Adobe Premiere Elements 8 - Manual (Page 44)

39 USING ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 EDITOR
Projects
Last updated 8/12/2010
• Type a number for the Maximum Project Versions to specify how many versions of each project file you want to
save. For example, if you type 5, Adobe Premiere Elements saves five versions of each project you open.
Note: Each time you open a project, you must save it at least once before the Auto Save option takes effect.
Open a project saved by Auto Save
1 Do either of the following:
• Start Adobe Premiere Elements, and click Open Project in the Welcome Screen.
• In Adobe Premiere Elements, choose File > Open Project.
2 In the project folder, open the file in the Adobe Premiere Elements Auto-Save folder. (If no files are available, the
Auto Save preference may be turned off.)
Note: The first time you start Adobe Premiere Elements after a crash, it returns a prompt asking if you want to open the
last version of your project saved by Auto Save.
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Working with scratch disks
About scratch disks
When you edit a project, Adobe Premiere Elements uses disk space to store scratch files required by your project, such
as captured video and audio, conformed audio, and preview files. Adobe Premiere Elements uses conformed audio
files and preview files to optimize performance, allowing real-time editing, high processing quality, and efficient
output. All scratch disk files are preserved across work sessions. If you delete conformed audio files,
Adobe Premiere Elements automatically recreates them. If you delete preview files, they will not be recreated
automatically.
By default, scratch files are stored where you save the project. The scratch disk space required increases as your movie
becomes longer or more complex. If your system has access to multiple disks, you can use the Edit > Preferences
>
Scratch Disks command to specify which disks Adobe Premiere Elements uses for these files. For best results, set up
your scratch disks at the very beginning of a project, before capturing or editing.
Types of scratch disks
While performance can be enhanced by setting each scratch disk type to a different disk, you can also specify folders
on the same disk. Select Edit > Preferences
> Scratch Disks to set the following scratch disk options.
Captured Video Folder or disk for video files and stop-motion still image files that you capture using the Capture
panel.
Captured Audio Folder or disk for audio files that you capture using the Capture panel.
Video Previews Folder or disk for video preview files, which are created when you use the Timeline > Render Work
Area command, export to a movie file, or export to a DV device. If the previewed area includes effects, the effects are
rendered at full quality in the preview file.