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4XCamera Maker
Operating Guide
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Roland 4XCamera Maker Operating Guide

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© 2022 Roland Corporation
4XCamera Maker
Operating Guide
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Contents
Using the Help Feature .........................3
Shooting Video ..................................4
Editing a Video ..................................10
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Using the Help Feature

When you tap on the (help) mark that’s shown on the video shooting screen or the editing screen, help indicators are shown on the buttons and icons that you see on the screen.
Tap on a button or icon that’s shown with an indicator to get help on that feature.
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Shooting Video

Shooting with Multiple Cameras (Multi­camera Video Shooting)
You can shoot videos with a combination of up to four iPhones or iPads (hereafter “devices”) at the same time.
The device you use to control the other devices when shooting videos is called the “controller”, and all others are the “remote” devices.
* To use your devices, you must install
“4XCamera Maker” on each one.
1. Launch “4XCamera Maker” on the
controller and on the remote devices.
2. On the video shooting screen of the
controller, tap
(camera).
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3. Tap the devices that you want to use as
remotes.
4. Tap “Accept” (or “Approve”) on the remote
device screen.
Now you’ve linked the controller with the remote devices.
5. Tap the (record) button on the
controller.
The video starts recording.
Tap again to stop.
MEMO
¹ To reshoot, tap the
between takes. You can shoot up to ve takes.
(TAKE) to switch
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to preview the camera images from the
¹ Tap
remote device.
* The remote device preview is disabled while
videos are been shot.
* The videos shot on each remote device are
saved to those devices respectively. When switching to the edit screen, the video recorded in the current take is automatically transferred to the controller device.
* If you want to keep the take that you shot,
switch to a dierent take. After shooting a video, if you switch to the edit screen after selecting the take that you want, you can start editing with the desired take.
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Shooting with a Single Camera (Single­camera Video Shooting)
Here’s how to use a single device to shoot video.
1. Tap the (record) button.
The video starts recording.
Tap again to stop.
MEMO
To reshoot, tap the between takes. You can shoot up to ve takes.
(TAKE) to switch
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Shooting While Playing Back Music or Video (Guide Video Shooting)

You can shoot a video while a music track with accompaniment or a video is playing back.
Two types of les can be used as guides.
¹ Music les saved in a music app on your device
¹ Video les saved in the camera roll of your device
* Music stored in Apple Music or as les on your
network can’t be used.
* Some videos may not be used due to their
frame rate, such as videos created externally.
1. Tap (guide) to select the guide type.
: guide is not used
: music
: video
2. Select a le by following the onscreen
instructions.
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3. Tap the (record) button.
The video starts recording.
If you are using a video as a guide, the video preview is shown.
Tap again to stop.
MEMO
¹ If you’re doing multi-camera video shooting,
the guide audio is played back through the controller device.
¹ We recommend using earphones or an audio
device such as the GO:MIXER PRO-X to play back the guide audio. When using the GO:MIXER PRO-X, check the [LOOP BACK] switch setting.
LOOP BACK=ON
LOOP BACK=OFF
The guide audio is also recorded.
We recommend this setting when you want to shoot a video while karaoke music is playing in the background.
The guide audio is not recorded.
We recommend this setting when you want to record separate musical instrument performances or adjust the volume balance when editing.
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Editing a Video

Here’s how to edit the videos you shoot.

Opening the Edit Screen

1. On the video shooting screen, tap
(edit).
The edit screen appears.
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* If you’re doing multi-camera shooting, the
video is transferred from the remote device. The link screen is shown if the remote device is not linked. Follow the onscreen instructions to relink the device.
* If you shot the video using guide video
shooting, the following screen is shown. Select the check box of the video you want to edit, and tap “Start editing”.
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Automatically Editing a Video

Here’s how to automatically edit the videos you shoot.
You can select from templates such as those that use frequent split screens, templates that match certain musical genres and more.
1. Tap (AUTO).
MEMO
You can tap still image to edit.
(add video) to add a video or
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2. Tap a template.
The editing items are automatically inserted at random.
MEMO
Use the help for details on the templates and editing items.
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3. Finish up the editing by moving, deleting
or adding the editing items that are inserted.
Moving an item to edit
Deleting an item to edit
Adding an item to edit
Drag the icon of the item to edit shown at the bottom of the timeline to the left or right.
Long-press the icon of the item to edit shown at the bottom of the timeline.
Select “Remove this Transition/Composition” from the menu that’s shown.
You can manually add an item to edit by using the manual edit (p. 15).
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Manually Editing a Video

Here’s how to manually edit the videos you shoot.
1. Tap (MANUAL).
MEMO
You can tap still image to edit.
(add video) to add a video or
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2. Tap the item to edit and then tap an edit
point on the timeline.
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As with splitting the screen, if you’ve selected an item to edit for which multiple videos are targeted, tap the videos in the order you wish to place them into the split screens.
MEMO
¹ Use the help for details on the editing items.
¹ Pinch left-right on the timeline to zoom in or out
of the timeline display.
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Adjusting a Video’s Volume

Here’s how to adjust the volume of a video.
All audio is muted, except for the audio from the rst video you loaded into the edit screen (the reference video).
Unmute the video whose audio you wish to use, and adjust the volume.
1. Tap (Volume).
2. Adjust the volume of the video.
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Adjusting the Video’s Length (Trimming)

You can edit the length of the reference video.
1. Tap (video adjustment).
2. Drag the start/end points of the reference
video (indicated by a yellow box) to the left or right.
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MEMO
By tapping and holding the reference video, you can set the current position as the start point or end point.
* The length of videos besides the reference
video can’t be changed.
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Adjusting the Start Point of a Video You’ve Added

You can adjust the start point of a video you’ve added.
1. Tap (video adjustment).
2. Drag the video to the left or right.
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Settings Menu

In the settings menu, you can congure settings such as the aspect ratio and fade-in/fade-out. You can also save the videos you edit as well as load the videos you’ve exported.
Open the settings menu
1. On the edit screen, tap (settings).
The settings menu screen appears.
Setting the aspect ratio
Setting the fade-in
Setting the fade­out
Saving/loading a project
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Saving/loading a project
You can save the video that you’re currently editing as a single project. Up to 10 projects (A–J) can be saved.
The video les being edited, the editing item points, aspect ratio and fade-in/fade-out settings are saved in the project.
Save project (Save)
1. Tap the project to save (A–J).
Projects already saved are marked with an asterisk.
2. Input the project name, keywords and
other information into the MEMO eld.
3. Tap the [Save] button.
This saves the project.
Load project (Load)
1. Tap the project to load (A–J).
2. Tap the [Load] button.
This loads the project.
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Delete project (Delete)
1. Tap the project to delete (A–J).
2. Tap the [Del] button.
This deletes the project.

Exporting the Edited Video

After you’ve nished editing, export your video to a le as shown below.
1. Tap (save video).
2. Tap the ”Save as a Movie”.
The video les you edit are saved in the camera roll of your device.
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