About multi‑camera editing

You can use the Multi‑Camera Monitor to edit footage from multiple cameras, simulating live camera switching. You can edit footage from up to four cameras using this technique.

To easily synchronize footage from all cameras, make sure each camera records a sync point using a clapper slate or other technique. Keep each camera recording to maintain synchronization. After you capture the footage in Adobe Premiere Pro, use the following workflow to edit the footage:

1. Add clips from multiple cameras to a sequence.

Stack the clips from each camera on separate tracks of a sequence. (See Add clips for multi‑camera editing.)

2. Synchronize the clips in the sequence.

Mark the sync point with numbered clip markers, or reassign the sync point for each camera to a specific timecode. (See Synchronize clips.)

3. Create the multi‑camera target sequence.

The final edits are made in a target sequence. You create the target sequence by nesting the sequence of synchronized clips into a new sequence. Then you enable the clip in the target sequence for multi‑camera editing. (See Create a multi‑camera target sequence.)

4. Record the multi‑camera edits.

In the Multi‑Camera Monitor, you can view the footage of all four cameras simultaneously and switch between cameras to choose footage for the final sequence. (See Record multi‑camera edits.)

5. Adjust and refine edits.

You can rerecord the final sequence and substitute clips with footage from one of the other cameras. You can also edit the sequence like any other sequence—using the standard editing tools and techniques, adding effects, or compositing using multiple tracks. (See Rerecord multi‑camera edits and Adjust multi‑camera edits in a Timeline panel.)

For a tutorial on how to sync and switch multiple cameras, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_dv_tutorial_multicam_en. For a video on multi-camera editing, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0234.