9 Replies Latest reply on Jun 7, 2012 12:35 PM by AltusDyna

Huge file size and long save time in Premiere Elements 10

AltusDyna Jun 6, 2012 10:38 AM

I have just got Premiere Elements 10.

I have a 80MB webinar recording in wmv format which I'm using PE10 to remove sections and resave. No fancy filters or effects. Just cutting out unwanted bits. My issue is that no matter what save formats I look to set, my 60 minute cut down video is estimated at almost 6GB. It has also been rendering and saving for the past 3 hours and only at 41%. How in the world can the shorter video be 75 times larger than the original!!!!

I've used a lot of Adobe products in the past so I can't believe this software would actually be designed to be this way. I had previously used other software such as Windows Movie Maker and the file and save times were much smaller/shorter.

My laptop has 4GB of RAM and an Intel Core Duo 2.66GHz processor so that can't be it. Also my Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator etc all run fine.

Any advise please? I must be missing something. PE10 couldn't be this useless.

1. Re: Huge file size and long save time in Premiere Elements 10

Steve Grisetti Jun 6, 2012 11:26 AM (in response to AltusDyna)

If you're going to use WMVs as your source video format, Windows MovieMaker is a much better way to go, since it uses it as its main workflow.

For Premiere Elements, it's one of the least efficient formats to use for your source video.

If you don't have the option to save your webinar to another format, I'd highly recommend you use MovieMaker rather than Premiere Elements to edit this footage. Otherwise, you're just going to drive yourself crazy.
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2. Re: Huge file size and long save time in Premiere Elements 10

nealeh Jun 6, 2012 11:30 AM (in response to AltusDyna)

What project setting did you use for the project in which you imported the WMV file?
What Share settings are you using?

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3. Re: Huge file size and long save time in Premiere Elements 10

AltusDyna Jun 6, 2012 11:33 AM (in response to Steve Grisetti)

I'm starting to think that. Problem was that for no reason Windows Movie Maker started to squash the width of the saved video. First it happened when I used my work laptop so I switched to my personal one. Then it started on that one too. I didn't change any settings. It just happened spontaneously! Nothing more head wrecking.
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4. Re: Huge file size and long save time in Premiere Elements 10

AltusDyna Jun 6, 2012 11:43 AM (in response to nealeh)

There was no straight match which I was surprised at as .wmv is a common format (well I'm no expert but I assume it is...). I stayed away from any setting that looked like it was HD or very large as I didn't need a HD output. Just a viewable file that's not hundreds of MB's or GB's in size. Same goes for the saving. Looked for something that would be small and even reduced down the width/ height to hopefully save space. No such luck :-(
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5. Re: Huge file size and long save time in Premiere Elements 10

nealeh Jun 6, 2012 1:14 PM (in response to AltusDyna)

So exactly what settings did you use (for the Project and for the Share)?

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6. Re: Huge file size and long save time in Premiere Elements 10

AltusDyna Jun 6, 2012 1:19 PM (in response to nealeh)

Hi Neale. Its still saving so don't want to touch it in case it explodes! Once it stops, which its telling me is in over 2 hours, I'll have a look. Thanks for your interest. I know there must be logical solution.
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7. Re: Huge file size and long save time in Premiere Elements 10

AltusDyna Jun 7, 2012 8:53 AM (in response to nealeh)

Hi Neale,

So after 9 hours saving the result looked like it had been gone over several times with a cheese grater! Very frustrating. On the settings I was trying to pick ones that looked small - Project: NTSC-AVCHID-AVCHDLite720p24 and the Share was a modified MPEG HD 720p 30 version (Frame size 1002x564, Frame Rate 25, TV Standard NTSC.) Didn't change the audio at all.

Thanks.

Colin
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8. Re: Huge file size and long save time in Premiere Elements 10

nealeh Jun 7, 2012 10:56 AM (in response to AltusDyna)

AltusDyna wrote:

On the settings I was trying to pick ones that looked small
That'll be your problem.

It sounds as though you have tried to select project settings that match your anticipated output. That is completely wrong for PRE (although it is the case in some competitor products. In PRE you must pick a project setting that exactly matches your clips. You can identify the clips with something like GSpot or MediaInfo.

You will also know if you picked the right setting when you add a clip to the TimeLine. If a red line appears across the top of the TimeLine you have picked the wrong setting.

Analyze your clip with GSpot and post a screenshot here. Then we can tell you what setting to use.

Cheers,
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Neale
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9. Re: Huge file size and long save time in Premiere Elements 10

AltusDyna Jun 7, 2012 12:35 PM (in response to nealeh)

Excellent advice. Will do.

Thanks a million for the tips.

Colin
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