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503Final Cut Pro User Guide
Step 5: Cut and switch between angles in the angle viewer
After you create a multicam clip, you can watch all angles simultaneously in the angle
viewer while switching or cutting to different angles in real time. You can cut and switch
video and audio at the same time or independently. For example, you can use the audio
from angle 1 while switching the video between angles 1 to 4.
Step 6: Sync and adjust angles in the angle editor
You can open multicam clips in the angle editor to adjust the sync and the angle order or to
add or delete angles. You can also use the angle editor to make edits to the individual clips
inside a multicam clip (such as trimming, making color corrections, adding transitions, and
so on).
Step 7: Edit multicam clips in the timeline
You can switch multicam angles directly in the timeline or the inspector, without opening
the angle viewer. Although multicam clips have some unique properties, you can edit them
in the timeline in the same way you edit any other clips.
Import media for multicam edits in Final Cut Pro
When you import media for a multicam project, you can give the camcorder or file-based
recording device a name. Final Cut Pro uses this Camera Name tag to sort the source clips
within a multicam clip during the automatic multicam clip creation process (see Create
multicam clips in Final Cut Pro).
You can also add the Camera Name property after you import. See Add camera names and
angles in Final Cut Pro.
If you anticipate having multicam clips with numerous angles, select “Use proxy media”
in Playback preferences to maintain top performance during your multicam edit. You can
generate the necessary proxy versions of your clips during the import process.
If you have only a few angles in your multicam edit, you can make optimized versions of
your media during import using the Apple ProRes 422 codec. Or, if you prefer, you can
select “Create optimized media for multicam clips” in Playback preferences to generate
optimized media automatically every time you create a multicam clip.
Name your camera
1. Connect your camera or recording device to your Mac.
2. In Final Cut Pro, choose File > Import > Media (or press Command-I).
3. In the Media Import window, select your camcorder or recording device in the list of
devices on the left, if it’s not already selected.
4. Click it again, then enter a name.
Final Cut Pro uses the name you enter as the Camera Name metadata property for all
clips that you import from this device.
Note: Most modern camcorders and recording devices (including all iOS and iPadOS
devices) record a Camera ID tag. Final Cut Pro imports the Camera ID metadata
automatically when you import from a file-based device and can use this information to
automatically build multicam angles.