Operation Manual

86 LESSON 4 Organizing Your Content
In most instances on most computers, background operation should work just fine.
On older, less-powerful computers, and those configured with the minimum RAM,
background operation may cause a noticeable drag on foreground operations,
particularly when you’re working with H.264-based, high-definition formats like
AVCHD and video shot by DSLRs. If you notice any sluggishness in your fore-
ground operations after importing footage or experience any system instability, try
disabling the Auto-Analyzer as a background operation by deselecting the Analyze
Media for Smart Tags Automatically check box.
Running the Auto-Analyzer manually
To manually run the Auto-Analyzer and apply Smart Tags to the project clips,
follow these steps. Again, to ensure that you’re looking at the same content that
appears in the book, make sure you’ve selected the Lesson04 folder in the My
Folders section of the Albums and Folders panel on the left of the Organizer. See
the first few steps of the earlier section “Tagging clips in the Organizer” to accom-
plish this.
1 If the Organizer isn’t open, click the Organizer icon (
) in the Action
bar to open the Organizer. If it’s already open, press Alt+Tab (Windows) or
Command+Tab to switch to the Organizer.
2 Press Ctrl+A (Windows) or Command+A (Mac OS) to select all clips, and then
right-click and choose Run Auto-Analyzer. is can take a while, so you might
want to try one or two clips first.
3 e Organizer starts analyzing the clips and displays a progress bar. e
duration of the process will vary by clip length, clip format, and the speed of
your computer. After completion, Adobe Premiere Elements will display a status
message letting you know that the analysis is complete.