2012 Historical: Multicam editing with FCP X then . . . and now?????

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2012 Historical: Multicam editing with FCP X then . . . and now?????

Last week I dug out an old multicam demo tutorial from 2012 using the new-fangled FCP X and burning it to an AVCHD disc on a standard DVD+R.

I used 4 clips from the DVD in one of Tom's old FCP 6 books. It was pretty much the first and last time I did any multicam.

Today I tried to follow my tutorial but things have changed! All I got was a single timeline with the clips following each other . . . no sign of any angles to choose from anywhere.

Multicam Editing In 2012

Mac mini, macOS 26.0

Posted on Oct 27, 2025 8:41 AM

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terryb

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Oct 27, 2025 11:32 AM in response to Ian R. Brown

Give the clips some metadata like CamA, CamB, etc., then create the multicam.

Multicam editing workflow in Final Cut Pro for Mac - Apple Support

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terryb

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Oct 28, 2025 12:09 PM in response to Ian R. Brown

Drag the divider between the angles and the Viewer to give them more space. They will take up as much space as you give them. You can also hide the left hand browser panes to provide more screen real estate.

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Ian R. Brown Author

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Oct 28, 2025 4:03 AM in response to terryb

Thanks terryb.

I have sussed it out though on my first attempt using my basic M2 mini (8GB RAM) I found I was getting dropped frames and assumed the mini was not powerful enough.

However, after a few minutes it dawned on me that my media and Library were on a USB 3.0 HDD so I swapped it for an SSD and everything was silky smooth.

Just one minor irritation . . . the various angles are displayed very small (even on my 27" monitor) so is there any way to increase their size?

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Ian R. Brown Author

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Oct 29, 2025 3:15 AM in response to terryb

Thanks! I knew about dragging sideways but I had completely forgotten you could hide the browser.

It looks far better now and I get a really good view of the angles.

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