Questions about editing video clips, images and text

I'm using the Expert mode and I'm having trouble with figuring out how to do certain things.
1. I'm superimposing a picture of a scoreboard on my video and then I superimpose a text object on top of that so I can update the scores throughout the video. I've placed on instance of the text object on my "Video 3" and now I want to change the score. So I created another instance on the same "Video 3" timeline. Now I want to close the gap between the two instances. I would expect to be able to click on the gap in between and delete it but nothing happens. I would also expect to be able to double click on the instance to access the specific start and end times that I see when I hover over it. But again nothing happens. So I've been magnifying the timeline so I can manually drag the two instances together. Is there an easier and more precise way to close the gap?
2. Is there an easier way to periodically change a text object without creating a bunch of instances? My "project assets" folder is getting filled up quickly because the score is constantly getting updated and I keep creating a new instance for each score change.
3. Is there a way to permanently combine two seperate video clips? I've used the "group" option but there is still a divider that reminds me that the two were seperate. I'd like to be able to combine the two and for it to look as if it was always just one large clip.
4. When I use the scissors to cut a section out of the middle of a clip, the blue marker that shows where I am currently in the video stays in place. So each time I cut out a section, I have to manually drag the blue marker over to the new beginning that was at the end of all the stuff I just cut. Is there a preference to have the blue marker stay with you when you edit instead of it suddenly being far ahead of you in the editing process?
Thanks!

Other than doing Duplicates of your Title, and editing those, as needed, the only other option would be to create the Titles in another program, such as Photoshop, then Save those as PSD's, to be Imported into PrE. The one downside of doing that, is that to edit those PSD "titles" is to Open them in Photoshop - the PrE Titler will not open them for the additional editing.
PrE does not have as much power to organize Assets, such as Titles, as does Premiere Pro, with both Bins and Folders (later versions). I always create a Bin, for my Titles, or even several Bins, for different types of Titles in the Project.
Maybe others will have a workflow, that I have not considered, so we both might learn something.
Good luck,
Hunt

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Hello all,
I'm importing embedded video clips for the first time today
and have run into what I'm sure is commonly understood by everyone
else here. The video clip takes up as many frames as the video, but
if I add frames after that, the clip starts to loop.
What I want is for the clip to play once then remain
displayed with the last frame visible to the end of the scene
timeline. I'm guessing I need to place a script on the clip or
something similar to keep it from looping? Thank you for any
direction on this.
Best regards,
Scott

just place it in a Graphic symbol (which is an option in the
import wizard) or create a new graphic
symbol and drag the video icon from library to it - place
instance of Graphic symbol on stage -
select it and tell it to Play Once in Properties.
Chris Georgenes / mudbubble.com / keyframer.com / Adobe
Community Expert
worldly1 wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm importing embedded video clips for the first time
today and have run into
> what I'm sure is commonly understood by everyone else
here. The video clip
> takes up as many frames as the video, but if I add
frames after that, the clip
> starts to loop.
>
> What I want is for the clip to play once then remain
displayed with the last
> frame visible to the end of the scene timeline. I'm
guessing I need to place a
> script on the clip or something similar to keep it from
looping? Thank you for
> any direction on this.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Scott
>

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I am trying to put clips together in Premier Elements 12 using Windows 7 Professional. I keep getting an error message: "This thype of file is not supported or the required codec is not installed."
I admit that the clips are mostly jpeg and Flip video. I have installed the Flipshare software on the computer. What can I do to put these clips together? I saw an answer that mentioned exporting the BBB.prel Timeline to an appropriate file saved to the computer hard drive and then import that file into AAA.prel, using AAA.prel's Add Media/Files and Folder/Project Assets from where you drag the import to the Expert workspace Timeline to join the AAA.prel content already there.
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Message was edited by: monkmara

monkmara
We need more information in order to resolve your issue.
Are you saying that you cannot import even .jpeg photos into your Premiere Elements 12 Windows project...and your Flip video as well?
a. Were these jpeg processed in Photoshop? Do you know if they have the CMYK color profile? What are their pixel dimensions (width and height in pixels)?
b. What is the brand/model/settings of the camera producing the Flip video?
With the above information we can get at the media and program compatibility issue(s) that might be triggering the message "This type of file is not supported or the required codec is not installed."
You say that you have installed "Flipshare software" to your computer. What do you intend to do with it? If you are thinking to use it to convert the problem files into another format that Premiere Elements will accept, we still need to know the properties of what you are working with and set Premiere Elements accordingly.
The concept of using content from one Premiere Elements project file into another Premiere Elements project file does not apply to the situation that you describe for your issue.
You need to describe what you have for media and then we can proceed from there.
The brand/model/settings for the camera that produced the Flip video is a good start.
MediaInfo and gspot are programs to get at the properties of your video. But the brand/model/settings information may be all that we need.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mediainfo/
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
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>I have a div that has image and text in it. You can see
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>
http://www.agilitygraphics.com/clients/c21/pages/properties.html
>
> The css I am using is this:
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>
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>
>
>
> My question is why the images over lap the div to the
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>
> Thank you,
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Hello Rinus,
If I understood your last post correctly, then problem 2 is resolved, right?
Regarding problem 3:
I'm not asking you to share exact VIs.
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