Interviewing with 2 DV cameras?

[daddog]

Thought I would ask as it kinda ties in with my around the corner purchase of X3.

I have done many of our school year books on DVD's using Video Studio. I was thinking about doing some 'interviews' using two cameras. Have never looked into it before and thought I would ask here. I gather I can just hook the cameras up to a laptop and each would record directly onto a HD. That correct? Would or could I then edit it using X3 or would I use some other software?

Thanks in advance.

[joosuna]

The process of using two video cameras requires downloading the video of each camera, separately. You will end up with two files. Lets call one A and the other B. The editing program has several available video tracks. In this case you will use two video tracks. A video on the first video track, and B video file on the second video track. Now you need to synchronize the two tracks ( assuming you had both cameras "on" at the same time ). After you synchronize the two video tracks, you can cut and delete from one of the video tracks. If you wish to keep the sound constant, you need to drop on of the synchronized original video files onto the audio track. That is the way I do it, but, I am sure there are many other variations from the members of this forum. You then save the edited version as a final video file, through the "Share" or save project process.

[daddog]

Thanks sir! And this can all be done in X3?

[joosuna]

yes, it can be done with x3

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi

There are some tutorials on You Tube, I found Multi-track Video Editing - VideoStudio Pro X3

Should give you some ideas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHI7fw0wZfw

download Video Studio X3 trial version and give it a run.

[skier-hughes]

recording direct to hard drive requires specialised software, so as noted above record to tape and capture to pc and edit.
For the entire length of the interview keep both cams recording, or you'll end up with lots of syncing problems.
Right before you start use a clapperboard or just clap your hands in front of the camera, this will give you a moment in time to sync the two tracks.

[Black Lab]

The Tutorials section of this forum also has some threads on Multi Cam editing.

[BrianCee]

Having synchronized the two video tracks it is VERY IMPORTANT that you do not cut and remove sections of the top track - that will cause the remaining video to slide left to close the gap and lose your synchronisation. I would mute the second track sound completely and only rely on the sound from the top track. Now when you want the footage from camera A to display simply remove the covering bit of video from the B track. if you dot not remove video from track B then that will show on your final video - so you should end up with a continuous video in track A but with sections in track B

[daddog]

Gentlemen, you are a huge help. Thank you so much!