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Premier Elements 12 / Video stops while I'm doing other things / how can I change this?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 17:23:49 GMT

Hello and first sorry for my bad english, hope you understand my question anyway...

While I'm using Premier Elements 12 I would love to do different things in the same time. For instance I watch over a Video and watch the full length like 30 Minutes... and every 5 Minuts I have to correct something with the program. So I use facebook in the same time. But everytime I click at the facebook window, Premier elements stops the play of the video. For me it's annoying cause most oft the things I have to correct are related with the sound not the video itself... so it pause while I'm answering a friend and when I start it again... Is there any possibility to let the video move on while I do other things? I didn't find anything But maybe somebody has a clou for me?

Thank you very much

Lumida

Need Help On Adobe Premiere elements 12

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:12:01 GMT

I have made a recording on my DVR and captured it onto my laptop with the Hauppauge capture device without a problem I have edited it with the Premiere elements but upon reviewing it it looks a little more pixilated than the original.

What are the correct settings to finalize it without it seeming so pixilated Im looking to save it to a external hard drive Thanks

Re: Premiere Elements not allowing me to edit photos. I am not interested in videos. Also not opening photos from other sources. Windows 8 computer

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 21:50:17 GMT

What do you mean by edit: color correct as such or turn them into a slideshow or both.

Then you would be better of with a program like Pro Show Gold.

ProShow Gold - Create Fast and Fun Photo Slideshows

Premiere Elements not allowing me to edit photos. I am not interested in videos. Also not opening photos from other sources. Windows 8 computer

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:13:20 GMT

I have many photos in my files and computers; most of them are visible in Premiere elements Organizer, but I can't edit them or pull out individual ones. Often cannot open a photos that comes in an email. I don't use videos; I just want to edit my photos.

Did I buy the wrong program?

Help

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:26:59 GMT

Hey there! I got one noobie question and that is how will I fix this black "background"

bluray authoring in premiere elements

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 01:22:48 GMT

I downloaded the latest version of adobe premiere elements over a month ago to try it out before deciding on a purchase. I was not happy with the video capture section because it seems all videos are captured with a 4:3 aspect ratio - even 16:9 source videos! so I proceeded to uninstall premiere elements. However, I have since decided that a purchase is possible if the bluray authoring section meets my requirements. It has been over a month since uninstallation so I cannot install again without purchasing premiere elements. Therefore, I have a few questions which when answered will enable me decide whether or not to make a purchase. my questions are as follows: can bluray video be authored with both mpeg 2 and avc h264 codecs? If so, can these codecs be used for both standard definition( 720x576) and high definition(1280x720; 1920x1080) resolution video? Is a range of bitrate provided for these codecs for example between 5 and 15 mbps or just already preset bitrate values for example 5,7,10, 12 mbps?( please specify bitrate values) For audio, are both dolby digital (ac3) and lpcm provided and if so what bitrates are used?

Help PLZ

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 14:54:33 GMT

i have a samsung wb100 and i would like to know what is the best way to export this video so it wont look pixelated, its 720HD and 30 frames per second

Pan&Zoom in Picture-in-Picture; Zoomen&Schwenken mit Bild-in-Bild; Premiere Elements 13

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 10:06:27 GMT

Hi,

my question is:

I want to have the Pan&Zoom-Effect (also known as Ken-Burns-Effect) in a smaller Picture in the bigger background Picture. Every time I'm using the Pan&Zoom- Tool the Picture-in-Picture Effect disappears and the smaller Picture becomes a full frame Picture. Is it possible to have both effects in one Picture?

Thanks for your Time and Support.

Hallo,

meine Frage lautet:

Wie kann ich den Schwenk&Zoom-Effekt (Ken-Burns-Effekt) in einem Bild-in Bild Effekt anwenden? Sobald ich Schwenk&Zoomen auf ein Bild-im-Bild anwende wird es zu einem Vollbild und der eigentliche Hintergrund ist nicht mehr zu sehen.. Ist es möglich mit Adobe Premiere Elements 13?

Vielen Dank für Ihre Zeit und Hilfe.

