4k Multicam Source Sequence in HD timeline

[AndreATG]

Not sure if this is a bug or a long-term feature request - admins feel free to place this in the appropriate category

My Rig:

Premiere Pro 25.5.0 Build 13

Mac Studio M2 Ultra
64GB Ram  1TB internal storage

My goal:  I like to use 4k multicam source sequences in my 1080p timelines, as it allows me to dynamcially zoom/pan the cameras for added effect when appropriate.  In multicam preview mode, I would like the preview monitors to respect the resolution and scaling of the timeline being edited.    it seems that the preview monitors honor the scaling of the source multicam sequence regardless of how it is scaled in the main timeline.    If my 4k footage is scaled to 50% on a 1080p timeline, the preview monitors should reflect that for all camera angles.  (see attached screenshot)  

Weirdly enough, the main monitor in multicam preview seems to "snap" to the resolution once playback is stopped, so it seems there is some logic in the code to read this - it is just not being applied to the other preview camera views.

This is more of an annoyance than a workflow stopper, but I wonder if there is a setting to fix this.

Any suggestions?

Andre

[jamieclarke]

Hi @AndreATG -

I’m going to move this to the Ideas forum, as this is currently expected behavior in Premiere. I agree that in multicam mode it would be helpful to see the source framing.

Specifically, when shooting UHD video but using HD sequences for multicam, editors would like to keep the multicam clips in UHD resolution. Right now, this causes scaling issues in the Program Monitor’s Multi-Camera view, where UHD clips are cropped to HD when placed into an HD sequence.

[AndreATG]

Thanks!