Adobe Premiere Elements/AVCHD?

Can anyone confirm if Adobe Premiere Elements 12 will import AVCHD at 50p? I have a Canon Legria HF R46 which I can't import into imovies from so wondered if Adobe Premiere Elements 12 would be the way to go? any help very much appreciated, thanks. Annie

Best to ask this in the Elements forum on the Adobe website.
Good luck,
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Projects settings for AVCHD MTS files in Adobe Premiere Elements 8

Hello,
I have read several discussions already, about importing AVCHD MTS file in Adobe Elements (version 8), but I'm also confused a littlebit, so I would like to confirm if I'm correct.
FYI, I have a Canon Legria HFR26 camera and am using Adobe Premiere Elements 8 (with the latest updates installed).
According to the specs in the Canon instruction manual:
Videos are recorded in high definition using AVCHD specifications
(MPEG-4/H.264 compression).
Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch
The camera supports making video's in different format, but I have done it in the default SP format, which results in a resolution of 1440x1080 (50 fields per second, interlaced).
I have copied the video from the camera to my harddisk, and Windows also mentions the video's as AVCHD of 1440x1080 (Bitrate 7672kbps).
The frame rate is 25 frames/second. I assume this is correct for 50i?
So, when I import my video's into Adobe Elements 8, I select the following projects settings:
PAL, AVCHD, HD 1080i 25
Because the description matches my video files:
- For editing with 1440x1080i AVCHD camcorders.
- 16:9 interlaced HD video at 25 frames per second.
- 48kHz audio.
The video's are imported correctly and I can play them. However, as soon as I drop a video on the timeline, Adobe immediately starts background rendering the video (a red line appears on the timeline).
What I understand from some discussions, is that this shouldn't happen, because the video format doesn't match the project settings. On the other hand, I have also read that for Adobe Elements 8 this is normal behaviour and it always start background rendering AVCHD video's.
Is this expected behaviour or should I chance my projects settings or maybe even convert my video files to a different format?
Thanks,
Michiel

The ability to work natively with AVCHD files was not added until version 10, Michiel. So you'll still have to render while you work in version 8.

Problem with Adobe Premiere Elements 11

Hello
Need your advice .
Problem Description:
Adobe Premiere Elements 11 (BOX)
After adding any the timeline material ( pictures or music or video) , 2-3 seconds hanging.
Then closes without any notification.
This program gave me a friend, not for need. He used it to me.
By not knowing at first I installed a Pr, and then my friend temporarily deactivate the license .
In the "Help" menu is available only " Deactivate" ...
It is a problem with the activation or something else?
Hardware:
Operating system Windows XP 32bit sp3
3GB RAM
Processor Intel Q8300 ( 4 cores )
motherboard Asus P5P41TD
video card nVidia GT220 - Latest drivers
Direct X 9.0c
Software:
last QuickTime
microsoft visual c + + 2008 redistributable
microsoft visual c + + 2010 redistributable
net framework 4
net framework 3.5
net framework 3.5 language pack
k-lite codec pack full
Help please .

-What model of camcordder is your video coming from and what format and resolution is it?
I tried to add a video with the two devices.
Samsung HMX-H300
Video settings added to the project:
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1280x720 50fps 12009kbps [V:
HMX-H300 [eng] (h264 main L4.1, yuv420p, 1280x720, 12009 kb / s)]
Audio: AAC 48000Hz stereo 127kbps [A:
HMX-H300 [eng] (aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, 127 kb / s)]
Used settings:
PAL-AVCHD-AVCHD LITE 720p50
The same thing happens and another video.
Sony DSC-H5
Video settings:
Video: MPEG1 Video 640x480 30fps 104857kbps [V: mpeg1video, yuv420p, 640x480, 104857 kb / s]
Audio: MPEG Audio 32000Hz mono 64kbps [A: mp2, 32000 Hz, mono, 64 kb / s]
Used settings:
DSLR-480p-DSLR 640x480p50
the same result.
-How did you get the video from this camcorder to your computer?
Files are copied to the flash card to the HDD.
-Have you ensured that a video clip from this camcorder is the first clip on your timeline so that the program can match its project settings to your video specs?
Yes. Video clip from this camcorder is the first clip in the timeline.
Parameters of the project and the video above.
-When your project settings match your video specs, you will NOT see a yellow orange line along the top of the timeline, above your video clips, in Expert mode. Is this the case with your project?
No. I suspect that the problem occurs in the video is displayed on the timeline.
Because the assets of the project and put the video thumbnail is displayed on this video.
at the time of the drop on the timeline displays only rectangular frame that meets the duration of the video itself. let go of the mouse button. Displays only the blue rectangle.
Thumbnails of the first and last frames do not appear. takes 2-3 seconds and Pr closed.
I believe that until you see the yellow line is not reached.
-Have you ensured that any photos you use are sized to no larger than 2000x1500 pixels in size?
Yes, size is not more than 2000x1500
- You're using a somewhat antiquated 32-bit operating system that can make limited use of your RAM load (which may explain why you only have 3 gigs of RAM), so you'll need to optimize your workflow by matching project settings to your video as closely as possible in order for the program to work effectively and stably.
yes, you're right. need to upgrade to 64bit. so I put 4GB of RAM, but I can not install 64bit Vindovs. no time. and available only 3.25 GB.
I would add, I hope it will help isolate the problem.
I've been tracking work in process monitor Pr. the very moment when it closes when you move the video on the timeline.
begins after the closing lines
Registry
RegOpenKey
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\ContentAnalysisData.dll
Before doing so, refer to
File System
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Premiere Elements\11.0\Online\DVD Templates\All_Lang\General\(A) Fun\it_IT_FUN_PAL_S_SM_OUTPUT_s_prv_sm.png
and the like ...
I turned drvatson. now the error appears as a window.
System disk, and on which stands Pr error checking. there are no errors.drive on which stands Pr error checking. There are no errors.