Trouble converting catalogs from PSE11 to PSE13

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:01:39 GMT

I have a Windows 7 PC and am trying to convert catalogs from PSE11 to PSE13. Only 2 catalogs have converted (I have several). The others "fail" after the line: "

flattening 3gpp files, removing j2k files...An error was encountered in the sqlite database: unable to open database file

conversion log: Conversion Failed"

I have tried all the "solutions" recommended including repairing (not needed), optimizing, renaming thumb files, running as administrator, restoring, etc. to no avail. Adopbe does not provide phone support for the PSE13 product so no help there, nor with the "community" nor the suggestions I found on the forum. Are there any other ideas as to why the "SQLite database" doesn't open?

Auto-Play DVD and menus

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 02:16:18 GMT

I am trying to create DVD that will auto-play a short preview of a future movie project and then go to the main menu of the feature film. Is this possible with Premiere Elements 12? How? I would like to be able to access different scènes from the main menu.

Re: Custom graphic image to intro

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 07:59:44 GMT

Hello Hakan,

yesterday I found a more easy way to design subtitles für Premerie

Elements 12.

Just create a new Image in Photoshop Elemenst and select HD 1920+1080

resolution.

Then chose a solid background-Colur an design your Subtitle, where you want

to place it on screen.

After that save (JPG or PSD) and import this subtitle to Premiere Elements.

After inserting Premiere Elements asks me if I want to make the solid

background transparent.

This way ist quiet easy. And one more advantage is, that you can design

several subtitels in Photoshop in the same layout by using the

layer-function.

This way works fine for me. But you are right: it could be more easy.

kind regards

Stefan

2014-09-08 19:46 GMT+02:00 Håkan Björkman <forums_noreply@adobe.com>:

Custom graphic image to intro created by Håkan Björkman
<https://forums.adobe.com/people/H%C3%A5kan+Bj%C3%B6rkman> in *Premiere
Elements Tips & Tricks* - View the full discussion
<https://forums.adobe.com/message/6711327#6711327>

Re: Custom graphic image to intro

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:46:08 GMT

Yes, a green screen effect works.

Took the logo in paint, coloured background green, made a 7 second video of logo, then put video on channel 2, placed video on top of video chanel 1.

As you see it´s complicated compared to just place a graphic photo with transparent background on the text tool!

Why doesn´t PS Elements 12 have this feature?

Here´s the video I made with logotype "SHORELINK" at the intro.

Shorelink - YouTube

Re: Custom graphic image to intro

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:55:18 GMT

Hi Hakan,

i am not sure if this worsky but did you trie the green box effect? Do not make a transparent, but a green background and select the effect...

doedoes it work?

kind regards

stefan

Custom graphic image to intro

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 20:51:07 GMT

I just want to add a graphic image with no white plate behind my image.

Have imported all types of image files, psd. tiff, png.

In photoshop they have a invisibale background, but when I add the image to the video intro on the text tool its with an ugly white backgound.

Have looked on the tube, google. This simple thing seems to be missing.

Have a complicated idea to use the graphics on greenscreen and PIP but its not user friendly to do.

Is there a simpler way to do this simple task?

Re: FREEZING

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 23:07:01 GMT

sorry to see your question is "not answered" because I have it too, now one day into using PE 12.

I have 7+ yrs experience with FCE on a MBP, bought Elements to use on a small-screen PC laptop so I could slap together just-shot clips for immediate sharing on dive boats et al. Neither single clips nor sequences on the timeline play like a movie should - a few seconds of fluidity and then grinding down to a frozen halt visually, though the audio plays on as if all is OK..

If you make any progress would you please post the details here?

Thanks,

Sharron S.

Surcode trial download?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:44:18 GMT

Where can I find the Trial file for Surcode 5.1 Sound for Premiere CC

Video is going so slow

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 22:01:04 GMT

I captured a 4 hour VHS Video to MPEG4, but Elements "12" doesn't recognize 4, so I converted it to MPEG2. The video doesn't not show up on the frame line. If it does, it's so slow, taking several minutes to show even one frame. Any suggestions on how to make this process go faster?

sharing large [3.5 gb] videos for viewing on other computers [for sending overseas on flashdrives]

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 13:46:49 GMT

I've made a video of my tour of Andalucia, and I'd like to share it with my companions on the tour. I've convinced PE 12 to burn a BluRay disc that looks excellent for viewing at home. Now I'd like to make a HD version that I can copy to flashdrives and send overseas. So far, however, I can't figure out what settings to use for high quality. Can anyone in the PE community help?

