Multi-camera view only shows one camera

[Trenton Gauthier, AIA]

I've added a multicamera sequence to my timeline just as I have many times before but no matter what I try, I can't get it to display the other angles in the multicamera view. I've even tried a clean reinstall. Did something change with this version? How do I get the multicamera view back?

[S29454301mf9x]

Select only one video track with multicam on it

[Trenton Gauthier, AIA]

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I tried several combinations of selecting and deselecting the tracks but none worked. Do you mean that my timeline should have only a single track/sequence with the multicam nested inside of it? If so, how do I set that up? Dragging, right clicking add to timeline, double clicking, ctrl+double clicking - none of those work to nest the multicam sequence. 

[S29454301mf9x]

if your Main sequence dont have any mcam, so what your wont to see?

place your mcam 50mm.mp4Multicam on any track, select this track only and enable multicam view

[Trenton Gauthier, AIA]

Thank you again. That also isn't working. The "50mm.mp4Multicam" becomes "50mm.mp4 [V]" when dragged to the timeline. Not sure if that matters.

[Kevin-Monahan]

Hello @Trenton Gauthier, AIA,

I see you're having trouble setting up your multi-camera edit.

Try this: right-click on the sequence and choose "Create Multi-Camera Source Sequence." Then the sequence should open in the Timeline ready for your edit.

Please also make sure to click the Settings (wrench) icon in the Program Monitor and choose "Multi-Camera."

You can then edit your multi-camera sequence.

I hope that solves the issue for you.

Thanks,
Kevin

[Trenton Gauthier, AIA · Accepted solution]

Thank you for the response. Your instructions replicate the steps that I had already taken to arrive where I was. However, I was able to work through to an editable multi-cam view by:
1) Deleting my existing standard sequence that was open in the timeline

2) Reruning the Create Multi-Camera Source Sequence command on my "Processed Clips" folder

3) With nothing loaded in the timeline, dragging the new XXX.mp4multicam sequence on to the blank space where the timeline previously was.

From this, I conclude that multicam sequence nesting on the timeline has changed. The most obvious approach (which no longer works) is to open a project, create a multicam sequence, and then drop it onto the default sequence that's already open. Instead, users should delete the default sequence using the pancake menu next to the sequence name in the timeline viewer and then drag the multicam sequence into the resulting blank space. 

[humbler777]

Hello , it is 2025, i have the latest version of Premier, how come this issue persist and there is no fix that works for me out there. i have been trying since days. And nothing. i have to sync gh4 and gh6 footages, i have even interpret the footages to have similarities , but nooo nothing is working,  it even omits certain footage and jump others, i don't understand. @Kevin-Monahan  something new ? any suggestions ?

[steveHHK]

I just had this problem, and the internet had a bunch of fake solutions for people who REALLY don't know what they are doing. I just solved it. The problem, as it is many times, is that PREMIERE is messed up. After I made my multi-cam clips (A and B camera), if I dragged them (multiple clips at a time) to the timeline, the multicam feature did not work; only one camera was displayed. BUT if I edited them in one multi-clip at a time, then things worked as I would expect them to. Premiere has many strengths, but as an editor experienced in both Avid and Premiere, I really like that Avid ALWAYS works or ALWAYS doesn't. With Premiere there are so many times where things work some of the time, or after a restart, or depending what window you have highlighted. I really wish they would stabilize their product. Thanks.

[G AF]

After I made my multi-cam clips (A and B camera), if I dragged them (multiple clips at a time) to the timeline, the multicam feature did not work; only one camera was displayed.

I've stumbled onto this answer that I suspect will solve my problems. This exactly what I am experiencing. 

BUT if I edited them in one multi-clip at a time, then things worked as I would expect them to.  

 Can you elaborate on what you mean by editing them one multi clip at a time? 

[CiscoTheFish]

Oh gross... What is this behaviour.... There is only one multicam on V1, and just gfx/text above. Only after deselecting V2+ did it render V1's mcam properly.

Given the sheer amount of automatic guesswork Premiere does, it should be able to figure out what is a real multi-cam object, and just snap to showing the uppermost visible multi-cam layer in the event of multiple and both multicam clip bearing tracks are selected.

[steveHHK]

I just had this problem, and the internet had a bunch of fake solutions for people who REALLY don't know what they are doing. I just solved it. The problem, as it is many times, is that PREMIERE is messed up. After I made my multi-cam clips (A and B camera), if I dragged them (multiple clips at a time) to the timeline, the multicam feature did not work; only one camera was displayed. BUT if I edited them in one multi-clip at a time, then things worked as I would expect them to. Premiere has many strengths, but as an editor experienced in both Avid and Premiere, I really like that Avid ALWAYS works or ALWAYS doesn't. With Premiere there are so many times where things work some of the time, or after a restart, or depending what window you have highlighted. I really wish they would stabilize their product. Thanks.