Multicam clip name not showing in timeline

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Multicam clip name not showing in timeline

Hi folks,

When I insert a multicam clip into my timeline I do not see the name of the multicam clip. Instead, I see the file name of the source currently being shown. Is this normal? How can I easy see what multicam clip I am using if I need to replace it with an alternate take but they are hard to tell them apart but for their multicam clip names?

Also, how do I make it so the audio track is not the first visible track on the clip?

Thanks!

OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Aug 22, 2016 2:48 PM

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Answer 1

FilRmonic

Level 2

197 points

Aug 23, 2016 2:22 AM in response to jpscott19

It's normal to show the track name of the current angle in the timeline. You can change the name to anything you like in the multicam editor - just click on the name.

You could, perhaps, prefix each angle name with a different number for each clip. (e.g. 1:CANON, 1:GoPro ...... 2:CANON, 2:GoPro ..... etc.) then you could see which clip you're using in the timeline.

To change the order of the angles click and drag on the 3 horizontal bars on the right of each lane.

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Answer 2

BenB

Level 6

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Aug 23, 2016 5:05 AM in response to jpscott19

There is a Clip Appearance menu at the bottom right of the Timeline. There you can check what to show as far as names go. Clip name, angle name, both, etc.

http://help.apple.com/finalcutpro/mac/10.2/#/ver23c76d65

To edit with one audio track, and only switch video angles, is easy.

- Set to switch both audio and video together.

- Select the audio only angle.

- Set to switch only video angles

- Select video angle to start the edit with

http://help.apple.com/finalcutpro/mac/10.2/#/ver23c76c9c

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