Thanks,

Hugh Goodheart

hughgoodheart@post.harvard.edu

Premiere CS6 is not showing waveforms ¿what to do?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 16:39:46 GMT

Waveforms are not showing neither for audio clips or video clips.

I tried clean cache, and play with all the options in Preferences>Media Cache

including

-Save media cache files next to original

-Write XMP ID to files on import

-Enable cliip and XMP metadata linking

All what I see instead waveforms are only empty channels without any waveform inside.

SOS!

FREEZING

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 06:41:57 GMT

Any assistance with HINTS (solutions) to freezing issues.. I can't view my edits, frustrating (obviously...). Stutters; starts and stops almost the whole time. Can I play back in a low res format? I am rendering each clip/change, not solving the problem...

thx

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

"free list canary is damaged"

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 25 May 2014 19:58:06 GMT

Hallo, ich bekomme beim Download von CF auf MacBook folgende Fehlermeldung : "free list canary is damaged". Kann mir bitte jemand auf Deutsch helfen ? Danke - Gruß Knuddelburg

Re: Alignment Grids for Titler in PrE & PrPro

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 20 May 2014 22:10:08 GMT

You are most welcome, and glad that the article and the grids have helped.

Happy editing,

Hunt

Re: Alignment Grids for Titler in PrE & PrPro

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:37:26 GMT

Wow, this solved a huge dilemma I was having. Thank so much not only for the info on how to do this, but for also providing the grids as well!

Re: Go-Pro Helmet Cam Footage Editing Tips

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 00:53:39 GMT

goproski,

Above you say:

" I wasn't sure if changing the 768 to 702 in the pixel aspect ratio was correct but I did it anyway and the video turned out great."

I watched that video, and tbh the quality is really not great. Average at best. If you filmed in 920p it should be a lot crisper than that. You're still losing a lot of quality somewhere.

I haven't figured this out myself yet either. I'm using a GoPro Hero 3+ Silver edition, editing in Premiere Elements 9, and uploading vids in a variety of setting from 1080 x 1920 @ 30fps, and some others at 720 x 1280 @ 120fps (which Elements 9 does not seem to cater for 120 fps at all, so my slow mo shots suffer).

I'm considering learning to use GoPro's Cineform Studio instead, even though I've heard really bad things about it, because Premiere elements 9 seems so problematic when it comes to finding the right presets for GoPro footage.

This is an example of a video I uploaded filmed in 720 x 1280 @ 120 fps, and tbh I think the quality of it is better than your linked 920p one above. Wonder what you think.

One of my issues is there are sooo many options in Premiere Elements 9 that despite my efforts I sometimes can't remember how I got previous good results. Reallly frustrating!

Comments and feedback welcome. Good luck with your editing dude.

PrE Can't Find My DVD/BD Burner - Why?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:31:41 GMT

You have a multi-drive (DVD, or BD drive and Burner) installed on you computer, and it appears fine in the Control Panel>System>Hardware profile. Other programs can use it, but PrE, or Encore cannot find the burner, and reports such. What is going on here? Well, there are “packet-writing” modules in Roxio, or Nero, that can "hook" the burner. If those particular modules are installed with other parts of the programs, then they will launch at boot-up, and change how the OS sees the burner. For Roxio, the module is DLA, and for Nero, it's InCD. These are packet -writing modules and will turn the burner into a virtual HDD (Hard Disk Drive) in the eyes of the OS, thus allowing one to Drag-n-Drop files to a blank DVD/CD, just like it was HDD. These modules load at boot-up, and basically tell the OS that the burner is a HDD. When Adobe programs attempt to burn to a disc, they cannot find any burners, as the OS is now displaying them as HDD's. There are a couple of ways to handle this:

1.) Uninstall these modules - usually, it is easier to do a complete uninstall of the full product, and then do a Custom Install, of just what one needs, omitting either the DLA, or InCD module. It was once the default for these programs to install everything, UNLESS a Custom Install was chosen. Many have reported that this has been changed with later versions, and now to get the modules, plus others, one MUST do the Custom Install. The last version of Nero that I did install was not that way, but newer versions' installers could well be different. This will mean that Adobe programs can see and access the burner(s), with no problem, but that one will not have the Drag-n-Drop function of packet-writing.

