FCP not automatically syncing Multicam Clips ,so I have manually synced them in Timeline to a master audio track .Can I make a Multicam clip from timeline for easy editing? I did manage it once but now the option is greyed out if I select all clips in the timeline and choose FIle>New> Multicam Clip
Mac Studio (2022)
1) You select the clips in the BROWSER, not the "project browser".
2) Control-click and choose New Multicam Clip
3) To make adjustments to the multicam clip, you can double-click it to open the "Angle Editor", where you can see all the angles. The one marked with a grey border is the "monitoring angle".
If you need to add more content directly to the Angle Editor, after the multicam has been created, you can add more angles, add content to them and use the "Sync to Monitoring Angle" to make sure that they get synced.
I suggest you take some time to learn more about this. Here is a great explanation by Jenn Jager:
How to Edit Multiple Cameras in Final Cut - YouTube
1) You select the clips in the BROWSER, not the "project browser".
2) Control-click and choose New Multicam Clip
3) To make adjustments to the multicam clip, you can double-click it to open the "Angle Editor", where you can see all the angles. The one marked with a grey border is the "monitoring angle".
If you need to add more content directly to the Angle Editor, after the multicam has been created, you can add more angles, add content to them and use the "Sync to Monitoring Angle" to make sure that they get synced.
I suggest you take some time to learn more about this. Here is a great explanation by Jenn Jager:
How to Edit Multiple Cameras in Final Cut - YouTube
What happens when you try to make the multicam? How exactly is it failing? Any errors?
Or is it creating a multicam but the clips are not synced?
Did you add appropriate values for "camera angle" or "camera name" so FCP knows where each clip belongs?
If you need to manually sync, you should still do it inside a multicam, in the Angle Editor.
Select one clip in the browser, choose New Multicam Clip; double click the multicam, add new angles as needed, and drag the other clips in place.
Then you will have a real multicam clip, and can use it in a project timeline as normal.
The multicam clip has to be created using video and/or audio clips in the same event in the browser. It cannot be created with project clips. Create the multicam in the browser and post a screenshot of your process if it doesn't work.
Sorry... I was looking at your post in the iPhone and I did not realize you had an image with the multicam option inactive.
It looks like you do not have any clips selected. Select the clips you want to include in the multicam and that option should become available.
Hi I tired again.I selected all the clips that were manually timeline and then File>New >Multicam .
Option wasn't greyed out and it successfully created a Multicam Clip .When I dragged the Multicam clip into the timeline and double-clicked on it ,the Multicam clip only had 1 short clip in it .It removed all the other clips and also the master audio track .
So I deleted that Multicam clip and when I tried the same method again..the Multicam clip option is greyed out PFA
Yes, multicams can be made across events in recent versions. That said, select a section of the clip for one song and keyword it for instance garden. In the advanced search function (the button next to the search box)
you and search by keywords. All the garden keyword segments will appear and can be made into a multicam.
I'd start with giving the Multicam section of the user manual a good read.
Create multicam clips in Final Cut Pro - Apple Support
The Garden*****.mov clip has to have the keyword Garden applied to it. The name of the file is ignored.
Ok so I select multiple video clips and one master audio track in project browser and then manually sync the individual clips in the Multicam clip which FCP creates?
Also what do Sync to monitoring Angle,Set monitoring Angle and Monitor Audio mean?
Hi Luis..thank you for your help.
I have one more query and I can't find the answer anywhere.I searched everywhere!
I have these video files about 12 gigs each with file name for eg. C0001.mp4 and each file contains 7-8 different song clips recorded from a pro camera .Instead of renaming that file with all the song names (It will become a very large string) or cutting and exporting each song individually and exporting (time consuming) is there a way to add meta/tags keywords so that when I want a particular song , I Just search for it in the whole library and it displays all the songs from different events? This way I add can add multiple clips from different events and make a Multicam edit.
I hope I am framing the question correctly?
I tried adding finder tags and then importing but it just creates a keyword collection
PFA the screen shot example
Thanks Tom
If some of my filenames are Garden****.mov while other files for eg Video0001.mp4 have keyword "Garden"
FCP is not clubbing clips in one smart collection .Am I doing something wrong?
Also is it case sensitive?
I guess that will depend on how you set up your smart collection.
If the criterion is to have the keyword “Garden” and the file name is Garden… but you didn’t assign the keyword, then no, it won’t appear. But the criteria for a smart collection can be a combination of things. How is your Smart Collection defined?
I just started using smart collections after working on FCP for 2 years😅..guess I learn something new everyday. I have like 2 TB of footage form different concerts and I want to organise them properly so that I can make videos for YouTube/insta/social media..Right now import to library is set as default. The toughest part is media management .
Would you recommend best practises.When I need any footage ..it's like looking for. needle in a haystack!😅
I strongly second Tom's suggestion to learn about media management, and the Ripple Training tutorials.
These guys not only know this stuff but are also brilliant teachers.
A word of caution: if you have 2TB of material that you want to import, do NOT copy to library.
Having a huge library is a formula for disaster waiting to happen.
You should organize your media and import using "leave in place" if possible. Or if not, assign a media location outside the library and import that way.
Why isn't the multicam function syncing the clips? Does the video and audio have common sound or are you using some other method to sync?
FCP unable to sync Multicam Clips to Master audio..I have manually synced them in timeline.How do I make a Multicam clip ?
