Afraid to Laugh - Premiere Elements

New Project

1. Go to File > New > Project
2. Name the project descriptively (with your name)
3. Select a location to Save In.

Save Location

Multimedia Lab

1. Click the Browse button.
2. Select the User Drive icon on the left.
3. Click the New Folder button on the bottom and label it with your name.
4. Click Choose.

Changing Project Settings

1. When you drag in content that does not match the project settings Elements will inquire if you want to use the closest available preset.
2. If you select not to change your project settings you may have problematic playback.

Editing Modes

There are two different modes to edit content: Timeline and Sceneline. It is recommended to use the Timeline view because of more available features.

Trimming Source Clips in the Preview Monitor

Remove unwanted footage from source clips.

1. Double click on a video clip in the Task Panel
2. A preview window appears of the video with playback controls and handles for setting in and out points.
3. Adjust the handles or place the playhead and press I to set an in point, or O to set the out point.

*The in and out points can always be adjusted to reveal the full length of the clip.

Insert Edit

Shifts other clips in the timeline out of the way-

• Click and drag a clip from the task panel into a video track in the timeline.
• Release the mouse when an icon with a right pointing arrow appears.
• Other audio/video clips will move forward or backward out of the way.

Overlay Edit

Covers up one clip with another-

• Click and drag clips over other clip into the timeline by pressing and holding the command key.
• Release the mouse when a centered arrow icon appears.

Snapping

When moving clips in the timeline this will align to other objects (playhead, other clips, markers, etc) and prevent gaps.

• From the top menu Timeline > Snap, or press S.