Disc burning

Depending on the complexity and length of the project and your computer speed, encoding (compressing) video and audio for a disc can take hours. If you plan to burn multiple discs with the same content and quality, you can save time by burning them in the same session, which compresses the project only once.

Adobe Premiere Elements converts all audio to the 16-bit depth and 48 kHz sample rate required by DVDs and Blu-ray Discs. For the best results, record your audio using these settings.

Burn to a DVD or Blu-ray Disc

Note: Adobe Premiere Elements does not support burning to a BD RE dual layer disc.

  1. Before starting Adobe Premiere Elements, connect and turn on all external DVD or Blu-ray burners.

  2. In the Share view of the Tasks panel, click Disc to open Disc view.

  3. In Disc view, choose either DVD or Blu-ray from the menu.

  4. Select Disc as the Burn To option.

  5. Type a name for the disc. This name appears if you insert the disc into a computer after the DVD burn has been completed. (The default name is a date stamp in 24‑hour format: YYYYMMDD_hhmmss.)

  6. Select a burner from the Burner Location menu.

  7. Make sure that a compatible disc is inserted in the drive. If you insert a disc, click Rescan to check all connected burners for valid media.

  8. In the Copies box, enter the number of discs you want to burn during this session. You are prompted to insert new discs until all have been burned. Encoding the video and audio takes place only once.

  9. For Preset Selection, select the option for the television standard used in the geographic location of your audience.

  10. (Optional) Select Fit Contents To Available Space. If burning to a DVD, you can deselect this option and drag the slider to choose the video quality you want. (By default, this option is selected for DVD, and deselected for Blu-ray.)

  11. Click Burn to begin converting your project to the DVD or Blu-ray format and burning the disc. If you are burning a DVD, and a burner is not available, you can burn to a DVD folder, and then burn the resulting files to DVD when the burner is available.

    Important: Encoding the video and audio for disc output can take several hours.

Burn to a DVD folder

If your DVD burner isn’t compatible with Adobe Premiere Elements, you can burn the project to a folder instead. This creates a DVD‑compatible file that can be burned to disc using an authoring program such as Adobe Encore.

Note: You can only burn a DVD project to a folder—you cannot burn a Blu-ray Disc project to a folder.

  1. If the Disc view is not displayed, click the Share tab in the Tasks panel, and then click Disc.

  2. From the Burn To menu, select one of the Folder options as your destination for the project. For movie projects bigger than a single‑layer 4.7 GB disc, select Folder (8.5 GB), which can accommodate dual‑layer discs.

  3. Type a name for the folder.

  4. Click Browse to specify a location for the folder.

  5. Click Burn to begin creating the folder.

    Important: Encoding the video and audio for disc output can take several hours.

Export as AVCHD and burn to DVD

Use AVCHD if you want to export your video to a high definition format that can be burnt on a DVD. The generated files are Blu Ray compatible and can be played using an AVCHD compatible Blu Ray player.

Alternatively, you can export the generated files to a folder on your computer.

Note: You can copy the exported files to a pen drive and play them by plugging the drive into the USB port of a Blu Ray player. You can also play the files on your computer using a media player that supports Blu Ray files.

The procedure to burn your project in the AVCHD format is the same as the procedure for burning to discs or folders. For more info, see the associated sections on burning to discs and folders.