How to convert a normal sequence into a multi-camera sequence in the project panel?

[Ali Jaber]

Years ago, we had the option to do that by right click on a sequence > convert to multi-camera sequence (or something similar, I can't remember exactly). So, how to do it in the current version?

I can't really figure when Pr exactly interprets the sequence as a multi-cam seq, all my sequences were created using PluralEyes plugin, not the regular "Create multi-camera source sequence" command.

[Ali Jaber]

@Kevin-Monahan , any thoughts?

[Ali Jaber]

Ok, I found the exact steps to switch a normal sequence into a multi-cam sequence in the project panel:

• Add the sequence into another one
• In that new sequence's timeline, enable Multi-camera option for the added seq (right click > Multi-Camera > Enable)
• Go inside the Multi-Cam sequence (ctrl+shift+F)
• At this exact point, the sequence will be switched into Multi-cam sequence in the project panel

Not as intuitive as the old way (in project panel: right click on a sequence > convert to muli-camera).

Why I needed that in the first place?

Well, in a Production Project, Premiere Pro treats differently normal and multi-cam sequences...

[SamB15]

thank you so much.

[DanielToman · Accepted solution]

I tried your suggested approach in Premiere 2023 23.6.0 Mac and it didn't change the original sequence into a multicam sequence for me, although when nested in the second sequence it does behave as a multicam sequence. The icon for the original sequence doesn't change in the Project panel from a Sequence icon to a Multicam icon.

The method that seems to work for converting a regular sequence into a multicam sequence is: right-click a sequence from the Project panel and choose "Open in Source Monitor". Then right-click the picture in the Source Monitor and choose "Multi-Camera > Enable". That changes the sequence's icon to a Multicam icon in the Project panel and now the sequence behaves as a multicam sequence.

[MyerPj]

Thanks Daniel, works great! 🙂  

In a Production, I just dropped several clips on top of each other in a normal sequence (no sync). Open in source monitor and right-click the display and it's the First option! Enable... Then right-click the new multicam source sequence in the project and select 'New Sequence From Clip' and you are ready to go! Cool.

[KazuTa]

@MyerPj , thanks for this! I couldn't figure out how to right click in the sequence's timeline; but opening in Source Monitor and right clicking in the Source Monitor totally worked. I was hoping it'd be something more intuitive, i.e., under the Sequence menu, or searchable under Help.

[Ali Jaber]

Good find! I wonder why they removed that option from the right click menu in the project panel, it was already there!

[MyerPj]

Yes, I don't remember ever having to go into the source monitor...

[matthewp84887369]

This works however, it seems the new multicam sequence only has one audio track, I can't see the other tracks in the Audio Clip Mixer when playing it in the source monitor

[PaulMurphy]

To access individual audio clips within a multi-camera source sequence, the sequence’s Mix track must be set to multichannel, and each clip’s audio should be routed to a separate output channel.

[matthewp84887369]

How do I change the multi-camera source sequence's mix track to
multichannel?

[PaulMurphy]

It can't be changed, it can only be set when you create a new sequence.

Go to File > New > Sequence, and in the New Sequence window, navigate to the Tracks tab. There, set the Audio Mix to Multichannel.