Creating 8 Channel Quicktime Files Out of Adobe Premiere

Question

Final Cut Pro is the perfect example for setting A1 CH1, A2 CH2, A3 CH3, A4 CH 4 etc... how come this doesn't seem the same for Premiere?  Is the only (and most efficient) option is to create a separate AAF file with separate .AIFF or .WAV tracks?

Answer 1

Here's a quick guide we made recently for CC for 4 tracks. Just adjust to 8 tracks if that's what you need
1. Unless your sequence in Premiere is already set up for multi-track audio, you must create a new sequence.
2. In New Sequence dialog window, choose 'Custom' then go to 'Tracks' tab. Master should be set “Multichannel”, and Number of Channels “4”. (or 8 if that's what you want)
3. Paste all the media from the old sequence into the new one. The Full Stereo Mix should go into Track 1, and the M & E Stereo Mix into Track 2. (That's from our Nat Geo template, yours will be different)
4. Click on the Audio Track Mixer Tab and set Track 1 to 1 + 2, and Track 2 to 3 + 4. (again, change to suit)
5. When ready to export, in Export Settings, you need to manually set output format. Start with video:
Format: QuickTime
Video Codec: Apple ProRes 422 (HQ)
Quality: 100
Field Order: Progressive
(Also our Nat Geo delivery spec)
6. Click on Audio Tab and set Audio Codec to “Uncompressed”, Channels to “4” and Audio Track Layout to “2 Stereo Pairs”.
7. You can test your export by dragging it into any new sequence. - remember to monitor the correct channels if you only have stereo output.