Creating Stereoscopic Clips

Selecting a File Used in Pair to Set as a Stereoscopic Clip

If either the L side clip (for left eye) or the R side clip (for right eye) is in the bin, select a file used in pair to make a single stereoscopic clip.

1Select and right-click the clip to set as stereoscopic in the bin, and click [Set as Stereoscopic].

The [Stereoscopic setting] dialog box appears.

The following files are automatically searched: files which are placed in the same folder as the clip selected in step 1, have the same extension, and are allowed to be stereoscopic. The search result is displayed in [Select pair files] as a list.

If a clip that is transferred to a project folder, the folder in which the clip is saved before transfer will be searched.

2Select a file from the [Select pair files] list.

Select a file to be used in pair based on the information such as [Similarity].

3Set each item.

[Select pair files]

Displays the information for the searched files.

If files to be used in pair do not exist, click [Browse folder] to change the search folder.

Click in [Sync] to select the position to synchronize the L side and the R side clips. It will be reflected in the [Preview] display.

Every click switches the sorting order to be ascending or descending.

[Preview]

Displays the L side clip at the left, and the R side clip at the right. Move the slider or enter the timecode in [Cur] to view video.

Click [Monitor preview] to view the stereoscopic video of the current position in the preview window.

Click to switch the L side and the R side video.

4Click [OK].

After setting as a stereoscopic clip, the clip markers which the L side and the R side clips contain are merged.
The length of the clip will be determined by the area with the frames on both the L side and the R side clips, after synchronizing the L side and the R side clips.
The capture margin will be set to the longer one of either the L side or the R side capture margin, after synchronizing the L side and the R side clips.
The clip length and information other than the capture margin of the L side clip will be carried over.
The In and Out points information of the L side and the R side clips will be deleted after setting as a stereoscopic clip.

Setting Separate L and R Clips in the Bin as Stereoscopic

If both the L side (for left eye) and the R side (for right eye) clips are in the bin, set them as a single stereoscopic clip.

1Select and right-click the L side and the R side clip (or clips) to set as a stereoscopic clip in the bin, and click [Set as Stereoscopic].

The [Stereoscopic setting] dialog box appears.

2Set each item.

[Stereoscopic clips]

Displays information on the stereoscopic clip.

The clip name to be created as a stereoscopic clip is displayed in [Clip Name].

Click in [Sync] to select the position to synchronize the L side and the R side clips. It will be reflected in the [Preview] display.

When multiple clips of the L and R sides are selected, click [Auto pairing] to automatically sort them so that clips with high degree of similarity are paired.

[Preview]

Displays the L side clip at the left, and the R side clip at the right. Move the slider or enter the timecode in [Cur] to view video.

Click [Monitor preview] to view the stereoscopic video of the current position in the preview window.

Click to switch the L side and the R side video.

3Click [OK].

After setting as a stereoscopic clip, the clip markers which the L side and the R side clips contain are merged.
The length of the clip will be determined by the area with the frames on both the L side and the R side clips, after synchronizing the L side and the R side clips.
The capture margin will be set to the longer one of either the L side or the R side capture margin, after synchronizing the L side and the R side clips.
The clip length and information other than the capture margin of the L side clip will be carried over.
The In and Out points information of the L side and the R side clips will be deleted after setting as a stereoscopic clip.

Canceling Stereoscopic Clips

Cancel a stereoscopic clip to reset to 2 separate clips.

1Select and right-click stereoscopic clip (or clips) in the bin, and click [Cancel Stereoscopic].

Clip markers are retained after canceling stereoscopic clips.
The In and Out points information will be deleted after canceling stereoscopic clips.

Setting Stereoscopic Clips as Sequence/Cancelling Sequence

Set multiple stereoscopic clips in the same format as a single sequence clip, or cancel the sequence clips.

The operation procedure is the same as for settings as sequence/canceling sequence.

Joining Multiple Video Clips All Together as a Single Clip

Creating Subclips from Stereoscopic Clips

The operation procedure is the same as for the regular subclip creation.

Registering between In and Out Points to the Bin As a Separate Clip (Subclip)

Handling Non-Stereoscopic Clips as Stereoscopic Clips

Non-stereoscopic clips where video is divided by side-by-side or tom-and-bottom, etc. can be handled as stereoscopic clips.

1Select and right-click a clip in the bin or source browser, and click [Properties].

The [Clip Properties] dialog box appears.

2Click the [Stereoscopic info] tab.

3Check [Use as Stereoscopic clip], and select an item from the [Divide setting] list.

Check [Swap L/R] to switch the L side and the R side video.
The L side clip is displayed at the left of [Preview], and the R side clip is displayed at the right. Move the slider or enter the timecode in [Cur] to view video.
Click [Monitor preview] to view the stereoscopic video of the current position in the preview window.

4Click [OK].