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• The Group function allows you to sync clips based on common
source timecode, auxiliary timecode, or marks placed in the foot-
age. Because of the need for complete accuracy in sorting and
grouping the clips, multigrouping is performed on the basis of
common source timecode only.
• The MultiGroup function is designed primarily for situation com-
edies and similar productions that record multiple takes sequen-
tially on the same source tapes. Multigrouping does not provide
any benefit when you edit with clips that do not share common
timecode or were not recorded sequentially, and might even cause
the wrong clips to be grouped together.
• Because the Group function allows you to sync the clips based on
customized IN marks or OUT points, you can group any collection
of shots for quick cutting of montage sequences or music-video
sequences.
Creating Group Clips
In addition to the multicamera context, grouped clips can be useful in
other circumstances. Unlike multigrouping, which requires clips with
matching source timecode, you can group clips that were shot at dif-
ferent times, on different days, and on completely different source
tapes. This means that you can:
• Use group clips to create montage sequences quickly with fast-
cutting between unrelated shots.
• Use group clips to sync and edit an audio track (music for
instance) with two or more video tracks (especially useful in
music-video editing).
• Use group clips for multicamera editing when you want to isolate
each take as a group, and edit selectively, rather than build a larger
sequence clip.
• Use carefully synchronized marks to group selected portions of
multicamera clips.