If you want to begin to grasp the grouping task in a reality world take a look at this site:
http://viewfromthecuttingroomfloor.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/multigroups/
There are many layers and as complete as this site seems there is still more to it. I hesitate to say anything about this process is easy given the fact that it takes a good AE 3 days to group a 24 hour day into something they pass on to the editors. I was completely unaware of how much goes into this part of the work flow that is often taken for granted. And on top of all the tedium there are preferences for each show as to how long the final groups should be and the Zen part of where to put add edits so as to minimize the various cameras shifting their position on the 4 way and 9 way grid when various sources don't exist at a certain time code.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Dennis Degan <DennyD1@...> wrote:
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> On Jan 28, 2011, at 1:31 AM, johnrobmoore wrote:
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> > I have to disagree that grouping is easy. The basics are easy but
> in the reality world it is a very tedious process with many steps. I
> talked to the AEs where I've been working and I was very impressed
> with the way they set things up. It required some standardized bin
> displays and quick key macros and then it takes some practice to get
> the hang of it. On our show with about ten cameras a days worth of
> grouping takes about three days. Like I said very tedious for the
> reality show.
>
> I offer:
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> The actual grouping of clips IS easy. What's hard is organizing them
> for larger productions such as you describe. But that's always been
> true for NLE editing. Organizing your material before editing is what
> takes a lot of time. The only thing I can think of that takes longer
> is capturing material in the first place.
> I might add that there are things that can be done to speed things
> up. If it's possible for all your cameras to use the exact same
> timecode and TC type (DF or NDF) in sync, grouping those cameras
> becomes much quicker. I'll bet you have a lot of 'wild' cams with
> either no TC or non-sync'd TC.
> John, which reality show do you work on?
>
> Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
> NBC Today Show, New York
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