Click a video clip or an image.
The caption panel with the Add caption text icon appears.
The Quick view sceneline provides a stage on which you can quickly arrange your clips into a movie. The Quick view sceneline displays images and video clips as individual thumbnails. Use the Quick view sceneline to trim a video or combine video clips, photos, titles, music, and more into a unique production. You can also add captions, transitions, and special effects to your media.
A. Freeze frame B. Rotate right C. Delete D. Render E. Playback controls F. Audio preview controls G. Program monitor settings H. Play full screen I. Add audio from computer J. Add music K. More options (add title or media) L. Add media M. Add transition N. Auto pan and zoom O. Change image duration P. Edit video clip Q. More options (for video) R. More options (for caption) S. Edit caption text T. Change caption duration
Some of the key features accessible through the Quick view sceneline are as follows:
For information about customizing your media in the quick view sceneline, see Customize your media.
The Quick view timeline provides a stage on which you can quickly arrange your clips into a movie. It displays each clip as a series of frames that span the entire clip length. Move the slider to the right to zoom out and see your entire video. Move the slider to the left to zoom in and see a clip in more detail. The Quick view timeline has the following tracks:
Title: Add a title for your clip on this track
Video: Edit your video on this track
Sound: Place background music and other sounds
Narration: Add a narration for your clip to this track
Use the Quick view timeline to quickly assemble your clips into a movie. Click the scissor icon on the current-time indicator to split a clip and remove an unwanted portion. You can also use the panels in the Action bar to add titles, transitions, special effects, and music to your clips.
Premiere Elements 2019
You can do the following to customize your media in the quick view sceneline:
You can add a caption to your media (video clip or image).
Click a video clip or an image.
The caption panel with the Add caption text icon appears.
Click the Add caption text icon.
The Add text textbox appears on your media. The Add caption text icon in the captions panel changes to the Edit Captions icon. The captions panel also displays the Change caption duration icon and the More options icon .
Inside the Add text textbox on your media, type the caption text.
The Adjustments panel appears.
From the Adjustments panel, apply adjustments to the caption through the following tabs:
To edit a caption, click the Edit Caption icon and modify the caption text.
To change the duration of a caption, click the Change caption duration icon in the captions panel.
Quick view allows only one caption per media. The default duration of the caption is 5 seconds. If the duration of the media is greater than the default duration of the caption, that is, 5 seconds, the Starting slider is enabled. Move the Starting slider to set the starting point of the caption.
To use more options to customize your caption, click in the captions panel. For more information, see Use more options.
From the quick view sceneline, you can add transition effects to your media using the Add transition icon.
Depending on where you want to add a transition effect, click the Add transition icon before or after your media, or in between two media.
The Transitions panel opens on the right side of the screen.
From the Transitions panel, drag a transition and drop it on the appropriate Add transition icon in the quick view sceneline.
The color of the nearest Add transition icon changes to green while you drag a transition. After you drop the transition, the color of the Add transition icon changes to orange. Also, the Transition Adjustments dialog box opens.
In the Transition Adjustments dialog box, you can do the following:
From the quick view sceneline, you can add custom music from your computer or from the Music panel in Premiere Elements.
After the music file is downloaded in the sceneline, you can customize your music by clicking on the music file. For more information, see Use more options.
The More options icon is available on your media (video clips and images), media captions, and music files.
Click to see the more options menu. The menu displays the following options:
Click a video clip to see the Edit video clip icon.
Click the Edit video clip icon to see the following options:
Click an image to see the Apply pan & zoom icon.
Choose Apply pan & zoom > Auto Pan and Zoom. Automatically applies pan and zoom to the image.
Click an image to see the Change image duration icon.
Click the Change image duration icon to see the following options:
Drag clips directly to the Quick view sceneline from Windows Explorer (Finder in Mac OS). You can also use the Add Media panel to add clips to the Quick view sceneline from various sources.
