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Pan and Zoom and Resolution Settings

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 00:08:08 GMT

Okay I am starting a new project and I want to use allot of the Ken Burns, or Pan and Zoom effect. From previous discussions I was advised to scale my photos 2000 x 1500. Given that at what "resolution" to you recommend for the project?

Previous discussions

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 23:57:49 GMT

I used to be able to view all of my old discussion, am I still able to do so and if so where or how do I find them? Thanks

Revert movie back to home

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 28 May 2014 01:03:31 GMT

I am using PE 12 and am making a simple movie, not setting a movie menu, just inserting some titles at the beginning and end. My movie plays to the end but it will not go back to home, my time line indicator stops at the last audio and video file and there are no orphans present. What am I doing wrong that my movie will not return to the start?

Thanks

Add marker control in Movie Menu

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 21 May 2014 21:45:40 GMT

I have changed from using PE 8 to PE 12 and am finding and reading that this is a "light year's" jump. I am finding some things easy to use and others not so much. I am not totally new to DVD projects as I have had several other successful projects with PE 8. I updated as I was having crash issues and using PE 12 has seemed to eliminate all of those issues. Now it is just a learning curve to find out where Adobe has moved things, deleted them, or added new features. Which brings me to the added new features.

Before in PE 8 I had become acquainted with finalizing a project and adding a movie menu, with scene selections and music. Now with PE 12 it seems like there is a "new and improved" version but don't quote me on that! I have set my timeline markers but when selecting my movie menu the scene selections that show are not at all what my timeline markers are. I did see the option to uncheck Adobe's selection but that did not seem to work. In fact I cannot even get rid of the scene selection that did get selected. It also stated that I could set my own scenes with "add marker control" but after looking on my own, reading some of the forums and tips online cannot seem to locate where it is at, so that said

How do I delete the scenes that Adobe selected for me?
Where do I go for the "marker control"?
Where can I add music to my Movie Menu?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Cutting audio clips in PE 12

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 19 May 2014 19:43:49 GMT

Once again I am used to PE 8 and now working with PE 12 and I am adding my audio files. I have my video and audio unlinked and am trying to cut my audio file. I can get it to cut, I want it to cut off the first portion of the file, and it is at the start of my project. However when I do a "delete and fill the gap" it just deletes it and does not move it to the beginning of the project line. If I try to drag it over with the red bracket handle it will do that but it drags over the entire file like it has never been cut. What am I doing wrong? Thanks

PS Also I am used to "fade in and fade out", what happened to that, where is it and if it is not there how can I get the same effect? Thanks

Scene/timeline markers

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 19 May 2014 06:14:41 GMT

Okay I am ready to title my project and was able to do that, but I was used to using Premier 8 and you could add the title and put music to it that would loop play on start up, than you could select play or select the different scenes that were set with the timeline markers. Where did that setup go in Premier 12? Thanks

Pan and Zoom in Premier 12

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 18 May 2014 01:26:04 GMT

I am already into my project, my files are all on my timeline and I am trying to use the Pan and Zoom. I have looked at Steve's instructions on You Tube and it looks straightforward and have followed his directions. However when I open up the pan and zoom on my horizontal shoot the first zoom shot does not fill my whole photo and I cannot get it to show the whole photo it wants to crop off a share on top and bottom. Here are my settings, My project frame size is 1920 x 1080 I am in HD 1080i my capture is HDV. My images that are imported are at resolution of 150 and size of 1050 x 750. Can you tell me if my images have been sized wrong or if my DVD project settings are wrong to accomplish what I want to do with the Pan and Zoom? Any help would be great Thanks

Project Settings

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 18 May 2014 16:39:09 GMT

I have done several projects before but just purchased Premier 12 and am learning more and more. That said I am finding that for some of the features that I want to do what I have my project set for is critical, so this is what I am taking pictures with, I have a Nikon Coolpix S 9100 and have it set for HD 1080 30 P (1920X1080) In doing some research and reading I am finding that Premier 12 automatically presets my project to fit the media that I import, am I correct in assuming that? So with that said I am doing a project and it set my project for NTSC-AVCHD-Full HD 1080 i 30. Before I add my images I edit my photos in Photoshop, I crop the photo usually to a 5x7 with a resolution of 150 thus giving me a 1050x750 image So all of that said these are my questions:

