Use video capture device, Organizing your photos and video clips, Create an album – Adobe Premiere Elements 8 User Manual
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USING ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 EDITOR
Getting started with Adobe
Premiere
Elements
Last updated 8/12/2010
Use video capture device
Capturing video involves recording audio and video directly to your computer from a DV or HDV camcorder,
webcam, or other WDM (Windows Driver Model) device. Adobe Premiere Elements automatically detects the
attached capture device and sets all capture settings accordingly.
Note: Before you capture digital video, create a project with a preset that matches the format (DV or HDV), television
standard (NTSC or PAL), and frame aspect ratio (standard 4:3 or widescreen 16:9) that you’ll use to shoot your footage.
The Capture panel provides controls that let you remotely control your device, making it easy to play, capture, pause,
and stop the video on your device. To open the Capture panel, click Organize in the Tasks panel. The Capture panel
enables you to monitor the video and access all the capture commands. Adobe Premiere Elements automatically
detects the attached capture device and sets the Capture panel settings accordingly.
1 Connect your video capture device to your computer. (See the documentation that came with your device, if
necessary.)
2 Turn on the camcorder and set it to playback mode, which may be labeled either VTR, VCR, or Play. You can also
keep it in recording mode.
Adobe®
Premiere®
Elements
8 launches (if it isn’t already running), and then the Capture panel opens. If
Adobe®
Premiere®
Elements
8 is already running, choose File > Get Media From, and then select one of the following
to open the Capture panel:
•
DV Camcorder
•
HDV Camcorder
•
Webcam Or WDM Device
3 Specify the capture settings in the Capture panel, and then click Capture.
More Help topics
Organizing your photos and video clips
Use Elements Organizer to manage your files. You can find photos, video files, audio clips, and Adobe PDF documents
stored in different locations on your computer.
Adobe Premiere Elements automatically organizes media files by date as they download. Elements Organizer has a
Timeline (choose Window > Timeline) and Date View for finding media files by date. It’s a good idea to put related
photos into an album. Albums are great for sharing photos in projects, creations, and online albums, and they also
make it easy to find related photos.
You can further sort and categorize photos by adding star ratings, by stacking photos, and by assigning keyword tags.
For more information on using keyword tags, see
Do I have to use Elements Organizer?
No. You can copy photos to your computer and use the Editor to fix your
photos. However, there are lots of great things you can do with your photos in Elements Organizer. Also, after
collecting hundreds and thousands of photos on your computer, you’ll discover that finding and managing photos
with Elements Organizer is much easier.
Create an album
1 In Elements Organizer, click the Create New Album Or Album Category button
in the Albums panel, and then
choose New Album.