2.) If one does want Drag-n-Drop, then the Adobe products will not be able to work with the burner(s), but other programs can. One such burning utility is the free ImgBurn. It looks beyond what the OS is reporting and knows that, say D:\ is really a burner, regardless of how it has been hooked by DLA, or InCD. One would just use the Adobe program to Burn to Folder. This Folder will be the full DVD-Video VIDEO_TS folder with the necessary files (mostly INF, BUP and VOB's) inside. It will be located on the user's HDD, where the Adobe program was directed to write it. Then, one would use ImgBurn (or another burning utility, like Nero, or Roxio, or CyberLink) to do the physical Burn to blank media in the burner. [Adobe Encore will also write an ISO (Image file), that can be handled by ImgBurn (or other utiltiy) to create the VIDEO_TS folder, or as an archive file. Some other Adobe programs cannot write to an ISO.]

Just having Roxio, or Nero, is not a sign that the packet-writing modules ARE installed, though they might be. It is just these modules that get in the way - not the rest of the program suite. *

There is a FAQ Entry from the Adobe Encore Forum, that is very good in explaining various software, etc., that can get in the way of using any Adobe program to burn to disc.

Some people wonder why, when the Burn to Folder and open up that folder, some of the files have an icon for programs like CyberLink's PowerDVD. Well, the reason for that is that these file types are registered with the OS for that, or a similar DVD software player. To play a DVD on your computer, you need to have such a software player installed. When you do that installation, it will register certain file types with the OS. If one has their multi-drive set to AutoPlay, then the OS will see these registered file types, and immediately launch that DVD software player, assuming that you will want to play the DVD-Video material. The reason that no Adobe program is registered is that none is a DVD software player - they are editors, or authoring programs, not players.

Here are some useful links to articles on the structure of the VOB files inside of the VIDEO_TS folder, and also on which brands of blank media are the best to use:

VOB's - Some Background

Blank Media Recommendations

Hope that this helps,

Hunt

* There are some other modules in Roxio and Nero, that can get in the way, though in a different way. These suites usually include little utilities that will monitor certain folders and folder types, looking for files that might need to be burned to disc. These are often referred to as "sniffers," or "watchers." They try to take the guesswork out of burning to disc, but sap resources, and constantly monitor any folder, that it "thinks" might be used to burn a DVD, surveying each and every file that is written to those folders. I find these modules pretty useless, as I know what I want to do with my folders and the files inside, and also remove/do not install these. Many have reported system crashes, or program hangs, when these modules spring into action. At the very least, they use computer resources that could be better invested in editing, or authoring.

Re: PrE 12 - Titler/Styles Bug

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:04:09 GMT

Adobe has released an Update for PrE 12, named 12.1, and it seems to have fixed this Bug.

Hunt

Re: Sound Effects & Music - Possible Sources

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 19:12:13 GMT

Another source, provided by a PrPro user:

Also, some free sound effects at: http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/

Hunt

Re: Sound Effects & Music - Possible Sources

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 16:01:07 GMT

Here are some more sources, that one user in the PrPro Forum has added:

LuckStock

Pond5

AudioJungle

Re: Using External HDD's for Video Editing

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 18:20:29 GMT

You are most welcome.

Happy editing,

Hunt

Re: Using External HDD's for Video Editing

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:29:19 GMT

Thanks Hunt, That was a comprehensive and immensely useful response.

Peace

Re: Sound Effects & Music - Possible Sources

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 18:03:36 GMT

Jerry K just added two more sources:

These two sites each have lots of free music available, and many genres -- especially old time music. It may take some searching.

https://archive.org/details/audio

http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/

Hunt

Re: Using External HDD's for Video Editing

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:10:02 GMT

The primary purpose of using multiple drives is to spread the I/O (Input/Output) over separate drives. This speeds up the writes and reads greatly. Having more drives available, will still increase speed, but to a lesser degree, than going from one drive, up to two.

