Premiere Elements 8 640x360 Preset?

I've captured a video at 720x480 in Flash Media Live Encoder 3.1, but cropped it during encoding so that it encodes as an f4v at 640x360. Adobe Premiere Elements 8 seems to have all kinds of 16x9 presets, but they all seem to be at 720x480, which is not actually a 16x9 ratio. When using these Premiere presets, the black "canvas" seems to be 657x361, and my imported 640x360 video has black bars on the left and right. How can I change/create my own presets in Premiere?

The video is actually coming from a cable box for the television network where I work, not a video camera. The source channel is an HD channel, which Flash Media Encoder recognizes as a 720x480 input, since its being converted to a signal my PC can understand via RCA composite cables, which don't support true HD. Do you have any experience with non-camera inputs and working with Elements? Is Elements the right software or do I maybe need a more advanced version of Premiere?

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Question on Premiere Elements 8 Custom Presets

I have Premiere Elements 8. When starting a new project and going through the presets, none match what my camera is recording. Is there a way to create a custom preset? I tried starting a new project and going to "edit>preferences>general" but it won't let me change any of the fields. I did find an old thread where someone had something you could download to add more presets, but it was a bad link.
The video I am wanting to edit is 1280x720, 59.4 fps, mpeg. But the camera(gopro HD) also has other resoloution/framerate options. I also have a Nikon D3s slr, not sure if there is a preset for that as I haven't gotten that far yet. It will open and let me edit in the other presets but I want it right.
Hopefully someone can help me out!

I understand how you feel. PrE is a great program, however with the number of formats/CODEC's and their often tweaked specs., I feel that the lack of a custom Preset is a drawback, and have filed a Feature Request with every version I have used. As I also have PrPro, this is less an issue for me, but feel that it could be so useful to other users. So far - nothing. I realize that Adobe has a balancing act with PrE and PrPro, in that one should expect something extra for an additional US $600 +/-, but I would think that extracting and re-working the existing code from PrPro here, would not be THAT big a deal. Still, I am not a coder, so perhaps it would be much more difficult, than I imagine. Maybe PrE 10? Unless you do have a screaming deal on PrPro CS 5.5, I think that I wouuld hold off until ~ Sept., as that is traditionaly when PrE's newest version is introduced - just in time to stock the shelves in time for Holiday sales. If more flexibility in Project settings are not included in PrE 10, then PrPro would be a viable option. As the general mechanics of the two programs is very similar, all one has to do is learn where things are located in PrPro, and get used to doing more things manually (with added control). Personally, I like working that way better, than having less control and simple buttons to push, but that is just me. Many decry having to do things with less automation, or having to use a separate bundled program, Encore, for all DVD/BD authoring, where PrE has that capability built in. All that said, I probably recommend PrE 10x more often, than I do PrPro.
Also, and especially with consumer material, PrE usually gets those in Presets, before they show up in PrPro. AVCHD and Import of VOB's are but two such examples. Still, with the Desktop/Custom Preset in PrPro, having the Presets is less of a big deal, but pure, true native support for a format/CODEC certainly is.
Good luck,
Hunt
PS - though too late for PrE 10, do file the Feature Request. The more requests, the more likely that the feature will make its way into PrE.

How do I transfer mov footage to premiere element 7

HI
I bought the canon 500d dslr camera and I'm unable to load it onto my premiere. The codec is missing as the camera shoots in mov. Is it possible to convert it so that it will work on premiere 7
Thanks

