Macromedia Premiere Elements - 10.0 Instruction Manual
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ADOBE® PREMIERE® ELEMENTS 10
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Contents
Chapter 1: Getting started with Adobe Premiere Elements
Getting started tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing/Uninstalling Adobe Premiere Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Creating an Adobe ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Registering your software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Purchasing/Benefits of a PLUS account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Supported software and hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What’s new in Adobe Premiere Elements 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Convert a catalog from a previous version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Help resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Adobe Premiere Elements and Elements Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
6 quick steps to get started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Back up/Synchronize files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Chapter 2: Adobe Premiere Elements workspace
Welcome screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Customizing launch options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
About the workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Customizing the workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Examine or remove an alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 3: Projects
Creating a new project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Creating a slide show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Saving and backing up projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Project settings and presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Creating an InstantMovie project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Viewing a project’s files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Viewing clip properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Undoing changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Working with scratch disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Chapter 4: Capturing video
Getting ready to capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Capture video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Capture stop-motion and time-lapse video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Chapter 5: Importing and adding media
Supported devices and file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Import from DVDs, camcorders, phones, and removable drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Import photos from your digital camera or mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Add files from your hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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Add numbered still-image files as a single clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Methods for importing media into your project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Guidelines for adding files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Set duration for imported still images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sharing files between Adobe Premiere Elements and Adobe Photoshop Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Creating specialty clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Working with offline files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Working with aspect ratios and field options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5.1 audio import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Chapter 6: Managing clips using Elements Organizer
Finding files in Elements Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Previewing files in Elements Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tagging files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Grouping files in the Elements Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Creating albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Creating and editing smart albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Backup and synchronize albums and files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Chapter 7: Arranging clips in a movie
Arranging clips in the Sceneline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Arranging clips in the Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Creating a picture-in-picture overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Grouping, linking, and disabling clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Working with clip and timeline markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Previewing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Chapter 8: Editing clips
Trimming clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Split clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Replace footage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Changing clip speed and duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Freezing and holding frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Working with source clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Chapter 9: Applying transitions
Transition basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Applying transitions to clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Create special transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Adjusting transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Chapter 10: Applying effects
Effects basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Finding and organizing effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Applying and removing effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Working with effect presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Changing effect properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Pan and zoom to create video-like effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
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Reposition, scale, or rotate clips with the Motion effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Superimposing and transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Selecting colors for effects and mattes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Effects reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Chapter 11: Animating effects
Effect animation basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Adding, copying, and removing keyframes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Adjusting keyframes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Controlling change between keyframes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Animating a clip’s position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Motion tracking effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Effects Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Chapter 12: Creating titles
Creating and trimming titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Editing and formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Applying styles to text and graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Adding shapes and images to titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Arranging objects in titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Adding color and shadows to titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Designing titles for TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Exporting and importing titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
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Using soundtracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Create narrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Mixing audio and adjusting volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Chapter 14: Creating disc menus
Types of discs and menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Working with menu markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Creating disc menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Previewing menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Chapter 15: Saving and sharing your movies
Sharing from the Tasks panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Create DVD files for web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Sharing to DVD or Blu-ray Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Sharing for PC playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Sharing to the web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Sharing to mobile phones and players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Sharing to videotape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Common settings for Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Supported file types for saving and exporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Compression and data-rate basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Archiving projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
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Chapter 16: Adobe Premiere Elements keyboard shortcuts
Using default shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Customizing shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Chapter 17: Troubleshooting
Resources and guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Capturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Importing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Playing back and previewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Creating a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Chapter 18: Glossary
Digital imaging terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
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Use the getting started information to install Adobe® Premiere® Elements 10 on your computer and get started with
using the software. The resources provided are designed to help you learn the product at your own pace.
Adobe recommends that you go through the resources in the book before you look for external Help. The resources
help ensure that you feel confident about using the product and also save you valuable time.
Premiere Elements
Getting started tutorials
Guided tutorial on creating a movie
Video tutorial
Free video tutorials
For a complete list of free video tutorials on Adobe Premiere Elements, see Learn Premiere Elements on Adobe TV.
Problems with getting started?
Please use the feedback mechanism on top of this page to tell us about what we could do to help enhance your getting
started experience.
System requirements
To ensure that you have the required hardware and software to run Adobe® Premiere® Elements 10, read the system
requirements in the ReadMe file.
If your computer is connected to the Internet, see http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_readmeprel10_en. This document
contains the latest information on Adobe® Premiere® Elements 10.
If you do not have access to the Internet, open the ReadMe file on the installation disc.