With two internal physical drives (no partitions), I would have a setup like this:

C:\ OS, programs (including Premiere), Windows Virtual Memory (Page File)

D:\ Projects, Media, Premiere Scratch Disks, Output/Export Files

With three internal physical drives, I would do similar, but with these changes:

C:\ OS, programs (including Premiere), Windows Virtual Memory (Page File)

D:\ Projects, Premiere Scratch Disks, Output/Export Files

E:\ Media Files

Note: one could swap the Media Files on E:\ for the Output/Export Files

With four internal physical drives, I would do similar, but with these changes:

C:\ OS, programs (including Premiere), Windows Virtual Memory (Page File)

D:\ Projects, Premiere Scratch Disks

E:\ Media Files

F:\ Output/Export Files

Now, if a RAID 0, or similar array comes into play, I would use those for E:\ & F:\ in the above scheme.

If one had, say one SSD, I would use it for C:\.

Now, with external drives, so long as the connection is fast, say FW-800, eSATA or USB 3.0, those could take up the slack, if one only had two internal physical drives, so in the last iteration, E:\ and F:\ could be fast externals.

Note: such I/O organization is not so much for safety, but for speed. For safety, I keep my original Video and Still Image Files (plus music, and SFX) on my NAS drive, which is in a RAID array, with reduncancy. I ONLY work with copies of those files, and Copy them from the NAS to the appropriate Project folder.

Hope that this helps make the decision on how to use the computer's drives, whether all are internal, or whether externals figure into the mix. As many of my Projects get migrated between separate computers, I sacrifice some speed, by having every Project on a fast external, along with a Copy of all Media, and all Scratch Disks. This means that I can just carry that external to my workstation, from my laptop, and when I Open that Project, I have everything there. If there is no migration, then the above layouts would provide the greatest performance.

Hunt

Re: Using External HDD's for Video Editing

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 00:27:04 GMT

Hello Hunt

V.useful post for someone new to HDD issues like myself. Thanks.

Newbie question:

I have 2 internal drives on the "built" system I bought a few years back.

c drive: Samsung SpinPoint F1642 640 GB.

d drive: Storage 2: Samsung SpinPoint T166 500 GB

As I understand it, the aim is to minimise risk of data loss by "spreading" reading/writing of data amongst as many drives as possible.

So I should read from one drive and write to the other?

I have cs5.5 using premiere (music video editing) and soon aftereffects (compositing)

When funds allow an additional HDD, is there any reason why it would have to be physically external to the machine? My Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R motherboard has slots for at least 1 internal drive.

If you say yes external is needs to write end video what do you think of the Lacie 301543 D2 Quadra 2000 GB External? My motherboard has an eSATA-300 interface.Logical choice?

Thanks again.

Re: DVD - VOB Files - The Lowdown

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 15:29:41 GMT

Jim Simon, MOD of the PrPro Forum has a ripping software recommendation, that works well for him.

See Reply #2 in this thread: http://forums.adobe.com/message/6035954#6035954

Hunt

Re: [PrE 12] Differences Between PC & Mac

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:46:55 GMT

ATR has also listed some of those platform differences in his Blog posts:

Please take a look at my blog post on the use of the Difference Matte as a possible replacement for the keying effects not present in Premiere Elements Mac. This blog post would apply to Premiere Elements 11 as well as 12.
http://www.atr935.blogspot.com/2013/05/pe11-difference-matte-as-substi tute-for.html

As for other Premiere Elements Windows and Mac differences, I have reported some in another of my blog posts directed to PE11: Mac Information Round Up
http://www.atr935.blogspot.com/2013/08/pe11-mac-information-round-up.h tml

Hunt

[PrE 12] Differences Between PC & Mac

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:42:48 GMT

There are some aspects of PrE 12 (and some earlier versions), that differ by platform. Steve Grisetti has published a list of those differences: http://muvipix.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=103&t=12342

Most of these differences are with Effects that are available in the PC version of the program, but missing from the Mac version.