ritanow
I did some homework on your questions and came up with some interesting answers which you might want to explore:
The Camera
a. Your camera Canon 500D is otherwise known as the Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i SLR and records
1920 x 1080 at 20 fps
or
1280 x 720 at 30 fps
or
640 x 480 at 30 fps
Which one of the three is involved in your question? Or, is it all? And what Premiere Elements 7 project preset are you using? So, if you go the conversion to DV AVI route, you are going to end up with a frame size of 720 x 480 (NTSC) or 720 x 576 (PAL) whether you select DV AVI standard or widescreen.
I have downloaded Canon 500D samples of each of those types and have had no issues importing them importing them into Premiere Elements 7 with the appropriate project preset. Before I imported them into Premiere Elements 7, I checked out the video and audio codecs for each and found that they appeared to be the same..
1920 x 1080 at 20 fps
Video Codec AVC1 Name H.264
Audio Codec: sowt: 16-bit signed little-endian
44100 Hz
1280 x 1080 at 30 fps
Video Codec AVC1 Name H.264
Audio Codec: sowt: 16-bit signed little-endian
44100 Hz
640 x 480 at 30 fps
Video Codec AVC1 Name H.264
Audio Codec: sowt: 16-bit signed little-endian
44100 Hz
So that surfaces the question why are you getting no codec message and what to do about it.
a. Conversion of your AVC1.mov to DV AVI is one possibility if you want 720 x 480 pixels frame size. If you are after DV AVI 4:3, then Prism Converter should serve your purposes. If you are after DV AVI 16:9, then MPEG Streamclip is the route to follow since Prism does not do a DV AVI 16:9.
b. BUT, based on my results, you should not have to convert that Canon video before importing. So first I ask, do you have the latest version of QuickTime installed on your computer as well as Windows Media Player? Codecs used in Premiere Elements typically come from Windows and those that came along with the installation of a player. I have even seen sites for downloading free "AVC1 codec".
c. In order to check my results, you could try downloading the video samples that I used for my test and see if they import or do not import into your Premiere Elements.
Associated Links (provided for informational purposes only)
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/avc1+codec/
http://www.nchsoftware.com/prism/index.html
http://www.squared5.com/
http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/canon/eos-digital-rebel-t1i-slr/canon-eos-di gital-rebel-t1i-slr-review-8.html
(for the last one See 0505.mov, 0509.mov, and 0510.mov.)
AVCHD-like and AVCHD-Lite formats as well as the various wrappers .mov, .mp4 can be challenging for Premiere Elements, but in this case, IF I HAVE IDENTIFIED THE CAMERA THAT YOU ARE USING, there should be no problem importing these media into Premiere Elements 7. I have never and did not download the AVC1 video codec to get my successful results in this mini study.
I am looking forward to your results.
ATR

Premiere Elements Disk Menus does not show in replay using Mac Pro OS X 10.9.3

I recently installed Premier Elements 12 on my Mac Pro OS X 10.9.3 (Maverick).
Naturally I want to get the highest possible quality to show off on the TV using a standard DVD player.
Outputting to DVD not using AVCHD retains the menu but not on AVCHD, what am I doing wrong?
The Output Quality using just DVD and not AVCHD is lousy, what have I missed?

