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Macromedia Premiere Elements - 13.0 User Guide

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Chapter 1: What's new
What's new in Adobe Premiere Elements 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
What's new in Elements Organizer 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Chapter 2: Workspace
Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Chapter 3: Creating a video project
Create a video story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Creating a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Saving and backing up projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Project settings and presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Viewing a project’s files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Undoing changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Working with scratch disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Creating instant movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Previewing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Viewing clip properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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Chapter 4: Importing and adding media
Supported devices and file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Guidelines for adding files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Adding media into Adobe Premiere Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Creating specialty clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.1 audio import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Add numbered image files as a single clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Set duration for imported still images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Working with aspect ratios and field options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Set duration for imported still images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Add numbered image files as a single clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sharing files between Adobe Premiere Elements and Adobe Photoshop Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Working with offline files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 5: Arranging movie clips
Arranging clips in the Quick view timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Arranging clips in the Expert view timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Creating a picture-in-picture overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Grouping, linking, and disabling clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Working with clip and timeline markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Chapter 6: Editing clips
Stabilize video footage with Shake Stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Trimming clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Split clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
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Replace footage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing clip speed and duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Freezing and holding frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Working with source clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Trimming Unwanted Frames - Guided Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Editing frames with Auto Smart Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Adding Transitions between video clips - Guided Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Adding Brightness Contrast Color - Guided Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Chapter 7: Applying transitions and special effects
Apply an Effects Mask to your video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Mark and extract favorite moments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Transition basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Adjusting transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Applying transitions to clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Pan and zoom to create video-like effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Applying effects using Adjustment layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Applying and removing effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Working with effect presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Superimposing and transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Reposition, scale, or rotate clipswith the Motion effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Create a Vignetting effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Create special transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Creating a Picture in Picture - Guided Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Effects reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Effects basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Finding and organizing effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Adjust temperature and tint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Adding Title to your movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Adding sound effects to a video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Adding Scores to your movie - Guided edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Adding music scores to video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Add FilmLooks effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Add a Split Tone Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Add an HSL Tuner effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
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Chapter 8: Creating titles
Creating and trimming titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Adding shapes and images to titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Arranging objects in titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Adding color and shadows to titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Adding a video in the title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Applying styles to text and graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Designing titles for TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Editing and formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Exporting and importing titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adding Narration to your movie - Guided Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
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Chapter 9: Mixing audio
Using soundtracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Create narrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Mixing audio and adjusting volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Chapter 10: Creating disc menus
Types of discs and menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Working with menu markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Creating disc menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Previewing menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Chapter 11: Saving and sharing your movies
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Sharing for PC playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Sharing to the web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Sharing to mobile phones and players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Supported file types for saving and exporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Compression and data-rate basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Common settings for sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Archiving projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
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Chapter 12: Keyboard shortcuts
Using default shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Customizing shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Chapter 13: Glossary
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Chapter 1: What's new

What's new in Adobe Premiere Elements 13

Adobe Premiere Elements 13 ships with new features and enhancements that help you create amazing movies with ease. Read on for a quick introduction to what's new, changed, or deprecated and find quick links to resources offering more information.
Adobe Premiere Elements includes Elements Organizer, which helps you organize your assets. For information about new features in Elements Organizer, see What's new in Adobe Premiere Elements 13.

Create a video story of a life event

New in Adobe Premiere Elements 13
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With the new Video Story feature, you can now create an interesting story of an event using your videos and photos. For example, you can present a series of party videos and photos in an enticing and structured way using the Video Story feature. Adobe Premiere Elements 13 guides you through an easy-to-follow sequence to create your video story with narration, captions, and so on. You can also choose a predefined mood (for example, Sentimental) and look (for example, Night) and add music to make the video come alive.
What's new
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For more information, see Create a video story.

Mark and extract your favorite moments of a video

New in Adobe Premiere Elements 13
You can now mark your favorite moments in a video. Adobe Premiere Elements extracts these moments as individual clips or a single collated clip for further editing or sharing. You can mark favorite moments in both Quick and Expert views. If you choose the Auto Mark Moments option, Adobe Premiere Elements intelligently identifies the favorite moments for you.
What's new
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For more information, see .

