System information
Capturing Multicamera Video
You can use the Sony Video Capture application included with Vegas Pro to capture recordings from each
camera in your multicamera shoot just as you would normally.
However, when you capture multicamera video, it is especially important to give each tape (or disc) a
unique name; Vegas Pro uses this information to create a track for each camera. Before you begin the
capture process, enable scene detection in the capture application so each segment is captured as a
separate clip. For more information, see "Capturing Video" on page 121.
Synchronizing Video in Multicamera Projects
In order to effectively edit multicamera footage within Vegas Pro, you must have your video clips
synchronized. The best place to do this is the timeline, using the same Vegas Pro editing tools as you would
for any video project.
Laying out clips using timecode or data/time stamps
1. Start a new project or open an existing project to which you want to add the multicamera video.
2. From the Options menu, choose Quantize to Frames if it is not already selected. For more
information, see "Quantize to Frames" on page 142.
3. From the Options menu, choose Ignore Event Grouping to turn it off.
4. Select your clips in the Project Media window.
5. Add your clips to the timeline:
n For clips with synchronized timecode, choose Multicamera from the Tools menu, and then
choose Lay Out Tracks Using Media Timecode from the submenu.
n For clips without synchronized timecode, choose Multicamera from the Tools menu, and
then choose Lay Out Tracks Using Media Date/Time Stamp from the submenu.
The result is a pair of tracks for each camera, with events aligned based on the timecode or date/time
stamp of each clip. If your scenes were captured with synchronized timecode, your clips should be in
perfect alignment. Otherwise, you'll need to adjust the alignment to synchronize the clips. The goal is to
align the clips in time so the synchronization points you recorded occur at the same timeline position for all
clips.
Adjusting alignment using audio waveforms
If you used a slate or a loud clap for your synchronization point, you can align the events to within a frame
of each other using the audio waveforms.
1. Use the Zoom controls at the bottom-right corner of the timeline to zoom in on the waveform. For
more information, see "Zooming and magnification" on page 188.
2. Drag a track’s border to make the tracks taller and view large waveforms.
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