Hunt

Re: Large Still Images into PE - One Workflow

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 23:02:36 GMT

I do not use Elements Organizer (from either PsElements, or PrElements), so am not familiar enough with it, to be of any help. I use Adobe Bridge for my organizational work, or another non-Adobe program, and neither is all that close to Elements Organizer, except that they can do cataloging of Assets.

I would post your question to either the PsElements forum, or to the PrElements forum, as many users, such as Neale and ATR (PrElements forum) DO use Elements Organizer, and will likely be able to help you. Either forum will yield good and quick results, plus a lot of help.

Sorry,

Hunt

Re: Large Still Images into PE - One Workflow

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 10:24:42 GMT

Yes I can see what you mean. I looked in PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 (not premiere software,just so as we know we are talking about same program) The resizing options are better in photoshop than in Adobe Premiere. But the frames are in premiere organiser and making a folder is something i have no experience of,. If you want to give me step by step instructions that would be good.

I have received conflicting info on the resizing anyway. Resizing concernin distortion and black borders. So in a way i'm still in the dark about that. ie . (the correct resizing from the original 5076x3286 pixel dim:

Re: Large Still Images into PE - One Workflow

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 02:03:20 GMT

If you are using Photoshop, or Photoshop Elements, then you can place those files into a single folder, then create an Action to Scale, then use Automate and Batch, using that Action to process the entire folder of Images.

If you are using some other program, then there might be issues.

Hunt

Re: Large Still Images into PE - One Workflow

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 18:01:04 GMT

Problem is i have 260 frames in timelapse to create an animated video so i cant select that lot individually. No idea how to dot it.

Then those need to be resized and put into premiere. I read on the net about clicking on the first in the sequence then the last one shift click but im not sure about this,I dont want lose that lot.

Re: Alignment Grids for Titler in PrE & PrPro

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 16:04:19 GMT

Brett,

Glad that those alignment grids worked for you.

Aside from the more "general" grids, I create custom ones, when doing something like PiP, so that I can hit the exact Position and Scale, over and over.

Good luck,

Hunt

Quick Links to Elements Adobe TV Tutorials

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:35:03 GMT

Note that in many cases tutorials from earlier versions will still be applicable to later versions.

Premiere Elements

Version	Link
12	http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-premiere-elements-12/
11	http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-premiere-elements-11/
10	http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-premiere-elements-10/
9	http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-premiere-elements/
8	http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-premiere-elements-8/
7	http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-premiere-elements-7/

Photoshop Elements

Version	Link
12	http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-photoshop-elements-12/
11	http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-photoshop-elements-11/
10	http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-photoshop-elements-10/
9	http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-photoshop-elements-9/
8	http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-photoshop-elements-8/
7	http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-photoshop-elements-7/

Cheers,
--
Neale
Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your children

Re: Alignment Grids for Titler in PrE & PrPro

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 02:31:24 GMT

Thanks for this Bill! Just saved me creating my own.

Brett

Re: Adjusting Audio Volume Levels

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:32:24 GMT

In PrE 11 & 12, the Audio Mixer is accessed from the drop-down under Tools:

Hunt

Re: Adjusting Audio Volume Levels

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:31:28 GMT

In PrE 11 & 12, the Narration & Soundtrack Audio Tracks have been renamed: Speech & Music.

Also, the Audio Volume Adjustment is not accessed via Adjust, when the Clip with Audio, or an Audio Clip have been Selected:

Hunt

Adjusting Audio Volume Levels

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:44:48 GMT

Often, one has Audio that is too loud, or too soft. Sometimes, they have added a music Track, that needs to drop down to clearly hear the dialog from another Clip. While there are Audio-editing programs, like Audition, SoundBooth, and even the free Audacity, PrE, or PrPro can handle such adjustment just fine. These adjustments can be made for the entire Clip, or can be Keyframed over time.

First method, and not one that I recommend, is to adjust the Audio Gain of the Audio Clip. This is done by either Rt-clicking on a separate Audio Clip, or by first Alt-clicking, and then Rt-clicking on a Muxed Audio Clip (Multiplexed with both Video and Audio in one file). Then, one would choose Audio Gain, and adjust that. This method will also allow one to then adjust the Volume by a greater amount, and has the bonus of increasing the Waveform Dislay vertically.

