Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0

Set duration for imported still images

When you add a still image, you can assign a specific duration to it, which specifies how much time the image occupies in the Timeline. You can set a default duration for all still images that you add, and you can change their duration in the Timeline.

The frame rate of your project determines the amount of time that a certain number of frames occupies. For example, for NTSC, if you are working in a 29.97 frame‑per‑second (fps) project and you enter 30 frames as the duration, each still image that you add to the Timeline has a duration of about one second. For PAL, if you are working in a 25 fps project and you enter 25 frames as the duration, each still image that you add to the Timeline has a duration of one second.

Change the default duration for still images

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Choose Edit > Preferences > General.

    • Right-click in the Project view of the Tasks panel and choose Still Image Duration.

  2. For Still Image Default Duration, specify the number of frames you want as a default duration.
    Note: Changing the default duration of still images does not affect the duration of still images that are already in the Timeline or Sceneline, or in the Project view. To apply the new default length to all still images in your project, delete them from Project view and reimport them into your project.

Set a unique duration for a still image

 Do one of the following:

  • Position the Selection tool over either end of the image, and drag.

  • Select the clip and choose Clip > Time Stretch. Enter a new duration and click OK.