SESSION 3 NOV 2011 Editing Video in Adobe Premiere Elements

Avoiding Crashes Premiere Elements crashes ALL THE TIME  Save often  Have all other programs closed  Check for updates  Help>Updates

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Script and shots

Matching Video to Audio Pull audio clip from Task pane into Audio 1 in timeline  Decide duration of first clip  Leave scrubber line where clip should end Select first video clip; double click Set In and Out points Pull video clip into Video 1 Fine-tune Out point with a left click and drag

Still Images Pull into Video 1 timeline just as you would a video clip 5 seconds is default; drag end of clip to adjust time Add effects (pan or zoom horizontal, pan or zoom vertical) to keep image from growing too static Edit>Effects>Presets Choose Effect

Time Stretch If your clip isn’t quite long enough  Right-click clip>Time Stretch  Choose a number under 100%  Don’t go crazy  More options: Reverse speed, Maintain audio pitch

 Go from Timeline to Sceneline view ◦ Only reason to use Sceneline view  Right-click the small box between the clips  Choose your transition ◦ Simple dissolve is effective ◦ Be consistent with transitions Adding Transitions