Creating a New Project - PE
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Save Location
Multimedia Lab
- Click the Browse button.
- Select the Storage Drive icon on the left.
- Click the New Folder button on the bottom and label it with your name.
- Click Choose.
Computer Center Macs
- Click the Browse button.
- Select the Desktop icon on the left.
- Click the New Folder button on the bottom.
- Name the new folder.
- Click Choose.
Collect Source Media
Before starting a project in Premiere Elements collect and organize any materials that will be used in the project: audio, still images, video clips.
- Create a folder with your name.
- Inside your folder, create folders for audio, stills, and video, and place files accordingly.
New Project
- Launch Premiere Elements from the dock at the bottom of the screen.
- From the top menu, go to File > Save Project As.
- Name the project descriptively (with your name), and choose to save into your project folder.
Import Vixia Clips from a Card Reader
Import clips directly from the memory card reader, available at every station in the Multimedia Lab, or when using the Computer Center checkout a card reader from Media Loan down the hall.
- With the Vixia camera powered off, remove the memory card and insert it into a card reader.
- From the top left of the screen click the Add Media tab.
- From the list, select Videos from Flip or Cameras.
- In the Video Importer window, click the yellow folder icon next to the Save In location, navigate to your project folder, and select choose.
- Preview video clips by selecting them and press play in the Preview window.
- Un-check the box next to clips you do not want to use.
- Click Get Media to import clips. This will duplicate the media files from the memory card to your project folder, and import the files into the Project Assets Tab.
- After importing is completed, eject the memory card by dragging it to the trash, and then place it back in the camera.
- Re-format the memory card before returning equipment to Media Loan.
Projects Settings
When creating a new project Premiere Elements will automatically adjust the project settings to match the first type of video content that is imported. Project settings cannot be changed after starting a project.
Vixia
- Select NTSC > AVCHD > Full HD 1080i 30
- Click OK
Canon Rebel
- Select NTSC > DSLR > 1080p
- Select 1080p24 if the source footage is 24 fps.
- Select 1080p30 if the source footage is 30 fps.
- Click OK
Changing Project Settings
- When you drag in content that does not match the project settings Elements will inquire if you want to use the closest available preset.
- If you select not to change your project settings you may have problematic playback.