Should I be editing my photos in a different format size? (I did a test project and changed it to a 2000 x 1500) but than some of my photo on the time line was outside of the "safe margin" perimeter and wondering if at that higher resolution that I might run into crash issues as I tend to have allot of photos in a project)
What should my Capture Format be at? (Right now it is at HDV)
Under Video Rendering should I check the box Maximum Bit Depth?
In the new project set up should I check force selected project settings?

I know that I am asking allot but it seems like the more projects that I undertake the more questions that I have. Thank you for you support and help

Premier 12, Titles & Text, Current Time indicator, Pan & zoom

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 21:54:25 GMT

I am using Premier 12 and am really enjoying the program, I had been using Premier 8 and I am getting much fewer project crashes, in fact almost none! Whomever worked on this program did a really good job. I am also finding it very user friendly and have been using both the "quick" and the "expert" portions of the program. That said I have three questions,

Titles and text, I am using one with "scrolling credits", is there a function where I can either "freeze" the screen after it scrolls to the text OR is there a function to "replay" the text instead of just going "black" and stopping?
Also when I have added all of my clips onto the timeline and have my "curent time indicator" at the "end" it does not stop and "go back" to the beginning/home unless I manually hit the "home" on my keyboard. I want to make sure that when I go to burn that the movie will instantly go back to the beginning of the project.
Is is possible to do a type of "Ken Burns" panning and zooming with Premier 12 and if so how do you do it?

Thanks

Premier Elements 12, Inserting Photos into timeline, using transitions, inserting music

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 21:44:25 GMT

I have just recently switched from Premier Elements 8 to 12, after discovering that "expert" looked allot more like what I was used to I have been able to start a new project. However, I don't consider myself to be an "expert".

That said I have a few questions:

I used to be able to insert photos and rearrange them in the "sceneline", I do not see that feature in Premier 12 so am using the "timeline" that is there. However I cannot insert photos or move them around easily, I get my clips reducing in size. How can I insert new photos or move them?
Transitions seemed to have been reduced greatly in the availabilty of them, have they "gone out of favor", I had put a transition inbetween all of my clips in my previous projects with 8. Allot of them were merely the "wipe" feature. What is recommended with 12?
I have not gotten to adding music to this project however have noticed that there are allot of different styles available. However I want to be able to add my own music, can you give me tips on "how to do that", would I just go to the "add media" and get them off my computer and than add it to the audio line?

Thank you ahead of time.

Copy an existing DVD and burn it

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 03:29:54 GMT

I have been on a learning curve and had finished several projects, I just recently learned how to archive a project so that I can revert to it after it has been burnt and able to burn another disc at a later date. However I have a completed project that has been burnt to a disc, and I do not have the project saved so that I can revert to the archives and burn another disc.

My question is there a way that I can "copy" the existing disc so that I can burn it again to another blank DVD? Or do I have to recreate that project again? Thanks

PS I had done the project with Adobe 8 and still have that program on my computer, however I have a new Adobe Photoshop and Premier Elements 12 ready for download.

To render or not to render?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 22:47:29 GMT

Okay I have looked for information regarding rendering and have read some of the posts from Steve, Bill and A.T. and am still confused as to render or not to render. I am using Premier 8 and have done the update. I have background rendering turned off. My project is virtually ready to do a burn and on my time line the lines are all red.

So I have started from the beginning and have gotten them to go "green" but than if I close the program OR it crashes and I need to reopen it some of the "green" lines have reverted back to "red". I have allot of slides, transitions, and title pages in this project so it is taxing my system as it is. I have not as of yet rendered the whole project.

The question is should I render the timeline or not before I do a burn to disc? My music is added and the title page and scenes are there. I have read some yes and no responses regarding rendering so will wait to hear from the experts. How critical is it to do so?

