Adobe Premiere Elements 8 - Manual (Page 136)

131 USING ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 EDITOR
Editing clips
Last updated 8/12/2010
Working with source clips
Find the source of a clip
After working with a clip in the Timeline, you may decide to use another instance of its source in another part of the
movie. Adobe Premiere Elements can quickly find the source of any clip in a movie and automatically select it in
Project view of the Tasks panel.
1 In the Tasks panel, do one of the following:
• To find the clip in Project view, click Organize, and then click Project.
• To find the clip in the Organize workspace, click Organize > Media.
2 Right-click a clip in the Timeline, and choose Reveal In Media, or Reveal In Project.
The clip appears highlighted in the Organize workspace, or Project view depending on which you choose.
Remove In and Out points from a source clip
1 In the Tasks panel, click Organize, and then click Project to open Project view.
2 Double-click the source clip in Project view.
3 Choose Clip > Clear Clip Marker, and choose an option from the menu:
• In And Out resets both the In and Out points.
• In resets the In point only.
• Out resets the Out point only.
You can also clear an In or Out point from a source clip (not the version in the Timeline) by Alt-clicking the Set In
Point button
or the Set Out Point button , respectively, in the Preview window.
Edit a clip in its original application
Some files contain embedded information, called a project link, which indicates the application in which they were
created. Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Audition, and Adobe After Effects® create files with project links. If a file
contains a project link, you can use the Edit Original command to open the file in the original application, where you
can make changes as needed. You will not need to render the file before using this command, unless you have made
changes to it in Adobe Premiere Elements. When you save the file in the original application,
Adobe Premiere Elements automatically incorporates any changes you made there into the current project. You don’t
need to import the file again.
You can embed information into your movie that allows other applications, such as Adobe After Effects or Adobe
Encore DVD, to use the Edit Original command to open the movie in Adobe Premiere Elements.
1 Select a clip in Project view of the Tasks panel or the Timeline.
2 Choose Edit > Edit Original.
3 When you have finished editing the clip, save and close.
Your changes become incorporated into your project in Adobe Premiere Elements.
Note: Typically, audio files are associated with a computer’s default audio player. Selecting Edit Original for an audio file
may therefore open it in an application, such as Windows Media Player or iTunes®, that is not designed to edit files. You
will not be able to edit audio files in these applications.