Stabilize shaky footage with Shake Stabilizer

New in Adobe Premiere Elements 13
With the Shake Stabilizer feature, you can now easily transform shaky, handheld footage into steady, smooth shots. Shake Stabilizer removes the jitter caused by camera movements and helps you look like a professional videographer. Click Adjust > Shake Stabilizer to start stabilizing your shaky footage.
What's new
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For more information, see Stabilize video footage with Shake Stabilizer.

Guided Edit for adding an Effects Mask

New in Adobe Premiere Elements 13
A new Guided Edit to apply an Effects Mask helps you apply an effect to specific areas in your video. One of the common uses of applying an Effects Mask is to blur a person's face to protect the person's identity. You can mask a person's face by applying a Blur effect or a Mosaic effect.
The Apply an Effects Mask to your Video Guided Edit is available only in the Expert view. To start adding an Effects Mask on your video clip, click Expert and then click Guided. Select Apply an Effects Mask to your Video option from the list of Guided Edits.
What's new
For more information, see .

Guided Edit for adding a video in the title

New in Adobe Premiere Elements 13
The new Adding Video in Title Guided Edit shows you how to add a video in a title and create an impact on the viewers. Use this Guided Edit to add motion inside your movie titles and to add drama with effects or blurs that draw eyes to one part of your scene.
The Adding Video in Title Guided Edit is av ailable only in the Exp ert view. To star t adding a video in a title, click Exp ert and then click Guided. Select Adding Video in Title option from the list of Guided Edits.
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For more information, see Adding a video in the title.

In-product inspiration and help from the web through eLive

New in Adobe Premiere Elements 13
Adobe Premiere Elements 13 comes with a new tab called eLive. With eLive, you can now access a stream of resources right from your workspace to get creative ideas for your videos and become more proficient with Adobe Premiere Elements. These resources, organized in channels, are fetched live from the web so you can stay up-to-date from within your favorite video editing app.
While you play with various features of Adobe Premiere Elements and make your videos exceptional, do remember to click the eLive tab to get inspiration, news, and help from resources that Adobe has curated for you.

Other enhancements

• Improved mobile video syncing: It’s easier than ever to sync your mobile videos with Elements to free up
memory on your phone and do fun transformations. You can now easily sync your Elements videos with your mobile, so you can access any memory anywhere. Sharing videos via email is more convenient now—send a link to a private web gallery where only your recipient can view.
• Enhanced slideshows: You can now create better slideshows. Tell your story from every angle with multiple
photos on each slide. Even share them as movies.
• Support for High DPI on Windows and Retina Display on Mac: You can now view your photos in full
resolution.
What's new

Removed features

The following features are no longer available in Adobe Premiere Elements 13:
• DV capture
• HDV capture
• Timelapse capture (Stop motion)
• Web DVD
• Export to FLV
• Face as a filter in Pan & Zoom
• Operating Systems support:
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Mac OSX 10.7
For more information, see Removed features and unsupported file formats .
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What's new in Elements Organizer 13

Elements Organizer 13 ships with new features and enhancements that make it easier for you to work with digital media. Read on for a quick introduction to new features and links to resources offering more information.
Elements Organizer is available with Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements. For information on new features in these products, see:
• What's new in Adobe Premiere Elements 13
• What's new in Adobe Premiere Elements 13

New slideshow creation workflow

Enhanced in Elements Organizer
With Elements Organizer 13, you can easily create slideshows and customize them with themes, music, text, captions, and more. After you finish putting together a slideshow, you can choose to save it as an MP4 video or share it out.
Slideshow creation in Elements 13 is available to users on both supported platforms—Mac and Windows. When you open slideshows created in earlier versions of Elements in Elements 13, you are prompted to upgrade them.
For details, see .
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Enhanced email functionality

New in Elements Organizer
Using Elements Organizer 13, you can share files through email on all three supported platforms—32-bit Windows, 64­bit Windows, and Macintosh. You can use your Gmail, Yahoo!, AOL, or Microsoft email account, or any other email account, to share files.
For details, see Share files and slideshows by email .

