Editing multiple video tracks?...help
- Thread starter sandesh
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Well... that's the editing process.... 
You can always put one interview on V1, the other on V2 and remove parts of V2 as needed. While monitoring V2, the player will play both tracks depending on what is active. Other than setting them up as a multicamera shoot, there is no way to see two or more sources at the same time unless there is an effect between the two on the timeline (PIP for example).
Michael
You can always put one interview on V1, the other on V2 and remove parts of V2 as needed. While monitoring V2, the player will play both tracks depending on what is active. Other than setting them up as a multicamera shoot, there is no way to see two or more sources at the same time unless there is an effect between the two on the timeline (PIP for example).
Michael
lay down the first shot on V1 + A1 & A2
add a video track and 2 audio tracks
lay down the second shot on V2 + A3 & A4
You'll need to switch the monitor selector depending on which track you want to view
If you want to monitor both track at the same time you can add a PIP effect to track 2
To be honest this is all over kill IMO. If I were editing a scene that was shot with one camera but needed to look like a 2 cam shoot, I would lay down the first shot (master) and then intercut the second as needed from the source monitor.
However you choose to run at it, make sure that you lead or trail your audio edits to help sell the scene. This is also referred to as split edits. The trim tool is your best friend here.
add a video track and 2 audio tracks
lay down the second shot on V2 + A3 & A4
You'll need to switch the monitor selector depending on which track you want to view
If you want to monitor both track at the same time you can add a PIP effect to track 2
To be honest this is all over kill IMO. If I were editing a scene that was shot with one camera but needed to look like a 2 cam shoot, I would lay down the first shot (master) and then intercut the second as needed from the source monitor.
However you choose to run at it, make sure that you lead or trail your audio edits to help sell the scene. This is also referred to as split edits. The trim tool is your best friend here.
If you do pursue the V1V2 and A1234 method you will also need to modify the audio tracks as well... As milksac was saying, lay down one POV to V1 and intercut (overwrite or delete/insert) as needed the POV track. Then use the trim tool in trim mode to refine. As I was saying.. this is called the editing process -
Michael
Michael
I am currently using 1 video track with trim tool edit the video. Being new to editing as well as AVID.. I was wonderning...
A. What is the best way to edit two POV shots ... 1 video track or 2 ? Thats general editing Q... Also what method... do the pros's use?
B. Also I am editing HVX files at 720P... I was able to add a video track but I was not able to lay video on the 2nd track... So this was my AVID technical question?
Sandesh
A. What is the best way to edit two POV shots ... 1 video track or 2 ? Thats general editing Q... Also what method... do the pros's use?
B. Also I am editing HVX files at 720P... I was able to add a video track but I was not able to lay video on the 2nd track... So this was my AVID technical question?
Sandesh
There's no best way. It's all up to the editor, different styles, techniques, etc. It's the end result that matters.
"I was not able to lay video on the 2nd track"
Did you patch the tracks? Try the help menu or opening the manual. You must have a fundamental working knowledge of your tools before you tackle something as complex as a dialogue scene. I'm not suggesting that you need to know everything about the Avid, but knowing the basics is a good starting point.
"I was not able to lay video on the 2nd track"
Did you patch the tracks? Try the help menu or opening the manual. You must have a fundamental working knowledge of your tools before you tackle something as complex as a dialogue scene. I'm not suggesting that you need to know everything about the Avid, but knowing the basics is a good starting point.
bpotter
Well-known member
Try checking out the link on the Avid site:
http://learn.avid.com:8080/content/tutorials/xpro/tutorial.html
Great for getting oriented.
http://learn.avid.com:8080/content/tutorials/xpro/tutorial.html
Great for getting oriented.
Thanks for the links & advice. I have the Avid training material, however no-where I have seen help for multiple video track editing. I am looking into help on patching (milksac). As of now I am quite comfortable with single track editing. But being technical, I saw someone doing multiple video tracks on apple, made me look into it....
Will update you guys as I succeed or...
Will update you guys as I succeed or...
Look on the left side of the timeline when you go to lay your V2 track down. You should see two columns of icons (V1, A1, A2 for your source, and V2, V1, etc. for your timeline. If the V1 icon in the first column is not patched (on the same level) as the V2 icon in the second column, the video will not lay down to V2. There are two ways to do this. The first is to manually "patch" V1 to V2 by clicking and dragging the arrow from the V1 to V2. The second is to go into your timeline settings (Project window, settings tab) and select "auto-patching." This will automatically place the video from the source onto whichever video track you have selected on the timeline.