Split screen possible?

ac37174 · Post by **ac37174** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:33 am

Hi,

Does VS10+ allow to do any kind of synchronized split screen video renderings? I have an interview from a long time ago I recorded with 2 separate cameras, showing recording studio techniques. I also recorded the audio portion directly to an ADAT machine, and have a huge wav file of the audio transfer. Is there any Ulead software that would let me attempt such a project? No biggie, but it would be fun to be able to see both scenes recorded by the cameras, and possible insert the wav over the entire thing afterwards. This was just a home project, no professional smpte or anything was used to sync the tapes--they are two separate sources non-linked. Sounds like a headache but I bet there is a way I could get them running in sync. I fear rendering will slow one of the videos down though, but it would be fun to attempt. Has anyone been able to get this to work with Ulead's line of products??

bop · Post by **bop** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:25 am

Have a look at this tutorial http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=8894

Brian

Post by **Ron P.** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:32 am

Yes VS10 + is more then capable of doing split-screens. What you are wanting to try is going to be challenging. Not only split-screen, but 2-camera. I think the difficult part will be getting and keeping the audio in sync.

Charlie Hills books, Getting Results with, VS9 or MSP8 has a chapter dealing with multi-camera editing.

MSP8 is also capable of doing this, and you have more liberty with moving paths.

Ron P.

ac37174 · Post by **ac37174** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:56 pm

Thank you all for the suggestions. I tried the overlay function in VS10+. Pretty neat tool. The only problem I ran into is the second clip, which is the overlay, starts about 29 seconds (that is, the camera started rolling) before the main camera angle, and when I try to mark in the overlay track at 29 seconds, it just pushes the track back and starts playing at the mark in 29 seconds into the combination track.... Oddball.... so they fall way out of sync. It's all an experiment, just trying to learn a new function.

Thanks!

Post by **Ron P.** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:55 pm

Do you have Ripple editing enabled? You might try disabling it while initially placing your video track, get it in-sync, then enable ripple editing for any further editing. Ripple editing locks the respective overlay, audio, and text tracks to the main video track.

Ron P.

TDK1044 · Post by **TDK1044** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:48 pm

I think the forum has shown you the way to do this, ac. I would add one point. Whenever you record with multiple cameras, you need to create a timecode sync point that all the cameras can see and hear. A good way to do this is to walk into the shooting area so that all the cameras can see you and do one hand clap. At the edit, you can now find that hand clap on all your camera angles and that will give you the timecode offset between your video files that will remain constant from that point on.

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:03 pm

Hi

Not sure I understand the problem, unless the main track is 29 seconds in front of the overlay track.

In which case you need to move the main video clip to the left, to do this use a colour clip from the library at the beginning of the main video track. You can change its duration to 29 seconds. This will force the main clip to the right.
It’s a good idea to use this option as you can now nudge the main clip frame by frame by adjusting the length of the colour clip.

Also there are 6 overlay tracks you can use, the default view only shows one.

Hope this helps

Trevor