Adobe Premiere Elements 12 - Manual (Page 245)

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Audio Meters panel overview
The Audio Meters panel (Window > Audio Meters) displays the overall volume level of the clips as you play them from the Quick view timeline or
the Expert view timeline. If the meter’s red clipping indicators turn on, lower the volume of one or more clips. The peak indicators show the peak
volume reached while playing the movie. Generally, you want the peak to be between 0 and -6 dB.
Adjust volume in the Expert view timeline
You can adjust clip volume directly on an audio track in the Expert view timeline. By dragging the Volume graph up or down, you can, for example,
make the volume of a clip match that of its neighbors, or mute it entirely.
You can also raise and lower volume with keyframes.
1. To resize an audio track for better visibility, position the pointer between two tracks in the track header area so that the Height Adjustment
icon appears, and then drag up or down.
2. Select Volume in the upper left corner of the clip. Then, select Volume > Clip Volume.
3. Position the pointer over the Volume graph: the yellow line running horizontally across the audio track of the clip. The pointer changes to the
white double-arrow icon.
4. Drag up or down to adjust the level uniformly. Drag any existing keyframes to move them.
As you drag, the decibel level is displayed. A positive number indicates an increase in volume; a negative number indicates a decrease.
Adjust the input level of clips
If the original volume of the clip is too high or low, change the input level, or gain, before adjusting to the output levels. However, if the level of
source audio was set too low when it was recorded, increasing the gain amplifies noise. For best results, record audio at a high volume level that
is not so high as to cause distortion. Without adjustment, well-recorded audio peaks between 0 dB and -6 dB in the Audio Meters panel. Recording
audio above 0-dB results in clipping.
1. In the Expert view timeline, select the clip. To work with multiple clips, do one of the following:
To select non-consecutive clips, Ctrl-click/Cmd-click each clip.
To select consecutive clips, click in the Project Assets panel and drag a marquee around the selected clips.
To select all the clips, press Ctrl-A/Cmd-A.
2. Select Clip > Audio Options > Audio Gain.
3. Do one of the following:
Click the zero value and type gain value (0 dB equals the clip’s original gain).
Click Normalize to automatically boost gain where it’s too quiet or reduce gain where it’s too loud. Premiere Elements displays the
amount required to reach maximum gain without clipping.
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