SigiPC
Thanks for the reply.
Objective Miscellaneous
Let us start with your objectives. If you are restricted to a DVD disc, then your export choices from Premiere Elements will be
DVD-VIDEO widescreen on DVD disc (720 x 480 stretched to 856 x 480 for display after encoding)
or
AVCHD format on DVD disc (1920 x 1080 16:9)
Disc menus are possible as described for main menu page, scene menu page, main menu markers and scene markers. The players will recognize the stop markers placed in a Premiere Elements burn to DVD-VIDEO on DVD disc, but will not recognize the stop markers in a Premiere Elements burn to AVCHD on DVD disc. There should not be problem with main menu markers or scene markers in either choice.
Also, AVCHD on DVD is not playable in the standard DVD player. You need a Blu-ray player that supports AVCHD on DVD disc. Many do, but some may not. The specifications of the player is your guideline.
For AVCHD on DVD disc, you do not need a Blu-ray DVD burner to burn to AVCHD on DVD disc. That can be done with a DVD burner.
And, under all conditions, a stop marker should never be placed at the end of the last item on the Timeline.
Specific Replies
What disk menu? I am talking about “disk menus” as per page 243 of Premiere Elements Manual.
It was my impression that you said that "Disc Menus Do Not Show...", so I was asking which specific disc menu theme are you using? And, is this "do not show" applicable to all the disc menu themes that you have tried to work with?
I am using a Panasonic Blu-Ray player on the TV.
Are the disc menus of your Premiere Elements DVD-VIDEO or AVCHD on DVD not displaying solely with this Panasonic player? Or, is the same observed with computer playback of the DVD product? If the missing menus in the end product issue that brought you here involves solely the Panasonic player, then I would ask if you have checked the player for any option that would control the display of menus in the playback?
Not sure if I am using “interlaced video” but you would know from my input sources mentioned above.
You wrote "My source media is output from iPhoto and Fotomagico slide shows whose output is MP4 MOV or M4V and if played back in Quicktime are of very acceptable quality (H.264 1920X1080)". That does not tell me if 1080p or 1080i, but I suspect that it is 1080p. The MediaInfo properties readout will give a definite answer.
http://download.cnet.com/MediaInfo/3000-2169_4-10413046.html
Just be careful for unwanted carry alongs with the MediaInfo free program. But iPhoto and Fotomagico should be telling you before export whether you are exporting 1080i or 1080p. My main focus on the Premiere Elements 1080p DSLR aspects related to slideshow is the fact that that Premiere Elements DSLR project presets seem to give consistently a sharper photo image in the end product. So when applicable (photo and video wise) it is the preferred route for me and others.
“Quality area” and space requirements are not of concerns at this stage since present show length is not even 30 minutes – or should I be concerned for some other reason but space?
As routine, the Quality area Space Required and Bitrate should be known, even for your 30 minute Timeline content duration. You should be working with a check mark next to "Fit Content to Available Space" and watching the Bitrate in that area. Anything lower than the maximum 8.00 Mbps indicates that the program is making a fit by lowering the Bitrate. The extent that it does not impacts the quality of the end product. Also, of note, the that Bitrate is a variable one in the end product.
This may or may not affect what you are doing now, but it is important information to include in the discussion "just in case".
Also, related trivia...DVD disc marked 4.7 GB/120 minutes is in reality 4.38 GB; DVD disc marked 8.5 GB/240 minutes is in reality 7.95 GB.
Are we any closer to getting at why your disc menus are disappearing after end product creation in Premiere Elements and at playback with your Panasonic player?
Please review and consider.
Thank you.
ATR

Importing widescreen video comes in as 4:3 in Premiere Elements 4.0

When I get my media from files even though its saved as 16:9 it comes in in 4:3 format. I use a Panasonic DVD camcorder and its software to bring the video in (Adobe doesn't recognize it on the camera). In the Panasonic software it's 16:9 but in Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0 it's 4:3.
Any ideas?
Matt

Kevin Kearney,
I looked into your Panasonic SDR-H40 specifications. From what I read you have a Hard Drive Camcorder with 40 GB hard drive and with a video capture format of MPEG-2. Although it says that you can also record to SD or SDHC card, I will assume for now that you are recording to the comcorder's hard drive.
I do not have any hands on experience with the above, so the following are my observations from what I have read. However, I do have experience with the use of Premiere Elements 4.
1. What was your Premiere Elements 4 preset when you brought the DV AVI version of your .mpg into Premiere Elements 4 and what was the "Fields:", Upper Field First or Lower Field First? Premiere Elements has a preset special for hard drive camcorder so that your "Fields:" are automatically reversed from Upper Field First to Lower Field First. So, you may want to look into that aspect.
If you are working with PAL, check out:
Welcome Screen Project Presets
PAL
Hard Disk, Flash Memory Camcorder
Widescreen
2. What software did you use to convert your .mpg to DV AVI? Was it MPEG Streamclip? I have used that software and it does an excellent job.
3. How are you judging quality? Have you burned the project to DVD-VIDEO and are judging the quality of its TV/DVD playback? That is the best judge. When the DV AVI version is on the Timeline is there a red line over the Timeline? With DV AVI I would think not. If there is, you could try Rendering the Timeline (Edit Mode) by pressing Enter, wait for the process to go to completion (red line turns to green line), and see what that looks like in the Monitor. This rendering JUST gets you a decent preview and does not impact the final product DVD-VIDEO. The process can be very time consuming, but you do get a better preview before burning. During the process temporary Preview Files are stored on your computer, location depending on how you have your scratch files set up.

