Adobe Premiere CS5.5 - Multi-cam mode

I've always been a Final Cut guy and making multi-clips is like second nature to me. Recently I've been learning Premiere Pro, which is an awesome tool, but I'm a little confused about multi-cam editing the documentation from Adobe isn't great.

Is it true that you can only do 4 cameras in a multi-clip? That would seem to rule out Premiere for Reality TV post.

What's the best way to create multi-clips from cameras that aren't jam-synced? Who has the best tutorials out there?

Adobe TV is usually quite good. Here's one from Jason Levine [tv.adobe.com]

Also, as everyone knows, Premiere is just about due for an update, and with the number of FCP editors switching to them, it's probable there will be lots of changes and improvements.

Thanks for the link, Jude. It seems simple enough. I'm more used to the Final Cut method of cutting with multiple cameras, but this method doesn't seem any better or worse -- just a little different.

It is kind of surprising that it's limited to four cameras, but I guess I can wait to see what the next version offers. Overall, I'm really excited about what Premiere offers and I wish I'd jumped in sooner. Even though Avid will probably pick up most of the business FCP loses, I would definitely like to implement an Adobe workflow on future shows.

CS 5.5 came out at NAB 2011, before FCPX was even announced, so they haven't really responded to it yet. I don't know what they're planning but I do know that their forum has been inundated with Mac users posting bug reports and feature requests, so I hope they've been listening.

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Here's the news and a tutorial re Multicam in PP6





Unlimited cams, dependant only on your system capabilities. Yay!

Jude Cotter Wrote:
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Awesome. Thanks, Jude. Really looking forward to trying out CS6.

CS6 Premiere will be at lafcpug April 25 if u live in LA

Michael Horton
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