importing footage from 3 different cameras using Premiere Pro CC 2015

[peter_3938]

Using Premiere Pro CC 2015, I'm faced with footage from 3 camera's:
1) my Sony RX100: 1280x720, 25fps, mp4

2) A cell phone: 1920x1080, 30fps, mp4

3) another photo camera: 1920x1080, 25fps, mov

Can any of you please advise me how to go about importing these 3 formats (best sequence settings), and when I'm done editing which format to choose for the output file ?

Many thanks in advance,

Peter

[Sumeet Kumar Choubey · Accepted solution]

Hi Peter,

Welcome to the community! In Premiere Pro, you can combine media with different resolutions & frame rates within a single sequence. You can import all your files directly into Premiere Pro, as these formats as natively supported. You may create a sequence with a resolution of 1920x1080 at 25fps, matching the frame rate of most of your clips. For lower-resolution clips, such as 720p, you can right-click on them in the timeline & select Set to Frame Size to scale them up to match the sequence resolution. After editing, if you're exporting for social media or online sharing, we recommend using H.264 format with export settings of 1920x1080 resolution, 25fps, and a high bitrate for good quality.

Please note that both sequence and export settings should ideally be based on your final delivery platform, but these settings should be a good starting point. Hope it helps. Let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Sumeet

[peter_3938]

Hello Sumeet, thank you very much for your quick response! Your advise is very helpful. 

Since I am presently only practising on a computer with little disk space I thought it would be wise to set the sequence resolution lower: at 1280x720. Am I right in expecting the preview files then to be (also) smaller  and taking  up less disk space, and the editing process speeding up since requiring less computing power?

Thanks again, Peter

[Ishan Y]

I recommend setting your Sequence frame size to the same size you wish to export in.

The Sequence preview resolution will depend on your Sequence Settings. To check your Sequence Settings, select your Sequence, go to the menu bar at the top, and select Sequence > Sequence Settings.

You'll see the Preview File Format, Codec, Width, and Height parameters under the Video Previews category.

The size of the preview files will depend on their codec and resolution.

A preview encoded in H.264 codec will generally have a smaller file size than intermediate codecs like GoPro Cineform and ProRes 422. I recommend using the ProRes 422 LT codec over H.264 since it offers better preview performance while generating smaller file sizes (compared to other ProRes codecs).

[MyerPj]

I like what @Ishan Y said. If you are going to export at 1920x1080, then set that as the sequence size, your 720p clips with suffer a bit, but all in all you be getting what you see. And ProRes LT or even ProRes proxy preview files. GoPro Cineforms previews work well also.

[peter_3938]

Many thanks Ishan and MyerPj! I will try your suggestions.
Peter