Stabilization on Multicam clips

I have a multicam clip that has a few shots that needs stabilized but I do not want to stabilize the entire clip because this messes up some of the shots. Is there a way to apply this to just one clip on my timeline? Thanks.

michael.smith wrote: ... clip that has a few shots that needs stabilized but I do not want to stabilize the entire clip...Is there a way to apply this to just one clip on my timeline? Thanks.

Various limitations in multicam have been a long-standing deficiency of FCP X. You cannot apply stabilization (using either built-in tool or CoreMelt Lock & Load), cannot do retiming with optical flow, cannot use Auditions, cannot use plugins like SliceX, etc. This also includes any other plugin dependent on the Mocha tracker like Color Finale with Shape Mask. Considering how well FCP X otherwise does multicam, it is a glaring issue. Some of these limitations were mentioned by the lead editor of Focus, Jan Kovac.

A workaround (developed by others):

1. On your timeline, select clip then Shift+F to locate the clip in the event browser - this will highlight your clip
2. Cmd+1 - go to event browser window, use skimmer to check starting/ending time codes of highlighted clip & write them down. If needed first do View>Show Skimmer Info to display timecode above skimmer. Zoom browser in/out if needed to see clearly the start/end points of the highlighted clip.
3. Double click the multicam clip in the event browser to open it in Angle Editor.
4. Once in Angle Editor, press Control+P to type in the remembered time codes. Don't enter colons, just the numbers, e.g: for 12:52:19 just enter 125219, then Enter.
5. Blade that section of the clip, then apply stabilization or retime with optical flow.
6. Press the "go back" timeline history arrow (upper left of timeline) to return to multicam/composite clip

Complex as the above procedure seems, once you've done it numerous times it becomes pretty fast. However it is a sad situation to be forced through such gymnastics on an editor which emphasizes ease of use.

I asked this also some time ago.

One thing I wish, that would speed this workaround up:

If you select a clip/edit in a multicam clip and choose open in Angle Editor, it would have been nice if the selected part of the clip was highlighted (in the correct angle). Now it just opens the Angle Editor and you're left to find both the angle and the part of the clip you're looking for.