MacroSystem QuadCam - Handbuch (Seite 35)

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Chapter 2
All about QuadCam
QuadCam enables you to play back up to four
automatically-synchronised scenes simultane-
ously. It is then as easy to edit them as it is when
using a live mixer.
QuadCam add-on software is therefore eminent-
ly suitable for multi-camera recordings of wed-
dings, family celebrations and interviews. Sports
videos also make a more professional impres-
sion if different camera angles are used.
Until now, editing such recordings was very
complicated. First, the recordings had to be
synchronised, which was only possible by using
a clapper board or flashgun. The individual se-
quences then had to be minutely pieced togeth-
er and inserted in the timeline or storyboard.
QuadCam breaks new ground. SmartSync DV
takes care of synchronisation - automatically
Editing takes a quite different form: the individu-
al recordings made by two, three or a maximum
of four cameras are played back simultaneously
in real time in a dedicated window. The record-
ings are played back synchronously, as when
live recordings are made in a TV studio. The edi-
tor then has full discretion in deciding when to
change to which camera angle.
Once the material has been viewed in this way
and a selection of scenes made, QuadCam au-
tomatically generates a storyboard containing
all the editing decisions. Then editing can take
place in the usual way. Effects and titles can be
added and any subsequent recutting can take
place at any time.
Many hours of editing time can be saved by us-
ing QuadCam for multi-camera productions.