Installing/Uninstalling Adobe Premiere Elements
Install from disc
Ensure that you have a DVD drive (not CD drive) connected to your computer before you begin installation. Insert
the relevant DVD into the drive and follow instructions.
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See http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_installprel10_en for comprehensive information on installing
Adobe Premiere Elements.
Install downloaded software
See http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_installonlineprel_en.
Converting a trial version to a licensed (purchased) version
See http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_convertprel_en.
To remove the watermark in movies created in a trial version, open the project created in the trial version in the
licensed version and re-export. Watermarks in exported files from trial versions cannot be removed by running them
in the licensed version.
Can I have more than one version installed?
Installing Adobe Premiere Elements doesn't automatically remove or replace any previous versions installed on your
computer. It's not necessary to uninstall a previous version of Adobe
versions once you are comfortable with the latest version of the software.
Premiere Elements. You can uninstall earlier
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Uninstall Adobe Premiere Elements
See http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_uninstallpre_en.
Creating an Adobe ID
For information on how to create an Adobe ID, and the advantages of having an Adobe ID, see
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_adobeid_en.
Registering your software
For information on why you must register your purchased Adobe software, and the benefits of registering, see
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_regstnfaq_en.
Purchasing/Benefits of a PLUS account
For information on the benefits of upgrading your Photoshop.com account to PLUS, see
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_plusprel_en.
Supported software and hardware
To ensure that your computer hardware, camera, and files you intend to use work with Adobe Premiere Elements, see
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_readmeprel10_en.
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If you do not have access to the Internet, open the ReadMe file on the installation disc.
What’s new in Adobe Premiere Elements 10
Visit http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_pre_features_en to learn about new and enhanced features.
Video
Convert a catalog from a previous version
If you had a previous version of Adobe Premiere Elements on your computer, you are prompted to convert your
catalog for compatibility with the current version. Converting a catalog is a one time process and once complete, a
converted catalog can no longer be used in previous versions.
Note: Before converting a catalog from a previous version of Adobe Premiere Elements, it is recommended that you back
up the catalog using File > Backup.
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1 In Elements Organizer, select File > Catalog.
2 Click Convert in the Catalog Manager.
3 In the Convert Catalog dialog, select the catalog you want to convert.
Note: Catalogs saved to a folder in a location other than the default location do not appear in the Convert Catalog
window automatically. Click Find More Catalogs, and then select the folder where your catalog is located. Catalogs
located in that folder are added to the list of catalogs that can be converted.
4 Click Convert.
Show Previously Converted Catalogs
You can view the catalogs that have previously been converted or those catalogs backed up by an earlier version. The
Convert Catalog window does not display these catalogs by default. Select Show Previously Converted Catalogs to view
a list of the previously converted catalogs.
Note: You cannot use the converted catalog with earlier versions. However, when the catalog is converted, it copies the
data into a new catalog file, and the original catalog file remains unchanged. You can continue to use the original catalog
in earlier versions.
Help resources
If you have questions about installing or using Adobe Premiere Elements, Adobe recommends that you use these
resources before contacting Adobe support. These resources contain answers to many common questions.
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Welcome screen
The Welcome screen appears whenever you first launch the software. Apart from acting as a starting point to create or
open projects, it has resources that help you get started with Adobe
Premiere Elements.
Inspiration browser
The Inspiration Browser lets you access and organize tutorials that contain ideas and creative ways to do more with
your video projects.
In the Adobe Premiere Elements Welcome screen, sign in with your Adobe ID, and then click Tips and Tricks.
Getting started information
If you are new to Adobe Premiere Elements, these resources help you quickly get started with editing and creating
videos.
Getting Started page See http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_pre_gs_en. The Getting Started page contains FAQs,
Help topics, videos, and other resources that help you quickly start using Adobe Premiere Elements.
Help and Support page See http://www.adobe.com/support/premiereelements/ for an overview of all the available
Help content.
Key concepts For a glossary of commonly used terms in movie editing, see
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_preglos_en.
Adobe Premiere Elements Help
These resources provide you with information on all the features in Adobe Premiere Elements with information on
how to use them.
Online Help (User guide) The online version of the user guide. See http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_usinprel_en.
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Download User Guide (PDF) See http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_pdfprel_en.
Using Help within the application Press F1 to launch the Help client. Ensure that you are online at least once to
download the Help content. Thereafter, the Help client uses the downloaded content on your computer or
downloads content from the Internet based on your computer's connection status. For more information on the
community Help client, see
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_prechc_en.
Help menu
Use the Help menu in Adobe Premiere Elements to quickly access a list of resources that help you get started with the
software. You can locate the Help menu in the menu bar at the top of the application.