Adaptive Grid

New in Elements Organizer
Elements Organizer 13 features a brand new representation of the media grid—Adaptive Grid. Adaptive Grid aligns media edge to edge and fills the entire grid space seamlessly. Media aspect ratios are maintained at all times while avoiding distracting gaps.
Adaptive Grid displays more media in the available grid space when compared to the normal grid. File details—such as filename, tags, date/time, album associations, etc—are not displayed in the Adaptive Grid view.
To switch to the Adaptive Grid view, press Ctrl+D (Windows) or Cmd+D (Mac).
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Other enhancements

• HiDPI and Retina display support
• Support for 64-bit Windows
• Folder view improvements
• Tag panel additions

Deprecated features

• Advanced Search widget
• Photomail service
• Smart Tags
• Some functionality related to Canon/Epson/PIM printers

Chapter 2: Workspace

Workspace

The Adobe Premiere Elements workspace presents an easy-to-use interface for video enthusiasts. It organizes features into Quick and Expert views based on their complexity.
The Quick view aggregates basic features that enthusiasts commonly use to quickly edit video footage and share with others. It optimizes common tasks that you perform with clips, such as editing clips, creating menus for DVDs and Blu­ray discs, and sharing movies.
The Expert view includes advanced features and tools, such as Audio Mixer and Time Stretch, that professionals use to perform intricate video editing tasks.
The Guided view helps you edit movies by guiding you sequentially through a series of steps.
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The eLive tab helps access a stream of resources right from your workspace to get creative ideas for your videos and become more proficient with Adobe Premiere Elements.

Welcome screen

When you first launch Adobe Premiere Elements, the Welcome screen opens.
Click Video Editor to open an existing project or create a project in the workspace.
Access the Elements Organizer to organize, tag, and perform basic editing tasks on your media before importing them into Adobe Premiere Elements.
Customize launch options
By default, the Welcome screen opens when you launch Adobe Premiere Elements for the first time.
Click the Settings button on the Title bar to specify the window or application that you want displayed on subsequent launches of Adobe Premiere Elements.
Select one of the following launch options:
• Welcome Screen: Launches the Welcome screen each time you open Adobe Premiere Elements. This option is
enabled by default.
• Organizer: If you use Elements Organizer to organize your media before editing them in Adobe Premiere Elements,
choose this option.
• Video Editor: Select this option if you want the Adobe Premiere Elements workspace to open every time you launch
Adobe Premiere Elements.

Quick view

Use the options in the Quick view to add titles, effects, and transitions, background music, and graphics to your clips. Pan or zoom your clip, if necessary, or use Smart Trim for a crisper video. Use Instant Movie to automate movie creation steps.
Workspace
The Quick view contains the Add Media panel, Quick view timeline, Action bar, Adjust panel, Applied Effects panel, and the Share panel.

Guided view

The Guided view provides instructions on how to perform various tasks in both Quick and Expert views. In one of the views, select a guided edit from the Guided tab and follow the instructions.

Expert view

In addition to the panels available in the Quick view, the Expert view contains the Project assets panel.
This panel contains the media files you import into your Premiere Elements project. Use the panel options to organize the files as a list or in a grid. The grid view displays a thumbnail for each file. If you add any media asset to the timeline, a green icon appears below the thumbnail for the asset.

Add Media panel

The Add Media panel lets you add media files from various sources to the Quick view timeline so you can rearrange and edit them.
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Use the Add Media panel to add media files from sources, such as video cameras, flip, webcams, digital still cameras, mobile phones, and folders on your hard disk.

Quick view timeline

The Quick view timeline contains the following tracks:
• Video: Edit your video clips and images in this track
• Titles: Add text titles to your clips here
• Sound: Add background music and other sounds to your movie
• Narration: Include recorded narrations for your movie here
Workspace
The Quick view timeline displays each clip as a series of frames that span the entire clip length. You can trim unwanted portions within individual frames and rearrange them. You can also swap the position of a clip with another to make a coherent movie sequence.

Expert view timeline

For more advanced editing, use the Expert view timeline. The Expert view timeline graphically represents your movie project as video and audio clips arranged in vertically stacked tracks. When you capture video from a digital video device, the clips appear sequentially as they occur.
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The Expert view timeline uses a time ruler to display the components of your movie and their relationship to each other over time. You can trim and add scenes, indicate important frames with markers, add transitions, and control how clips are blended or superimposed. Compared to the Quick view, the Expert view timeline has more tracks.

