Yes I have tried at least 5 or 6 steps because I was saving them every 5 minutes or so. Is there like a limit to how many times you can change views in the same video?

@Bruce-Dovidio

Hi,

I mean opening a backup project. File, Load backup project. The file names end with _BAK0 to 9.MV_.

As far as I know, there is no limit to changing views. All it's doing is inserting a trimmed clip onto track 1.

Are you able to repeat the problem in a new project?

Try a test project, switching cameras, just willy-nilly, to see what happens and when, and hopefully, why.

John CB

Yes I loaded the backup files as you pointed out. I went through each one and tried to find the one with the most on it. From there I was going to redo what was missing. But I discovered when I stopped the play button. It all went to a single camera in that top line. The software is failing me and maybe I don’t know how to use it. I thought it would save me time to edit in real time instead of manually splitting and trimming segments of video. Thanks for trying to help.

@Bruce-Dovidio

Hi Bruce.

Do all of your cameras record to the same file format?

If not, what are the file formats please?

Are the files missing those from ones with a certain file type?

Ray.

@Bruce-Dovidio

Hi,

Which version of the program are you using? See under Help, About. I have MS2023 Suite, v 22.0.3.165.

I just tested multicam with two videos. No problems.

Make sure to put the playback marker at the beginning and select a video before starting. The camera changes do not immediately on the timeline. When you press stop (play to stop) the video currently being viewed will take up the remainder of the timeline on track 1 (up to the end of that clip).

Also, make sure to select one of the audio clips as the Master before starting.

John CB

@CubeAce  I do have one camera file that is different from the other 2. But I remember it asking me about that when importing and I did as recommended

@browj2 I just downloaded the latest version the other day so whatever that version is. However I have Platinum. Your version I believe is the Suite if I'm correct. It shouldn't matter but who knows. I removed the audio from the clips and replaced with a different one that was recorded separately. That audio track is on it's own track

@Bruce-Dovidio

Hi Bruce.

I confess I haven't myself tried multi-cam editing as I seldom have two or more cameras on at the same time.

Looking at the manual on the procedure for multi-cam editing it seems a very specific setup routine and use.

Have you followed the setup routine as laid out in the manual starting at page 182 and followed the procedures correctly? I ask because you say you deleted the sound tracks of the videos and added an additional sound track.

It would seem to me that if the recorded footage was shot at different frame rates that the required syncing of the footage may not be possible. I may be wrong as I don't have anything similar to test with.

I have used footage taken from different positions from different people (and cameras) and then tried to sync the outputs manually but have not used multi-cam to do that. Mainly because of the differences in distances and the time delays as well as acoustic variations in the audio makes that difficult.

An additional problem arises when any of the footage is recorded at variable frame rates as the videos seldom match frame for frame and need to be converted to constant frame rates before editing can begin. Hence my earlier question. HEVC content is the bane of my video editing because of that and I try to avoid its use wherever possible.

Ray.