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Help menu
Adobe Premiere Elements Help Launches the Help client containing the online version of the user guide. Depending
on whether you are online or offline, the online Help content or the downloaded Help content is loaded.
Getting Started The Getting Started page contains FAQs, Help topics, videos, and other resources that help you
quickly start using Adobe
Keyboard Opens the Help page listing the keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Premiere Elements.
How to Use Help Opens the Help page containing the Getting Started information. Most of that information is similar
Premiere Elements.
to what is contained in this book.
Online Support Opens the Help and Support page containing information on Help and Troubleshooting resources.
Provide feedback on product/post useful tips and tricks
• Visit http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_prefeed_en.
Troubleshooting tips
Troubleshoot yourself - Try these things before you call customer support.
Here are some things to consider when troubleshooting Adobe Premiere Elements.
• Restart Adobe Premiere Elements, or restart your computer.
• Turn off other programs, including anti-virus, firewall, and CD/DVD burning applications that run in the
background. These programs sometimes conflict with Adobe
• Make sure that the computer operating system is up-to-date. Install the latest drivers for your video card, sound
card, printer, and other devices.
Premiere Elements operations.
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• If Adobe Premiere Elements was working fine until recently, remove any recent additions to your computer. What
was the last thing you changed on your computer before the problem began? Did you install a new printer, font, or
other software?
• If something in Adobe Premiere Elements doesn’t seem to work properly, check Adobe Premiere Elements Help.
• For issues with opening or editing photos, check if the problem occurs with all photos, or with photos from different
cameras or sources.
Ask experts
To reach out to experts in the Adobe Premiere Elements community that can help you with your problem, visit
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_forumprel_en.
Support for How-to questions
How-to questions and most issues related to using Adobe Premiere Elements can be best solved using the following
resources:
• Help and Support page (http://www.adobe.com/support/premiereelements/)
• Getting Started page (http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_pre_gs_en)
• Adobe Premiere Elements Forums (http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_forumprel_en)
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Customer support for product orders, installation, activation
For the most efficient ways to get through to customer support, try the following:
• If you prefer getting answers through email, log in to the customer support portal
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_cust_por_en. If you do not have a registered Adobe ID, click the Create An
Account button to create your ID.
• If you do need to call, Adobe recommends using the pop-up menus found on the contact page
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_contact_en. You are given the option of Live Chat (if available) or a phone
support through this contact method.
• If you call and encounter a long hold time, you can request a callback from the first available agent. Alternatively,
you can schedule a callback at a more convenient time.
Adobe Premiere Elements and Elements Organizer
Elements Organizer
Elements Organizer is a part of both Adobe Premiere Elements and Photoshop Elements. You can use Elements
Organizer to import, manage, and view your media files (photos, movie clips, audio, and so on).
Adobe Premiere Elements
Adobe Premiere Elements is an editor that helps you quickly create professional looking movies using your video clips
and images imported from Elements Organizer or other sources. Adobe
professional grade editing effects and transitions which can be applied using a simple drag-and-drop operation.
Premiere Elements provides you with various
After you have completed creating a video, you can export it to DVD or upload to video sharing websites.
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Workspace
The workspace in Adobe Premiere Elements is designed keeping in mind the capture/import - edit - share workflow.
Adobe Premiere Elements includes three main panels: Tasks panel, Monitor panel, and My Project panel (Timeline
and Sceneline). The Tasks panel includes the Project panel, Edit panel, Disc Menu panel, and Share panel.
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Project panel
Media Contains media that you imported into your project. You can drag assets from this panel to the timeline,
sceneline, or monitor for assembling and editing purposes.
Get Media Contains options for importing media from various storage media such as camcorders, cameras, hard
disks, and Elements Organizer. For Elements Organizer, drag-and-drop media from Elements Organizer to the
Media panel in Adobe Premiere Elements.
InstantMovie Quickly create a movie using assets in the Project view. Select the assets in the Project view, click
InstantMovie, and follow instructions to create your movie.
Edit panel
Use this panel to add special effects, transitions, titles, themes, and clip art to your movie.
Effects Displays effects and presets you can use in your movie. To apply an effect, select a movie clip in the Timeline
or Sceneline. Select an effect and click Apply. To edit an effect after applying it, select it, and click Edit Effects.
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Transitions Transitions are effects you apply to phase out one clip and phase in the next. To apply a transition
between two clips in the Timeline the clips must be on the same track, with no space between them. Drag the
transition from the Tasks panel to the cut between two clips in the Timeline, and release the mouse button when
an icon appears.