The next method is to look at the Audio Clip (or the Audio portion of a Muxed Clip), and click-drag on the yellow-orange “rubberband” for Volume, and move it up, or down. This can be Keyframed, but the next method is much better and more precise, in my estimation.

My first choice is to adjust the fixed Effect>Volume. This is done from the Effects Control Panel, and it is very easy to Keyframe these adjustments over time. This is much more accurate, and actually easier, than click-dragging the rubberbands in the Clip itself. Accessing the Effects Control Panel is slightly different, from PrE to PrPro. In PrE, one would Select the Audio Clip, then go to the Effects Tab, and choose Edit Effects, locating the Volume Effects and twirling it open to view the slider. In PrPro, if one does not already have the Effects Control Panel in a Pane in the GUI, it would be accessed from Window>Effects Control Panel. With the Audio Clip Selected, one would locate the fixed Volume Effect, twirl that open, and make the same adjustments, including Keyframes, if necessary. These will be Clip Keyframes, and will follow that Clip, where ever you move it. This is a difference from the next method.

My other choice would be to use the Audio Mixer (Window>Audio Mixer, if not open), and to automate the Volume settings. This is accomplished by playing the Timeline and adjusting the sliders for Volume for each Track. In PrPro, one would first set the Send to Write, or Touch, to make those adjustments, then switch back to Read, when done. There are no adjustable Sends in PrE, so one is always in Read, until adjustments are made, and then it’s set to Write, but you will not see this change. After you are done, you can playback the Timeline, and watch the slider(s) automatically move. These will be Track Keyframes, and will remain on the Track, regardless of what Clips you add/remove from that area of the Track. Unlike the Clip Keyframes, these will NOT follow the Clip.

One can toggle the Keyframe of an Audio Track between Clip, or Track. Also, the default frequency of Audio Track Keyframes in PrE & PrPro is a bit high, in my opinion. I drop these down a bit in Edit>Preferences.

For the Keyframing, one can alter the Velocity of the Keyframes to Bezier from Linear, and the adjustments will be a bit smoother. Besides the Bezier, one can use Ease-Out and Ease-In, which are Bezier, but basically in a Preset. In PrPro, one has several different Bezier options. In PrE, one is a bit more limited.

For setting the Volume, I recommend that one only glance at the Levels Meters (unless they are peaking in the red), and instead use a pair of high-quality headphones (noise canceling models are worth the money), or fully calibrated studio monitors. Let your ears make the decisions for you, as the dB settings should only be a starting point.

In PrPro, one can also Rt-click on the Audio Clip, and choose Edit in Audition (if you have it installed), or Edit n Soundbooth (if you have one of the suites).

Here is a look at Audio Keyframes in PrPro 2.0. Things are similar in PrPro later versions, and also in PrE, with the above noted differences:

Re: Audio Issues? Some Troubleshooting Tips

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 16:24:28 GMT

Thanks for all the info but I think my problem is simply that I cannot locate a tool which says "Fitthe slides to audio. Nor can I find a burning tool in Photoshop Elements Premier 12 though I am sure it must be there somehwere.

Re: Using External HDD's for Video Editing

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 19:56:32 GMT

Andrew,

I am not clear on which Adobe program you are using with your external HDD.

Also, as mentioned above, the speed of the connection to that external HDD will determine how well it will work.

As I often migrate Projects in Premiere Pro, I have EVERYTHING for that Project on the external HDD - including the Media, the Project file and the Scratch Disks. That has worked very well.

As for your backup software, I am unfamiliar with it, so cannot comment.

Hunt

Re: Using External HDD's for Video Editing

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 02:39:41 GMT

Hello Bill Hunt
This is indeed a very good idea, this technology is also currently being accepted by more and more people will become a new trend, I believe a later time technology will become increasingly mature. I do not know when to use an external hard disk to edit video files in my original software can use it? And my DR. iPhone Data Recovery （http://www.driphonedatarecovery.com/）software can use it?