Action bar

The Action bar contains options that provide easy access to common features you use for editing tasks. Use the options to add titles, transitions, special effects, graphics, music, and markers to your clips.
The Action bar contains the following options:
Organizer: Opens Elements Organizer to let you organize and manage your media files
To o l s : Provides options that let you add cool effects to your video. For example, use Time Remapping and Smart Mix
to add sophisticated motion effects to your video. You can choose Smart Trim to let Premiere Elements automatically edit your footage for a crisper video.
Tr an si ti on s: Provides transitions you can use between your movie clips. The Transition contextual control appears automatically when you apply a transition for the first time. Use it to modify the transition properties. To open the Transition contextual control later, double-click the transition. The Expert view provides more transition effects compared to the Quick view.
Workspace
Titl e s & Tex t : Contains pre-formatted title templates you can use in your movie. The Title contextual control appears automatically when you apply a title to your movie for the first time. Use it to modify the title properties. To open the Title contextual control later, double-click the title. The Expert view provides more title templates compared to the Quick view.
Effects: Shows special effects and presets you can apply to clips in your movie. To edit a special effect after applying it, click Applied Effects to modify the properties in the Applied Effects panel. Compared to the Quick view, the Expert view provides more effects that are organized under various categories.
Audio: Lets you add theme music to your movie. You can select multiple music clips from here, and they are played in the order selected. Click Use Smart Sound to choose third-party music plug-ins for your movie.
Graphics: Lets you add graphic images, such as clip art and callouts (thought bubbles or speech balloons) to specific portions in your clips.

Adjust panel

The Adjust panel lets you adjust the inherent properties of your clip, for example color and lighting. You can also use the Smart Fix tool to enhance the quality of your video footage.
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To display the Adjust panel, select the clip and then click Adjust on the right. If you add a title to your clip, use the Adjust panel to alter its properties, if required.

Applied Effects panel

The Applied Effects panel lets you view the properties of effects already applied to your clip. The panel provides various options that enable you to modify the applied effects.
Workspace
To display the Applied Effects panel, select the clip to which effects are applied, and click Applied Effects on the right.

Create panel

• Video Stor y: Create a structured story of your life events and spice it up with a magical touch.
• Instant Movie: Automatically guides you through the movie creation process. It lets you quickly select movie
templates and edit clips. Instant Movie also lets you add theme-based effects, titles, transitions, and audio to your movie. You can change settings as desired.
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Publish and Share panel

Use the Share panel 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.
• Private Web Album: For sharing videos online, privately with your friends.
• Social Websites: For videos that can be uploaded to video sharing websites, such as Facebook, YouTube, and Vimeo
• Disc: For copying your movie to DVDs, Blu-ray or AVCHD discs
• Computer: For videos that can be viewed on computers
• Mobile Phones and Players: For videos that can be played on mobile phones and other devices

Chapter 3: Creating a video project

Create a video story

You can use your photos and videos to create an impactful story of a life event. The Video Story option from the Create menu helps you present your photos and videos of an event (for example, a wedding) in a story format through a structured step-by-step workflow. You are guided through a sequence of organizing your assets in chapters and adding narration, captions, music, and other elements.
With options such as selecting a mood from built-in choices (for example, Sentimental and Classic), you can magically transform your video story into an extraordinary experience.
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Create a video story

