Vegas 17 Platinum - multi camera editing... HELP please!

LaVelle wrote on 7/29/2020, 3:46 PM

I am trying to edit raw footage from 3 cameras. I have them all trimmed so they are starting and end within frames of each other. I have synchronized them using the audio sync tool thingy. I have the whole thing set to the multi-camera editing settings but my preview window only shows the video on the top layer. Everything I am reading suggests that the program should automatically preview each of the video tracks simultaneously but it just isn't happening and I can't find whatever setting it is that will make the preview screen shift to showing all three tracks. What am I missing? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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j-v wrote on 7/29/2020, 4:00 PM

Are you able to provide a screenshot from your previewscreen viewing this?

LaVelle wrote on 7/29/2020, 4:39 PM

Are you able to provide a screenshot from your previewscreen viewing this?

Hmmmm... good question. Lemme try.

As it turns out, yes I can lol. Does that help?

LaVelle wrote on 7/29/2020, 6:07 PM

Getting closer to figuring it out.... It seems that I have to create a multicamera track. Now, I am selecting all of the tracks and then telling the program to create a multicamera track - but it doesn't seem to be creating that track. I think once I can get that to work, the preview will provide each of the camera angles.

Musicvid wrote on 7/29/2020, 7:54 PM

It looks like you are selecting multiple events, not tracks. Hold Ctrl while clicking each track header.

Also, it's a good idea to Render copies to New Tracks before creating the Multicam Track. You'll be glad you did.

j-v wrote on 7/30/2020, 3:30 AM

.... and switch your "Split Screen View"- button to off.

Steve Grisetti wrote on 7/30/2020, 7:20 AM

Here's my easy tutorial on the multicam editor, if that helps.

LaVelle wrote on 7/30/2020, 3:09 PM

Here's my easy tutorial on the multicam editor, if that helps.

Thank you Steve :) I have watched your video on sync'ing up the tracks via the audio sync thingy- and it was really good! I like your teaching style very much! I will happily watch any and all of your tutorials. Very helpful :) thank you.

Steve Grisetti wrote on 7/31/2020, 7:05 AM

Thanks, LaVelle! Hope you'll check out my other YouTube videos.