Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0

Prepare a project for video capture

Before you capture digital video, you need to create a project with a preset that matches the format (DV or HDV), television standard (NTSC or PAL), and frame aspect ratio (standard 4:3 or widescreen 16:9) that you’ll use to shoot your footage.

  1. Do one of the following:

    • From the Welcome Screen, click New Project.

    • Choose File > New > Project.

  2. In the New Project dialog box, type a name for your project, and then click Change Settings.
  3. Select a preset (expand the preset folders to see all presets), and then click Save As Default.
    Note: The Hard Disk, Flash Memory Camcorder presets use reverse field order. Make sure to choose this preset if your footage uses upper field first.
  4. Click OK to start a new project.