Follow these steps to create a video story:
1 Click Create > Video Story.
Creating a video project
2 Adobe Premiere Elements displays tips for creating a video story. You can click the left and right arrows and view
the tips.
• When you have viewed the tips and want to start creating the video story, click Skip.
• Click Exit to quit the Video Story workflow and return to the application workspace.
Note: Close and relaunch the application if you want to view the tips again.
3 Choose a category to start creating the video story. Click General to create the video story with a general theme.
4 Click the left/right buttons to browse through the various available themes. The image displayed provides a preview
of the selected theme.
Select Use media from my timeline to access videos and photos from your timeline or click Get Started.
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5 Click a media source from the available import options to import story assets to include in your story. The available
media sources from which you can import photos, videos, and audio files are:
• Elements Organizer: Click to import videos and photos from Elements Organizer.
• Videos from Flip Or Cameras: Click to import videos from FLIP, AVCHD cameras, or other memory/disk
devices.
• Photos From Cameras or Devices: Click to import photos from digital cameras, phones, or removable drives.
• Files And Folders: Click to import videos, photos, and audio files from the hard drive of your computer.
Select the media from the Add Media dialog box and click Open.
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6 Click a video to launch a preview of the video clip. Click to select a file and press Delete to remove a file from the
story assets. Press Ctrl + A to select all the clips and then Delete to remove them from the selected story asset. The file is not removed from the location in which it is saved.
Click Next.
7 Now, you can organize the videos and photos in chapters to arrange them in a more structured way. The story is
made up of multiple chapters.
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Organize the videos and photos to structure and manage your video story as chapters. Drag-and-drop story assets from the left pane to the appropriate chapter. For example, drag-and-drop the video footage of pre-party behind the scenes to the Party Preparations feature chapter. Other functions you can perform in the Story Overview view are:
• Add Media: Click Add Media in the Story Assets pane to import more videos and photos.
• Story Title and Story Credits: A Story Title video features as the title chapter. Your video story starts from this
video. Similarly, the Story Credits video is the last video of the video story. You can add as many video clips to the other chapters, but only one video can be added to each Story Title and Story Credits chapters.
Note: Press Ctrl + S to save while working on your video story to save your work incrementally.
8 You can manage the chapters in the Story Overview view. Add, hide, or delete to organize the flow of your story:
• Hide Chapter: Click Hide to hide the Story Title and Story Credits chapters. You cannot hide other chapters.
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• Add chapter: Click Add Chapter on the Action bar to add another chapter or click Add chapter in the Story
Overview panel. You can reorder the clips within a chapter and also reorder chapters to change the flow of the story.
• Preview video clips: Click the play button on a video clip added to the chapters to launch a preview of the clip.
• Undo and Redo: Click Undo or Redo from the Action bar to recall or repeat an action.
Click Next. The Auto Analyzer analyzes and processes the clips.
To rearrange the order in which clips are played, drag-and-drop the clips inside the chapter to change the order in which they are played in a chapter.
9 The chapters are displayed in a linear view in Detail View. Detail View lets you edit the chapters by helping preview
the videos, render the videos, mark favorite moments, add captions and narration to the chapters, and so on.
For a quick editing to hide, delete, and overall view of the organization of clips in various chapters, switch to Overview from the top pane.
10 You can perform the following functions in Detail View:
• Story Title: Edit the title for your video story. Every chapter has a title that can be edited.
• Story Chapters: You can change the order in which chapters appear. Drag-and-drop a chapter to change its order
in the Story Chapters pane.
• Story Assets: Click to add media to a chapter.
• Mark Favorite Moments: Hover your mouse over a video clip. Click the star icon to launch favorite moments.
You can mark your best moments in a video clip. For more info, see
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• Remove videos and photos: Click to select a photo or video and click delete to remove a photo or video from the
chapter.
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• Add Chapter: Click Add Chapter on the Action bar to add a chapter to the video story.
• Add Caption: Click Add Caption to launch the Caption view to add or edit a caption in the chapter. For more
details, read the section
Add captions and narration to the workflow.
• Add Narration: Click Add Narration to add or edit narration to the chapter. For more details, read the section
Add captions and narration to the workflow.
• Chapter Mood: Click Chapter Mood to select a chapter mood for the chapter. For more details, read the section
Change the Mood setting of the chapter.
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11 You can perform various operations on chapters in Overview View, such as:
• Hide Chapter: Click to hide a chapter from the movie. You can hide only the first and last (Story Title and Story
Credits) chapters.
• Edit Chapter: Click to edit the chapter.
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• Delete Chapter: Click to delete a chapter from the video story.
• Story Title: Edit the story title for your video story. Every chapter has a title that can be edited.
• Remove videos and photos: Click the delete icon to remove a photo or video from the chapter.
• Add Chapter: Click Add Chapter on the Action bar to add a chapter to the video story.
12 Click Preview Movie to preview the video story you have created.
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13 Click Publish Movie to publish the video story. Select from the Publish+Share option.
Add captions and narration to the workflow
You can add captions and narration to the chapters of your video story to add depth and context. Follow these steps to add a caption or narration to a chapter:
1 Select a chapter in Detail View.
Note: You cannot add captions and narration to the first and last (Story Title and Story Credits) chapters.
2 Click Add Caption or Add Narration from the Action bar.
3 Move the CTI to the frame in the video clip where you want to add or edit a caption.
Click Add/Edit caption to add or edit the captions.
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4 Alternatively, in the previous step, click Add Narration to add narration.
Click Record to start recording.
Change the Mood setting of the chapter
You can choose a predefined mood by clicking the Settings icon next to the Chapter Mood drop-down. In Detail View, select a chapter and select the Chapter mood from the drop-down list.
You can click Settings to change the music track and the look, or edit the speed of the video clip.
Note: As per the mood of the chapter, some portions of your clip are already automarked. You may tweak them if required.

