Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0

Supported file types for import

In addition to capturing footage, you can import image, video, and audio files. From both the Organizer and the Get Media view, you can add files from folders on your computer, accessory hard drives, card readers, mobile phones, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, CDs, digital cameras, other devices, or the Internet.

Files that you add to a project are visible in the Project view and are automatically added to the Organizer. Added files can retain a link to the Adobe application in which they were created, if you select Embed Project Link when saving the file in the original application. This link allows you to open the file's original application from within Adobe Premiere Elements, make changes, and immediately see the results.

Supported video formats

  • AVI Movie (.avi)

  • Flash (.swf)

  • Filmstrip (.flm)

  • MPEG Movie (.mpeg, .vob, .mod, .ac3, .mpe, .mpg, .mpd, .m2v, .mpa, .mp2, .m2a, .mpv, .m2p, .m2t, .m1v, .mp4, .m4v, .m4a, .aac, 3gp, .avc, .264)

  • Windows Media (.wmv, .asf)

  • QuickTime Movie (.mov, .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .m4a, .m4v)

  • DV Stream (.dv)

    Note: To import video from mobile phones (.3gp and .mp4) you must have the most recent version of QuickTime installed on your computer.

Supported still-image formats

  • Adobe Illustrator® Art (.ai)

  • Adobe Premiere Elements title (.prtl)

  • Bitmap (.bmp, .dib, .rle)

  • Compuserve GIF® (.gif)

  • Encapsulated PostScript® (.eps)

  • Fireworks (.wbm)

  • Icon (.ico)

  • JPEG®, JPEG 2000 (.jpg, .jpe, .jpeg, .jfif)

  • Macintosh PICT (.pct, .pic, .pict)

  • PCX (.pcx)

  • Pixar Picture (.pxr)

  • Adobe Photoshop® (.psd)

  • Portable Network Graphic (.png)

  • RAW (.raw, .raf, .crw, .cr2, .mrw, .nef, .orf, .dng)

  • TIFF® (.tif, .tiff)

  • Truevision Targa® (.tga, .icb, .vst, .vda)

Supported audio formats

  • Advanced Audio Coding (.aac)

  • Dolby® AC‑3 (.ac3)

  • Macintosh® Audio AIFF (.aif, .aiff)

  • mp3® Audio (.mp3)

  • MPEG® Audio (.mpeg, .mpg, .mpa, .mpe, .m2a)

  • QuickTime (.mov, .m4a)

  • Windows Media (.wma)

  • Windows WAVE (.wav)

    Note: Dolby AC‑3 is imported as a stand-alone .ac3 file or as part of an encoded audio file in a .vob (DVD) or .mod (JVC® Everio) file, but exported as Dolby Digital Stereo only.