After adding clips, use the Quick view sceneline to rearrange them. You can insert a clip before another, after another, or even split it before inserting.
Drag a clip from Windows Explorer (Finder in Mac OS) to the Quick view sceneline. When you drag the clip over the Quick view sceneline, a vertical green line indicates the drop zone where you can place the clip. When the pointer changes to the insert icon, release the mouse button.
Drag the clip from Windows Explorer (Finder in Mac OS) to the Monitor panel. The clip is automatically placed in the Quick view sceneline.
Drag the clip from Windows Explorer (Finder in Mac OS) on to a clip in the Quick view sceneline.
The new clip appears in front of the one on which you dropped it, and subsequent clips shift to the right.
In the Quick view sceneline, select the clip after which you want to insert the new clip.
Drag the clip from Windows Explorer (Finder in Mac OS) to the Monitor panel or the Quick view sceneline.
The new clip appears to the right of the selected clip, and subsequent clips shift to the right.
Drag a clip from a location in the Quick view sceneline to a different location before or after another clip. Place the clip in the drop zone (indicated by a vertical green line) when the pointer changes to the insert icon.
Release the mouse button.
The clip moves to its new location and all subsequent clips shift to the right.
In Premiere Elements 2019, you can rearrange clips in a movie by copying and pasting them within your project. You can copy and paste multiple clips at a time. Clips that you paste are added to the end of the sceneline.
In Premiere Elements 2018 and earlier releases, clips are pasted to the Video 1 or Audio 1 track at the location of the current-time indicator. However, you can avoid this action by manually copying clips on multiple tracks. When you paste a clip in the Quick view timeline, the current-time indicator moves to the end of a clip. This feature enables easy and efficient handling of consecutive paste operations.
In the Quick view timeline, select one or more clips in the movie. To select only the audio or video of linked clips, Alt‐click the desired clip.
Choose Edit > Copy.
In the Quick view timeline, position the current‐time indicator at the point you want to paste, and do one of the following:
You can also copy a clip’s attributes—motion, opacity, volume, and other effects—and paste them into another clip.
Premiere Elements 2018 and earlier releases
When you zoom in on the Quick view timeline, it is magnified around the current‑time indicator, letting you examine smaller increments of media. You can also zoom in as you add a clip, magnifying the location around the pointer rather than the current‑time indicator. This technique lets you see the exact placement of the insertion point before you release the mouse.
In contrast, zooming out displays more of the Quick view timeline, giving you a visual summary of the movie.
To zoom in or out as you add a clip, drag the clip to the Quick view timeline. Hold down the mouse button, and press the Equals (=) key to increase the zoom factor or press the Minus (–) key to decrease it.
To zoom in or out as you add a clip, drag a clip to the Quick view timeline. Hold down the mouse button, and press the semicolon (;) key to increase the zoom factor. Press the Minus (–) key to decrease the zoom factor.
To zoom in on the Quick view timeline, drag the Zoom slider to the right, or click the Zoom In button.
To zoom out of the Quick view timeline, drag the Zoom slider to the left, or click the Zoom Out button.
To toggle between viewing the entire movie in the Quick view timeline and the previous zoom level setting, click the Fit To Visible Timeline icon. Alternatively, press the Backslash (\) key. Make sure that the Quick view timeline is active before pressing the Backslash (\) key. You can also zoom in and out by pressing the Equals (=) or Minus (-) keys on the keyboard (not the numeric keypad).
To zoom out so that the entire movie is visible in the Quick view timeline, press the Yen sign (¥) key. Make sure that the Quick view timeline is active before pressing the Yen sign (¥) key.
The steps described to zoom in and zoom out of the Quick view timeline also apply to the Expert view timeline.
Premiere Elements 2018 and earlier releases
Delete and close gap
Deletes the clip and removes the gap by adjusting the position of one or more clips
Delete audio
Removes the audio from your movie.