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In the MultiCam Designer you can have up to four different video sources from four different cameras. Each available camera (video source) can have more than one imported video clip on its source video track.
Note: if you require more than four video sources for your production, you can use Sync by Audio to align them on the timeline and then edit the footage manually. See Syncing Clips by Audio for more information. |
You can also import one or more audio files to use as the source audio in the clip you are recording.
Importing Video Clips
When you enter the MultiCam Designer, any video clips that were selected in the media library are automatically imported into the empty camera (video source) areas and the corresponding source video tracks.
If no clips were selected, you are prompted to select clips from your hard drive for import. You can select multiple video clips for import. Each selected clip is placed in the next available camera area. Once all the camera areas are full, the next clip is imported into the first camera area, after (on the corresponding source video track) the previously imported clip.
To import additional video clips, do either of the following:
•click the Import Video button and then Import From Hard Drive to import video clips from your computer's hard drive, or Import From Media Room to import clips from the existing media in the Media Room library. Select one or more clips and then click Open. The clips are placed in the next available camera areas and the corresponding source video tracks.
Note: once all the available camera areas are full, the next clip is imported into the first camera area, after (on the corresponding source video track) the previously imported clip. |
•to import video clips into a specific camera (video source) area, click the corresponding 
button. Next, select Import From Hard Drive to import video clips from your computer's hard drive, or Import From Media Room to import clips from the existing media in the Media Room library. Select one or more clips and then click Open. The clips are placed in the camera area and the corresponding source video tracks.
Source Video Tracks
All of the imported video clips are imported into the corresponding source video tracks. You can move the video clips to different locations on the video tracks, or even drag them to different tracks. You can also reorder the video clips on a source track by clicking the 
button next to the track and then using the 
and 
buttons to reorder them as required.
To remove a video clip from a source video track, click next to the track, select the check box next to the clip you want to remove, and then click 
. To add additional video clips to the source track, click the 
button.
Importing Audio Clips
If you want to use an audio clip as the audio source in your recording instead of the audio of the imported video clips, you can import it separately into the MultiCam Designer.
To import audio clips, click the Import Audio button and then Import From Hard Drive to import audio clips from your computer's hard drive, or Import From Media Room to import clips from the existing media in the Media Room library. Select one or more clips and then click Open. The clips are placed on the source audio track in the timeline.
Source Audio Track
All of the imported audio clips are imported into the source audio track. You can move the audio clips to different locations on the audio track. You can also reorder the audio clips on the source track by clicking the button next to the track and then using the and buttons to reorder them as required.
To remove an audio clip from the source track, click next to the track, select the check box next to the clip you want to remove, and then click . To add additional audio clips to the source track, click the button.
