Adobe Premiere Elements 12 - Manual (Page 23)

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2. In the Welcome screen, click Video Editor, and then click New Project. (Or, choose File > New > Project.)
3. In the New Project dialog box, click Change Settings.
4. Select the preset that matches the format and standard of the footage you want to edit. For example, to edit most HDV footage from 1080i
camcorders, choose HDV 1080i 30 or HDV 1080i 25.
5. Click OK.
6. Provide a name and location for your project, and click OK.
Change the settings of an open project
After you create a project, you can only make minor display-related changes to the project settings.
You cannot change the Editing mode and the format of Preview files after you create a project.
1. Choose Edit > Project Settings > General.
2. In the Project Settings dialog box, specify project settings for General, Capture, and Video Rendering.
3. Click OK.
Check your project’s settings
Project presets include project settings under three categories: General, Capture, and Video Rendering. After you start a project, you can’t change
most of the settings, such as frame rate, size, and aspect ratio. However, you can review the settings to ensure that the media you want to add to
the project is compatible.
Open the project in Premiere Elements, and choose Edit > Project Settings > [category].
Third-party products, such as PCs, capture cards, and hardware bundles sometimes include custom presets. See the third-party
documentation for details.
NTSC vs PAL presets
NTSC presets conform to the NTSC standard, where each video frame includes 525 horizontal lines displayed at 29.97 frames per second. The
Standard NTSC preset applies to footage that has a 4:3 aspect ratio. The Widescreen NTSC preset applies to footage that has a 16:9 aspect ratio.
PAL presets conform to the PAL standard, where each video frame includes 625 lines displayed at 25 frames per second.
General settings
General settings (Edit > Project Settings > General) control the fundamental characteristics of a project. They include the editing mode used to
process video, frame size, aspect ratios, count time (Display Format), and playback settings (Timebase). These settings match the most common
source media in your project. For example, if most of your footage is DV, use the DV Playback editing mode. The quality of your video can
deteriorate if you change these settings arbitrarily.
General settings include the following options.
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