User Guide

Locating missing les

Adobe Premiere Elements doesn’t store original source les in a project—it references the

le name and location of each source le when you import it. If you later move, rename, or

delete a source le in Windows, Adobe Premiere Elements opens the Where Is The File

dialog box when you next open the project.

Note: After you create the nal movie, you can delete source les if you do not plan to use

them in a project again.

To locate missing source les:

In the Where Is The File dialog box, choose one of the following options:

Display Only Exact Name Matches Displays only the les that match the name of the

missing le when the project was last closed. If you know that the le name has changed,

deselect this option.

Select Replaces the missing le with the selected original or replacement le.

Find Starts the Windows XP® Search feature.

Skip Previews Skips missing preview les so you aren’t asked to nd them.

Skip Replaces the missing le with an ofine le, a blank placeholder for related clips in

the Media and Timeline windows.

Skip All Replaces all missing clips with ofine les without asking you for conrmation.

To replace an ofine le, use the Locate Media command.

Working with palettes and windows

In Adobe Premiere Elements, the workspace contains both palettes and windows. When

displayed, the How To, History, and Info palettes always oat above windows. You can also

combine these palettes to organize the workspace.

While palettes provide helpful information about the current task, you perform tasks

primarily in windows. Three named windows form the main work area in Adobe Premiere

Elements:

Media window Lets you organize all media clips that you add to a project. To add a clip to

a movie, drag the clip to the Timeline window.

Monitor window Includes Clip and Timeline views. Use the Clip view to see an individual

video or audio clip; use the Timeline view to see the overall movie you’re editing in the

Timeline window.

Timeline window Lets you assemble and edit video and audio clips on multiple tracks.

Changes you make in this window appear in the Timeline view of the Monitor window.

Adobe Premiere Elements also provides specialized windows for tasks such as capturing

video, applying effects, creating titles, and laying out DVD menus.