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Export Multicam to Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere
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Dan King
I'm also finding myself doing lots of workarounds to get multicam working. DeScript, this is huge for pros. we're rarely working with single, finished videos and need to be able to use Descript as a more nimble tool. Right now it's a one-way app.
Frank Elvin Trinkle
AND to DaVinci Resolve....PLEASE!
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Joel
Really need proper support for FPC multicam exports, since if we want to do any simple colour correction etc., we lose quality re-encoding the video (whether the colour corrects are done before or after editing in Descript).
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Aaron Van Domelen
Hey Everyone,
I've found recently in Resolve an even easier workflow. Since Resolve can link xml directly to a timeline (as long as the names match the source file) you can skip a bunch of steps overall. I don't know if this is new, or maybe an unintended benefit of better multi timeline tools. But here is the workflow:
- Collapse your raw interview into a timeline, this can be a multicam clip or a timeline sequence
- Export that timeline as an .mp4 with the timeline name
- Export Premiere XML from Descript without source media, just the xml.
- Import into resolve, checking most boxes as disable, no need to match sizing etc.
- This is the crucial step. After you accept the xml import settings, Resolve will ask you where the media is. Drill down to the folder where your timeline or MC exists (not the master folder, just the timeline folder, if you select the raw media the link won't work).
- After you press ok, the cuts you made in your composition should appear but be linked to the multicam clip or timeline sequence instead of the clip media.
- Just decompose the timeline if you want the direct clips in full res, or keep the multicam clip as your clip and edit away. No need to roundtrip with multicam and extra renders inside Descript at all (when using Resolve). And it has the added benefit that you can string out your multiple interview clips together if you need, trim the top and tail if there is excess you don't care to upload. Resolve also makes it easy to burn in timecode and file names too, incase you have to link back manually. And because you are sending descript a rendered file you have a moment to apply any LUTs or rough audio adjustments as needed before shipping to Descript so collaborators aren't struggling to hear audio or view log video.
Patrick Wilcox
Checking in over a month later. We need XML import and export. What do you need to do to make this happen? I am here to help. I'll note that if someone else does this before Descript, they will become the industry standard in the film and television worlds. Industry standard is EVERYTHING in production. You guys have one chance to corner the market on a group of customers that don't really care about cost. We just need the features. The blogger/marketing set that you guys are focusing on is a much lower margin segment. Don't blow this opportunity to generate real NET income early in your product life cycle.
Joshua Meyers
This is the missing feature that would make this a truly killer app.
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Justin Veenema
Hey there! Any update on this one? Would REALLY solve a lot of my editing woes. This is the single biggest thing that's missing for me. Can't +1 it enough!
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Aaron Van Domelen
For everyone looking for a workaround on this method, Resolve has a method, it's Tedious, but still faster than breaking for an interview manually and works with multicam clips. - Once you return the xml to resolve exported from Descript you can Reconform from Media Clip (one clip at a time) in the timeline while selecting your clips in the xml timeline. There is not other way to reform a multicam clip, but it works! If resolve allows this method to work with multiple clips at once we wouldn't need descript to update their product at all!
Aaron Trinder
Aaron Van Domelen: can you explain this method a bit more?
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Aaron Van Domelen
Aaron Trinder: It's a little weird, and I need to test it further. But the basics is that you can reconform from a selected clip in the timeline to a clip in the media bin manually. So you just disable conform lock on the clip, then reconform from clip while you have a multicam clip selected in the media bin and conform your xml clips to your multicam clip. You have to do it clip by clip, but it's still faster than resyncing.
Aaron Trinder
Aaron Van Domelen: ok - I’ll give it a try - I just spent 4 hours manually reconfirming in fcp from Descript so anything should be bettter!
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Aaron Van Domelen
Aaron Trinder: If you have trouble send me an email aaron@vandomelen.ca, I can try to help you through it.
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Aaron Van Domelen
This is becoming more and more a critical need for video and doc work. I want to use this tool more on docu work. Having multicam export in FCPX, Premiere and Resolve would be a game changer. Work arounds don't really work. PLEASE update us!
Aaron Trinder
Aaron Van Domelen: Totally agree - the ultimate, would be roundtripping. Create Multicams in FCP (or resolve), then send to Descript for transcription (retaining Timecode), then Rough paper edit in Descript, send XML back to FCP (or resolve) and it creating subtitles, and having the option of transcripts in Notes field of Multicam clips too.. Heaven!!
Claire Bangser
Aaron Trinder: This would be amazing. Currently in this exact struggle.
Aaron Trinder
Claire Bangser: Yes - it would make my projects so much easier..!
Walter Zarnowitz
Any updates on this feature request?
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