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Ron McKinney · February 11th, 2014, 09:31 AM

Hi there,

I last was heavy into video editing with Final Cut Pro and Premiere back in 2002-04, and I always had to manually sync up the video from different cameras. Now I'm getting back into it again and a peer has suggested that I purchase PluralEyes to sync up the footage for me. I just wanted to check to see if anyone had any other suggestions.

Thanks,
Ron

Donald McPherson · February 11th, 2014, 01:22 PM

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/wedding-...e-syncing.html

Ron McKinney · February 11th, 2014, 06:10 PM

Thanks for that link, Donald. Definitely going to give Plural Eyes a try.

Mike Beckett · February 12th, 2014, 01:52 AM

For basic synching, the built-in Synchronize feature in Premiere Pro CC normally does it for me. I only break out to Pluraleyes if it's a lot of tracks, or if Premiere has problems with synching the material.

Donald McPherson · February 12th, 2014, 02:10 PM

If you are going for pluraleyes. Why not get this also Tascam DR60 only a few dollars more with Pluraleyes for free. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/929347-REG/tascam_dr_60d_4_ch_track_linear_pcm.html

Matt Thomas · February 12th, 2014, 06:21 PM

Does Plural Eyes work to sync multiple angles? I wanted to find something to sync up multiple video files for live events to speed up my work flow.

Juris Lielpeteris · February 13th, 2014, 02:32 AM

PluralEyes works with audio and ignore the video content.

Mike Beckett · February 13th, 2014, 05:47 AM

Both PluralEyes and Premiere's built-in synch will synchronize videos and audio.

I've used them to synchronise 3 GoPros and a camcorder and Tascam recorded. Puts all the audio and video in the right place. This is an example of using PluralEyes instead of Adobe's more basic Synchronisation.

Kyle Root · February 20th, 2014, 06:03 PM

About a 2 months ago, BH had a killer deal on the Tascam DR05 and Plural Eyes was included free for $79! I picked it up. The DR05 is a very impressive audio recorder, and at that price, excellent to have in your bag of tricks. (I also have the DR40 and love it)

Anyways, I use Premiere Pro CS5 and have been manually syncing multi camera shoots (weddings) for years and years. What I've found in the 2 test weddings I did with Plural Eyes 3 (which is a significant upgrade over version 2 based on everything I've read), is that it works fantastic.

The overall deal with exporting final cut xml files out of PP was brand new to me and it did take me a while to get comfortable with it. But it's a snap once you do it a few times.

The Problem I had with importing the new xml directory into Premiere was, all the audio was converted to mono tracks - so it doubled the number of audio tracks one for left and one for right. In some cases, not only do I have 3 camera audio tracks, but also 2 external audio recorders which totals 10 tracks upon re-import into premiere. From there though, it's pretty simple to delete them a set at a time, and then drag over the "correct" stereo audio to match the appropriate clip... and then from there begin audio editing down to the final takes.

That's just something to be aware of.

Overall the syncing on my custom 2011 i7 2600 K with 16GB RAM and SSDs goes pretty fast... a minute or so to do all the syncing for 5 sources like that.

Ron McKinney · February 21st, 2014, 07:48 PM

Thanks, guys, I did get the PluralEyes.

February 11th, 2014, 09:31 AM	#1
Ron McKinney Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 51	PluralEyes the best to match video? Hi there, I last was heavy into video editing with Final Cut Pro and Premiere back in 2002-04, and I always had to manually sync up the video from different cameras. Now I'm getting back into it again and a peer has suggested that I purchase PluralEyes to sync up the footage for me. I just wanted to check to see if anyone had any other suggestions. Thanks, Ron

February 11th, 2014, 01:22 PM	#2
Donald McPherson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Aberdeen Scotland Posts: 815	Re: PluralEyes the best to match video? http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/wedding-...e-syncing.html

February 11th, 2014, 06:10 PM	#3
Ron McKinney Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 51	Re: PluralEyes the best to match video? Thanks for that link, Donald. Definitely going to give Plural Eyes a try.

February 12th, 2014, 01:52 AM	#4
Mike Beckett Trustee Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland Posts: 1,569	Re: PluralEyes the best to match video? For basic synching, the built-in Synchronize feature in Premiere Pro CC normally does it for me. I only break out to Pluraleyes if it's a lot of tracks, or if Premiere has problems with synching the material. __________________ Irish Railway Videos on Youtube

February 12th, 2014, 02:10 PM	#5
Donald McPherson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Aberdeen Scotland Posts: 815	Re: PluralEyes the best to match video? If you are going for pluraleyes. Why not get this also Tascam DR60 only a few dollars more with Pluraleyes for free. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/929347-REG/tascam_dr_60d_4_ch_track_linear_pcm.html

February 12th, 2014, 06:21 PM	#6
Matt Thomas Major Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UK Posts: 232	Re: PluralEyes the best to match video? Does Plural Eyes work to sync multiple angles? I wanted to find something to sync up multiple video files for live events to speed up my work flow.

February 13th, 2014, 02:32 AM	#7
Juris Lielpeteris Major Player Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Riga, Latvija, EU Posts: 292	Re: PluralEyes the best to match video? PluralEyes works with audio and ignore the video content.

February 13th, 2014, 05:47 AM	#8
Mike Beckett Trustee Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland Posts: 1,569	Re: PluralEyes the best to match video? Both PluralEyes and Premiere's built-in synch will synchronize videos and audio. I've used them to synchronise 3 GoPros and a camcorder and Tascam recorded. Puts all the audio and video in the right place. This is an example of using PluralEyes instead of Adobe's more basic Synchronisation. __________________ Irish Railway Videos on Youtube

February 20th, 2014, 06:03 PM	#9
Kyle Root Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Decatur, AL Posts: 881	Re: PluralEyes the best to match video? About a 2 months ago, BH had a killer deal on the Tascam DR05 and Plural Eyes was included free for $79! I picked it up. The DR05 is a very impressive audio recorder, and at that price, excellent to have in your bag of tricks. (I also have the DR40 and love it) Anyways, I use Premiere Pro CS5 and have been manually syncing multi camera shoots (weddings) for years and years. What I've found in the 2 test weddings I did with Plural Eyes 3 (which is a significant upgrade over version 2 based on everything I've read), is that it works fantastic. The overall deal with exporting final cut xml files out of PP was brand new to me and it did take me a while to get comfortable with it. But it's a snap once you do it a few times. The Problem I had with importing the new xml directory into Premiere was, all the audio was converted to mono tracks - so it doubled the number of audio tracks one for left and one for right. In some cases, not only do I have 3 camera audio tracks, but also 2 external audio recorders which totals 10 tracks upon re-import into premiere. From there though, it's pretty simple to delete them a set at a time, and then drag over the "correct" stereo audio to match the appropriate clip... and then from there begin audio editing down to the final takes. That's just something to be aware of. Overall the syncing on my custom 2011 i7 2600 K with 16GB RAM and SSDs goes pretty fast... a minute or so to do all the syncing for 5 sources like that. __________________ Kyle KR Productions; www.kyleroot.com

February 21st, 2014, 07:48 PM	#10
Ron McKinney Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 51	Re: PluralEyes the best to match video? Thanks, guys, I did get the PluralEyes.