Adobe Premiere Elements creates a project file for every new project that you want to publish or save to work on later. You can also create a project before importing media.
The project file references the media that you add to a project. The types of media could include videos, images, titles, and themes among others.
Project files are small in size. They include title files and references to the source files that you capture or import. Because the project files store references, avoid moving, renaming, or deleting the source files so that Premiere Elements can locate them.
For more information on importing media, see Adding media.
When you create a project, you can view the default preset and settings by clicking the Change Settings button in the New Project dialog. Adobe Premiere Elements automatically adjusts your project settings based on the type of media you import.
To view available project presets and settings:
For more information, see Project settings and presets.
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(Optional) To change the project settings, click Change Settings, select a different preset, and click OK.
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After you change your project settings, you cannot modify them later.
If you do not change the project settings, Adobe Premiere Elements uses the settings of your previous project. Alternatively, it creates an NTS/PAL AVCHD full HD project based on your region settings.
You can import a clip whose settings do not match the settings of an empty project. Adobe Premiere Elements overwrites the project settings with the settings of your clip when you drop it on to the Expert view timeline.
By default, the folder where you save your project also stores rendered previews, conformed audio files, and captured audio and video. These files are large, so save them to your largest, fastest hard drive. To store the files separately from projects, choose Edit > Preferences > Scratch Disks.
You can open only one project at a time. To ensure that Adobe Premiere Elements can open an existing project, ensure that both the project file (.PRE) and the source files are accessible on your computer.
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In the Welcome screen, click Video Editor and then click Existing Project. Choose the project name. (If the project isn’t listed, choose Open, select the project file, and click Open.)
If Adobe Premiere Elements is open, choose File > Open Project or Open Recent Project; then select the project file, and click Open.
In Windows, double‑click the project file.
Note: Adobe Premiere Elements can open projects you create in earlier versions. However, previous versions cannot open projects you create in later versions. If you have multiple versions of Adobe Premiere Elements installed, open a project from within the software. Alternatively, right-click/ctrl-click the file and choose the application.
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