Converting H.264 for Editing in Premiere Elements 9

Hi!
What is the best way to convert my MOV H.264 files off my Canon T2i for editing in premiere. I've heard several people say that H.264 is NOT an editing codec, and it seems to be true. I am editing a shoot with the files directly off the camera and IT IS SLOW! When you go to export in Premiere it says that AVI files are what you should use for editing in Premiere, but my problem is that I don't know which is the best codec and quality to use. I want Full HD but I'm not sure how to transcode without losing quality. Any suggestions? Please help! Thanks.

Unfortunately, video from the Rebel series isn't supported natively in Premiere Elements 9. (Though it's worth a try. Have you tried one of the DSLR presets that matches your video's resolution?)
The BEST solution is to convert the video to a 1440x1080 MPEG/M2T using Quicktime Pro ($29 from Apple). 1440x1080, as you probably know, is the anamorphic version of 1920x1080, so it is the same resolution.
A 1440x1080 MPEG/M2T video should work perfectly with Premiere Elements' HDV project preset.
Remember: The test to see if you're using the ideal preset is that, when you add the video to your timeline, it will appear without a red line above it.
If you are seeing no red lines above your video but your video editing is still slow, it is most likely an indicator that your computer is not powerful enough to edit hi-def video or that it is not properly tuned.
If you're interested, there are much more detailed explanations for all of this in my books, available on Amazon and at Muvipix.com.

Premiere Elements 11 Slide Show Resolution Issue

Whenever I make a slide show using Premiere Elements 11, it significantly reduces the resolution of my pictures. How do I fix this?

Pat
A workflow for you to explore....
Premiere Elements 11 presumed on Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 64 bit in a NTSC setup
1. Batch crop/resize your photos to 1920 x 1080 16:9
2. Open Premiere Elements 11 its Expert workspace
Go to File Menu/New/Project and Change Settings
In Change Settings, set the project preset to
NTSC
DSLR
1080p
DSLR 1080p30 @29.97
In the new project dialog that you see immediately before closing out of that area, make sure to have a check
mark next to "Force Selected Project Setting on This Project".
3. Back in the Expert workspace, use Add Media/Files and Folders/Project Assets to import your 100
photos into the project. (You can arrange your photos in order in a folder and then import the folder into the
project. When your drag that folder from Project Assets to the Timeline, the folder disappears and you have
all your photos on the Timeline in order. In your naming of the files, you might want to consider 0001 to 0100.
4. When it comes to export...
For 856 x 480 @ 29.97 interlaced frames per second (when the video is stretch for display after encoding)
Publish+Share
Disc
DVD disc
with preset = NTSC_Widescreen_Dolby DVD
For 1920 x 1080 @ 29.97 interlaced frames per second - plays on Blu-ray or multimedia player, not DVD player
Publish+Share
Disc
AVCHD disc (this is going to be for DVD disc)
with preset = H.264 1920 x 1080i NTSC Dolby
For 1920 x 1080 @ 29.97 interlaced frames per second - plays on Blu-ray or multimedia player, not DVD player
Publish+Share
Disc
Blu-ray (this is going to be for Blu-ray disc)
with preset = H.264 1920 x 1080i NTSC Dolby
The Premiere Elements 11 project preset which is the same for all of the outputs, gives the sharpest end product
photos at the DVD-VIDEO on DVD disc level. Photo clarity should be the major perk of what is described above.
Please review and consider.
Thank you.
ATR

Premiere Elements 10 runs wild!