To edit a transition after applying it, select it in the Timeline or Sceneline, and click Edit Transitions to open
Properties view.
Titles, Themes, Clip art Display titles, themes, and clip art that you could use to enhance the appeal of your movies.
Disc menu panel
Menus help users navigate to specific portions of your movie. Use this panel to create a menu that are displayed at the
beginning of the movie. You can also use menu templates in Adobe
Premiere Elements to add menus to your movie.
Share panel
Use the share view to save and share (export) your finished project. You can save your project for viewing on the web,
a mobile phone, a Computer, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and more.
web DVD For high-quality video that can be viewed online or on your computer.
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Disc For copying your movie to DVDs, Blu-ray or AVCHD discs.
Online For video that can be uploaded to video sharing websites.
Computer For video that can be viewed on computers.
Mobile phones and players For video that can be played on mobile phones and other devices.
Tape For video that you want to copy to a connected digital videotape.
6 quick steps to get started
Create a project
The project that you create includes references to the location of all the media you use in your movie. Media refers to
items you use in your movie such as movie clips, audio, still images, and titles. Because a project contains links to assets
and not the assets themselves, ensure that you relink the assets if you change their location on your computer.
For more information on creating a project, see http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_createproj_en.
Select a project preset
Before starting a project, choose a project preset that best suits the following considerations:
• The type of movie clip you plan to edit
• The final output
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For example, if you have a MiniDV camcorder, choose a DV project preset because:
• The preset gives you the best editing experience
• The preset is ideal for exporting your project to DVD
The high definition project presets are meant for editing footage from high definition cameras and ideal for exporting
to Blu-ray.
If you add a movie clip that has different properties (Dimension, FPS, Pixel aspect ratio, Field order) than the project’s
preset to the timeline, a message is displayed. Click Yes in the message to allow Premiere Elements to change the
project’s settings to match the properties of the clip.
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Options to import media into Adobe Premiere Elements
To import media into your project, do one of the following:
• Capture recorded content from a tape device
The process of transferring a video, or portions of it, from a recording device to your hard disk is called capturing.
When you capture a movie using Adobe
format and saved on your hard disk. References to the captured movie clips are created in the project.
Premiere Elements, the captured movie clips are converted to a compatible
• Capture live recording using a webcam or WDM device
• Import from devices such as DVD camcorders, AVCHD, mobile phones, and your hard disk.
• Drag-and-drop files you previously imported into Elements Organizer.
For a video on capturing videos using Adobe Premiere Elements, see
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_chlvid001_pre10_en.
Assemble movie clips in your project
The quickest way to assemble movie clips in your project is to use the Sceneline. If you want better control and
flexibility in working with movie clips, use the Timeline.
For more information on using the Timeline, see http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_chlvid003_pre10_en.
Edit movie clips
Editing movie clips involves the following tasks:
• Trimming unwanted portions
• Adding and mixing audio
• Adding special effects
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• Adding transition effects between movie clips
• Adding text and titles
Adobe Premiere Elements provides you with the required tools to edit your movie according to your requirements.
For a quick tour of creating effects in Adobe Premiere Elements, see
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_chlvid004_pre10_en.
Copy movies to disc (Blu Ray, DVD)/Share movie
You can export and share movies, stills, and audio in various file types to the web, mobile devices, videotape, and Blu
Ray discs/DVDs. You can also copy and save projects for editing and storage.
Back up/Synchronize files
Note: Adobe Premiere Elements free online benefits and Adobe Premiere Elements Plus are available in the United States
only. Internet access required.
When you sign in with your Adobe ID, you can back up your albums and catalogs to Photoshop.com servers. Backing
up and synchronizing your albums and catalogs is essential for protecting your photos and media files. For example,
if you add keyword tags to media files on your computer, the corresponding photos on Photoshop.com are updated
with the tags.
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The Backup/Synchronization wizard is automatically launched when the user activates Backup/Synchronization for
the first time.
Backup/Synchronization confirmation window
1 Start Elements Organizer, and then sign in with your Adobe ID.
2 Choose an option from the Backup/Synchronization dialog box.
Yes - Turn It On For Me Enables you to set your entire catalog for Backup/Synchronization. All your videos and photos
securely get uploaded to your online account.
Yes - But Show Me The Advanced Settings Enables you to set advanced Backup/Synchronization settings in the
Preferences dialog box.
No - Leave It Off, I Don’t Want To Protect My Photos And Videos Your videos and photos don’t get backed up and
synchronized online.
3 Select the desired option, and then follow the onscreen instructions to enable Backup/Synchronization.
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“Creating an Adobe ID” on page 2
View Backup/Synchronization activity status
❖ Do one of the following:
• Right-click/ctrl-click the Elements Backup/Synchronization Agent icon in the system tray, and then select View
Backup/Synchronization Status.
