MediaStorm Guide to Creating Multi-Camera Sequences in Premiere Pro, Part 1

This article is part of a series of posts with tips and tricks from our producers’ experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro CC after years of working in Final Cut Pro. To read more about why we made the switch, check out this post.


If you record interviews with more than one camera–and you should if you can–you’ll need to sync your footage before you begin to edit.

Premiere Pro CC provides a method to do this but only if every clip contains a sync marker such as a hand clap. In reality, clapping each time you stop and start your camera is not practical, especially during an interview.

Correction: Premiere Pro CC does allows you to sync clips via audio waveforms, but I’ve found it a cumbersome process that does not often work.

Instead, MediaStorm uses Red Giant’s PluralEye’s 3.0. It’s available for $199 with a fully-functional 30-day trial.

Adding Clips

Launch PluralEyes.

Unlike previous versions, PluralEyes is now an independent application.

Select the Camera 1 tab on the right side. (more…)

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Job Opportunity: Editorial and Communications Associate with Magnum Foundation

The Magnum Foundation is seeking an Editorial and Communications Associate who will work in two areas at the foundation: Communications and the Emergency Fund (EF) program. This is a 3-4 days per week position based in New York City. Payment is commensurate with experience. (more…)

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Worth Clicking: Rooftop Films, Google Glass, “Breaking Bad” & a Puppy

All links are hand-picked by the MediaStorm staff for your enjoyment this weekend. Cheers! Our friend @koci talks about what Google Gass means for the future of street photography. [TIME - LightBox blog] Rooftop films and the spirit of Brooklyn summers. [POV blog] KickStarter weighs in on Spike Lee’s campaign. [nofilmschool] CNN, Time, Al Jazeera, and Netflix have announced new documentary units. Why? [POV blog] Apple is negotiating with production studios and networks to provide content for a television set that would emphasize apps over cable TV. [Quartz] Breaking Bad’s science advisor fact checks some of the show’s greatest chemistry moments. [GigaOm] For hunters of good type. [typehunting] I Forgot My Phone [YouTube] 10 life lessons from Esquire’s “What I’ve Learned” interviews. [Brain Pickings] And just for fun… A puppy plays with a doorstop. [wimp.com] OK one more… The greatest Price Is Right “come on down” ever. [YouTube]

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Support Philly: Friends of Philly 7th Annual Golf Outing

Philly Mayer’s story made A Thousand More one of our most powerful workshop projects to date. The short film documents his family’s determination to give their son a whole and vital life after Philly was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a genetic disease that leaves the spine underdeveloped.

Philly is still going strong and you can join in his fight against Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a disease occuring in an estimated 1 out of every 6,000 births. The Friends of Philly 7th Annual Golf Outing supports the Philly Fund’s commitment to lifting some of the financial and emotional burdens on families who care for these special children.

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