Multicam in final cut hd?

First time editing with multiple cameras...trying to sync video tracks... can't seem to find a multiclip function. Am I overlooking something obvious here? Thanks in advance.
(and yes, I know it's an old version, so consider myself spanked... however, it's what I have to work with for now).
Message was edited by: editgrrl

Forget the subclips; work only with the full, uninterrupted clips from each camera.
Step 1: determine which clip will be used most in the finished edit. Load that clip into the Viewer and locate a common point that you know appears on both clips: a camera flash or loud noise, for example. Place a marker at that point on the first clip, then place it on track V1.
Step 2: load the second clip into the viewer and place a marker at the common point, then place that clip on track V2.
Step 3: unlink the audio from the video for both clips.
Step 4: find the markers on each clip and line them up in the Timeline. It will help to zoom in on the Timeline to make sure the markers are lined up perfectly.
Step 5: double-click the clip on V2 to load it back into the Viewer. Click on the Motion tab and set the Scale to 50% and use the Center control to place it in one corner. The video in the Canvas should now look like a picture-in-picture. The point of this is to allow you to see both shots at the same time while you edit.
Step 6: as you go through the Timeline, cut away any parts of the clip on V2 that you don't want to keep.
Step 7: once you've finished cutting out the parts of the clip on V2 that you don't want, select ALL remaining clips on V2 and select "Remove Attributes" from the pop-up menu. Then select Basic Motion. All clips on V2 will return to 100% scale and be centered.
Step 8 (optional): while the clips on V2 are still selected, you can Shift Drag them to V1.
Step 9: go through the Timeline again, adjusting any edit points as needed. You can also add transitions at this point.
NOTE: this process will only work IF you recorded/captured the footage for both cameras as one long clip. If either camera was stopped/started during the multi-camera shoot, you will need to re-sync for each and every shot.
-DH

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