Creating a project

Creating a video project

Projects

Adobe Premiere Elements creates a project file for every new project that you want to publish or save to work on it later. You can also create a project before importing media.
The project file references the media that you add to a project including videos, images, titles, and themes.
Project files are small in size. They include title files and references to the source files that you capture or import. Because the project files store references, avoid moving, renaming, or deleting the source files so that Premiere Elements can locate them.

Review project presets and settings

When you create a project, you can review the default preset and settings by clicking the Change Settings button in the New Project dialog. Adobe Premiere Elements automatically adjusts your project settings based on the type of media you import.
1 In Adobe Premiere Elements, select File > New > Project.
2 Click Change Settings.

Start a new project

1 Do one of the following:
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• From the Welcome screen, click Video Editor and select New Project.
• If Adobe Premiere Elements is open, choose File > New > Project.
2 (Optional) To change the project settings, click Change Settings, select a different preset, and click OK.
Note: After you change your project settings, you cannot modify them later.
If you do not change the project settings, Adobe Premiere Elements uses the settings of your previous project. Alternatively, it creates an NTS/PAL AVCHD full HD project based on your region settings.
You can import a clip whose settings do not match the settings of an empty project. Adobe Premiere Elements overwrites the project settings with the settings of your clip when you drop it on to the Expert view timeline.
By default, the folder where you save your project also stores rendered previews, conformed audio files, and captured audio and video. These files are large, so save them to your largest, fastest hard drive. To store the files separately from projects, choose Edit > Preferences > Scratch Disks.

Open a project

You can open only one project at a time. To ensure that Adobe Premiere Elements can open an existing project, ensure that both the project file (.PRE) and the source files are accessible on your computer.
❖ Do one of the following:
• In the Welcome screen, click Video Editor and then click Existing Project. Choose the project name. (If the
project isn’t listed, choose 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.
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Note: Adobe Premiere Elements can open projects you create in earlier versions. However, previous versions cannot open projects you create in later versions. If you have multiple versions of Adobe Premiere Elements installed, open a project from within the software. Alternatively, right-click/ctrl-click the file and choose the application.

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, choose File > Save As, specify a location and filename, and click Save.
• To s ave a copy o f a p roj ect a nd c ont inue wor kin g in t he or igi na l proj ec t, c hoos e Fi le > S ave A Cop y. S peci fy a l oc ati on
and filename, and click Save.
Ti p: To specify where Premiere Elements stores project-related files, such as captured video and audio, and previews, set up a scratch disk.
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Back up a project with Auto Save

To 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 Premiere Elements to save a backup copy every 15 minutes.
Automatic saving serves as an alternative to the Undo command, depending on the project changes between each save. Because project files are smaller compared to source video files, archiving multiple versions of a project consumes less disk space.
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Auto Save.
2 Do one of the following, and then click OK:
• Select Automatically Save Projects, and enter the duration in minutes after which Adobe Premiere Elements
saves 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, Premiere Elements saves five versions of each project you open.
note: Each time you open a project, save it at least once before the Auto Save option takes effect.

Open an Auto Save project

1 Do either of the following:
• Start Adobe Premiere Elements. In the Welcome screen, click Video Editor and then click Existing Project.
• In Adobe Premiere Elements, choose File > Open Project.
2 In the project folder, open the file in the Adobe Premiere Elements Auto-Save folder. (If no files are available, the
Auto Save preference is possibly turned off.)
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Note: When you start Premiere Elements after a crash, a message prompts whether you want to open the last saved version of your project.

Project settings and presets

About project settings and presets

Project settings determine the properties of your video and audio project assets. For example, they determine their format (AVCHD), source (hard disk or Flash memory camcorder), and aspect ratio (standard or widescreen video). Project settings also specify the frame rate, audio sample rate, upper or lower field first, and bit depth for your project.
When you start a new project, Adobe Premiere Elements applies a project preset to it. A project preset is a collection of preconfigured project settings. You can use the default project preset for the television standard for the Adobe Premiere Elements version installed on your computer.
NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is the television standard for the Americas, the Caribbean, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
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PAL (Phase Alternating Line) is the standard format for Europe, Russia, Africa, Middle East, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific, China, and other parts of Asia.
Because you can’t change the project preset after starting a project, verify the format of your source footage before selecting a project preset.
If you specify lower-quality settings for output (such as streaming web video), do not change your project settings. Change your export settings instead.

