How to Record Multi-Camera Edits Using Adobe Premiere Pro

On more advanced film shoots, you may be using multiple cameras to cover one scene. While more complex and involved, it just requires a bit more organization. After you add and synchronize your clips for Multi-Camera editing, you can record it to view the footage from all cameras (up to four) simultaneously. This is beneficial for switching between cameras so you can choose footage for the final sequence.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Footage from multiple cameras
• Firewire

1. First you must add your clips to a sequence and synchronize them. You are recording a multi-camera edit from footage that you have already assembled in the Timeline.

2. Select the target sequence in the Timeline panel, by clicking on it. Next, choose the “Multi-Camera Monitor” from the Program Monitor panel menu. It is the little arrow at the upper right hand corner of the Monitor panel.

3. In the Multi-Camera Monitor pop-up, click the Record On/Off button.

4. You can choose to use the audio from track 1 regardless of which camera is active, by making sure that “Audio Follows Video” is deselected in the Multi-Camera Monitor panel menu. To have the audio track change as you change cameras, select “Audio Follows Video.”

5. Click the play button in the Multi-Camera Monitor to play the video from all cameras at once. The footage from the active camera track will be recorded in the multi-camera target sequence. A red border around it will indicate which camera is active and the larger preview shows you which content you are recording.

6. To switch to another camera and record its content, click on the corresponding small preview in the Multi-Camera Monitor. You can also switch cameras using the appropriate keyboard shortcut. Number keys 1, 2, 3 and 4 correspond to each camera.

7. When you are done recording, click the “Stop” button or the “Record” button. You can then use the playback controls as usual to preview your sequence.