Adobe Premiere Elements 8 - Manual (Page 67)

62 USING ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 EDITOR
Importing and adding media
Last updated 8/12/2010
Guidelines for adding an animation or still-image sequence
You can add an animation contained in a single file, such as an animated GIF. An animation is different from a video
in that the frames in an animation are drawn as graphics and, therefore, are not scenes of live action, as in conventional
digital video. Adobe Premiere Elements can also add a sequence of numbered still-image files and automatically
combine them into a single clip; each numbered file represents one frame. Some applications, such as
Adobe After
Effects®, can generate a numbered sequence of still images. Images in a still-image sequence cannot
include layers, so you need to flatten images that will be part of a sequence. For information on layers and flattening,
see the documentation for the application that created the file.
Note: Changing the default duration of still images in the Preferences dialog box does not affect the duration of still images
that are part of a sequence.
When creating three-dimensional images or animations for use in Adobe Premiere Elements, use the following
guidelines whenever possible:
• Use broadcast-safe colors. Most applications that create animations (such as Adobe After Effects) allow you to
check for broadcast-safe colors. Refer to your application’s documentation for more information.
• Use the pixel aspect ratio and frame size specified in the project settings in Adobe Premiere Elements.
• Use the appropriate field settings to match your project.
• If you’re using an Adobe application (such as Photoshop) to generate the sequence, select Embed Project Link so
that you can open the sequence in the application that was used to create it. For example, selecting a PSD file in the
Available Media view of the Media panel in Adobe Premiere Elements and choosing Edit > Edit Original opens the
file in Photoshop with the original layers intact.
Using files from Photoshop Elements
Sharing files between Adobe Premiere Elements and Adobe Photoshop
Elements
You can access all images in a Photoshop Elements catalog directly from the Organizer workspace of
Adobe Premiere Elements. You can also add, edit, and manage your images, and then drag them to the
Adobe Premiere Elements Sceneline or Timeline for use in your project.
Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements are designed to work together, whether you purchase the
products separately or bundled in one package. These programs seamlessly combine digital photography and video
editing, letting you create exciting video projects. The two programs support many of the same file types, which makes
the transfer of most files between them easy and efficient. For example, you can catalog PSD files in Photoshop
Elements and then add them to the Sceneline directly from the Elements Organizer in Adobe Premiere Elements.
Note: The Photoshop Elements Organizer shows clips of audio AVI files with broken video thumbnail icons. However,
they will play correctly. The Photoshop Elements Editor can import individual video frames from ASF, AVI, MPEG, and
Windows Media files. (Choose File > Import > Frame From Video.)
Here are a few ways you can share files between Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements:
• Organize your photos, video clips, and audio clips in either Adobe Premiere Elements or Photoshop Elements, find
them through the Elements Organizer in either application and add them to a project.
• Capture video in Adobe Premiere Elements and open it from the Elements Organizer and create and edit still
images from the video.