Adobe Premiere Elements 0.9 project crash, HELP!

This is the first time I am using these forums, so I hope I posted this in the right sektions.
I need help and solutions for a Project which constantly crashes on my Adobe Premiere Elements 0.9. This program has been awesome and helped me create some projects and videos successfully, up until.... well for about 3 days ago when my latest project crashed when I had just antered and checking the storyboard etc, triggering a "Serious Error" message and then it shuts down. I try again and again, but everytime I try to put something (any sound or video etc) on the storyboard and start working etc the same damn "Serious Error" message and then allways shuts down. It's allways this same and only project (which has worked fine before) that crashes like this...
In an attempt to first solve the problem myself I went through the Premiere Elements 9 files and deleted finnished projects and automatic saved process on projects etc, but still won't work even better... The funny thing is that when I open another project (a finnished project I left saved just in case) and go through the storyboard there and messes around a little and such, it won't crash nor trigger the same message as my latest project. And that program even has some effects on every footageclip on it too, but still it works fine. Haven't touched the program or the program until and since yesterday night to give it some rest but it still won't work, the project just keeps crashing like when and since it first started a few days ago.
I have also read through and tried some things from this Help/Troubleshoot page:
http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/kb/troubleshoot-damaged-projects-premiere-element s.html
I have so far been doing 1 and 2 of the "Beginning Troubleshooting", otherwise I have been reading it all and such. I am also kinda afraid to do the 3 of the first quests because I worked so hard on this project and even tough it just keeps crushing, I'm afraid to lose it. Other, I have deleted audios and such from my filegallery on my Adobe Premiere Eements, stuff I don't need anymore because its projects are already done. After I did that I also tried to create a new project just for testing. The amazing this about this is that this the new created project I created works just fine, I could do all kinds of the stuff, effects and advanced editing which I did on the same project before it started crushing. Tough I didn't save that test-project since I didn't find a reason to since it worked so good. And so the thing is that I can start and create a new project and start working and do usual stuff on it with no problem, same when I open up another project and do stuff, it all works just fine! It is just this one and only project that keeps crushing with this "Serious Error" message, all the time... Does anybody else have, or has had the same problem? What could the problem and error be and how to fix it?
This crushing project do has some effects on every footageclip/videoclip on it, to set the right mood for the musicvideo I'm making. I am making a musicvideo, and I haven't even done the half of the project/video. The song I am making this musicvideo with is about 00:07:32 in length, and (tough this detail may have no influence or meaning) the music is Symphonic Metal. The actual file of the song is 6,96 MB in size. This is also not the first time I've done such projects with such long songs on this same program either, one of my last videos I managed to successfully make and create a musicvideo with a song which was about 13 minutes and 30 seconds in length, and I also used effects on pretty much every videoclip on that project too.
The current filesize so far on the actual project.prel-file of my project that keeps crushing is 9.73 MB.
I am also using Adobe Premiere Elements and doing this troubleing, crashing project on a PC, a Fujitsu Windows (I believe Windows 7, or even updated to a newer version?). It has a regular ATI-card. The computer also has 2 modems and there's still some pretty GB amount free on them. The PC's main system also has a RAM in 6.00 GB and the operative system is the 64-bites.
In short, the PC should just fine be able to handle Adobe Premiere Elements 0.9 and all its projects, just as it has handled it all before plus all my PC games at that. So it must be something with my Adobe Premiere Elements and that specific project which is the problem, but what is the problem and the serious error and how to fix it?
Could it help to save and create the actual video in this crashing project, delete that project then start a new project, upload and put in the videofile of the crashing project in that new project and then continue from there?
In either cases, I need help with this. Please, help!

