A system and method for adaptation of time synchronization of a plurality of multimedia streams is presented. In one embodiment, multimedia data is captured, via a plurality of multimedia platforms. A first synchronization signal is received by each of the plurality of multimedia platforms. The first synchronization signal is used to generate a first common clock reference among the plurality of multimedia platforms. Captured multimedia data is synchronized according to the first common clock reference. A second synchronization signal is received by each of the plurality of multimedia platforms. The second synchronization signal is used generate a transitional common clock reference among the plurality of multimedia platforms. The second synchronization signal is also used to generate a second common clock reference among the plurality of multimedia platforms.