User Manual

Workspace and workflow

Last updated 11/5/2019

Fix

Adjust Lets you adjust the inherent properties of your clip, for example color and lighting. You can also use the Smart

Fix tool to enhance the quality of your video footage.

If you add a title to your clip, use the Adjust panel to alter its properties, if necessary.

Tools Provides options that let you add cool effects to your video. For example, use Time Remapping and Smart Mix

to add sophisticated motion effects to your video. You can choose Smart Trim to let Premiere Elements automatically

edit your footage for a crisper video. For more information, see

To ols.

Edit

Applied Effects Lets you view the properties of effects already applied to your clip. The panel provides various options

that enable you to modify the applied effects.

Effects Shows special effects and presets you can apply to clips in your movie. To edit a special effect after applying it,

click Applied Effects to modify the properties in the Applied Effects panel. Compared to the Quick view, the Expert

view provides more effects that are organized under various categories. For more information, see

Effects reference.

Transitions Provides transitions you can use between your movie clips. The Transition contextual control appears

automatically when you apply a transition for the first time. Use it to modify the transition properties. To open the

Transition contextual control later, double-click the transition. The Expert view provides more transition effects

compared to the Quick view. For more information, see

Applying transitions to clips.

Add

Titles Contains pre-formatted title templates you can use in your movie. The Title contextual control appears

automatically when you apply a title to your movie for the first time. Use it to modify the title properties. To open the

Title contextual control later, double-click the title. The Expert view provides more title templates compared to the

Quick view. For more information, see

Creating titles.

Music Lets you add theme music to your movie. You can select multiple music clips from here, and they are played in

the order selected. For more information, see

Adding music scores to video clips.

Graphics (Available in 2019 Expert view and 2018 versions) Spruce up your videos with graphic elements, such as clip

art and callouts (thought bubbles or speech balloons) that you can add to portions in your video clips.

Action bar

The Action bar contains the following options:

Undo Reverses the action performed.

Redo Repeats the action performed.

Organizer Opens Elements Organizer to let you organize and manage your media files.

Home Screen Opens the Premiere Elements home screen. For more information, see Get to know the Home screen.

Note:

In Premiere Elements 2018 and earlier versions, the Home Screen option is not available in the Action bar.

Premiere Elements 2018 and earlier releases

• Welcome screen