Dynamic sequence preset

When you add a movie clip to the Expert view timeline, Adobe Premiere Elements automatically changes your project settings in the background to match the clip properties. They include dimension, fps, pixel aspect ratio, and field order.

Create or change project presets

Adobe Premiere Elements includes default project presets for media from common sources, including cameras, DVD discs, and mobile phones. You cannot create a custom project presets or change a project preset after selecting a preset and starting a project.
To change the project preset when starting a new project, click the Change Settings button in the New Project dialog. Select the preset that matches your footage.
If you add a movie clip whose preset does not match the project’s preset to the Expert view timeline, a message appears. Click Yes to let Adobe Premiere Elements change the project’s settings to use the closest available preset. For more information, see Dynamic Sequence Preset.
Select a project preset
By default, Adobe Premiere Elements uses an AVCHD preset for the television standard you specify when you install the program. Select a new preset to create projects in a different format, television standard, or frame aspect ratio.
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The preset you select becomes the default, which is used for all new projects, until you select another preset. If you choose a preset temporarily, change it when you’ve finished using it.
1 Start Adobe Premiere Elements.
2 In the Welcome screen, click Video Editor, and then click New Project. (Or, choose File > New > Project.)
3 In the New Project dialog box, click Change Settings.
4 Select the preset that matches the format and standard of the footage you want to edit.
5 Click OK.
6 Provide a name and location for your project, and click OK.
Change the settings of an open project
After you create a project, you can only make minor display-related changes to the project settings.
Note: You cannot change the Editing mode and the format of Preview files after you create a project.
1 Choose Edit > Project Settings > General.
2 In the Project Settings dialog box, specify project settings for General, Capture, and Video Rendering.
3 Click OK.
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Check your project’s settings