• Click the Elements Backup/Synchronization Agent icon in the status bar of Elements Organizer, and then select
View Backup/Synchronization Status.
The Elements Backup/Synchronization Status dialog box is displayed. The dialog box displays the following
information:
• The total number of assets that are being synchronized
• The overall progress of the synchronization activity
• The online storage capacity being used
• The asset that is being synchronized
The dialog box also allows you to pause and resume the Backup/Synchronization activity.
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View Backup/Synchronization activity status
Start backup and synchronization activity manually
Backup/Synchronization is a scheduled activity. The synchronization agent checks for assets to synchronize at regular
intervals. Between these periods of activity, the Elements Backup/Synchronization Agent is idle. To synchronize right
away instead of waiting for the next scheduled synchronization, click Sync Now in the Backup/Synchronization Status
dialog box. The Backup/Synchronization process starts, and any changes that you have made are synced to
Photoshop.com immediately.
View your videos on Photoshop.com
You can view your backed up videos on the Internet from any computer, even one that doesn’t have Adobe Premiere
Elements installed.
1 Make sure that the computer is connected to the Internet, open a web browser, and go to the Photoshop.com
website at
The web browser must have cookies enabled.
2 On the Photoshop.com home page, click Sign In and enter your Adobe ID.
3 After your Photoshop.com page opens, click My Albums.
You can view and navigate through all the videos you’ve backed up to Photoshop.com.
www.photoshop.com.
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Chapter 2: Adobe Premiere Elements workspace
Welcome screen
When you start Adobe Premiere Elements, the Welcome screen opens by default. In addition to resources that help
you get started with using Adobe
Organize If you want to organize your movies in Elements Organizer before you open them for editing in
Adobe Premiere Elements, click this button.
New Project Click this button to start a new project. After you create a project, you add, organize, and edit media you
add to the project.
Open Project Click this button if you want to open a project that you have created previously in
Premiere Elements.
Adobe
Note: Login with your Adobe ID on the Welcome screen to access free online benefits, Photoshop Elements, and Adobe
Premiere Elements Plus features. Available in the United States only. Internet access required.
Premiere Elements, the Welcome screen has the following options:
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Customizing launch options
You can choose to customize the window or application that you want displayed when you launch
Premiere Elements. Click the icon on the Welcome screen to open the Launch Settings dialog.
Adobe
Just Show The Welcome Screen Launches the Welcome screen every time you open Adobe Premiere Elements. This
option is enabled by default. The Welcome screen contains options that help you quickly get started. Adobe
recommends that you do not change this option until you are comfortable with using the software.
Always Launch Elements Organizer Only If you frequently use Elements Organizer to organize your media before you
edit them in Adobe
Always Launch Adobe Premiere Elements Only Select this option if you want the editor to open every time you launch
Premiere Elements.
Adobe
Premiere Elements, choose this option.
About the workspace
Workspace overview
The Adobe Premiere Elements workspace is optimized for the four major phases of a project: organizing footage
(video, stills, and audio), editing a movie, creating menus for DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, and sharing movies.
You can customize the workspace to meet your specific needs by adding and arranging panels.
Adobe Premiere Elements includes three main panels: Tasks panel, Monitor panel, and My Project panel (Timeline
and Sceneline). For all your basic tasks, you use these three panels.
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A. Monitor panel B. Sceneline C. Timeline D. Tasks panel
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“Media view overview” on page 32
“Find an effect” on page 139
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Tasks panel overview
The Tasks panel appears by default for all workspaces. It is the central location for adding, organizing and editing
media, creating menus, and sharing finished projects.
The Tasks panel is organized into four main task workspaces: Project, Edit, Disc Menus, and Share.
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Edit workspace displaying Effect Properties view
More Help topics
“Media view overview” on page 32
“Import from DVDs, camcorders, phones, and removable drives” on page 55
“Previewing files in Elements Organizer” on page 72
Project
The Project workspace displays thumbnails of all the media (videos, still images, and audio) that you’ve imported into
Adobe Photoshop® Elements®, or Adobe Premiere Elements.
From the Project workspace in the Tasks panel, you can access the following:
Media Displays the thumbnails of all media files.
Get Media Lets you add files from various sources including video cameras, flip videos, webcams, digital still cameras,
WDM devices, mobile phones, and folders on your hard disk.
Instant Movie Automatically and quickly steps you through the selection and editing portion of movie creation,
adding theme-based effects, titles, transitions, and audio. You can change settings as desired.