After using Adobe Premiere elements 10, on my iMac, for about half an hour, the insertion of single frame pictures to create a slideshow becomes unpredictable. Normally, I expand the time up to about 3 or 4 seconds but the system runs wild and expands the run time to up to 50 seconds. What am I doing to prompt this misbehaviour?

jkkd123
Thanks for the follow up. There are a lot of red flags in your workflow to explore.
Computer resources are a consideration. Premiere Elements 10 running in a Mac computer is a 32 bit application running in the 32 bit compatibility mode of a 64 bit system or 32 bit application if it is running in a 32 bit system. As such, the system has the limitation of 32 bit system, that being maximum supported installed RAM = 4.0 GB of which typically 3.0 GB or less are available. Premiere Elements 11 Mac was the first to be a 64 bit application running in Mac 64 bit.
The other matter of concern is your Premiere Elements 10 project preset. If you do nothing in the New Project Dialog but OK it, the project preset will default to PAL DV Standard or NTSC DV Standard (depending on how your program was installed) for that 3264 x 1840 16:9 source media.
Next is that photo sizing, even with the correct project setting of NTSC or PAL DV Widescreen. Photos oversize for the project are the major cause of program's editing and exporting failures. True, you can scale your image in the workspace, but.... Keep in mind that the frame size forced on the export will be 720 x 480 (NTSC) or 720 x 576 (PAL), be it standard or widescreen. The widescreen will differ from the standard in that it includes a 16:9 flag to stretch the video for display after enclosing. Consequently the classical recommendation is to resize your photos so that the pixel dimensions are close enough to those of the export standard but yet leaves room for some pans and zooms. You will often see not to exceed 1000 x 750 pixels (landscape) for SD and something like 2200 x 1238 pixels for HD.
In your case, where your photos are 16:9 and your assumed project preset will be 16:9, it would be appropriate to batch Resize the photos according to the guidelines, using Photoshop Elements Full Editor File Menu/Process Multiple files. If you had a mismatch of 4:3 for photos and 16:9 as part of intended export, then you would need to consider Crop to rather than Resize. Photoshop Elements does not do a batch Crop. But the latter does not seem to apply to your case at this point.
I have not yet had a chance to check out the links provided for you by John T. Smith. Please review all, do some exploration and experimentation, get back to us with the results, and then we can decide what next based on your findings.
Thanks.
ATR

Adobe Premieres Elements 10, problème d'importation

Dans Adobe Premieres Elements 10, je ne parviens pas à importer le format 16-9 malgré le paramétrage à cet effet. L'image obtenue est toujours en 4-3 et le moniteur en 16-9. Au déplacement, du clip video vers le moniteur, celui-ci bascule en 4-3. Ma caméra video est une JVC Everio GZ-MG 630RU. Solution?

Merci pour la réponse. En effet, la méthode suggérée m'a permis de réaliser les ajustements nécessaires. Votre aide a été grandement appréciée.
Rmag
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rmag
I suspect that your JVC is recording .mod widescreen. And, this is the classical story of the file's 16:9 flag missing or not recognized by Premiere Elements (any version).
Set your Premiere Elements 10 project preset in the new project dialog to PAL DV Widescreen and import your .mod widescreen into the project using Premiere Elements 10 Get Media/Files and Folders. In Project Media, right click the thumbnail of the file, select Interpret Footage. In the Interpret Footage dialog, go to the Pixel Aspect Ratio section and dot the Conform to: Then change the Conform to field to
DV/DV PAL Widescreen 16:9 (1.4587).
If there are any black borders in the Edit area monitor image after that, click on the monitor to bring up the image's bounding box. Then drag on a bounding box handle to scale the video image to just fit the space in the monitor to no black edges.
The 16:9 flag issue is one part of the JVC .mod matters. If you have problems importing the file, rename the .mod file extension to .mpg before import into Premiere Elements.
Please review and consider and then let us know the outcome.
Thank you.
ATR
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Import video from CANON LEGRIA HF R18 into adobe premiere elements

