Missing Clip in Final Cut Multicam with Black Magic App

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ruggiero81 Author

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Missing Clip in Final Cut Multicam with Black Magic App

Hello everyone,

I'm having a problem with Final Cut's Multicam.

I usually do a Multiicam with 2 clips and a separate audio file (which I sync with the clips) and it has always worked.

Now I don't know why but in multicam it only loads the audio and one of the two clips.

It's not a problem of the clip not loading, because I see it in the project and it works, it's just that it doesn't load it in the multicam.

It's something I've always done and it's always worked. Now suddenly it doesn't work anymore.

The only difference compared to before is that this time I shot the clips with the Black Magic app, whereas before I did it directly with the iPhone and iPad, without going through the app.

Will it be that?

Thanks in advance for your help 🙏🏼

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Posted on Dec 14, 2024 1:42 AM

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Answer 1

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terryb

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Dec 14, 2024 11:46 AM in response to ruggiero81

As Tom says, since the metadata is not in the BM camera app files, you need to help FCP understand that the clips come from different cameras or are different angles. Add camera names and angles in Final Cut Pro for Mac - Apple Support

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ruggiero81 Author

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Dec 14, 2024 9:05 AM in response to ruggiero81

I solved it and I understood the problem. It overlapped the two clips on the same track. So I did an angle from the track and moved it manually. It will be a bug that is generated when you record with the Black Magic camera app, because if you record directly from the iPhone, without going through the Black Magic app, this problem does not occur. Thanks to everyone for the answers 🙂

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Tom Wolsky

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Dec 14, 2024 6:34 PM in response to ruggiero81

After you import the clips go to the Info inspector and find the Camera Angle and enter a MM for each camera.

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Tom Wolsky

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Dec 14, 2024 9:18 AM in response to ruggiero81

The clips need to have camera angle numbers or names assigned to them before the multicam is created so the application can put them in the correct lanes.

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BenB

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Dec 14, 2024 3:29 AM in response to ruggiero81

Cmd+Shift+3 will take a screenshot.

Verify you have the Angle Editor set to 4 angles, and not just 2.

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Answer 6

Dec 14, 2024 1:54 AM in response to ruggiero81

What happens when you optimize your media?

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Answer 7

Dec 14, 2024 2:58 AM in response to ruggiero81

Please post screenshots of what you are seeing where.

Double-click the multicam clip to open it in Angle Editor and post a screenshot.

Maybe you just need to add Camera Angle metadata to each clip?

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Answer 8

Dec 14, 2024 3:49 AM in response to BenB

Ben, a slight correction - you meant the "Angle Viewer", not "Angle Editor".

It's a good point that maybe the angle viewer is set to show only 2 angles.

I'd rather see the Angle Editor itself, to see if the missing clip is really missing.

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Answer 9

Dec 14, 2024 3:16 AM in response to ruggiero81

Are you sure that it is not there? Could it be that it did not sync correctly, and appears in the same angle as the other clip, further along?

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ruggiero81 Author

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Dec 14, 2024 3:06 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

At the moment I don't have the possibility to record the screen for you, but I'll try to describe it simply:

- I select 2 clips and an audio, right click and do a multicam (as is usually done). The multicam file is created correctly, except that in the Angle window (where the 2 clips and the audio should come out) I only see 1 clip and the audio. That is, one of the 2 clips does not load.

It's something I've always done the same way and it's always worked.

The only thing different this time is that I recorded the clips with the black Magic app.

That's all.

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