Two camera editing without MultiCam?

patmoore1946

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Apr 20, 2014 13:59

I just bought Power Director 12 and so far I like it. I tried to do a two camera edit but discovered I need to upgrade to Ultra. I can't figure out the cost of the upgrade and probably can't afford it anyway.

With MS Movie Maker 2.6 I've been able to create two camera videos fairly easily but haven't been able to do it in PD 12.

When I load two video tracks into PD12 I can only view the bottom one in the preview pane. I can't figure out how to play back the upper one.

What am I doing wrong?

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ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Apr 20, 2014 16:15

Hi patmoore1946 -

You must have the Deluxe version (without MultiCam) - http://www.cyberlink.com/support/product-faq-content.do?id=16446&prodId=4&prodVerId=1052

Something in this (old) thread may help - http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/22647.page

Cheers - Tony
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patmoore1946

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Apr 20, 2014 21:08

Thanks for the link. I was able to create one by following the guidelines.

patmoore1946

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Apr 21, 2014 08:36

Followup - The audio differences between the two tracks was noticeable so I laid down a third video track with the best audio, synced it, and then blocked the video feed of that one using only the audio. It worked perfectly. This is fun!

patmoore1946

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Apr 21, 2014 19:47

The first project worked great but I'm having an issue with the second one. I resized both video tracks as someone suggeseted in the other thread and was able to sync my audio and delete the unwanted video segments. I was able to fully resize the clips in one track but in the other, the resize "handles" weren't there and I'm stuck with a display that only covers a quarter of the screen. For the life of me I can't figure out what's different between the two tracks.

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BarryTheCrab

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Apr 21, 2014 19:51

May we see a screenshot of your timeline please?
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patmoore1946

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Apr 21, 2014 19:59

patmoore1946

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Apr 21, 2014 20:09

I discovered another difference. When clicking on any clip on the upper track I lose all the icons that are normally present. See area boxed in red.

BarryTheCrab

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Apr 21, 2014 21:04

patmoore1946,
has the audio become un-linked from the video in any of the clips you are having issues with? There has been an ongoing problem with unintended un-linking. A real pain in the arse.
It makes the video portion unalterable, until you right-click and "officially" un-link them.

http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/30706.page#168570
One of many threads highlighting the issue.

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HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
Nvidia GTX 960(4GB)/16GB DDR3/
Canon Vixia HV30/HF-M40/HF-M41/HF-G20/Olympus E-PL5.
Tape capture using 6 VCR, TBC-1000, Elite BVP4+, Sony D8 camcorder with TBC.
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patmoore1946

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Apr 21, 2014 21:23

That fixed the problem! I right-clicked and selected Unlink Video and Audio. That allowed me to click and drag the resized sections.

Much obliged!