Multi Camera in CS5.5 What is wrong?

For years I have been making usually two multi camera edits for dance recitals. I usually export the edited files
in the same format to another HD on my computer.
I then go to that new directory and start a new project with the edited files. Import the files into the new project
and line them up on the timeline.
This year I have some files that have stuck with only Camera Two edits or sometimes Camera Two sound. If I go back
to the original edit and make another file with the same timeline and a different name it works. My only hunch is that
it has something to do with Indexing and Conforming when I start the new project with the edited files.
Any suggestions?

My workflow is:
1. Import all footage (HDV)
2. Place all footage on timeline, syncing both cameras (this is for an entire show, 2 hours average duration) If I have any dropouts I find them where the audio of both tracks do not line up, so I make adjustments to the track that has the dropout and re-sync from that point on. If your second/alternative shot will not cover the dropout of the other camera, re import just the dropout section.
3. Nest into new sequence and do multicam edit
4. Close multicam and go back into the nested sequence and perform the fine edits, add titles and credits, cut out dead space, etc...
5. Export that sequence for DVD/Blu-Ray production.
For audio, I usually copy the audio from the first sequence (original) and paste it to the nested sequence after the multicam edit. Then I can choose which track of audio to use as I go, or make adjustments, etc...
I've never had any issues with cuts not holding, or audio being incorrect, with this workflow.

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I have had this occur more than once, and I am not sure what is going on, or if it can be fixed.
I am editing a 3 camera multi sequence, MacBook Pro, i5 processor, 8 gigs of Ram.
I save frequently, as for some reason, Premiere crashes occasionally, always after a lengthy session of edits (unsaved of course!).
Yesterday, after a series of edits, it crashed. I had saved just before this, so I chose NOT to re-open the file using the "re-Open" button on the crash notifing screen, and instead opened the original project from the file menu.
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I finally managed a near perfect sync of my 3 sources and am ready to do the multi-cam edit thing. Except, when I bring the source sequence into the multi-cam sequence and enable the source sequence for multi-cam, there's no audio when i go play it or edit in multi-cam.
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This is odd. I'm working on a two camera interview in Production Premium CS5. Did the standard stuff - a source sequence with both cameras, did some rough editing here (syncing the two cameras, trimming the clips, etc.). Then nested the source sequence into a multi-cam edit sequence. Used the multi-cam monitor to switch back and forth between cameras, etc. All is good.
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Trying to export just the lower third comp from AE through dynamic link as a PPro project didn't work either. Failed weirdly. It popped up the right sequence creation box in PPro, so I could pick AVCHD 1080p30 as the sequence type (matching the other sequences in the project), and created the new sequence with the correct name. But the sequence was empty. It wouldn't let me drag the lower third sequence anywhere either, so I couldn't put it on a timeline.
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I have been follow Premiere pro cs5 classroom in a book trying to get a mutlicam to work. I nest the clips and never get the multi camera screen it shows the multi cam is enabled but only has one camera checked. I have tried highlight all or only one or none before nesting still no edit screen. What am I doing wrong? any ideas

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A and B which are complete, then C then D.
I think you're looking at this in the wrong way. You have only three cameras, A, B and C, but you don't really have a D camera, as those are just other clips from camera C. You might call them C1 and C2 if you like, but calling them D seems to be confusing the issue, as it's still only three cameras, and three shots to choose from when cutting the sequence. (Except for the gap between C clips, where you will have only the A and B shots to choose.)
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Hey all,
I am editing a multi-camera piece in my sequence and using the multi-cam monitor to see the other angles. The only thing is that I can only get realtime playback on the preview window and not in the multi-cam window, it only updates in the multi-cam window once playback has stopped.
Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?
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Jim Simon wrote:
on the left side (what I call preview) of my multicam window. On the right side (what I call program)
Those aren't the right terms. On the left you see the "angles". On the right you see the "preview". The Program Monitor is a separate thing and not part of the Multicam window.
With the Multicam window open, the Program Monitor will not update during recording or playback. The angles and preview inside the multicam window should play fine. Are you saying they don't?
Well I guess I'm what they call old school. In my world as sports truck Director and Technical Diretor, anywhere you see your sources before putting them to air is "preview" and anywhere where you see the output is program. I'm not sure, though, why the industry has to reinvent the wheel and change terminology from what it's been for years. Guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
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