moving to the Premiere Elements forum

Here is a little more on Snap:

Align clips by using the Snap option

 

The Snap option, which is enabled by default, makes it easier to align clips with each other or with particular points in time. When you move a clip with the Snap option selected, it automatically aligns with, or snaps to, the edge of another clip, a marker, the start and end of the time ruler, or the current‑time indicator. Snapping also helps to ensure that you don’t inadvertently perform an insert or overlay edit when dragging. As you drag clips, a pop‑up window displays the distance, in frames, that you have moved them (a negative number indicates you’ve moved them toward the beginning of the movie).

Choose Timeline > Snap. A check mark indicates that the option is enabled.

One of the limitations of PrE vs it's much bigger-brother, PrPro, is that the Timeline can ONLY be set to SMPT TimeCode, i.e. hours;minutes;seconds;frames. Also, in Video, the Frame is the lowest unit of measurement on the Video Timeline - there are no partial Frames, so one is dealing with 1/24th, 1/25th or 1/30th of a second. As PrE only offers SMPT TimeCode, the Audio can also only be adjusted to the 1 Frame level, but that is usually adequate for most human ear/eye viewing. A critical musical listener might be able to pick up a very slight OOS (Out Of Sync), but only with critical listening and viewing.

PrPro allows one to change the TimeCode to Audio Units, so that the Audio (just the Audio), can be adjusted to the recprical of the Audio Sample-Rate, say 1/48,000th of a second.

Also, though they use pretty standardized controller clocks, there is often a very slight difference between a camera and a remote digital Audio recorder. Some users have tested their equipment, and determined the difference between the two pieces of equipment, and then just alter the Duration of the Audio from their recorders, with Maintain Pitch checked. One user determined that his Zoom recorder needed to be adjusted by 100.4%, to match perfectly with his Panasonic cameras. This slight difference is constant, so just making that speed adjustment on his Audio makes it always perfect.

Just some things to think about.

Good luck,

Hunt

In PrE, there is not change in TimeCode. It will always be SMPT, or hours;minutes;seconds;frames, and displayed as 00;00;00;00 (or separated by a colon, if you are in PAL-land). The Frame-level is as low as you can go.

Nothing to worry about, but just something that I wanted to point out.

Good luck,

Hunt