Adobe Premiere Elements 12 - Manual (Page 24)

Editing Mode
Timebase
Playback Settings
Frame Size
Pixel Aspect Ratio
Fields
Display Format (video)
Title Safe Area
Action Safe Area
Sample Rate
Display Format (audio)
Maximum Bit Depth
Identifies the television standard and format for the project. You cannot change the Timebase, Frame Size, Pixel Aspect Ratio,
Fields, and Sample Rate preview settings. The editing mode determines these settings.
note: The Editing Mode setting represents the specifications of the source media, not the final output settings. Specify output settings when you
export a project.
Specifies the time divisions used to calculate the time position of each edit (PAL: 25, NTSC: 29.97).
This button is available if you use a DV preset, a DV editing mode, or install a plug-in that provides additional playback
functions. For a DV editing mode, this option indicates where you want your previews to play. For information on the playback settings for
third-party plug-ins, see the developer documentation.
Specifies the frame pixels for your project playback. In most cases, the frame size for your project matches the frame size of your
source media. You can’t change the frame size to compensate for slow playback. However, you can adjust the playback settings: Right-click/ctrl-
click the monitor and choose Playback Settings. Adjust the frame size of the output by changing the Export settings.
Sets the aspect ratio for pixels. The video format (PAL or NTSC) determines this ratio. If you use a pixel aspect ratio that is
different from your video, the video can appear distorted when you render it and play.
Specifies the field dominance, or the order in which the two interlaced fields of each frame are drawn. Premiere Elements captures DV
footage with fields, even if the footage was recorded as progressive scan.
Specifies the way time appears throughout the project. The time display options correspond to standards for editing video
and motion-picture film. For DV NTSC video, choose 30-fps Drop-Frame Timecode. For DV PAL video, choose 25-fps Timecode.
Specifies the frame edge area to mark as a safe zone for titles, so that titles aren’t cut off by TVs that zoom the picture. A
rectangle with crosshairs marks the title-safe zone when you click the Safe Zones button in the monitor. Titles require a wider safe zone than
action.
Specifies the frame edge area to mark as a safe zone for action so that TVs that zoom the picture do not exclude the action. A
rectangle marks the action-safe zone when you click the Safe Zones button in the monitor.
Identifies the audio sample rate for the project preset. In general, higher rates provide better audio quality in projects, but they
require more disk space and processing. Record audio at a high-quality sample rate, and capture audio at the rate at which it was recorded.
Specifies whether audio time display is measured by using audio samples or milliseconds. By default, time is displayed
in audio samples. However, you can display time in milliseconds for sample-level precision when you are editing audio.
Capture settings
Capture settings (Edit > Project Settings > Capture) control how video and audio are transferred directly from a deck or DV camcorder. (Other
Project Settings panels do not affect capturing.)
Video Rendering settings
Video Rendering settings control the picture quality, compression settings, and color depth that Premiere Elements uses when you play video from
the Expert view timeline.
To access Video Rendering settings, choose Edit > Project Settings > Video Render. These settings include the following options:
Allows Premiere Elements to use up to 32-bit processing, even if the project uses a lower bit depth. Selecting this option
increases precision but decreases performance.
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