How to sync clips without merging so that you can still match frame & cut in the source in monitor?

Question

Hey all,

I've just begun assistant editing a feature. I typically come from AVID with this so my question basically starts at the beginning:

We are shooting ALEXA with external audio with timecode jam. All I want to do is sync these clips so that you select clips in your project, select your in and out points, and insert them in the timeline, and have both video and synced audio appear.

The problem I'm having is that I know I shouldn't be merging clips, because I don't want to lose metadata or cause a horrible migration into ProTools on down the line. I also want the clips to default to only using the L+R mixdown tracks but still preserve the ability to match back to the original .WAVs in case the editor wants to isolate discrete mics from the external audio. All of this is incredibly easy in AVID with subclipping but I'm at a loss on how to do it in Premiere.

I tried to sync using the multi-cam function and then drag the flattened clips into the project to create new clips but it just merges the clips, which I'm reading is just horrible for workflow. I don't really want my editor to have to edit using a bunch of multicam clips. Seems like the Merge function would be perfect if it just matched to the original audio with Match Frame (obviously it does in 'reveal in finder.')

Any thoughts? Wondering how people typically set up a feature in Adobe now.

R Neil Haugen · Accepted Answer

Hmmm ... what you're wanting to do is best normally done with the multi-cam, then 'flatten' the "sequence" so it's just essentially a clip. It doesn't do the same merge thing that the Merge Clips does. So head/tail editing & such work better. You can also select an entire bin of clips/audio, select 'multicam', and it will make the entire group into one clip sequences. Fast and for most purposes seriously better than Merge clips.

Neil

EmmaMcMc · Answer

Hi there Maxa...I was wondering what you ended up doing, please? I come from Avid also and am working in Premiere and need the best workflow for a single camera shoot, but want to ensure metadata holds. Like yourself, I am used to the Avid creating great sync clips from just the mix, that match from to all the ISOs, with all metadata holding. I would love to know what you ended up doing. Thank you.

Sign up

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Sign in to Adobe Community

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Scanning file for viruses.

This file cannot be downloaded