Exporting 5.1 and Stereo embedded in Quicktime from Premiere

[BrockHumphrey]

I'm delivering a movie to a distributor and having a hard time getting the correct audio embedded in the QT. Their specs are:

Audio must be embedded in the movie file (5.1 surround, if available, and stereo L/R - 8 tracks, each track assigned to its own channel and labeled accordingly) Stereo L/R or Lt/Rt must be stereo paired in the movie file. See below for audio specifications.

CH 1: Left

CH 2: Right

CH 3: Center

CH 4: LFE/Subwoofer

CH 5: Left Surround

CH 6: Right Surround

CH 7: Stereo L (or Lt)

CH 8: Stereo R (or Rt)

They told my mixer to configure sound for multiple mono. I'm confused in regards to the track type/output assignments when initially creating the sequence. When I set a track type to mono, it looks like the output assignment assumes that it's 1 of a dual mono stereo pair. So do I set the first 6 track types to adaptive? And then the last two tracks as mono for the Stereo L-R and then pan each accordingly?

Does anyone have experience with embedding 5.1 and stereo in a Quicktime like this?

Thanks.

[excited_Genie16B8]

I recall reading where a new update to PP made something like this possible, but I've no experience actually doing it.  Maybe something from the following will help.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Audio in Premiere Pro CC - YouTube

[brockw10050936]

I'm having the same issue, commenting in case anyone has a solution for this. I can't figure out how to have both 5.1 (mapped to L,R,C,Lfe,Ls,Rs) on channels 1-6, and then stereo L&R on channels 7&8, all in the same file. But that's how the distributor needs me to deliver the ProRes QT.

[R Neil Haugen]

It's all in how you setup the sequence and options.

@Jarle_Leirpolland @Warren Heaton are two of the best helping with this. I think @Richard M Knight also.

[PaulMurphy]

To export 5.1 and stereo embedded in a QuickTime file from Premiere Pro, follow these steps:

1. Format your 5.1 audio file:
• If you have been supplied one 5.1 audio file with 6 audio channels in it, you need to format the 5.1 audio clip to 6 mono clips.
• Select the 5.1 audio file in the Project panel and choose Clip > Modify > Audio Channels.
• Change the Preset to Mono.
2. Create a new sequence:
• Go to File > New > Sequence.
• In the Sequence Presets tab, expand the Broadcast options and choose the 8 mono discrete preset that matches your frame rate.
3. Set up your audio tracks:
• Add your 5.1 audio to the first six tracks in the order: L, R, C, LFE, Ls, Rs.
• Add your stereo audio to tracks 7-8.
4. Export settings:
• Go to File > Export > Media.
• In the export window, set the format to QuickTime.
• Expand the Audio options.
• Scroll down to the Audio Channel Configuration section.
• For Stream 1, click the Output Channels, and towards the bottom, choose 5.1 (L,R,C,LFE,Ls,Rs).
• Click the + button at the bottom to add another stream.
• Click the Output Channels for this stream and choose Stereo.

Cheers,
Paul

[R Neil Haugen]

Oops, forgot to ping Paul! Sorry, Paul ... ... sheesh ...