Syncing media from multiple devices

If your production was recorded using multiple devices, either with multiple video cameras or a video camera and a separate audio recorder, you’ll want to sync up any media files that belong together. If you’ve shot with a single camera and a separate audio device, you might choose to make a Synchronized Clip. But for two or more video angles or multiple audio sources, you should use a Multicam Clip.

The process for making either of these two clip types is similar and usually relies on similar audio being recorded on each of these devices. If this is not possible, there are other syncing methods available, including timecode, and you can always manually sync if needed. As mentioned in Chapter 2, Before the Edit: Production Tips, the best way to make sure that the audio works as a synchronization method is to make loud noises on camera. A loud action that is both visible and audible to all devices, such as clapping a classic clapperboard...