Thanks so much for your reply, Steve!
Even tough I trust you guys enough here on the official Adobe site/forums to answer those questions as best I can, I am at the same time not very fond of giving away too much information because of safety. I understand I have to If I'm to recieve the accurate answers and solution, but as this is the internet you can never know. But again, I trust you guys enough on here and thus I'll try to answer those questions as best I can, even tough I am not very good with such stuff about computers. The PC I am using is also not only mine, it is the family computer also which me and my whole family uses.
The operating system on my computer (according to the computer propotions etc) is a 64-bites operating system and the computer/PC is also a Windows 7 Home Premium.
The processor the computer/PC have is a Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU and the RAM is 6.00 GB. However, (and I hope I make this understandable because the computer/PC is in swedish)the subscore of RAM in the computer's Performance-Classification/Ranking is 7,5. The processor subscore is 7,3 per second. And the free space? Well, we have two modems, let's say a modem A and a modem B. Adobe Premiere Elements 0.9 is set to save all its stuff etc on modem B, while modem A is the main modem and spaces all main stuff and other things of the computer/PC. Modem A has about 314 GB of free space, while modem B has 207 GB of free space. Modem A's capacity is a total of 489 GB in which 175 GB has been used, the modems filesystem is a NTFS. Modem B is also a NTFS filesystem and its capacity is a total of 439 GB in which 232 GB has been used. And the Disk Cleanup? I believe my that latest ran it for about a few weeks ago. We also have a CCleaner also. But about the Disk Defragmenter, I have no idea. What exactly does a Disk Defragmenter do?
You mean, entering my project that keeps crushing and simply rename it by using "Save As"? If that is what you mean, I dunnow If that actually worked. When I still tried to do stuff and edit the crashing project (tough as said, it hardly took any changes and process before it triggered that message) and then crashed and shut down, and I opened up the program again (trying to open the same project that way), it asked me If I wanted to re-create the missing process from the last crash of the same project. I tried it and it automaticly was renamed to a for example Project.copy. But when I tried to work with that it was to no futher success, the project kept crashing. I haven't renamed the project by "Save As" tough, but I doubt it'll work, I even tried to rename the actual project file in the Adobe Premiere Elements files but nope... the project keeps crashing. But also about the same question, "Save As" under a new name but in its own folder? You mean the actual project folder or Adobe Premiere Elements preview folder of the projects?
My camcorder is pretty old by now, have had it since I turned 15, it has worked pretty good since then. Its model is a Sony Handycam, Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar OPTICAL 20x. Even tough the last thing maybe doesn't say anything, this is all I know about my camcorder, except that it is a model no. DCR-HC17E PAL. But in that Project which keeps crashing, there are only a few actual camcorder clips used as I am making a Game-MusicVideo and most of the footage of the Video-game (actually a PC game) I'm making a musicvideo of is downloaded from Youtube mostly from a guy I asked permission for to download his recorded footage of the game. I used a Youtube downloader called ClipConverter. As I don't have a SD card I cannot make this footage myself. But some footage I recorded on my camcorder, but If I can find high quality clips and get them, I will. The other footages is actual official trailers of the PC games which also was downloaded from the net. But I can give you the stuffs filetypes and hoping that may help. The downloaded footage which was downloaded by this ClipConverter, are MP4 files. The other stuff (which were official trailers) and most of them are also MP4 files, the others are QuickTime-film files. Many of these downloaded footages and trailers are also in HD quality, at least some of them I think.
The actual filetype ofthe footage I myself recorded with my camcorder are, well.... it says Videoclip in the file. Maybe it is AVI?
The project settings? You mean the settings you set at first when starting as a new project? The general settings are, in editingsettings it is AVCHD 270p square pixel. This is kinda hard for me to tell since everything is in swedish in my program. But these settings has worked perfectly before, same with all files, footages and videoclips I have been using, also all the soundfiles etc. Even the actual crashing project worked perfectly before it started crashing... So why does it so suddenly start crashing now?
The audio is a song I copied directly from its album and CD into the computer/PC and it seems to be in WMA format in filetype.
And lastly, no I haven't rendered the timeline of the project ever, not even on my other projects. What does the rendering do and is useful for? I have very little knowledge of it. Other, I keep the Timeline mode open all the time because I can edit my videos much better with it, but perhaps that editing method make little influence of the actual problem.
Other, yesterday when writing the post and topic, I forgot to mention that I restarded my computer right after I created a new project, that testing project. When finnished with the testing I restarted the computer. Since then I haven't touched the crashing project since now tonight, when checking its settings for this post. I am also right now trying to create and save the actual videofile of it, saving it on my computer. I'll soon see If it's successful without any crashing interruptions, plus that the video itself works and is smooth when I'll play it on Windows Media Player like all the rest of my other videos. I do this just in case I must create a new project to be able to continue with my musicvideo, as the first part of it I worked very hard on.
Other and again, I am still puzzled about why this is even happening, that this project which worked perfectly fine before, just suddenly starts triggering that "Serious Error" message and crashes. And in this program which worked so perfect before. Has this happened to anyone else before? Has anyone else experienced the same issue I have? Is this a knowledgable issue which has solutions and ways to fix it?... :/

Error generating movie Adobe Premiere Elements 11

Hello,
I recently upgraded from Adobe Premiere Elements 8 to 11 (11.0).
My system is Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit, running on Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.5 GHz, 4GB Ram, with 75GB free diskspace.
My input movies are AVCHD 1440x1080 25i video's (MTS files).
Everything is running fine. Editing goes smoothly (even smoother than when I was still using PE8). So in that sense I'm very satisfied and I think my system can handle it well. It doesn't seem to run out of memory, etc.
However, now I want to generate the output movie. The movie is about 10 minutes long and has some music and transitions under it. Previewing the movie goes fine.
I've tried uploading it to Youtube (HD 1440x1080 file). The progress monitor stays at 0% for 5 minutes and then suddenly goes 2 100% in a few seconds and afterwards starts to upload the movie. However, the movie that's actually uploaded contained only the first 4 seconds of the video. When I tried again, it was about 14 sec.
So, then I tried generating movies locally on the PC. I tried:
Adobe Flash HD 720p.
MPEG2 HDTV 1080i 25
MPEG2 PAL DVD Widescreen
and some other formats (can't exactly remember which).
All of them ended with errors: "Error compiling movie", with cause unknown.
So, I haven't been able to generate any movie and I can't find out why it fails.
Any recommendations?
Thanks,
Michiel

