Time Code as External Sync & Multiclip

Ok, I shot an event with 3 z1u's. We synced the timecode on each camera with the remote. I just started editing and set up a multiclip in FCP- 6.0. The first 20 minutes worked great - all 3 cameras recorded straight through. Then it appears that the cameras were stopped and maybe turned off. Now the timecode can't sync up to make the multiclip to be able to finish editing the tape. This is our first time syncing the cameras this way. It says that it should keep the Free Run clock counting regardless if the cameras are on or recording.
Any help would be great.
Thanks

It is easiest to capture them all together at once. Any other tips?
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It's only easiest if the procedures were accurately followed; they were not. Forget "easy."
You can solve all of the problems caused by your camera operators by capturing the clips one at a time. There are a few other options but none as fast nor elegant as just simply sitting down and capturing the footage properly. Use the ANGLE filed and use the Logging Notes fields to help you sort and track the scenes and takes. Those columns can be critical when attempting to find a single clip in what is going to be several huge bins.
Then have a quick talk with your crew about why this failed and how you will never to do it that way again.
bogiesan

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