Hallo,
I have a MAC and I don't know how I have to set the project to import videos from my camera.
Thanks

jazzandogospelsinger64
As a first pass at this I would transfer the video from the camera to the computer hard drive and from there import that into Premiere Elements 10 Mac with Premiere Elements 10 Mac Get Media/Files and Folder. Under the circumstances your Premiere Elements 10 will perform as a 32 bit application running in the 32 bit compatibility mode of the Mac 64 bit with the limitations of 32 bit. I am an Elements Windows user, but the principles and suggestions that I am about to make should be applicable to your situation. I have gone off track with any Mac specific details be sure to say so. The 32 bit business means that Premiere Elements 10 Mac will not be able to take advantage of all the 64 bit resources as would be the case if you had Premiere Elements 11 Mac running in a Mac 64 bit operating system.
Your Canon HF-R18 FXP would be highest quality 1920 x 1080 with a bitrate of 17 Mbps (megabits per second). I need to confirm if you are recording interlaced video 1920 x 1080 (50i) or 1920 x 1080 p25 (in the progressive mode). From what I have read your audio is Dolby Digital Stereo.
If 1920 x 1080 (50i, aka 25 interlaced frames per second), then use the Premiere Elements 10 project preset = PAL/AVCHD/Full HD1080i25.
If 1920 x 1080 (25p, 25 progressive frames per second), then use the Premiere Elements 10 project preset = PAL/DSLR/1080p/DSLR 1080p25.
In either circumstance, when you drag the file from the Media area to the Timeline, do you see a colored line over that content on the Timeline? You should not be seeing a colored line over this content if we have the correct project preset selected. But remember that, each time after you edit that video, it is normal for a red line to appear over it. That is the program telling you that you need to render the Timeline content, one way by pressing the Enter key of the computer main keyboard to get the best possible preview. When the rendering is complete, the red line will turn green. Thereafter, only a red/green indicator system (with all its implications) will exist for letting you know if the program thinks that you are seeing the best possible preview. No more non colored line choice, just red (need) and green (not needed). When you are in the no colored line or green situation, pressing the Enter key will just get you playback of the file in the monitor - no rendering available.
See what that looks like on the Timeline at playback there.
Let us start there and be ready for the next phase "How do I want to export that Timeline?" with all the details associated with that phase to get the best results.
Looking forward to your follow up.
Thanks.
ATR

Canon Vixia HFM40 video quality issues in Premiere Elements 10

Hi,
I am trying to edit video from a Canon Vixia HFM40 camcorder in Adobe Premiere Elements 10 on a Mac, but the video playback and the exported video has quality issues. Playback is not smooth when there is a lot of movement in the picture. It looks similar to interlacing issues, but there are no horizontal lines when the video is paused. Any ideas on how to solve that would be be much appreciated.
Here are the specs:
Video Format (Canon's XFP mode):
- AVCDH MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
- Resolution: 1,920 x 1080
- Bitrate: 17 Mbps
- Frame rate: 60i or 30p (problem occurs in both instances)
- File extension: MTS
Workstation:
- Fall 2010 27" iMac, quad core 2.93 GHz Intel Core i7
- Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2
- 12 GB RAM
- Adobe Premiere Elements 10.0
Project Preset: AVCHD Full HD 1080i 30 (several other presets had the same result).
Thanks.
Ralph

OK, I've been doing some more research and I think I found the problem. The choppy picture is due to Premiere Elements and VLCs inability to properly de-interlace the 60i video. It gets played back in 30p, which does not create horizontal lines, but it is a lot more choppy than the native 60i, especially when there is a lot of movement in the picture.
I verified this theory by installing the latest VLC beta (from http://nightlies.videolan.org/) and playing back my source MTS file with De-Interlacing set to "On" and De-Interlacing Mode set to "yadif (2x)". Those settings did not work with the current official relase of VLC (1.1.12). The 1.2 VLC beta is not fully functional yet and I am not getting consistent results, but when I play that video several times, then after about 3 or 4 tries it plays back perfectly smooth, just like it is when playing back the native file from the camcorder connected to the HDTV via HDMI.
That also works with video exported from Premiere Elements 10 with preset AVCHD M2T - H264 1920 x 1080i 30.
The video is still choppy when played back in Premiere, but that does not really matter, since the output file produced by Premiere can be played back with VLC (assuming that the final build of VLC 1.2 can handle the files correctly).
-> Hunt: thank you again for your help.
Ralph

How to create a custom Project Preset Premiere Elements 9?

