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Final Cut Pro allows you to create multicam clips automatically or manually. If you use
the automatic method for creating angles in the multicam clip, Final Cut Pro looks for
metadata in the selected clips in the following order:
Camera Angle metadata Â
Camera Name metadata Â
Camera ID metadata Â
Note: The Camera ID tag is generated by most modern camcorders and recording
devices (including all iOS devices). Final Cut Pro imports the Camera ID metadata
automatically when you import from a le-based device.
Final Cut Pro uses the Camera Angle, Camera Name, and Camera ID metadata to place
clips in the correct angle. If it doesn’t nd any of this information, Final Cut Pro creates
a separate angle for each selected clip.
Assign camera names and angles to selected clips
Do one of the following:
Select one or more clips in the Event Browser or the Timeline, open the Info inspector, m
and enter text in the Camera Angle eld or the Camera Name eld.
In the Event Browser in list view, enter text in the Camera Angle column or the Camera m
Name column for any clip.
Note: If you use the automatic method for creating angles, Final Cut Pro uses any
Camera Angle tags in the selected clips to name the angles in the resulting multicam
clip. If no Camera Angle tags are present, Final Cut Pro uses Camera Name, Name
(clip name), or Camera ID metadata to name angles. You can rename angles in the
Angle Editor. For more information, see “Sync and adjust angles and clips in the Angle
Editor” on page 371.
Create multicam clips in the Event Browser
Creating multicam clips is similar to creating auditions and compound clips in the
Event Browser. Multicam clips can be made up of diverse media sources (dierent
formats, frame rates, and so on). You can have multiple clips in any given angle of a
multicam clip.
You can have Final Cut Pro create multicam clips for you automatically, or you can
create the clips manually.