These are not specifically for PreElements, but since other Adobe products have the same "core" in many instances, worth reading
As well as the below, right click the program icon and select Run as Administrator, which is NOT the same thing as running the computer with the Administrator account, and which fixes several "odd" problems... To create a two layer DVD (or a BluRay?), you MUST have Encore set to use the Run as Administrator option
Run as Administrator http://forums.adobe.com/thread/969395
Odd Errors http://forums.adobe.com/thread/670174
Long File Names or odd characters cause problems
Read http://forums.adobe.com/thread/588273
And #4 http://forums.adobe.com/thread/666558
And This Message Thread http://forums.adobe.com/thread/665641
Things and Software to AVOID when authoring/burning a DVD... says Encore, but also applies to Premiere Elements and disc burning
Start --> http://forums.adobe.com/thread/608660
#2 has WHY Explained http://forums.adobe.com/thread/607390
Plus http://forums.adobe.com/thread/562941
Create an ISO (Encore) or folder on your hard drive (Encore or Premiere Elements) and then use the FREE http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download to write files or folders or ISO to disc for DVD or BluRay (send the author a PayPal donation if you like his program)
Imgburn will read the ACTUAL disc brand from the disc, which is not always the same as the box label (Memorex is notorious for buying "anything" and putting it inside a Memorex box)
When you write to disc with Imgburn, use the SLOWEST possible speed setting, so your burner has the best chance to create "good, well formed" laser burn holes... since no DVD player is required to read a burned disc, having a "good" one from a high quality blank will help
Use Taiyo Yuden single layer or Verbatim Two layer Or Falcon Pro for inkjet printable Two layer

Adobe Premiere Elements 7 With Worthless Error Messages.

I have been a programmer since 1984, and if I saw a programmer in my team wrote these worthless error messages, I would go into my office and kill myself.
I Googled them, and I found them discussed; but the responses were of no use to me, mostly.
1. The error message I got that brought me to the edge of a cliff is: "Sorry, a serious error has occurred that require Adobe Premiere Elements to shutdown. We will attempt to save your current project."
Then it crashed.
When I was taking Operating Systems in my computer science class, a crash means you will get no more than 60 (out of 100). At IBM, a crash is always a SEVerity 1 issue. There is no way around it. Crash means the program is worthless.
I Googled it, and Adobe suggested it could be some drivers using virtual audio. I uninstalled everything I could find, and this problem is not going away. I looked at the sound device configuration, and it's using physical audio, not virtual audio.
I uninstalled Premiere Elements 7 five times and reinstalled them. They still failed. Finally, I reinstalled it at a different location, and it managed to "Found default catalog. Trying to open the default catalog." Then crashed.
If I wanted to use the default catalog, I would have said so. If I knew where they are, I would have set them on fire.
Anyway, I have a project due this afternoon, and I am stuck with these worthless Adobe Premiere Elements 7 error messages. No wonder Steve Jobs banned Adobe Flash. They are pretty worthless.
Sorry I am so upset, because none of you need to read my frustration; but I am up to my neck with Adobe. Once I get my project done, and I am switching to SONY Vegas.
But, for now, would someone tell me how to get rid of these problems so I can get the video edited? Thank you.

I noticed these errors were reported years ago, and Adobe has done NOTHING to improve it.
Go back to my little list of how problems, crashes and errors sort out. That was how it was way back with Premiere programs, and how it still sorts out.
Even the patch for PrE 8 was mainly to get it functioning with nVidia and ATI graphics cards. Yes, those "fixes" probably straddle the line between Bugs and system, with a nod towards Bugs. I know that Adobe takes their Bugs very seriously, and work overtime trying to find fixes for those, that do exist. Though it took a bit of time, as they gathered info, still Adobe had a patch, and that is rare for PrElements, due to the normal lifespan of that program.
I provide some of the same answers today, that I did years ago, to fix the problems. In nearly every case, things sort out per that list. As "system" is both #1 and is also by far the largest segment of causes, that is where I begin looking. With PC's, there are myriad configurations, and most are not suited for video editing. Too many load up their e-machine and expect to edit HD material. Obviously, that is not the case here, but there could still be equipment incompatibilities, or just some tweaking needed. I see similar in the PrPro forum, as the Mac-users put the program on their MacBook Pros, with one tiny HDD, and a very weak CPU, and things go horribly wrong. If PrE was ported for the Mac, we'd have the same issues here. Usually, my first question will be about the I/O sub-system, i.e. the HDD's, their size, speed, free space, controller type and how they are allocated. Video editing is highly I/O intensive, and most computers are not even close to being able to efficiently handle it. I recommend a minimum of 3x SATA, physical HDD's, and suggest that they be setup to spread the I/O workload over all three. Some manage with a 2x I/O, but that is below MY minimum, and is the real minimum from Adobe. A single HDD I/O is just going to cause bottlenecks, and there is no way around that.
Once, it was more the domain of the PC, that one had system issues, as Mac's were so limited and controlled. Now, as they have gained the ability to expand beyond the absolute control of Apple, those users are finding out that systems DO matter.
Notice #2 - Assets. Not all AV material is meant to be edited. Some, like AVCHD (a consumer format) will require a pro-level computer, just to get smooth playback! The second most common issue is trying to edit material that has something like the Xvid, or DivX CODEC.
Number 3 - Project, is very important too. One must match their Project Preset to their source footage. If not, then there will be problems. The failure to do this match is one of the biggest causes of issues, though usually not crashes, or hangs.
Number 4 - OE, is when a user decides to push a button, and expects something else to happen, and often because that's how it worked in another program. Many argue with me that #2 and #3 are OE too, but I am much more lenient, than they are.
Then, there ARE the Bugs. PrPro CS4 had a bunch. CS4.1 fixed a few, but broke some other things. It was not until CS4.2, that things got corrected, mostly, with that version. Then, CS5 hit, and seems quite good, but has a few Bugs too. Some were left over from CS4. A new update for CS5 is coming, and soon. Will it also fix those lingering Bugs? Only time will tell. Will it be a perfect program? Doubtful, but I'll bet that it'll be a "better" program.
Think back to when you started programming. You were writing apps. for the majority of the install-base. However, what happened if the user had Extended Memory? What happened if they had Expanded Memory? What happened if they had both, and a software manager to handle those? Most still had 640KB. By that time, I had 2GB, though my MoBo could only handle 1GB with the managers. How could you write for me? I was 1:1000000, or maybe even less. I had to do my programming on the fly, and often had boot discs for different programs. It's not that much different now, except that I would not be such a rarity any more, but hardly mainstream.
I'll bet that we can sort much out, by tackling the "Big 3," and then working down, if necessary.
I like doing test Projects, keeping things simple, and testing as we make them more complex. That helps isolate the issues in most cases. In another thread, the poor user says that all Project Presets, all formats and all Export setting yield issues. My first thought is to isolate on one Project Preset, one set of Assets, and see if it's a system issue.
Sometimes it's easy, and that is good, 'cause the user gets to editing and not fritzing so much. Just nailed one in Encore, but the poster gave me all the data necessary, and my memory did not fail me (maybe it was not "wine-thirty yet?). One post, and one correct answer. Life is good. Sometimes, it takes days, and many posts, to narrow things down. In but a few, there is an answer. In those (like the PGC error in Encore) one never does really solve the issue, and the only hope is to get the OP to start over, do everything by the book, and hope for the best, this time around.
Good luck, and be assured - I do feel your pain. If I have not had one of THOSE error messages, believe me, I have read of them too many times.
Hunt