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“Media analysis” on page 74
Edit
When you’re ready to arrange or edit your media, click Edit in the Tasks panel. The Edit workspace lets you add movie
themes and templates to your movies, apply effects and transitions, and create and add titles. In addition, the
Properties view appears within the Tasks panel when you choose Window > Properties, or when you edit effects or
transitions.
From the Edit workspace, you can access the following:
Effects Shows effects and presets you can use in your movie. You can search for an effect by typing its name into
the Search field. To see only specific types of effects, choose an option from the first menu: Video Effects, Audio Effects,
or Presets. You can also view specific categories by choosing a category, such as Adjust or Channel, from the second
menu (Show All is the default). To edit an effect after applying it, select it, and click Edit Effects to open Properties view.
Transitions Shows transitions you can use in your movie. You can search for a transition by typing its name into
the Search field. To see only specific types of transitions, choose an option from the first menu: Video Transitions, or
Audio Transitions. You can also view specific categories by choosing a category, such as 3D Motion or Slide, from the
second menu (Show All is the default). To edit a transition after applying it, select it, and click Edit Transitions to open
Properties view.
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Titles Shows pre-formatted titles you can use in your movie. To see only specific types of titles:
• Choose an option from the first menu such as Entertainment, General, and Happy Birthday.
• If you want to narrow the choices more, choose a specific theme, such as Blue Notes or Ladybug Picnic, from the
second menu.
Show All is the default option.
Themes Enables you to view Themes. Displays InstantMovie themes that instantly and dramatically enhance
your movies. Themes make it easy to create professional-looking movies. They automatically edit your clips and apply
effects, transitions, overlays, title and closing-credit sequences, videos, sound effects, and more. You can apply all the
options in a theme, or choose the options you want.
ClipArt Displays clip art that can be used in your video files.
Disc Menus
When you’re ready to add menus to your movie for DVD, Web DVD, or blu-ray disc, click Disc Menus in the Tasks
panel. From this workspace, you can access your media and the menu templates.
Note: When you click Disc Menus in the Tasks panel, the Monitor panel switches to the Disc Layout view. Drag templates
and media using Disc Layout view to personalize your menus.
From the Disc Menus workspace, you can preview and choose preformatted templates you can use for menus. To see
only specific types of templates, choose an option from the first menu: Entertainment, General, Happy Birthday, and
so on. If you want to narrow the choices, choose a specific theme.
Share
When you’re ready to burn a disc, or save your movie for viewing online or on a mobile phone, PC, videotape, or other
device, click Share in the Tasks panel. This workspace provides all the tools necessary to save your file for sharing with
others.
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Monitor panel overview
You use the Monitor panel when performing many tasks in Adobe Premiere Elements. For example, you can preview
your files and movies, trim and split clips, apply effects, create titles, and position images and text by viewing safe
zones, along with many other tasks.
The Monitor panel is available in every workspace. While you’re working with menus, the Monitor panel switches to
the Disc Layout panel, which makes it easy to drag and drop images and layout menus. While you’re creating titles, the
Monitor panel displays text tools so that you can easily create and edit text.
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Monitor panel
Timeline and Sceneline overview
The Timeline and Sceneline let you assemble your media into the desired order and edit clips. You use the Monitor
panel to preview the clips you’ve arranged in either the Timeline or Sceneline.
The Sceneline allows you quickly to arrange your media, adding titles, transitions and effects. The Timeline helps you
trim, layer, and synchronize your media. You can switch back and forth between these two panels at any time.
Note: If you choose to show panel headers (Window > Show Docking Headers), the name of this panel is My Project. The
Timeline and Sceneline are different views of this panel.
Info panel overview
The Info panel (Window > Info) displays information about a selected item in the Project view of the Tasks panel or
the Timeline or Sceneline. For clips, the Info panel displays information such as duration, in point, out point, and the
location of the cursor. The information displayed may vary depending on factors such as the media type and the
current panel. For example, the Info panel displays different sets of information for an empty space in the Timeline, a
rectangle in the Title panel, and a clip in the Tasks panel.
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In the Info panel, the Video entry indicates the frame rate, frame size, dimensions, and pixel aspect ratio; the Audio
entry indicates the sample rate, bit depth, and channels.
Customizing the workspace
The workspace in Adobe Premiere Elements is highly customizable. You can add panels, as well as resize, move, hide,
and group them to suit your working style. Modifications you make to the workspace remain intact until you modify
or restore it to its original configuration. As you customize your workspace, Adobe
changes. When you save the project, the recent layout changes are also saved. The next time you open that project,
Premiere Elements restores the saved layout that you had used.
