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Blake Raidal · July 16th, 2007, 05:35 AM

Hello all,
Does anyone know how to create dissolves in a multicam edit while switching. Ive been looking everywhere on the net including here for a simple straight foward tutorial on Multicam editing in PP2!
If anyone can help a desperated person out Ill be forever grateful.

cheers

Tony Neal · July 16th, 2007, 06:02 AM

Blake ...

I've just done a multicam edit in PremPro CS3 and I also wanted some of the cuts to be dissolves, so I had to go back and apply them individually. I don't think its possible to have transitions applied to multicam cuts by default - in any case, you'd probably have to go back and tweak the transition timing manually anyway.

Perhaps there is a way to apply transistions in bulk to a number of selected clips - I'll give it a try tonight - unless a Premiere Pro guru out there already knows the solution !

Tony

Bart Walczak · July 16th, 2007, 07:12 AM

You can't apply transitions to multiple clips. I advise using page up/down (moves to the next edit point) and ctrl+D to apply a default transition - which you can set in edit>preferences>general>video transition duration and in effect tab (set as default transition). This way it will be a blast.

Tony Neal · July 16th, 2007, 08:17 AM

Thanks Bart - I'll try it tonight.

Tony

James Emory · July 16th, 2007, 01:39 PM

There is a company called United Media offering a plug-in that allows realtime multi-cam editing and syncing for up to four cameras. I believe it used to cost around $500 but now they're selling it for $99 and probably even less at a reseller! Damn, I think I'm going to buy it now!

Ervin Farkas · July 16th, 2007, 02:56 PM

United is a plugin for old versions of Premiere Pro. I checked the features, there is nothing in United the built-in multicam edit in PremPro 2.0 can't do - and that's more than likely the reason they dropped the price.

Marc Salvatore · July 16th, 2007, 03:21 PM

For multi-cam using dissolves I prefer using Vegas + Excalibur which is really nice. You can specify for each transition whether you want it to start at the beginning, end or middle of the cut point.

That said I'm going to be working on cuts only project shortly and I plan on using Premiere. The multi-cam in premiere gives you immediate cuts feedback to your monitor where in Vegas you only get a border box around one of your 4 squared video clips until you run the actual multi-cam script. Add to that the great titler in Premiere and I think I'm crossing over to the other side...

Marc

James Emory · July 16th, 2007, 04:12 PM

Well, I didn't know Premiere now offers multi-cam type editing. That is interesting and yes, it would explain the dramatic drop in price of United's product. I'm still cutting with 6.5 which is still fine for my needs.

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Originally Posted by Marc Salvatore

... You can specify for each transition whether you want it to start at the beginning, end or middle of the cut point. ...

You can also do that with Premiere.

Blake Raidal · July 21st, 2007, 09:24 AM

WOW what a strong tool!!! I’ve been pumping through a 3 hour, 3 camera stage performance using the multicam built in to pp2.
We have proberly saved a week’s worth of edit time by editing in real time. Plus roll edit is my new best friend. It works just the way you would want and expect it to......... aaaa I love it. Cheers Bart-man for the quick tips on transitions.

Ervin Farkas · July 25th, 2007, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Salvatore

For multi-cam using dissolves I prefer using Vegas + Excalibur which is really nice. You can specify for each transition whether you want it to start at the beginning, end or middle of the cut point... Marc

You can do the exact same in PremPro 2.0 - just drag and drop the transition onto the timeline. If you release the mouse button exactly at the cut point, the dissolve will be at the middle, if you release it on the first clip (but close to the cut point), it'll be at the beginning, and so forth.

Paul Gallagher · July 27th, 2007, 12:48 AM

I have been using pp2 since it came out in the software only version and the multi cam feature is super, BUT, theres always a BUT, I just bought a new Matrox PP2 editing suite and the multi cam edit on it is soo bad I think I am going to have to do them all in my old system, the response time is pathetic.

It cuts out rendering etc and is faster at almost everything else but I do a lot of multi cam work so this out dos all the speed when I loss far to much time on this new system, has anyone else find the matrox rt 200 a problem for this?