Adobe Premiere Elements 10 - missing and relinking files

I have adobe premiere elements 10 and I am hoping someone can please help me with an issue I am having with unlinked files.
The problem: somehow the files in adobe premiere elements organizer have lost the link w/ the originals. Whether I manually search or allow premiere elements to search, I am unable to relink the files. I thought I had the original file structure from the camera (Canon Vixia; file structure AVCHD - BDMV - STREAM - then there are the files). However all that is in the original file structure are the .xmp files (not the .MTS files like there normally are) I will be honest and say that the computer files did get rather disorganized w/ multiple copies of things (I was having issues w/ converting files w/ the mac, and I used a duplicate finder to find duplicates about a year ago and deleted what I thought were multiple copies of things). Then left the project alone, and now trying to reorganize the videos and make a DVD.
The goal: relink the files
The importance: Everything links up except for about 4-5 months worth of videos. Which happen to be the videos of my 2nd child's birth (her first moments in the hospital, first bath, first Christmas, first everything!) So this is extremely important to me that I find the files and relink them.
What I've done: Manually searched the mac, the backup drive and the cloud backup. No luck. I also had adobe premiere elements search - no luck. I have used the mac search function looking for key words and later the file name (which shows up in Adobe premiere elements organizer - but it has the little yellow question mark prompting me to relink the files - then I can't find the original to link it to).
Fingers are crossed: that someone can tell me there is something I can do with these .xmp files to relink them? Anything that can be done at all? The premiere elements organizer even shows a picture of what the video is - not just a blank gray screen - where is it pulling these images from if they don't exist on the computer somehow?
I've learned my lesson on keeping original files separate, but please help me save and preserve my daughter's precious first memories!
Thanks so much.

Thank you so much for your reply.
-When I right click the thumbnail in Elements Organizer & go to "show properties", I see a picture of a folder and the file structure where it should be found (Macintosh HD/Users/ourfirstlastname/Videos/09 30/ 12/ ). When I follow that file structure on our macintosh HD, there is no "videos" folder in the hard drive. As a side note, the file name in Elements is 00029.MTS so it is trying to find the MTS file.
-Yes, I have Premiere elements 10, working on a mac and I work with Elements Organizer 10 as well
-Yes, the problem is that I can't find on the computer hard drive the originals for those 4-5 months of videos. All that is there is the XMP files (which dates match what I'm looking for). There aren't any .mts files that match the dates anywhere to be found. It is unfortunately very possible I over-did it with cleaning but I really am holding out hope that I'm just looking in the wrong spot. I am pretty proficient on a PC but unfortunately rather new to the mac and was holding out hope that they are hidden somewhere and it's just user error that I can't find them.
-I don't actually have a project that is missing files - it's just missing in the elements organizer. I had not yet started the 2012 project yet. I was attempting to start the project this evening when I discovered that the files I had put in organizer months ago were not linking correctly. When I click on files that are present (basically some files after November 2012) and follow the link, I am able to find them (.MTS files and some .MOV files) in the hard drive.
-I very well could have renamed source media files and folders and likely moved them around. I feel like they would have to be somewhere for there to be an image on the Premiere elements organizer (image w/ little yellow question mark on it) - unless that image is part of the .xmp file?
-I do not have the original footage on the camera's memory. We only use the internal memory of the camera & transfer to computer & back up - keeping original file structure so I figured that was enough :-( Unfortunately that footage from 2012 is long gone off the camera.
Thanks again for your help. If it was any other footage I'd chalk it up to a lesson learned, but those first moments of my daughter's life are super important so I hope I can figure this out!

