Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0

Use scene detection

By default, Adobe Premiere Elements uses scene detection when capturing clips. You can choose between two types of scene detection: Timecode and Content.

Timecode
(Default for DV) Detects scene breaks using the tape's time/date stamp (DV and HDV camcorders add a time/date stamp to the tape each time you press Record). When you use timecode scene detection, a separate clip is captured for each scene, and placed in the Project view of the Tasks panel. Timecode scene detection does not work with HDV clips, WDM clips, or DV clips that were recorded by copying from another tape (either DV to DV, or analog to DV). In the Organizer, each scene appears as a separate clip.

Content
(Default for HDV and WDM) Detects breaks using changes in content. This process occurs after capture and can be used on any video clip in Project view. When you use content scene detection, new instances of the clip are added to a folder in Project view. Each instance contains the entire content, but is trimmed to a scene. Content scene detection is project specific. If you run content scene detection on a clip and then import the clip into another project, you’ll have to run content scene detection on it again. Only the original clip appears in the Organizer.

Turn scene detection on or off before capturing

 Select or deselect Scene Detect By Timecode or Scene Detect By Content in the Capture panel menu.

Use content scene detection on clips in Project view

  1. In the Project view of the Tasks panel, right-click the clip and choose Scene Detect.
  2. Choose one of the following and click OK:
    By Video Content Analysis
    Trims the clip to individual scenes based on content changes.

    Every _MM_SS
    Trims the clip to individual sections according to the number of minutes and seconds you specify.

    No. Of Scenes
    Trims the clip to individual scenes based on content changes according to the number of scenes you specify.

    The trimmed clips are added to a new folder in Project view of the Tasks panel.

Use content scene detection at capture

Although content scene detection does not occur during capture, you can use it on clips immediately after capturing.

 In the Capture panel, choose Scene Detect By Content from the Capture panel menu.

After the clips are captured and scenes are detected, the trimmed clips appear in a folder in the Project view of the Tasks panel.