Premiere Elements creates a project file for every new project that you want to publish or save to work on it later. You can also create a project before importing media.

The project file references the media that you add to a project including videos, images, titles, and themes.

Project files are small in size. They include title files and references to the source files that you capture or import. Because the project files store references, avoid moving, renaming, or deleting the source files so that Premiere Elements can locate them.

When you create a project, you can review the default preset and settings by clicking the Change Settings button in the New Project dialog. Adobe Premiere Elements automatically adjusts your project settings based on the type of media you import.

1. In Premiere Elements, select File > New Project.

2. Click Change Settings.

1. Do one of the following:

   • From the Welcome screen, click Video Editor and select New Project.

   • If Premiere Elements is open, choose File > New Project.

2. (Optional) To change the project settings, click Change Settings, select a different preset, and click OK.
   Note: After you change your project settings, you cannot modify them later.

   If you do not change the project settings, Adobe Premiere Elements uses the settings of your previous project. Alternatively, it creates an NTS/PAL AVCHD full HD project based on your region settings.

   You can import a clip whose settings do not match the settings of an empty project. Adobe Premiere Elements overwrites the project settings with the settings of your clip when you drop it on to the Expert view timeline.