Bart Walczak · July 27th, 2007, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blake Raidal

WOW what a strong tool!!! I’ve been pumping through a 3 hour, 3 camera stage performance using the multicam built in to pp2.
We have proberly saved a week’s worth of edit time by editing in real time. Plus roll edit is my new best friend. It works just the way you would want and expect it to......... aaaa I love it. Cheers Bart-man for the quick tips on transitions.

You're welcome. I love Premiere's interactivity and the fact that you can do so much using keyboard only.

July 16th, 2007, 05:35 AM	#1
Blake Raidal Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 39	Premiere multicam Hello all, Does anyone know how to create dissolves in a multicam edit while switching. Ive been looking everywhere on the net including here for a simple straight foward tutorial on Multicam editing in PP2! If anyone can help a desperated person out Ill be forever grateful. cheers

July 16th, 2007, 02:56 PM	#6
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	United is a plugin for old versions of Premiere Pro. I checked the features, there is nothing in United the built-in multicam edit in PremPro 2.0 can't do - and that's more than likely the reason they dropped the price. __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

July 16th, 2007, 03:21 PM	#7
Marc Salvatore Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Medford, OR Posts: 351	Multi Cam For multi-cam using dissolves I prefer using Vegas + Excalibur which is really nice. You can specify for each transition whether you want it to start at the beginning, end or middle of the cut point. That said I'm going to be working on cuts only project shortly and I plan on using Premiere. The multi-cam in premiere gives you immediate cuts feedback to your monitor where in Vegas you only get a border box around one of your 4 squared video clips until you run the actual multi-cam script. Add to that the great titler in Premiere and I think I'm crossing over to the other side... Marc Last edited by Marc Salvatore; July 16th, 2007 at 03:55 PM.

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July 16th, 2007, 06:02 AM	#2
Tony Neal Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fareham, UK Posts: 160	Blake ... I've just done a multicam edit in PremPro CS3 and I also wanted some of the cuts to be dissolves, so I had to go back and apply them individually. I don't think its possible to have transitions applied to multicam cuts by default - in any case, you'd probably have to go back and tweak the transition timing manually anyway. Perhaps there is a way to apply transistions in bulk to a number of selected clips - I'll give it a try tonight - unless a Premiere Pro guru out there already knows the solution ! Tony

July 16th, 2007, 07:12 AM	#3
Bart Walczak Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 716	You can't apply transitions to multiple clips. I advise using page up/down (moves to the next edit point) and ctrl+D to apply a default transition - which you can set in edit>preferences>general>video transition duration and in effect tab (set as default transition). This way it will be a blast.

July 16th, 2007, 08:17 AM	#4
Tony Neal Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fareham, UK Posts: 160	Thanks Bart - I'll try it tonight. Tony

July 16th, 2007, 01:39 PM	#5
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	There is a company called United Media offering a plug-in that allows realtime multi-cam editing and syncing for up to four cameras. I believe it used to cost around $500 but now they're selling it for $99 and probably even less at a reseller! Damn, I think I'm going to buy it now!

July 21st, 2007, 09:24 AM	#9
Blake Raidal Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 39	WOW what a strong tool!!! I’ve been pumping through a 3 hour, 3 camera stage performance using the multicam built in to pp2. We have proberly saved a week’s worth of edit time by editing in real time. Plus roll edit is my new best friend. It works just the way you would want and expect it to......... aaaa I love it. Cheers Bart-man for the quick tips on transitions.

July 27th, 2007, 12:48 AM	#11
Paul Gallagher Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Omagh Posts: 306	I have been using pp2 since it came out in the software only version and the multi cam feature is super, BUT, theres always a BUT, I just bought a new Matrox PP2 editing suite and the multi cam edit on it is soo bad I think I am going to have to do them all in my old system, the response time is pathetic. It cuts out rendering etc and is faster at almost everything else but I do a lot of multi cam work so this out dos all the speed when I loss far to much time on this new system, has anyone else find the matrox rt 200 a problem for this?