Project presets include project settings under three categories: General, Capture, and Video Rendering. After you start a project, you can’t change most of the settings, such as frame rate, size, and aspect ratio. However, you can review the settings to ensure that the media you want to add to the project is compatible.
❖ Open the project in Premiere Elements, and choose Edit > Project Settings > [category].
Note: Third-party products, such as PCs, capture cards, and hardware bundles sometimes include custom presets. See the third-party documentation for details.
NTSC vs PAL presets
NTSC presets conform to the NTSC standard, where each video frame includes 525 horizontal lines displayed at 29.97 frames per second. The Standard NTSC preset applies to footage that has a 4:3 aspect ratio. The Widescreen NTSC preset applies to footage that has a 16:9 aspect ratio.
PAL presets conform to the PAL standard, where each video frame includes 625 lines displayed at 25 frames per second.
General settings
General settings (Edit > Project Settings > General) control the fundamental characteristics of a project. They include the editing mode used to process video, frame size, aspect ratios, count time (Display Format), and playback settings (Timebase). These settings match the most common source media in your project. For example, if most of your footage is DV, use the DV Playback editing mode. The quality of your video can deteriorate if you change these settings arbitrarily.
General settings include the following options.
Editing Mode Identifies the television standard and format for the project. You cannot change the Timebase, Frame
Size, Pixel Aspect Ratio, Fields, and Sample Rate preview settings. The editing mode determines these settings.
Note: The Editing Mode setting represents the specifications of the source media, not the final output settings. Specify output settings when you export a project.
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Timebase Specifies the time divisions used to calculate the time position of each edit (PAL: 25, NTSC: 29.97).
Playback Settings This button is available if you use a DV preset, a DV editing mode, or install a plug-in that provides
additional playback functions. For a DV editing mode, this option indicates where you want your previews to play. For information on the playback settings for third-party plug-ins, see the developer documentation.
Frame Size Specifies the frame pixels for your project playback. In most cases, the frame size for your project matches
the frame size of your source media. You can’t change the frame size to compensate for slow playback. However, you can adjust the playback settings: Right-click/ctrl-click the monitor and choose Playback Settings. Adjust the frame size of the output by changing the Export settings.
Pixel Aspect Ratio Sets the aspect ratio for pixels. The video format (PAL or NTSC) determines this ratio. If you use a
pixel aspect ratio that is different from your video, the video can appear distorted when you render it and play.
Fields Specifies the field dominance, or the order in which the two interlaced fields of each frame are drawn.
Display Format (video) Specifies the way time appears throughout the project. The time display options correspond to
standards for editing video and motion-picture film. For DV NTSC video, choose 30-fps Drop-Frame Timecode. For DV PAL video, choose 25-fps Timecode.
Title Safe Area Specifies the frame edge area to mark as a safe zone for titles, so that titles aren’t cut off by TVs that zoom
the picture. A rectangle with crosshairs marks the title-safe zone when you click the Safe Zones button in the monitor. Titles require a wider safe zone than action.
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Action Safe Area Specifies the frame edge area to mark as a safe zone for action so that TVs that zoom the picture do
not exclude the action. A rectangle marks the action-safe zone when you click the Safe Zones button in the monitor.
Sample Rate Identifies the audio sample rate for the project preset. In general, higher rates provide better audio quality
in projects, but they require more disk space and processing. Record audio at a high-quality sample rate, and capture audio at the rate at which it was recorded.
Display Format (audio) Specifies whether audio time display is measured by using audio samples or milliseconds. By
default, time is displayed in audio samples. However, you can display time in milliseconds for sample-level precision when you are editing audio.
Capture settings
Capture settings (Edit > Project Settings > Capture) control how video and audio are transferred directly from a deck. (Other Project Settings panels do not affect capturing.)
Video Rendering settings
Video Rendering settings control the picture quality, compression settings, and color depth that Premiere Elements uses when you play video from the Expert view timeline.
To access Video Rendering settings, choose Edit > Project Settings > Video Render. These settings include the following options:
Maximum Bit Depth Allows Premiere Elements to use up to 32-bit processing, even if the project uses a lower bit depth.
Selecting this option increases precision but decreases performance.
File Format Specifies the format of the preview video.
Compressor Identifies the codec (compressor/decompressor) that Premiere Elements applies to generate movie
previews. The project preset defines the codec. You cannot change it because it must conform to the DV standard.note: If you don’t apply effects to your clip or change its frame/time characteristics, Adobe Premiere Elements uses the clip’s original codec for playback. If your changes necessitate frame recalculation, Adobe Premiere Elements applies the codec identified here.
Creating a video project
Optimize Stills Select this option to use still images efficiently in projects. For example, you can use an image that has
a duration of 2 seconds in a 30-fps project. Premiere Elements creates a 2-second frame instead of 60 frames, each with a duration of 1/30 second. Deselect this option if projects encounter playback problems when displaying still images.

Viewing a project’s files

Project Assets panel overview

The Project Assets panel lets you preview source material for your projects. Select the Expert view and then click Project Assets.
You can view the contents of a project using the list view or the grid view. Use the panel options menu to switch between the views.
The grid view displays a snapshot of the video you imported into the project. The Project Assets panel indicates files that you use in the Expert view timeline with a green icon. Use the Search box to search for files within the panel.
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Display and arrange media items
In the Project Assets panel, you can display items in the List view. The List view lets you view more items simultaneously, search, and sort items by properties such as media type and duration.
• To sort items in List view, click the column heading by which you want to sort the items. (For example, click Media
Type to sort items by type.) If folders are expanded, items sort from the top level and down the Project Assets panel hierarchy. To reverse the sort order, click the column heading again.
• To see more of the column headings in List view, drag the right side of the Project Assets panel to the right.
Alternatively, drag the scroll bar at the bottom of the panel to the right.
Organize clips in folders
The Project Assets panel can include folders into which you can organize project contents in the same way as folders in Windows Explorer. Folders can contain media files or subfolders. Consider using folders to organize media types, such as still images, audio files, and video clips.
❖ In the Project Assets panel, do any of the following:
Note: To access the Project Assets panel, select Project Assets in the Expert view.
• To add a folder, click the New Folder icon at the bottom of the Project Assets panel. In the list view, if you click
New Folder multiple times in a row, each new folder is nested inside the previous new folder.
• To move an item into a folder, drag the item to the Folder icon. You can move folders into other folders to nest
them.
• To display the contents of a folder, double-click the folder. Alternatively, in List view, click the triangle beside the
Folder icon to expand the folder.
• To navigate to parent folders, click the appropriate icon. You can click and hold this button to see a list of all the
folders above the one currently listed. You can also jump to a folder by highlighting it and releasing the mouse button.
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