Change Live Multicam settings in Final Cut Pro for iPad
In Final Cut Pro for iPad, after you connect the devices you want to use as camera angles in your Live Multicam recording, you can choose recording settings so that all angles are recorded with the same format. If a connected device doesn’t support the settings you choose, it uses the closest settings available. You can also customize the recording settings for an individual camera angle.
You can control what information is displayed on your iPad and each connected device during Live Multicam recording, and you can rename and reorder angles in the Live Multicam screen in Final Cut Pro.
Choose Live Multicam recording settings
In Final Cut Pro for iPad, set up a Live Multicam project.
In the Live Multicam screen, tap
in the toolbar, then adjust any of the following settings:Resolution: Choose the frame size for your Live Multicam recording (720 HD, 1080 HD, or 4K).
Note: The maximum stream quality during a live recording is 720p HD, but your connected devices record videos with the format you set, if the devices support it.
Orientation: Choose Portrait (vertical) or Landscape (horizontal).
Frame Rate: Choose from a list of common video frame rates.
Note: For Live Multicam sessions, you can use any combination of frame sizes and frame rates except 4K at 60 fps and 4K at 120 fps.
Apple ProRes: Turn on Apple ProRes for higher-quality recording, editing, and playback. Recording in Apple ProRes can result in larger file sizes. One minute of filming may use more than 1 GB of storage.
Color & Dynamic Range: Choose SDR (Rec. 709), HDR (HLG), or Log. Choose HDR (HLG) only if your device has an HDR display (for example, the 12.9-inch Liquid Retina XDR display). On devices without an HDR display, timeline clips won’t look accurate. Log recording is available on iPhone 15 Pro or later. Choose Log to preserve shadow and highlight details and flexibly manipulate the image in post-production.
If you choose Log, the following settings appear:
Preview with LUT: Preview your video in SDR or HDR with the vibrancy of the original scene.
Log to SDR (Rec. 709): Preview your video in SDR (Rec. 709).
Log to HDR (HLG): Preview your video in HDR (HLG).
Anyone Can Start Recording: Leave this setting turned on if you want any connected device to be able to start or stop recording for all devices. If you turn off this setting, only the iPad running Final Cut Pro can start and stop recording.
Camera Indicators: Turn on this setting to display indicators in the Live Multicam recording screen for each camera angle.
If you turn on Camera Indicators, the following settings appear:
Recording Time Left: Choose whether to always show the recording time left, show it only when recording time is low, or turn off this setting.
Battery Level: Choose whether to always show the battery level, show it only when low, or turn off this setting.
LUT: Turn on this setting to display an indicator when Preview with LUT is active.
Note: On some iPad models, you may need to swipe up to see all the settings.
After you choose settings, tap outside the settings or tap
in the toolbar to close them.
To start a recording, see Record a Live Multicam session.
Change recording settings for an individual camera angle
By default, all the connected devices in a Live Multicam session record with the same settings. But there may be times when you want to override the recording settings for a particular angle. For example, you may want to increase an angle’s resolution (frame size) for later reframing in editing.
In Final Cut Pro for iPad, open a Live Multicam project, tap
in the toolbar, then tap Live Multicam.In the Live Multicam screen, tap
in the lower-right corner of an angle’s preview image.Tap
at the top of the screen, then choose the settings you want.For details about each setting, see Change settings in Final Cut Camera, Use onscreen camera guides in Final Cut Camera, and Set the camera audio source in Final Cut Camera.
Tap
to return to viewing all angles.
Lock focus and exposure for a camera angle
In Final Cut Pro for iPad, open a Live Multicam project, tap
in the toolbar, then tap Live Multicam.In the Live Multicam screen, touch and hold a subject in an angle’s preview image.
A yellow AE/AF Lock indicator appears at the top of the preview image. To unlock, tap anywhere in the preview image.
Rename angles
In Final Cut Pro for iPad, open a Live Multicam project, tap
in the toolbar, then tap Live Multicam.In the Live Multicam screen, tap
for the angle you want to rename.Tap Rename, enter the new name, then tap OK.
Reorder angles
In Final Cut Pro for iPad, open a Live Multicam project, tap
in the toolbar, then tap Live Multicam.In the Live Multicam screen, tap
in the toolbar.Tap Edit next to Connected Devices, drag the angle names up or down, then tap Done.