We have media files (quicktime) from our nNovia drive. Is there a way to create one clip from all of those media source files so that we can use for a multiclip edit. In essence we would like to be able to combine all of those clips in to one clip in order to set an IN point because we have another camera that does not have the same timecode.
Re: Media files and Multiclip editing by John Pale on Sep 4, 2007 at 5:27:59 pm
Going that route sounds like a pretty weird way of attacking that problem. (and its not possible).
Why don't you assign an AUX timecode that matches the others to the oddball camera. Assign the same timecode to all the other cameras AUX TC. Then use AUX TC to sync your multiclip.
Re: Media files and Multiclip editing by Northernlight Filmworks on Sep 4, 2007 at 5:32:12 pm
Thanks John. We kind of thought that would be the answer. I'm not familiar with what you describe as a work around. Can you walk me through the process.
Re: Media files and Multiclip editing by Northernlight Filmworks on Sep 4, 2007 at 5:32:45 pm
Thanks John. We kind of thought that would be the answer. I'm not familiar with what you describe as a work around. Can you walk me through the process.
Re: Media files and Multiclip editing by msacci on Sep 4, 2007 at 6:23:30 pm
John (Moon)
This is not a bad idea if the timecode was on Free Run and not Regen.
If on Free Run you can match the timeline's TC to the first clip and then lay down each clip to match the timeline. When done you have a single movie file with black gaps where you stopped recording.
If you other camera was in Free run also you do the same for it using its own TC.
Then you have two solid movies that you should only have to sync up once. And you could do that with the in point or the aux TC method.
Re: Media files and Multiclip editing by mikegn on Sep 6, 2007 at 6:16:47 pm
One other thing....you can gang a bunch of clips with completely mismatched (or missing) timecodes, create a multi-clip out of them, and then choose to synch them by in-point of each clip. I just did this for a project using consumer DVCams with no matching TC....worked like a charm as long as the shots are continuous. Try it out....
