Mark clips for synchronization – Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 User Manual
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camera flash, or other technique, at the same time.
Keep each camera recording to maintain synchronization.
After you capture, or ingest footage in Premiere Pro, use the following workflow to edit the footage:
1. Mark clips for synchronization.
Mark the sync point with In Points, Out Points, clip markers, or reassign the sync point for each camera to a specific timecode. (See
If clips are synchronized by timecode (
) at the shooting location, you do not need to mark clips for synchronization.
2. Create the multi-camera source sequence.
A multi-camera source sequence contains the synchronized clips on different tracks. (See
Creating a multi-camera source sequence
3. Create the multi-camera target sequence.
Edit the multi-camera source sequence in a target sequence. You create the target sequence by editing the multi-camera source sequence into a
new sequence. Then you enable the multi-camera source sequence in the target sequence for multi-camera editing. (See
4. Record the multi-camera edits.
In the Multi-Camera Monitor, you can view the footage of all cameras simultaneously and switch between cameras to choose footage for the final
sequence. (See
.)
5. Adjust and refine edits.
After you have recorded your multi-camera edit, You can do the following:
Rerecord the final sequence and substitute clips with footage from one of the other cameras.
Edit the multi-camera source sequence like any other sequence—using the standard editing tools and techniques, adding effects,
compositing using multiple tracks, including adjustment layers.
Change cameras after they have already been recorded.
Cut to a new angle.
Rerecording a multi-camera target sequence
and
Adjust multi-camera edits in the Timeline
Video tutorial: Multicam In Premiere Pro CS6
Mark Clips for Synchronization
Before creating a multi-camera source sequence, it is important to mark clips for synchronization. Open each clip and then do one of the following
at the sync-point:
Mark an In Point at a sync-point at the beginning of a clip. For example, mark an In point where the
is clapped at the
head of a clip.
Mark an Out point at a sync-point at the end of a clip. For example, mark an Out point where the
clapped at the tail of a clip.
Make a clip marker at a sync-point at any point during a clip. For example, if there is action at any point during a clip that can be used as a
sync-point, like an audio cue, cymbal crash, camera flash, and so on. Rename each marker so that they are identically named for
synchronization. Type the same clip marker name for each clip in the Marker dialog box, and then click OK. (See Add markers in the
Timeline)
Timecode can also be used to synchronize clips, and it does so automatically. However, timecode must be identical on all clips for them to
synchronize properly. If the timecode is identical on all the clips you plan to synchronize, you do not need to mark clips for synchronization. If you
use the hours value in source timecode as a camera designator, select the Ignore Hours option to use only minutes, seconds, and frames to
synchronize clips.
To stamp identical timecode on all clips, you can either record the cameras with
on location, or modify the timecode for
each clip in Premiere Pro. (See Set timecode manually for a clip.).
Julio Cesar Roa shows you steps to edit
multicamera footage in Premiere Pro CS6.
Premiere Pro CS6 supports an unlimited
number of camera angles, depending in the
capability of your computer....
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Julio Cesar Roa is a video editor living in
Beverly Hills, New South Wales,
Australia.
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