know when they'll get any...

[@wakkowarner8810]

@@brianmi40 I ordered it from B&H back in November; I don't know how long the wait-list is right now.

[@wakkowarner8810]

@@brianmi40 I'm still waiting for a training DVD about how to use a Steadicam back in November. It's still not in stock and B&H doesn't know when I'll get the DVD. I guess everything is on backorder now. Probably because of covid.

[@AA-ou4zk]

How choice a master audio for two video (Sync bin) ?

[@jonathanweberde]

Hey, thanks for the great demonstration! From what I'e seen here, multi-cam editing works completely different from what I was used to in the edit-tab - is there also a way to simply do a "live edit" on multiple camera angles, where you see all angles playing back (like in the sync bin view) and just hit buttons 1 to 9 to cut to the corresponding angle? I would prefer that a lot over a layered workflow, at least in the use cases I currently deal with...

[@rippleguys]

If you want to perform traditional multicam edits, it must be done in the Edit Page. But the controller does not work for that style of cutting. IMHO, I do think it was a missed opportunity to not allow the camera keys to cut on the fly as all the angles play back.

[@wyesguyproductions5102]

You can now in the edit page!

[@fischhold]

@@wyesguyproductions5102 you mean... the speed editor now works in the edit page as well?

[@mt8385]

HI, using DSLRs I don't have correct TCs in my files. That's why I create a multicam clips and cut them with my mouse in the edit page and only select the angle I'd like to have. I wish to do that with just pressing button 1,2 instead clicking and selecting the desired angle each time. How would you handle clips that don't have professional timecodes and use my multicam clips?

[@rippleguys]

The Speed Editor is only designed to work in the Cut Page with the Camera keys (1-9). If you need to cut multicam in the edit page, use the number keys on your standard keyboard and you'll be able to cut without clicking with your mouse.

[@FoodWerkstatt]

hi thanks for the video. I also have a speed editor now I have a question, can I synchronize the clips with the audio in the cut page as in the edit page? and how does this work?

[@rippleguys]

You can sync any clip with audio waveform using the sync option in the cut page.

[@FoodWerkstatt]

@@rippleguys Thanks for the info where can I find the setting to change it, I'm still new to resolve. thank you for your help

[@AleZakko]

hi! Is there the possibility to use the cam buttons on speed editor as LIVE MIXER VIDEO, as you can do with regular 1 2 3 4 5 and so on number buttons on classic keyboard on multicam compound clip in edit page? This could be really interesting when you have to do a "boring" concert or conference multicam edit.. Thanks!!

[@rippleguys]

No. The issue is with how the cut page works. It's not a true "live cut" paradigm. The buttons really need to work in the Edit Page with multicam clips. Until it does, I find how it works very constraining.

[@AleZakko]

​@@rippleguys yes. exactly. Understood... :) After three times reading the beta 17 manual, and after going crazy, i undersood that the "real" livecut as you can do on edit page on compount multicam clip it's not possible. :( i hope that on blackmagic design will be add this feature on next update :)

[@JimRobinson-colors]

The Cut page multicam - still can't figure out how to sync the clips in the sync bin, then go back and add a clip or edit any of the clips that didn't get synced perfectly the first try. I found that after doing a bunch, I found one clip that was about 3 frames out of sync. At that point couldn't figure out any obvious way to re-open the setup for the sync bin and fix it.

[@krischanrudolph6005]

To Start I give every camera angle a apropiete number : in the Media tab - meta data - camera #. Then I Set in points on every Clip as a reference point to sync. For example to the Sound of the clapper Board or a certain Audio cue on a music Video thats Audible in the scratch Audio of every camera angle. Then I sync in the sync bin to the in points. In the Media Pool there is now a Media synced File that can be deleted if the process needs adjustment

[@JimRobinson-colors]

@@krischanrudolph6005 Do all of the above - my comment was on adding clips after you have created the sync bin and are in the editing process. I can't seem to find a way to edit the process after. Deleting the file created for the sync bin - you can then create a new sync bin - but you can't then apply it to the edit that is in process- so it means starting over again. I think BMD should make it so you can re-open the syncing window on a previous Sync bin file and edit it or add new footage. Anytime a process is a closed process, for me I don't use it. We can't be starting over on projects because processed are close ended.

[@mdturnerinoz]

Steve, I have to ask: in a recent Ripple Live I am sure you said to some query/discussion that you generally don't use consoles (i.e., you use the keyboard); has that changed now?

[@rippleguys]

I made that comment in the context of using Final Cut. For Resolve it's a different story..

[@mdturnerinoz]

@@rippleguys Steve, when you have a chance, explain why using a controller in DR is so much "better"? Are there any decent FCPX solutions? I bought a Tour Box for Photoshop and it turned out to be a pain in the butt; shortcuts are SO much faster than memorizing button/wheel clicks! TIA

[@elephantgrass631]

@@mdturnerinoz There are zero solutions for FCP. Take a look at the forums at one of the biggest FCP user groups online fcp.co and you’ll see everyone complaining about how there isn’t a solution. There never will be one. Many say (and I agree) that FCP is moving towards short form content production like YT videos. Apple is listening to them instead of the pro users on FCP.co who use that tool to feed their children.

[@DaedalusEnt]

It is interesting but... if I want to take audio from other angles and there is no main camera. I don't know how to do this. Even if it's not a continuous shot. I don't know how to cut my shot to remove not interesting part. "ripl del" doesn't delete the wanted cuted part.

[@mochocinematic4716]

Can't you just play the clip and choose which camera you want live? If you are editing a play I find it much slower having to do that. I would want to play it live and pick which camera I want at a specific moment. I tried this on mine but it doesn't work. Only received it 1 day ago.

[@rippleguys]

Unfortunately, no. If you need to do that type of multicam switching it has to be done in the edit page and the Speed Editor will not work with Multicam Clips in the Edit page. IMHO, it was a missed opportunity. I'm hoping they add that feature in the future. But for now, you cannot play back and cut to an angle on the fly and continue playback.

[@mochocinematic4716]

@@rippleguys yeah, I count't get it to work. It's a shame. Hopefully they will introduce that. The hardware is there now!

[@davidlee-mf5yf]

Can that pad be used with Final Cut?

[@rippleguys]

No, only Resolve

[@jayelliot]

The built in tools in Final Cut Pro are very robust for multicam clips. With shortcut keys it can duplicate everything this hardware device seems to do.

[@pierrebarry495]

NO NEED such an hardware in FCP...Soooo easy to edit in FCP with Ripple Training 's Tutorials

[@craigcarmean4807]

Now make one for FCP

[@elephantgrass631]

Ah yes. I remember when Apple cared about the pro user. Seems like BMD has now overtaken the throne. Every time I look at the forums for FCP it’s everyone complaining about how Apple doesn’t innovate the features of FCP.... and they’re right. It seems like FCP is ging more towards short form content like YT videos.

[@yeldaRooBTKAM]

Only way of contacting you. Merry Christmas to you Steve and family and Mark and family. Merry Christmas to your followers too.

[@rippleguys]

Thank you so much. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well.

[@simomonster]

First before watching ! 👍🏼