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embeebee
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Feature Request - create multicam source sequence from clips via API scripting

  • May 1, 2019
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I know it has been asked in 2017 I think, but is a function for creating a multicam source sequence (and the different methods) on imported clips on the roadmap somehow? Would like to mark this as a feature request.

 

 

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Bruce, hope you are well.

Was this ever implemented?

 

We need to use a hefty workaround now by our integrator, by using a PPro instance opening and closing for every clip to make this multicam clip. Not a very nice solution to be honest.

tnx

 

 

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R Neil Haugen
R Neil Haugen
Legend
March 26, 2020

BeemB,

 

Wow ... that seems like something that shoulda been there in the original construction of the app, doesn't it? Although most of us don't use scripting, being able to script an MC sequence rather than going through the steps each time would be a big timesaver for a larger shop ... or one with the wondrous "tool" of a person with scripting skills ...

 

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
Bruce Bullis
Community Manager
Bruce BullisCommunity Manager
Community Manager
March 26, 2020

As my epistemology professor was fond of pointing out, using the word "Should" drags us away from the world of facts, into the realm of moral philosophy. 🙂

PPro's API has always grown via specific requests from partners and customers. And, yes, it's taken us longer than we would have liked, to put APIs around multi-cam creation/manipulation.

    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    March 26, 2020

    Anyone reading say military history will see a ton of "In retrospect, we shoulda ... " comments. I think it's called Being Human?

     

    My last "job" employed by someone else, was driving a bus and field-supervising 40 kids in a crew picking strawberries ... June of 1978. In 40+ years of running our own businesses, my wife and I have had so freaking many "hmmm ... shoulda done ... " thoughts there's no way to count them.

     

    And we still run into this near daily ...

     

    Neil 

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
      Bruce Bullis
      Community Manager
      Bruce BullisCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      May 8, 2019

      Hi Martin! I've added your vote (and Justin's) to DVAPR-4207094.

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      EditSupportCorrect answer
      Inspiring
      March 25, 2020

      Bruce, hope you are well.

      Was this ever implemented?

       

      We need to use a hefty workaround now by our integrator, by using a PPro instance opening and closing for every clip to make this multicam clip. Not a very nice solution to be honest.

      tnx

       

       

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      EditSupport
      Inspiring
      March 26, 2020

      Could you explain what you're doing currently? Premiere can do a fair number of things in auto-creating multicams ... I'm curious what the particular problem is.

       

      Neil


      resquest was: import several clips, make them into a multicamera clip based on TC (multicam source sequence) through API.

        Justin Taylor-Hyper Brew
        Community Expert
        Justin Taylor-Hyper BrewCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        May 1, 2019

        Feature Requests are best posted on the Premiere User Voice Forum​ Are you talking about scripting access to multicam source sequence setup or just through the UI? Because you can currently create a multicam source sequence from clips easily in Premiere through the Project panel UI.

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        embeebeeAuthor
        Participating Frequently
        May 1, 2019

        API/scripting...

        Justin Taylor-Hyper Brew
        Community Expert
        Justin Taylor-Hyper BrewCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        May 1, 2019

        That would be cool

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