Adobe premiere elements 11 rendering at lower bit rate than i select

Hi, I'm using Adobe Premiere Elements 11, 64-bit Windows.
I keep trying to render a project at a bit target bit rate of 10.05 MB/S (.h264 1080p MP4) but the resulting .mp4 file keeps coming out with an average bit rate of around 7000kb instead of 10,000kb...
The source files used in the project are 17mbs..
Other projects are rendering fine.
Would be very grateful for some advice.
Edit: Now realised it's happening to a substantial fraction of my projects. I am being very careful to select the right render settings

Sminty
Please confirm
Premiere Elements 11
a. Export as
Publish+Share
Computer
AVCHD
with presets = MP4 H.264 1920 x 1080p30
and, under the Advanced Button/Video Tab of the preset, what are your setting for Maximum Bitrate to go along with the 10.5 Mbps Target Bitrate (the units there are Mbps or Mb/second which is megabits per second).
b. I believe that each encode needs to be looked at separately.
One example...Original AVCHD.mov file, 1920 x 1080p29.97, 69.9 MB, 12.579 seconds, and Bitrate Overall 46.6 Mbps and Bitrate 45 Mbps.
I decided that i would try for an AVCHD.mp4 export whose properties read out would include bitrate 10.5 Mbps.
I selected Publish+Share/Computer/AVCHD with Presets = MP4 H.264 1920 x 1080p30, and, in the Advanced Settings set Bitrate as VBR 2 Pass
Target 10.5 Mbps and Maximum 15 Mbps.
The result was an AVCHD.mp4 1920 x 1080p30 file with a Bitrate Overall 10.8 and Bitrate 10.6 Mbps.
Second example..Original AVCHD.mov file from another camera, 1920 x 1080p30, 24.0 MB, 14.14 seconds, and Bitrate Overall 14.4 Mbps and Bitrate 12.2.
I selected Publish+Share/Computer/AVCHD with Presets = MP4 H.264 1920 x 1080p30, and, in the Advanced Settings set Bitrate as VBR 2 Pass
Target 5 Mbps and Maximum 10 Mbps.
The result was an AVCHD.mp4 1920 x 1080p30 with a Bitrate Overall 5.17 Mbps and Bitrate 5.006.
Please review and consider.
Thank you.
ATR

Video editing & playback issues: Adobe Premiere Elements 8

Hello all,
I have made several attempts at transfering HD video files from my camcorder to my PC and then editing.
When I try to play the transferred file, it is a little choppy and then gets worse as I edit it.
Here are my specs/config:
System:
HP Pavilion a6720y
Windows Vista 64 bit
NVIDIA GeForce GT 440
AMD Phenon 9550 Quad Core 2.2Ghz
6GB RAM
640GB SATA drive, 7200 rpm
Camera:
Sony HDR-XR150
Editing Software:
Adobe Premiere Elements 8
I copy the video files from the camcorder to the computer via USB 2.0.
When I connect the camera directly to the TV the video plays without any issues. So I know the AVCHD files are "good" and I suspect they are also possibly "good" on my hard drive, but just cannot be played or edited appropriately for some reason.
One input I received was that due to the nature of AVCHD files, I should convert the video to "I-frame codec" and then edit. Can Adobe Premiere Elements do this?
Any other thoughts/ideas?
Thanks for any help.
D

6GB RAM
PE version 8 is 32bit, so is not using all of your ram
640GB SATA drive, 7200 rpm
I edit AVCHD (with PPro) with THREE hard drives
My 3 hard drives are configured as...
1 - 320Gig Boot for Win7 64bit Pro and all program installs
2 - 320Gig data for Win7 swap file and video project files
When I create a project on #2 drive, the various work files follow,
so my boot drive is not used for the media cache folder and files
3 - 1Terabyte data for all video files... input & output files (*)
(*) for 4 drives, drive 3 all source files & drive 4 all output files
Search Microsoft to find out how to redirect your Windows swap file
http://search.microsoft.com/search.aspx?mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US
Trying to use only ONE Hard Drive for Video Editing
You are a music conductor, with a baton that you use to point to various parts of the orchestra... this is like Windows pointing to various parts of the hard drive to do Windows housekeeping or to load program segments for various functions
Now, at the same time and with the same hand... while still using the baton to conduct the orchestra... pick up a bow and play a fiddle... this would be doing something with your video file at the same time as all the other work
You as a person cannot do both at the same time with the same hand
A computer is a LITTLE better, in that it can switch from one kind of task to another very quickly... but not quickly enough for EASY video editing
You need AT LEAST two hard drives (separate drives, never a partition http://forums.adobe.com/thread/650708 for more) with Windows (or Mac OS) and software on your boot drive, and video files on a 2nd drive so the boot drive is not slowed down by trying to do everything
I find that the three drives I use work very well for me, for editing AVCHD video... some people use a 4th drive, so video INPUT files are on drive three and all OUTPUT files are on drive four... I only bought a mid-tower case instead of a full tower case (my bad... but had to fit in the space available on my office desk!) so I use the three drives that will fit
Depending on your exact hardware (motherboard brand & model AND USB2 enclosure brand & model AND external hard drive brand & model) AND the type of video file, you may... or may NOT... be able to use an external USB2 hard drive for SD (Standard Definition) video editing
Steve Grisetti in the Premiere Elements forum http://forums.adobe.com/thread/856208 and Jim Simon in the Premiere Pro forum http://forums.adobe.com/thread/856433 use USB externals for editing
A USB3 hard drive connected to a motherboard with USB3 is supposed to be fast enough for video editing (I don't have such, so don't know) but eSata DOES have a fast enough data transfer for video editing... I have not used the eSata Dock below... for reference only, YMMV and all the usual disclaimers
http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-BlacX-eSATA-Docking-Station/dp/B001A4HAFS/ref=cm_cmu_pg_ t