Thanks

Installing Photoshop and Premier Elements 12

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 01:58:22 GMT

I just purchased the CD-ROM for Photoshop and Premier Elements 12. I already have Elements 8 installed. Question do I do an uninstall of 8 and than do a fresh install of 12?

If I do the uninstall are there any remnants of files that might not uninstall when going to control panel and uninstall and if so where might they reside?

Thanks

Timing of Text

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:21:29 GMT

When adding text to an image it continues to show up in the next image, how do I change the timing or length of the text so that it stay just on the image that i added it to? Thanks

Adding text

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 18:35:41 GMT

I have added text to several projects before however this time around when I am in sceneline and add text to an image it appears on the image that I want it and than also shows up on the next image. If I delete it from the second image it also deletes it from the first image (the one that I want it on). What am I doing wrong this time around? Thanks

Adding Text

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 18:19:14 GMT

I have added text before to a project and never had this problem, when I am in sceneline and add the text to an image it shows up on the next image. If I delete it from the second image it also deletes it from the image that is previous/the one that I want it on. I must have something set differently this time around, can you help? Thanks

Crop Tool Cursor

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 14:40:18 GMT

All of a sudden my crop tool cursor changed into a triplet crop, I cannot get it to function like it did before. What happened and how do I correct it?

Lost Project due to hard drive crash

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 19:41:52 GMT

Okay my hard drive went "South" and I now have a new one. I was in the middle of a Premier Elements project, I had done save every 10 minutes. I have an external hard drive and it captured files that were marked pre and colored purple. They had the name of my project on them. I have put all of those files onto my new hard drive. However when I open Premier Elements "Open Project" the project is now longer listed. I than open the program and go to file and open project. I select one of the purple pages with my projects name under it, it goes to 100% but does not open anything. Is all lost? Do I have to start over with a "new project" or is my previous project there "somewhere"? Thanks

Music clips disappearing

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:02:04 GMT

I now have a new problem with Premier Elements. I have added all of my audio clips and they show up on the audio timeline but on playback I have an audio clip that will not play back. When one of them did that I finally added it to audio 3 and that seemed to correct that problem, than it is showing up at random. I save and close the program and the clip that was not being played plays BUT than a totally different clip show up with the same problem. I restarted the program the problem with the previous two clips was resolved so I thought great I can go ahead and burn to disc. I did that and now on the disc a whole new audio clip on playback is missing!! What is going on?? I could see if it was with just one clip I could correct it but it is a random happening?! Help or suggestions would be great. Thanks

Text will not save to title page

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:29:27 GMT

I have been using Premier Elements 8 and all of a sudden my text will not save to the title page that I insert into my Sceneline, what has happened?
I am also getting small blue boxes in the upper right hand corner of my clip
In addition to all of this I have been adding music to my audio in timeline and now when I do it, my video line has a gap where I insert the music on the audio line

What has happened?? What have I done to cause all of this? Thanks

What is the code 150:30

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:17:58 GMT

I just tried to open my Adobe Photoshop and I got the error message 150:30 what is that referencing?

Adding Clip art and text

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:26:45 GMT

I am fine tuning my Premeire Elements Video and adding music, text and some clip art. I am using Premiere 8. When I add clip art and text it goes in fine but when I do a preview playback the text and or the clip art fanishes before the end of the clip. I have put in "time stretch" for the clip, is there any way to also lengthen the clip art and the text? I have looked and read but am not finding the answer. Thanks

Transitions in Premier Elements zooming "in"

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:41:34 GMT

I am editing my still images move clips in Premier 8 and I am doing my transitions in the video transitions button. I have looked thru all of them and I can zoom from one photo to another and the second image "pops" out or to the forefront, but I want another image to zoom "down" into the next image. I want the focal point to be drawn into the next image, is there a way to do it? In other words like you are giving depth to the next image. Hopefully I am explaining myself clearly.

Black side panels on a portrait shot in Premier Elements

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:21:17 GMT

I am using Premier Elements 8 and when I load my portrait shots I get black side bars, someone told me that I can change the color of those side bars, If I can how do I go about doing it? Thanks