Adobe Premiere Elements 12 - Manual (Page 10)

Workspace
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Welcome screen
Quick view
Guided view
Expert view
Add Media panel
Quick view timeline
Expert view timeline
Action bar
Adjust panel
Applied Effects panel
Publish and Share panel
The Adobe Premiere Elements workspace presents a simplified interface for enthusiasts. It organizes features into the Quick, Guided, and Expert
view based on their complexity.
The Quick view aggregates basic features that enthusiasts commonly use to quickly edit video footage and share with others. It optimizes common
tasks that you perform with clips, such as editing clips, creating menus for DVDs and Blu-ray discs, and sharing movies.
The Expert view includes advanced features and tools, such as Audio Mixer, Time Stretch, that professionals use to perform intricate video editing
tasks.
The Guided view helps you edit movies by guiding you sequentially though a series of steps. This ease of use helps edit movie clips and apply
various effects with a guided approach.
Welcome screen
When you first launch Adobe Premiere Elements, the Welcome screen opens.
Click Video Editor to open an existing project or create a project in the workspace.
Access the Elements Organizer to organize, tag, and perform basic editing tasks on your media before importing them into Adobe Premiere
Elements.
Customize launch options
By default, the Welcome screen opens when you launch Adobe Premiere Elements for the first time.
Click the Settings button on the Title bar to specify the window or application that you want displayed on subsequent launches of Adobe Premiere
Elements.
Select one of the following launch options:
Welcome Screen: Launches the Welcome screen each time you open Adobe Premiere Elements. This option is enabled by default.
Organizer: If you use Elements Organizer to organize your media before editing them in Adobe Premiere Elements, choose this option.
Video Editor: Select this option if you want the Adobe Premiere Elements workspace to open every time you launch Adobe Premiere
Elements.
Quick view
Use the options in the Quick view to add titles, effects, and transitions, background music, and graphics to your clips. Pan or zoom your clip, if
necessary, or use Smart Trim for a crisper video. Use Instant Movie to automate movie creation steps.
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