Adobe Premiere Elements. Crash at transcode

Dear Adobe Community,
i got every time on ~66% a crash on transcoding. I will export (AVCHD/Bluray) my movie on a Disc/Computer but there is always the same problem with a movie longer than 1h. If i cut this movie to half. It works without a problem. I tried to export the 1st and the 2nd half that i can exlude errors in my files/jpegs. Both are export without an error.
Tried exports:
short/large movie with export option DVD. working.
short movie with export option AVCHD. working
short movie with export option Bluray. working
large movie with export option AVCHD. crash
large movie with export option bluray. crash
No entries in the event log. Only the message in elements with aborted transcoding.
I tested CPU/RAM with >5 hours Prime/OCCT stable.
What else can i try?
Sys:
Notebook: Sony VAIO VPCF11S1E (Vaio VPC-F Serie)
Prozessor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Grafikkarte: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Thank you in advance

monchauer,
Thank you for that information.
Translation of the error log:
Name of misapplication: Adobe Premiere Elements.exe, version: 11.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x5041d43d
Name of the faulty module: mc_enc_avc.dll, version: 8.5.0.5184, time stamp: 0x4ff260b7
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Error Offset: 0x000000000002757c
ID of the faulty process: 0x874
Start time of misapplication: 0x01cf2ca939298336
Path of the faulty application: C: \ Program Files \ Adobe Elements \ Adobe Premiere Elements 11 \ Adobe Premiere Elements.exe
Path of the faulty module: C: \ Program Files \ Adobe Elements \ Adobe Premiere Elements 11 \ mc_enc_avc.dll
Report ID: 0dee2331-98AB-11e3-9023-5063139f3a94
The Faulting Module is mc_enc_avc.dll
Here is a PrPro thread on crashes on H.264 Export. In it, Jim Simon has a link to a MS Knowledgebase article, that might be useful: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1141341
It appears that that .dll is likely part of the MainConcept Encoder: http://www.herdprotect.com/mc_enc_avc.dll-50f9fb58d88ab643d0199d77b79c2b9b4b12a8c7.aspx
As the MainConcept Encoder is installed along with PrE, if the MS article, or the Herd Project one does not help, it might be time to Uninstall PrE, run a Registry cleaner, like CCleander, then Reinstall. I am not a big fan of doing the Uninstall/clean/Reinstall, and usually hold that in the wings, until nothing else works, but then there are times, when an installation can become corrupt (in this case one of the MainConcept modules?), and that can fix some issues. I would try other remedies first, and maybe others will have some direct experience with the mc_enc_avc.dll, that will help, without that Uninstall/clean/Reinstall.
Good luck,
Hunt

Final Cut Pro Vs. Adobe Premiere Elements 9 output quality.

Hey Group.
I am trying to edit some Sony 1920X1080 30i AVCHD footage and have had some quality problems while exporting FCP footage with QT exports (all footage logged and transferred into FCE with the proper setting that match the footage, etc as chronicled in other entries I have already discussed in other entries within this forum). My final footage was always coming out jittery and motion was never smooth and the "HD video" it produced looked amateurish and very computer generated looking. As a last ditch experiment, I decided to give a trial to Adobe Premiere Elements 9, which edits native AVCHD footage. When I exported a trial test, I was amazed to see this program exported the footage with a look that was exactly the same as the source HD footage from the camera, when played back on my WD HDTV Plus. My question is: what am I doing wrong in FCP? Is it because Premiere edits the footage natively rather than the conversion codecs FCP uses? Just seeing if anyone has any clues to this strange phenomenon. I certainly know for sure I like the workflow in FCP way better than in Adobe....Any ideas would be great. Thanks
Marshall

Okay, so here's my settings for my project...
To begin with, my output is to a WD HDTV Plus which needs a H.264 1920X1080i30 file.
The source footage is SONY AVCHD 1080i60.
My Import Prefs:
AVCHD: Apple ProRes422
AC-3 Audio: Plain Stereo
RT:
Both Dynamic Playbacks
Unlimited RT
Exported using QuickTime Conversion:
Compression: H.264
Frames:
Current
Key Frames:
Every 24
Compressor Quality: Best
Data Rate: Automatic
When it gets played back, still elements look "HD" but moving objects are jittered....HELP!
thanks
Marshall

Adobe Premiere Elements 10 trial version

After I download my video and save it, how do I bring my video up to show the whole captured version. I am using windows 7 64 bit. Thanks

