User Manual

MultiCamera Displays
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The basic features of MultiCamera mode:
• Provides sequence-oriented control of multicamera material, in contrast to Full-Monitor
display, Nine Split Source view, and Quad Split Source view. Whenever you play back, cue,
switch camera angles, or mark material, your changes occur in the sequence.
• Synchronizes all camera angles displayed in the Source monitor and continuously updates
during playback and editing.
• Lets you perform live bank swaps while playing in MultiCamera Quad Split Edit mode by
using the Swap Cam Bank button.
• Provides only Record monitor controls.
• Provides special MultiCamera editing features that are available in Full-Monitor display,
Quad Split Source view, and Nine Split Source view. These features are described in
“MultiCamera Editing Techniques” on page 1301.
• Lets you cut between clips as you would during live switching of a show.
• Provides a list of all group clip video and audio tracks in the Group menu for custom
selection and patching.
• Lets you deselect MultiCamera Mode in the Special menu at any time to switch between
source-oriented and sequence-oriented MultiCamera editing.
• Lets you switch between singular and multi-angle playback without exiting MultiCamera
mode.
Real-time Playback in MultiCamera Mode
You can use the Video Quality options to achieve better real-time playback performance in SD
projects when you display multiple views (Quad Split Source view or Nine Split Source) in
MultiCamera Mode. The range of options available depends on your input/output hardware
configuration. For more information on the Video Quality menu, see “Video Quality Options for
Playback” on page 516.
Your Avid editing application remembers your most recent Video Quality setting for
Multicamera Mode and switches to it automatically whenever you open a multicamera or group
clip.
For example, you might be working with group clips and set the Video Quality menu to Draft
Quality, then close all group clips and work with single clips. When you reopen a group clip in a
monitor, your Avid editing application remembers your last group clip setting and switches to
Draft Quality, regardless of the video quality you were using for single clips.