Hi,
In the help documentation of Premiere Elements 9 it says that i can create a new Project Preset: "The procedure for creating a preset differs if you’re changing settings for an open project versus establishing settings for a new project. Presets you create can be applied to new projects, and if you want to back up or distribute preset files, you can find them in the Settings subfolder of the Adobe Premiere Elements folder on your hard disk." (url).
Sadly, i can't find the specific instructions that would help me to establish settings for a new project and save it.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Jorge

Steve,
Below is the spec of the footage. I get this info using "VideoSpec". The thing I can't match a preset Full HD 1080i 60(59,96).
Thanks again.
*** Video Track Parameters ***
- Format: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
- Size: 25.3 MiB (99%)
- FourCC: H264
- Track number(s): 0
- Bitrate: Max.: Undefined
   Average: 17508 Kbps
   Min.: Undefined
- Frame rate (fps): Max.: 59.960
   Average: 59.940
   Min.: 59.920
- Bitrate mode: Variable
- Encoding profile: [email protected]
- Resolution: 24 bits
- Width (Pixel number): 1920
- Height (Pixel number): 1080
- Pixel Aspect Ratio: Undefined
- Display aspect ratio: 16:9
- Chroma subsampling format: YUV420p
- TV standard: Undefined
- Interlacing: Interlaced - Top Field First
- Encoding library: Undefined
- Additional Parameters: CABAC: Yes
   Reference Frames: 4
*** Audio Track(s) Parameters ***
- Format: AAC - MPEG-4 audio
- Size: 190 KiB (1%)
- FourCC: MP4A
- Number(s) and language(s): 2: English
- Details: -
- Profile: Low Complexity
- Bitrate: 128 Kbps
- Bitrate mode: Constant
- Resolution: 16 bits
- Rate: 48.0 KHz
- Channel(s): 2 (stereo)
- Position: Left Right
- Encoding Library: Undefined
- Additional Parameters: Spectral Band Replication: No

Presets in Premiere Elements 7

I have just recorded my first video on my Sony HDR-XR500V. I want to transfer my video from the camera to my computer using Pre 7. To open a project I must set the presets. My camera specs do not match the choices in Pre7's box i.e. my camera captures at AVCHD 1440x1080/60i. The choice is 1440x1080/30i. Does anyone know if I can choose that setting? Thanks, DH

DH
If you are recording your AVCHD to the hard drive of your camcorder, some people use the software that came with the camcorder to transfer the video from the camcorder's hard drive to the computer's hard drive and then bring it into Premiere Elements with Premiere Elements' Get Media/Files Folders.
Premiere Elements 7 does offer a Premiere Elements 7 route Get Media/AVCHD or other hard disk/memory camcorder and the Media Downloader. In the Media Downloader, there is a Get Media from: and a Select a Device. Sometimes the device is not recognized. If it is, then go with this route first.
Once you have your media on the Timeline and edited, you can go to Create Menus and then Share/Disc/Disc to create a DVD Video widescreen. But, remember that your project preset determined which set of DVD Menus would be available to you when you got to Create Menus in this project, namely HD menus. You will not be getting the standard or widescreen versions of the menus that would normally be associated with DVD-VIDEO standard or widescreen. If you were burning the Timeline to a BluRay disc where HD menus would be more appropriate, that would be another story.
But, if you want a DVD-VIDEO, Share/Disc/Disc (make the best of the menus) and select the burn preset for the widescreen (16:9) version of the DVD-VIDEO.
Remember that you started with AVCHD 1440 x 1080 (4:3) with HD Anamorphic which stretches the video 16:9 on display after encoding. In this situation you end up with 1920 x 1080. With the DVD-VIDEO product, you will end up with 720 x 480 with a 16:9 flag to stretch the video 16:9 on display after encoding.
Check it all out and see what works best for you. If you had a Blu-ray burner, Blu-Ray disc, and a Blu-Ray player, you could take full advantage of the high definition of with the Premiere Elements software. There are also methods for burning AVCHD in Blu-Ray format to a DVD disc. There you export your Premiere Elements 7 Timeline as a .m2t file and then use that file and other software to get your Blu-Ray format on the DVD for play back on many TVs and PS3.
ATR

Any better text presets available for Premiere Elements

Hi all,
I tried doing a google search and a forum search and came up empty. The presets that come with elements are nice, but really basic when compared to the competition (corel for example). I was wondering if there are more presets available from adobe, fellow forum members, or freeware websites. Any one else have any suggestions?
Thanks!

