Thanks for writing @SoundW0rm93!
I hear ya on this one. Not that it helps, but we're aware of this. It is currently designed this way on purpose:
once these [multi-cam] clips are cut into my timeline, the custom names disappear, and the only name that is displayed is the filename from the source
Multi-cams are designed to not show their source name in the timeline. They show the source name of their selected angle. That way, editors can see the name of the angle that is currently in use at that moment in the timeline, rather than the multi-cam name which may not be as descriptive. If you make a series of cuts - Acam | Bcam | Acam | Ccam | Acam - each adjacent clip here will display as the same name if showing the multi-cam source name. Showing the clip name of the selected angle displays a clear reference of what actual media is being used, and the name will change per clip in the timeline to reflect this in the same example above, even though each clip references the same multi-cam.
All things being equal, I woudln't fault you for then saying, "I can already see which angle is in use with the [MCX] tag on the multi-cam itself before the clip name. I want to see my scene/take information that I painstakingly labeled." There's a perfectly valid counter argument that the name of the multi-cam isn't as helpful or descriptive as the name of the media that you're actually loooking at when you press play, and the [MCX] tag is not indicative of any true media information - you could have placed A001C004 in Multi-Cam position 2, and B001C008 in Multi-Cam position 1, making it appear like B Camera media is A camera. Different workflows need to access different information in different ways. The current multi-cam implementation displays more accurate detail of what is actually showing up on the program monitor.
there is an option in the wrench menu of the timeline to "Show source clip name and label", however even when this option is unchecked, Premiere Pro still does not display the custom multicam clip name in the timeline.
Correct. This option allows you to have your timeline label colors and clip names reflect the project source names of the used media in the sequence. When this option is off, you can set local label colors and names on a per-clip basis in the timeline. You can then toggle this on and off for different label workflows. For example you could have a dailies workflow that reflects the source labels which will display in the timeline (e.g., non-circle takes are green, circle takes are red) and also have a parallel timeline local VFX workflow (e.g., yellow clips are shots that need VFX, white clips have been turned over, and blue clips have their VFX work complete). Toggling the Show Source Clip Name and Label option allows you, or others you are collaboration with, to switch between these two workflows without one intefering with the other.
That said, multi-cams do continue to work in the same way as described above in this scenario. They will display local colors when assigned, but will not display their source multi-cam name, and they will not show a local name in the timeline when Show Source Clip Name and Label is off. They will always display the name of the active angle within.
please do not suggest some convoluted work around
Sorry...
The recommended workflow is to also name your source media, so for example...
- For multi-cam 2-1C-1
- A001C001_240425AX becomes 2-1C-1_A
- B001C001_245698CV becomes 2-1C-1_B
- C002C001_240138EO becomes 2-1C-1_C
I don't consider this convoluted to be honest, just a part of the dailies labeling process. I've done it this way on many projects. With this workflow, you you get all the scene (and camera) information you're looking for in the timeline when using multi-cams. We go farther, in fact, adding tags like _MOS or _48FPS to the source clips so that we have confirmation directly in the timeline that a specific angle shouldn't have audio, or was shot overcranked so we know exactly what math speeds it back to real-time if necessary.
All that said, consider your vote counted in the "please revise this" column. It's not off our radar.
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