Photoshop Premier Elements 7 stops working after a while

Report · Aug 03, 2017

I have started my first project in Premier Elements 7. After I have uploaded video clips I am only able to place six or seven clips on the board at the bottom before I get a message telling me the program has stopped working. My operating system is Windows 8. Could it be that I have insufficient space on my C: drive?

Report · Aug 04, 2017

There is no program called Photoshop Premiere Elements. Since you're talking about video editing, I assume you're talking about Premiere Elements.

It's possible that you've run out of space or that your computer is under-powered -- but you don't list your specs, so it's hard to say. What processor do you have with how much RAM? How much free, clean, defragmented space is on your hard drive?

The more likely issue is that you're editing with version 7, which was designed pretty much to work only with tape-based miniDV and HDV video. It can't edit any of the modern video standards like MP4 and AVCHD. What model of camcorder is your video coming from and what is the video's resolution and format?

Report · Aug 04, 2017

The video I am uploading is in MP4 format from my Sanyo camcorder. I would have to check on the video's resolution. Note that all the video files are uploaded successfully, the program only breaks down when I drag 6,7 or 8 clips to the timeline below (I am not looking at it now so I forget the correct name). If the MP4 format is the problem, can I change the files to the correct format using some sort of software?

Here are my specs (perhaps more specs than you need):

:

Operating System

Windows 8 Pro 32-bit

CPU

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz 82 °C

Conroe 65nm Technology

RAM

4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-18)

Motherboard

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. G41M-Combo (Socket 775) 74 °C

Graphics

SMB2030 (1600x900@60Hz)

Intel G41 Express Chipset (Gigabyte)

Storage

465GB Seagate ST3500413AS ATA Device (SATA) 36 °C

298GB Imation M100 USB 3 USB Device (USB (SATA)) 30 °C

14GB ?????? ?? Card (USB)

Optical Drives

TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224BB ATA Device

Audio

Realtek High Definition Audio

Operating System

Windows 8 Pro 32-bit

Computer type: Desktop

Installation Date: 02/12/2015 15:12:23

Windows Security Center

User Account Control (UAC) Enabled

Notify level 2 - Default

Firewall Enabled

Windows Update

AutoUpdate Download Automatically and Install at Set Scheduled time

Schedule Frequency Every Day

Schedule Time

Windows Defender

Windows Defender Disabled

Antivirus

Avast Antivirus

Antivirus Enabled

Virus Signature Database Up to date

Windows Defender

Antivirus Disabled

Virus Signature Database Up to date

.NET Frameworks installed

v4.5 Full

v4.5 Client

v3.5 SP1

v3.0 SP2

v2.0 SP2

Internet Explorer

Version 10.0.9200.17607

PowerShell

Version 3.0

Java

Java Runtime Environment

Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_111\bin\java.exe

Version 8.0

Update 111

Build 14

Java Runtime Environment

Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_121\bin\java.exe

Version 8.0

Update 121

Build 13

Java Runtime Environment

Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_66\bin\java.exe

Version 8.0

Update 66

Build 18

Java Runtime Environment

Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_91\bin\java.exe

Version 8.0

Update 91

Build 14

Environment Variables

USERPROFILE C:\Users\Roger_000

SystemRoot C:\WINDOWS

User Variables

DASHLANE_DLL_DIR C:\Users\Roger_000\AppData\Roaming\Dashlane\4.8.3.33797\bin\Firefox_Extension\{442718d9-475e-452a-b3e1-fb1ee16b8e9f}\components;C:\Users\Roger_000\AppData\Roaming\Dashlane\4.8.3.33797\ucrt

Path C:\Users\Roger_000\AppData\Roaming\Dashlane\4.6.5.21982\bin\Firefox_Extension\{442718d9-475e-452a-b3e1-fb1ee16b8e9f}\components

C:\Users\Roger_000\AppData\Roaming\Dashlane\4.6.6.23032\bin\Firefox_Extension\{442718d9-475e-452a-b3e1-fb1ee16b8e9f}\components

%DASHLANE_DLL_DIR%

TEMP C:\Users\Roger_000\AppData\Local\Temp

TMP C:\Users\Roger_000\AppData\Local\Temp

Machine Variables

asl.log Destination=file

CLASSPATH .;C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_121\lib\ext\QTJava.zip

ComSpec C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe

FP_NO_HOST_CHECK NO

NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS 2

OS Windows_NT

Path C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath

C:\WINDOWS\system32

C:\WINDOWS

C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem

C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\MPEG

C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\

Report · Aug 04, 2017

As I said, version 7 was not designed to edit non-tape-based video. it's not going to work well with an MP4.

If you're going to edit MP4s, I'd very much recommend you upgrade to at least version 11.

Though you're also going to have trouble editing any video with your current video processor. Your processor rates about a 1700 on this benchmark chart. In my books I always recommend editing with a processor that rates at least a 5000.

PassMark CPU Benchmarks - Low Mid Range CPUs

Report · Aug 04, 2017

I can't afford to upgrade and I only use the program every so often so it looks like I'm stuck with something that doesn't work. What format was used with tape cameras?

Report · Aug 04, 2017

miniDV and HDV.

Report · Aug 07, 2017

Further to all of the above, I converted my MP4 files to MPG and was able to load 50+ clips (as against 6 or 7 MPREG). After that I got the same error message I got before. Doesn't this suggest that my problem is space related rather than processor related? I now have to work out the best way to use the stabilizer.

Report · Aug 07, 2017

Not necessarily. Since version 7 didn't edit MPEGs natively, it was easy to overload the program.

As I've said, version 7 pretty much worked natively with miniDV and HDV tape-based video.

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