Some reading...
Importing Video http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1065281
Saving & Sharing http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1051093
Sharing for Computer http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1058237
But do be aware that anything you export out of the trial version will contain a note to that effect - Remove Watermark http://forums.adobe.com/thread/433730?tstart=30
And, some more reading...
Steve's Basic Training Tutorials... steps are the same for several versions
-http://forums.adobe.com/thread/537685
-v10 http://www.amazon.com/Muvipix-com-Guide-Premiere-Elements-Version/dp/1466286377/
-All http://www.amazon.com/Tricks-Adobe-Premiere-Elements-Muvipix-com/dp/1451529724/
-and http://forums.adobe.com/thread/498626
-and http://prodesigntools.com/four-hours-free-video-tutorials-new-photoshop-elements-9-pse9.ht ml
-and http://prodesigntools.com/five-hours-free-tutorials-photoshop-and-premiere-elements-7-and- 8.html
FAQ http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere_elements/premiere_elements_faq
TIPS http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere_elements/premiere_elements_tips
Another help site http://muvipix.com/ or http://muvipix.com/phpBB3/
Premiere Elements Updates http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=101&platform=Windows
AVCHD to DVD http://forums.adobe.com/thread/862611
Moto Audio Problems http://forums.adobe.com/thread/869519
Cyberlink Timeline Problem http://forums.adobe.com/thread/882117
Will NOT edit Flash http://forums.adobe.com/thread/911671
Elements and AVCHD http://forums.adobe.com/thread/947846
User Guide PDF http://help.adobe.com/en_US/premiereelements/using/index.html
Right click PDF link in the upper right corner and select to save to your hard drive

Panasonic HC-X900 and Adobe Premiere Elements 11

Hi,Anyone have experience working with Panasonic HC-X900 and Adobe Premiere Elements 11, on a MacBook?
I'm trying to find the best configurations so that I can make an HD movie but no matter what I do, the quality is always a little fuzzy.
I'm a newbie, so please go easy :0)
Thanks!!!
Vin

>I'm a newbie
Some reading...
Online User Guide http://help.adobe.com/en_US/premiereelements/using/index.html
-Page to download current PDF http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements.html
Importing Video http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1065281
-and project settings http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1112086
Saving & Sharing http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1051093
Sharing for Computer http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1058237
Steve's Basic Training Tutorials... steps are the same for several versions
-http://forums.adobe.com/thread/537685
-v11 http://www.amazon.com/Muvipix-Guide-Premiere-Elements-version/dp/1479311200/
FAQ http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere_elements/premiere_elements_faq
TIPS http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere_elements/premiere_elements_tips
Another help site http://muvipix.com/ or http://muvipix.com/phpBB3/
Elements and AVCHD http://forums.adobe.com/thread/947846
AVCHD to DVD http://forums.adobe.com/thread/862611

Adobe Premiere Elements 4-Freezing film when editing

When I edit a HD-mp4-file, the film is freezing in the playscreen. This does
not occur when I right click the clip and choose "Edit original" or when I
use Windows Live Movie Maker.
And I am very disappointed that Windows 7 does not accpet Adobe Premiere
Elements 9, which I bought together with my new computer.
The konfiguration of the computer:
OP
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 460M @ 2.53GHz
Arrandale 32nm Teknologi
RAM
8.0GB Double channel DDR3 @ 532MHz (7-7-7-20)
Motherboard
Acer SM83-CP (CPU 1)
Grafik
Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Drives
625GB Western Digital WDC WD6400BEVT-22A0RT0 (SATA)
625GB Western Digital WDC WD6400BEVT-22A0RT0 (SATA)
Optical Units
Optiarc BD ROM BC-5530H
Sound
Realtek High Definition Audio
I use the second disc, 625 GB, for editing, and the disc is almoste not
used.
What to do??

If you are running Premiere Elements 4 on a Windows 7 computer -- particularly if it is Windows 7 64-bit -- that could be at the root of your problem. The program was designed to run on Windows XP or Vista and may not be completely stable on Windows 7 64 bit.
You also don't say what model of camcorder your video is coming from, but that could be significant. Unless your camcorder is a true AVCHD camcorder, Premiere Elements 4 is not designed to work with this video.
Even in version 9, Premiere Elements is not able to work with a number of pocket camcorders (like the Kodak), with the exception of the Flip cam, for which the program has specifically been loaded with the 3ivx codec.
Also, have you ensured you have the latest version of Quicktime, per the program's instructions?
All of these things may be contributing to your problems.

Motion rendering in Adobe premiere elements

Hello,
I recently purchased Adobe Premiere Elements 11. I am on windows 7.
In one of my vidoes, motion is not rendered properly. For example, a talking persons lips are significantly blurred. The same video when played in Windows Media Player doesn't show this behavior. The video is AVCHD, 1080p, 30fps. I did not see a project settings preset that matches exactly those settings. So I selected AVCHD, 1080i, and 30fps (which I thought is the closest among all the presets available). And I DID NOT select the "force these settings" option. I assumed, when I add my video file, PE 11 would automatically select the right settings for that video. What might the cause for poor rendering? And how can I fix it? Thank you for the help in advance.

If your video clip is the first one on the timeline and you didn't force settings on your project, the program should set up your project automatically.
So you could be seeing a couple of things:
1) Your Monitor panel may not be displaying the file at high-quality. You can ensure that it is by right-clicking on the Monitor panel and setting it to high-quality and making sure that you're not looking at your video at over 100% size.
2) It could be that your file needs rendered, in which case you'll see a yellow line above your clips on the timeline in Expert view. To render your timeline, press Enter or click on the Render button. This should improve your playback.

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