Premiere Elements 16 - Multicam

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April 10, 2017
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I would love to see Adobe add multi-cam editing to Premiere Elements 16. Other less expensive

products are able to do this and would hate to see Adobe get passed by because of this feature.

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Bill Sprague

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stevedross wrote
I would love to see Adobe add multi-cam editing to Premiere Elements 16. Other less expensive
products are able to do this and would hate to see Adobe get passed by because of this feature.

I've used as many as three cameras in a Premier Elements project. I don't know enough about other software to know what I would want "multi-cam" features to be.

For reference, here is a YouTube tutorial using version 10. The interface is different, but the technique is the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_vRTbLn4lk

What would you want in Premier Elements 16 to help with multiple cameras?

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stevedrossAuthor

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A lot like CC, real multicam editing allows you to sync all of the cameras (clips) in a separate multiview window and select between them as needed. You can also just drag through the timeline and change shots to speed things up.

It really expedites the process. I've used it in Avid and most recently in CC 2015. This way you don't

have to cut parts of a clip away or turn it off in certain sections.

I run a community TV station and the members use Elements. I recently found out that products like

CyberLink Power Director and Pinnacle does true multicam editing. And they're cheaper I believe.

However, with so much invested in Premiere Elements, I just don't want them to be left behind in any

capacity. I don't believe adding multicam editing to Elements would hurt their CC business.

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Bill Sprague

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stevedross wrote
A lot like CC, real multicam editing allows you to sync all of the cameras (clips) in a separate multiview window and select between them as needed. You can also just drag through the timeline and change shots to speed things up.

Thank you for the explanation. That would be nice if I ever do more multicam projects. I somehow kind of doubt that will happen much!

Frankly I'm surprised that Elements products are as good as they are. The core of Adobe is aimed at the CC system and Elements hardly shows up on the radar as a small blip. It would be fun to ask a corporate strategist where Elements fits into future plans.