How to see two video track & interchange them ?

Hi there,
I have some problem which is tedious.
You see, I have used 2 different camcorder to film the same scene but each from different angle.
I placed this video file on V1 and V2, one on top of each other. This way, of course, only V2 can be seen. So, whenever I want V1 to be seen, I adjust the Opacity of V2 down.
But adjusting this Opacity is tiring. Is there a way where I can see the content of both the video at the same time & select whichever I want (or for easier switching )?
Thanks

Thanks Ian, this is one real handy effects to have ... but I have to budget left to get a FCP bcos I think if I buy the new 27" iMac at the end of this month, my wife would freak out !! Can I borrow that helmet of yours so that I can shield my head against the hammer ?
Ian R. Brown wrote:
I don't know whether this is a practical/sensible answer that you want to hear but FCP7 has an incredible Multiclip facility which enables you to sync up any number of tracks.
These are displayed in the Viewer. In my example below I have got 4 video tracks and the selected one is outlined in green.
When you start playing all 4 videos display just as 4 TV monitors would in a TV studio.
Whenever you want to swop to a new track, you simply click on the video you want, that track becomes outlined in green and FCP automatically and instantly makes a a video with all your changes of camera/track.
You don't have to do it on the fly. You can work through it more slowly to get frame-accurate edits.
The only disadvantage is that FCS3 will cost nearly as much as a new iMac!

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