Adobe
Display and hide docking headers
Drop zones are areas in the workspace onto which you can drop or move panels. As you drag a panel, underlying drop
zones become outlined. The highlighted drop zone shows where the panel will be inserted into the workspace.
Dragging a panel to a drop zone at any of the edges of a panel results in docking.
Note: To see the names of panels in the workspace, choose Window > Show Docking Headers.
Premiere Elements tracks the
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Each panel has a docking header containing its title, and sometimes, panel menu buttons. You drag the docking
headers to drag panels to new locations. To save space on your screen, you can make the docking headers disappear;
then, make them reappear when you need to use them. By default, docking headers are hidden.
❖ Do one of the following:
• To make docking headers appear, choose Window> Show Docking Headers.
• To make docking headers disappear, choose Window > Hide Docking Headers.
Note: To access any of the commands in the panel menu when docking headers are hidden, right-click/ctrl-click in the
panel.
Display and hide panels
• To display a panel or make it active, choose its name from the Window menu or click its docking header, if visible.
• To expand or collapse a docked panel, click the triangle on its docking header. Only docked panels that are vertically
aligned, sharing right and left borders, with another panel can be expanded or collapsed.
• To close a panel that is not docked, click the Close button at the right of its docking header.
Resize a panel
When one panel is moved or resized, the other panels adjust automatically to accommodate the change.
❖ To resize a panel, drag its border.
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A
Drag the divider between panels to resize them.
A. Original panels with divider selected B. Resized panels
B
If you have more than one monitor connected to your system and your system supports a multiple- monitor desktop,
you can drag panels to any monitor.
Open panel menus
Most panels include menus with commands that are specific to individual panels.
• If docking headers are hidden (default), right-click/ctrl-click in the panel.
• If docking headers are displayed, click the panel menu button in the upper-right corner of the panel. (To see
docking headers and the panel menu button, choose Window > Show Docking Headers.)
Panel menu
A. right-click/ctrl-click panel to display panel menu B. Click panel menu button to display panel menu
Restore the default workspace
❖ Choose Window > Restore Workspace.
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Examine or remove an alert
Adobe Premiere Elements lists warnings, error messages, and other information you can use to identify and
troubleshoot problems, particularly those associated with plug-ins and other components from third-party
developers. An alert icon
Events panel, and clearing the associated item from the Events panel removes the icon from the status bar.
1 Do either of the following:
• Double-click the alert icon in the status bar.
• Choose Window > Events.
2 Do any of the following:
• To learn more about an item in the list, select it and click Details.
• To clear the events list, click Clear All.
, , on the status bar notifies you of an error. Double-clicking the icon opens the
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Chapter 3: Projects
Creating a new project
Video Tutorial
Projects
Adobe Premiere Elements creates a project file for every new project you start. All the media that you add to a project
including videos, images, titles, themes, and so on are referenced by the project file.
A project file stores only title files and references to the source files that you capture or import, so project files remain
fairly small. Because only references to the source files are stored, avoid moving, renaming, or deleting your source
files so that Adobe
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“Workspace overview” on page 13
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“Creating an InstantMovie project” on page 29
Review project presets and settings
When you start a new project, you can review the default preset and its settings by clicking the Change Settings button
in the New Project dialog.
1 In Adobe Premiere Elements, select File > New > Project.
2 Click Change Settings.
More Help topics
“About project settings and presets” on page 25
“Video Tutorial” on page 25
Start a new project
1 Do one of the following:
• From the Welcome screen, click New Project.
• If Adobe Premiere Elements is open, choose File > New > Project.
2 (Optional) To change the settings used, click Change Settings, select a different preset and click OK.
3 In the New Project dialog box, specify a name and location for the project, and click OK.
By default, the folder for a saved project also stores rendered previews, conformed audio files, and captured audio and
video. These files are very large, so save them to your largest, fastest hard drive. To store these files separately from
projects, choose Edit
> Preferences > Scratch Disks / Adobe Premiere Elements 10 > Preferences > Scratch Disks.
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“About project settings and presets” on page 25
“Create or change project presets” on page 26
“About scratch disks” on page 39
Open a project
You can open only one project at a time. To ensure that Adobe Premiere Elements can open an existing project, make
sure that both the project file (.prel) and the source files used in it are accessible on your computer.
❖ Do one of the following:
• From the Welcome screen, click Open Project, and then click the project name. (If the project isn’t listed, click
Open, select the project file, and click Open.)
• If Adobe Premiere Elements is open, choose File > Open Project or Open Recent Project; then select the project file,
and click Open.
• In Windows®, double-click the project file.