Thanks for the reply!
I'd like the letters to "explode" away. As in each letter individually flies into the screen as if there was an explosion behind it.
I'd also like the letters to roll in on screen then roll out.
It would be super nice if there was a true way to edit the text. Heck there might even be and I'm just missing it.
It would be nice if there was a section on adobe's website that offered downloadable text animation presets, audio, and video effects. I see a lot for photoshop elements but none for premiere elements (unless I happen to be looking in the wrong place).

Premiere elements 7 and project presets

Hi,
I have a question regarding quality of edited video and project presets. I use a Panasonic HDS-9 AVCHD camcorder which is set to record at the XA 1920 x 1080 full HD mode. Once the mt2 files are in Premiere I have tried two of the project presets. Full HD 1920 x 1080 5.1 Channel (PAL) and HD 1440 x 1080 5.1 Channel (PAL). I have burnt to folder and then used DVD shrink (no compression settings used) to package it into an iso file so I can use the file with menus on my Freecom media player which attaches to my Panasonic HD ready TV using component jacks. What I have found is that the HD 1440 x 1080 preset appears to produce very slightly better quality. I was not able to explain what the exact difference was until my 7 year old son described the difference as being 'one of them looks more shiny'. What I think is happening is that anything that has movement, however slight, is creating very marginal screen smear which makes that part of the screen seem less clear. It is not bad and had I not tried the 1440 setting I would probably have accepted it. The trouble is I am fussy, and now that I have seen the difference I need to find out what other problems I may run into if I use the lower preset as the information in Premiere seems to suggests that I should be using the Full HD preset if the footage was shot in full HD. Anybody have any thoughts on this or experienced this?
Thanks
Lou

"What I have found is that the HD 1440 x 1080 preset appears to produce very slightly better quality" is what you say.
I have sought out your camcorder and checked its specifications and found:
From what I have read and what you have said, it sounds like your Panasonic HDC-HS9 is recording AVCHD (video MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; audio Dolby Digital 5.1 channel sound) 1920 x 1080i50 (if you have a PAL version of the camcorder = 25 frames per second or 50 fields per second). At this point, I am not sure if you are recording to the camcorder’s hard drive or to a memory card.
So, I find it appropriate that you select your Premiere Elements project preset (New Project dialog) = PAL AVCHD Full HD1080i25 5.1 channel sound. Typically it is suggested that the project preset be as close as possible to the properties of the imported video to give you the appropriate frame work for editing. This does not prohibit you from making other export choices and downsizing as in this case. Although how well Premiere Elements 7 can downsize is another question. And, I suspect that your imported video has Fields = upper fields first.
If you tell me that you are burning to folder, that means to me that you are creating DVD-VIDEO files (presumed PAL 720 x 576 25 frames per second, with 16:9). And these DVD-VIDEO files would have Fields = lower fields first. And you are going from 1920 x 1080 with square pixels to 720 x 576 with a 16:9 flag. I am thinking Fields issue or 16:9 flag issue. But, then the question comes up, why not for both choices of project preset.
Here comes my questions.
1. How repeatable and consistant is this slight difference that you are seeing and relating to the project preset (New Project dialog)?
2. Are you taking the same video, doing the same edits for the comparison of the project presets of PAL AVCHD Full HD1080i25 5.1 channel and PAL AVCHD HD1080i25 5.1 channel?
3. I may be overlooking something tonight, but I cannot invoke a scenario to target the project presets unless you are doing something grossly different in the edits or using different videos in the comparison.
Since there is a lot going on after the DVD video files are generated, is there any chance you could do a mini comparison creating menus and burning to DVD in Premiere Elements 7 and determine if this difference exists then?
I need to think on this some more to include some aspects that I did not include here now.
ATR

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