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(Top) Before, positioning the playhead at the frame you want to
use as the In point for the incoming clip, (Bottom) After overwriting
the end of clip CC with incoming clip DD
Sync Bin
DaVinci Resolve has a number of tools to make editing multi-camera productions more intuitive
and efficient. If simultaneously recorded clips from different cameras share common timecode,
DaVinci Resolve can automatically sync all of these different camera angles together as you
edit. The tools described in this section act as a sort of digital assistant editor that is constantly
searching through all your media, and presenting all of the relevant shots to you at the exactly
the right time. This functionality, combined with the DaVinci Resolve Editor Keyboard, makes the
Cut page an extremely powerful multi-camera editor.
Preparing Footage for Sync Bin Editing
In order to properly work with the Sync Bin, every clip in that bin must have the following
characteristics.
All Clips Must Have a Common Timecode Sync
Professional video cameras and audio recorders generally have the ability to “jam-sync” their
timecodes together so that each separate video and audio source records the exact same
timecode at the exact same time. Jam-syncing timecode is the quickest, easiest, and most
reliable method to ensure your footage syncs perfectly.
If your footage does not have a common timecode, you will need to go through some extra
steps to ensure that all your material matches up at the correct time. For more information, see
the Sync Clips Window section below.
All Cameras Must Have a Unique Camera Name
Most professional video cameras will have some sort of mechanism for naming the camera in its
internal menu system. This camera name is then recorded as metadata in each captured clip,
which can be read automatically by DaVinci Resolve. Cameras should be named either
alphabetically (A, B, C, etc.), or numerically (1, 2, 3, etc.), and in a sequential order totaling the
number of cameras that you are recording with.
If your camera does not automatically record this information (or it’s set incorrectly), you can
manually set the camera’s name by modifying the Camera # field in the Metadata Editor in the
Media Pool.
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