Note: Adobe Premiere Elements can open projects made in earlier versions of the program, but earlier versions of the
program cannot open projects made in later versions. If you have two or more versions of Adobe
installed, you may need to open a project from within the software, or by right-clicking/ctrl-clicking the file and choosing
the application, rather than by double-clicking the project file.
Premiere Elements
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“Open a project saved by Auto Save” on page 25
Creating a slide show
You can create a slide show from a collection of still images easily using the Sceneline.
Create a slide show
1 In the Project workspace, click the Show Still Images button, and deselect the Show Video button and Show
Audio button.
2 Ctrl-click/Cmd-click still images in the order in which you want them to appear in the slide show.
3 Drag the selected group to a target area in the Sceneline and choose one of the following:
Add As Individual Stills This option places each still image onto its own target area in the Sceneline.
Add As Grouped Slideshow This option places the entire group onto one target that can be moved as a single clip.
4 When you select Add As A Grouped Slideshow, the Create Slideshow dialog is displayed. In the Create Slideshow
dialog box, select the options desired and click OK.
A grouped slide show clip is created in the selected target area of the Sceneline. A slide show icon appears to the
upper right of the grouped slide show clip.
Expand or close grouped slide shows
❖ In the Sceneline, click the Expand/Close strip to the right of the clip.
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Grouped slide show in the Sceneline. The Expand/Close strip shows or hides all slides in the group.
The grouped slide show either expands to display its still images in sequence, or closes so that it appears as a single clip
with only its first image displayed.
Ungroup a slide show
You can convert a grouped slide show clip into a simple series of still images.
1 Right-click/ctrl-click a grouped slide show clip in the Sceneline.
2 Select Ungroup Scenes.
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Edit a slide show created in Photoshop Elements (Windows only)
If you created a slide show in Adobe Photoshop Elements, you can easily edit it in Adobe Premiere Elements by
breaking it apart and accessing individual components, such as images, text, and graphics.
Breaking apart a slide show
1 Make sure that the Sceneline is active.
2 In the Elements Organizer, right-click the slide show and choose Edit With Premiere Elements.
The slide show appears in the Sceneline.
3 In the Sceneline, right-click the slide show, and choose Break Apart Elements Organizer Slideshow.
4 Edit the slide show in any of the following ways:
• To edit a transition, select it in the Sceneline, and adjust settings in the Properties view.
• To replace a transition, select it in the Sceneline, click Edit in the Tasks panel and then click the Transitions
. Open the Video Transitions folder, and drag a new transition to the Sceneline. Or, right-click the
button
transition in the Sceneline and choose a new transition from the menu that appears.
• To extend or shorten a clip, select it in the Sceneline, and drag the In point or Out point in the Monitor panel’s
mini timeline.
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• To change the size or position of text and graphics, select the containing clip in the Sceneline, and adjust text and
graphics in the Monitor panel.
•
To adjust the volume of narration or a soundtrack, select it in the Sceneline, and change settings in the Properties view.
5 Save and share the slide show movie as desired.
More Help topics
“Sharing files between Adobe Premiere Elements and Adobe Photoshop Elements” on page 63
“Saving and sharing your movies” on page 261
Saving and backing up projects
Save a project
Saving a project saves your editing decisions, references to source files, and the most recent arrangement of panels.
Protect your work by saving often.
• To save the currently open project, choose File > Save.
• To save a copy of a project and continue working in the new copy, choose File > Save As, specify a location and
filename, and click Save.
• To save a copy of a project and continue working in the original project, choose File > Save A Copy, specify a
location and filename, and click Save.
To specify where Adobe Premiere Elements stores project-related files, such as captured video and audio, and video
and audio previews, set up a scratch disk.
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“Set up a scratch disk” on page 40
Back up a project with Auto Save
To more easily revisit editing decisions or recover from a crash, enable the Auto Save option. This option automatically
saves backup project files to the Adobe Premiere Elements Auto-Save folder at a specified time interval. For example,
you can set Adobe
the state of your project at each interval.
Automatic saving serves as an alternative to the Undo command, depending on how much the project changes
between each save. Because project files are quite small compared to source video files, archiving many versions of a
project consumes relatively little disk space.
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Auto Save / Adobe Premiere Elements 10 > Preferences > Auto Save.
2 Do any of the following, and then click OK:
• Select Automatically Save Projects, and type the number of minutes after which Adobe Premiere Elements will save
the project.
• Type a number for the Maximum Project Versions to specify how many versions of each project file you want to
save. For example, if you type 5, Adobe
Note: Each time you open a project, you must save it at least once before the Auto Save option takes effect.
Premiere Elements to save a backup copy every 15 minutes, producing a series of files that represent
Premiere Elements saves five versions of each project you open.
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