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Many shows use multiple cameras at the same time to shoot a production, event, or performance. Depending on the type of event, you might see anywhere from 3 or 4 cameras up to 20 or more. Reality television shows can use an even larger number of cameras to follow individual characters over a period of time. Daytime programming, such as soap operas and prime-time sitcoms, have four or five cameras rolling at once. Even dramatic television shows shoot some scenes rolling A and B cameras at the same time. In Final Cut Pro, you edit multiple camera source material by using the multiclip function. This function enables you to group multiple clips together according to angle and then cut between them, as though you were cutting the show live or in real time. But you don't have to shoot multiple cameras to use this feature. With FCP's multiclip approach to grouping clips, you can sync and play any set of clips together at one time. The material does not have to share the same timecode, or even be shot at the same time or location. |
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