Multicam more than 4 cameras? at DVinfo.net

Lloyd Ubshura · February 4th, 2011, 11:03 AM

Is this ever going to be a reality? Why in the world can we only multicam 4 cameras? I constantly shoot with 5-9 cameras and doing multicam on Premiere is a mess and I have to do all sorts of crazy work-arounds to use all my footage.

I love Premiere and everything Adobe, but this is so annoying. I certainly can't be the only one out there.

My edit team and I cringe every time we have a 8 camera multicam shoot because of Premiere's 4 camera limitation.

Kevin Monahan · February 4th, 2011, 12:21 PM

Best thing you can do is make a feature request. The more we get, the more likely it will be included in an upcoming release.

Go here: http://www.adobe.com/go/wish

Steve Kalle · February 5th, 2011, 07:24 PM

Get a switcher such as the Tricaster XD850 which can handle 8 cameras and several virtual inputs such as stored clips, graphics and computer inputs. I am about to order their XD300 and find their hardware rock solid.

Or get Media Composer 5 or Edius which can handle 8 cameras (or more for MC5). The time saved will beat the cost of either software.

Benjamin Maas · February 7th, 2011, 10:54 AM

If you don't mind me asking, what are the workarounds for more than 4 cameras? I'm still a relative newb with Premiere and I'm going to have some 5-7 camera stuff coming up here in a couple months.

--Ben

Jacques E. Bouchard · February 7th, 2011, 11:34 AM

I believe Vegas will do 8 cams or more, and the drain on the CPU is less than with CS3/4/5.

February 4th, 2011, 11:03 AM	#1
Lloyd Ubshura Major Player Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 204	Multicam more than 4 cameras? Is this ever going to be a reality? Why in the world can we only multicam 4 cameras? I constantly shoot with 5-9 cameras and doing multicam on Premiere is a mess and I have to do all sorts of crazy work-arounds to use all my footage. I love Premiere and everything Adobe, but this is so annoying. I certainly can't be the only one out there. My edit team and I cringe every time we have a 8 camera multicam shoot because of Premiere's 4 camera limitation.

February 4th, 2011, 12:21 PM	#2
Kevin Monahan Adobe Systems Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 191	Best thing you can do is make a feature request. The more we get, the more likely it will be included in an upcoming release. Go here: http://www.adobe.com/go/wish __________________ Kevin Monahan - Support Product Manager—DVA After Effects - Premiere Pro - Media Encoder - Prelude - SpeedGrade - Encore

February 7th, 2011, 10:54 AM	#4
Benjamin Maas Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 150	If you don't mind me asking, what are the workarounds for more than 4 cameras? I'm still a relative newb with Premiere and I'm going to have some 5-7 camera stuff coming up here in a couple months. --Ben __________________ Benjamin Maas • Fifth Circle Audio • Signal Hill, CA http://www.fifthcircle.com

February 5th, 2011, 07:24 PM	#3
Steve Kalle Trustee Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,554	Get a switcher such as the Tricaster XD850 which can handle 8 cameras and several virtual inputs such as stored clips, graphics and computer inputs. I am about to order their XD300 and find their hardware rock solid. Or get Media Composer 5 or Edius which can handle 8 cameras (or more for MC5). The time saved will beat the cost of either software.

February 7th, 2011, 11:34 AM	#5
Jacques E. Bouchard Major Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 442	I believe Vegas will do 8 cams or more, and the drain on the CPU is less than with CS3/4/5.