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Hello,
I have a two camera shoot with separate audio. I selected all three clips and "synchronized" them. Then I copied attributes to each clip (resize and crop).
Now, I need to change the stacking order of the video clips. How may I move the second clip to the top position?
SR
iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 10.14
Hi Tom,
Yes, correct 9 individual clips, 6 video and 3 audio. Copying each set into a container and sync'ing. Then dragging the sync'd clips to the timeline.
When I open the individual container and click the sync clip to see what's inside, I am unable to drag one video clip above the other. That's all I'm trying to accomplish, if possible. See attached screen cap
Thanks very much for your quick response.
This tool has worked fine for my application since I'm not cutting from camera to camera. Both cameras are on screen the entire time, just cropped and positioned.
Would the multi cam tool still be best for that purpose?
Hi Tom,
Thanks for your response and question.
This is a video produced from a radio broadcast. So, I have one long audio clip and three separate video clips from each of the two cameras (i.e. three segments of radio interview).
My process is to rough-cut the main audio into three segments to correspond with the video clips. Then put two videos and the corresponding audio into a folder and sync the clips, making the crops and size transformations needed. Once the first is done and synched, I copy and paste attributes so that the other two segments match layout and appearance.
If it is not possible to change stacking order of synch'd clips, I can work around that, but I wanted to ascertain that as a fact before I move on.
This process was suggested by Apple tech support after discussing what I wanted to accomplish and the problems I was having in accomplishing the envisioned finished project. Here's an example of what I am doing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwLB1Qz797E&t=9s
"My process is to rough-cut the main audio into three segments to correspond with the video clips. Then put two videos and the corresponding audio into a folder and sync the clips"
Not quite sure what's happening here. You have six clips, three for each camera I gather, and three audio clips. Are you building all these nine components into a single sync container? Maybe you could double click the sync clip to show what's inside it? You perhaps can build the entire project inside the clip container.
What I think I'd do is take the video from one camera, the long shot, and sync it with the audio. Then do the same for second camera. Put the two sync clips in a project, stacked on top of each other, resized and repositioned, then cut out the segments in the show you want to delete in the project timeline. It's really simple, select the clips and use Shift-Cmd-B where you want to cut them both.
That's correct you can'd drag the clip with the connected audio up, but you can drag the clip that's above down, between the middle clip and the connected audio.
You are using the wrong tool for the job.
What you need is a multicam clip.
Synchronized clips are meant for ONE video and multiple audio.
Can’t you just sync one clip to the audio and put the two into project where you have maximum control over the media? Not sure why you’re putting the two clips into a container.
You are always tremendously helpful. Thank you, Tom.
Change stacking order of synchronized clips
