Multi-Cam Syncing Issues

I'm having problems syncing up a multi-cam clip. I have 4 Audio sources, 4 Video angles totaling 15 Video Clips. I grouped them all together in a keyword collection and then selected them all and creating a multi-cam clip using audio to sync. I've done this same process with far less clips to sync and never had a problem does anyone have any suggestions for what could be causing this issues?

What is the problem? You say you tried to sync and had a problem. What did you do and what happened when you did it?

The problem is the footage will not sync correctly. The clips are not matching anywhere near the audio files.

1 - Are you using Angle or Camera Name metadata to configure the multicam angles?
2- What specific problem are you having? Are they not going into the correct angles? Are they not all being included? Are they configuring properly and simply slightly out of sync? Specific details about the problem, please sir.

Are the audio files sequential or do they sequence to each other? Try syncing the elements separately maybe audio and some video. Then adding in other elements.

I'm not sure the difference between the two regarding your first question. When I change a name to a file in my browsers, the angles automatically changed its name to the same thing. All of my audio is labeled, Bride, Groom, etc. My video clips are their native camera files names mvi_1265, etc. Should I be renaming them to 1-a, 1-b, 2-a etc?

Some of my video files are lined up to the audio files, most are not. Most are 30+ minutes out of sync. In the past I have grouped the clips together I needed, made a multi-cam clip without renaming or doing anything, and had the final multi-cam clip be completely in sync. Though that was with far less media, I'm unsure what I need to do differently.

Tom Wolsky wrote: Are the audio files sequential or do they sequence to each other? Try syncing the elements separately maybe audio and some video. Then adding in other elements.

The files all cover roughly the same scene from different locations around the room. I have no idea how to add elements after the fact and re-sync?

It seems that you did not enter values for "Camera Angle" - sometimes FCP X can figure things out on its own, and sometimes it can't. Adding this camera angle metadata is the best way to ensure that things end up where they should.

Select all the clips that are to go in a given angle (e.g. all clips filmed with a given camera; or all audio clips recorded with a given audio recorder) and open the Inspector. Click the Info button at the top. Make sure that the metadata view (bottom left) is set to extended.
There is an entry for Camera Angle. Enter some appropriate text there - e.g., "Master Audio" or "Camera A" or whatever makes sense.

Repeat the process for each group of clips.

Now try creating the multicam again.

Try here

www.fcpxbook.com/updates/multicam1/multicam2.html

middle of the page tells you how to add angles to a multicam clip in the angle editor.

lichinho wrote: It seems that you did not enter values for "Camera Angle" - sometimes FCP X can figure things out on its own, and sometimes it can't. Adding this camera angle metadata is the best way to ensure that things end up where they should.

Select all the clips that are to go in a given angle (e.g. all clips filmed with a given camera; or all audio clips recorded with a given audio recorder) and open the Inspector. Click the Info button at the top. Make sure that the metadata view (bottom left) is set to extended.
There is an entry for Camera Angle. Enter some appropriate text there - e.g., "Master Audio" or "Camera A" or whatever makes sense.

Repeat the process for each group of clips.

Now try creating the multicam again.

That's pretty much what I ended up doing, I got better results but one clip labeled to be near the beginning ended up over 20 minutes out of sync still. I ended up just deleting it and going with what synced up. Thanks.