ATR Premiere Elements Troubleshooting: Premiere Elements 14 First Look Details

CONTENT

PART 1 - NEW AND DIFFERENT
PART 2 - EXPORT & SHARE ( Quick Edit, Devices, Discs, Online, Audio, Image)
PART 3 - CONTENT

INTRODUCTION

Premiere Elements 14 tryout was found available in the Adobe Downloads about 11 pm Thursday September 24, 2015 USA East time.
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=premiere_elements&loc=us#

This Premiere Elements 14 First Look Details blog post will begin with what immediately caught the attention as being different from the prior version, 13/13.1. A more systematic and detailed look at Premiere Elements 14 will follow that.

PART 1
NEW AND DIFFERENT

1. Publish+Share section of the program (seen in 13/13.1) is now named Export & Share in 14 and presents with drastic changes in the what was. Clicking on Export & Share opens to

Clicking on Publish+Share in Premiere Elements 13/13.1 opens to

There is no more burn to Folder (VIDEO_TS Folder). Adobe Revel presence is gone from Elements Organizer 14 as well as from the Premiere Elements 14 sharing area (no more Private Web Albums in 14). See http://atr935.blogspot.com/2015/09/pe-14-premiere-elements-14-and-adobe.html

2. Premiere Elements 14 Expert Workspace has undergone marked changes in the Timeline and its tracks.

(a) There is now a "Show Classic View" Tab and "Show Audio View" Tab at the top left of the Timeline. In the Show Audio View, the Audio Meter is shown to the right of the Timeline. Audio Meters is no longer found under Window Menu. This "Audio Meter" of 14 is called Master Meter, and its slider controls the volume of the entire project. According to Adobe the version 14 Master Meter provides the functionality of the Audio Meter of earlier versions.

With the Show Classic View Tab selected (light gray when selected)

With the Show Audio View Tab selected (light gray when selected)

See Adobe document "Adobe Premiere Elements Help/Audio View" for further details.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/using/audio-view.html

(b) The audio tracks in 14 are now numbered Audio Tracks, Voice, and Music. In 13/13.1, they are numbered Audio Tracks, Narration Track, and Soundtrack.

(c) The icons to the left of the track name no longer represent Display Style format. Instead

Video Track, Filmstrip Icon = Hide Video/Export without Video

Numbered Audio Track, Speaker Icon = Mute track/Export without Audio

Voice, Microphone Icon = Mute track/Export without Audio

Music, Music Symbol Icon = Mute track/Export without Audio

The Mute track option seems to be a response to those seeking to mute the whole track and not just files on the track. See http://atr935.blogspot.com/2015/05/pe-about-disabling-sound-for-whole.html

Now to set the Display Style in 14....

Video Track - right click near the video track name, select Display Style, and then either No thumbnails, All thumbnails, First and Last thumbnail (seems to be default), or First thumbnail.

For Audio Track - right click near the audio track name, select Display Style, and then either No waveform, Half waveform (seems to be default), or Full waveform.

(d) In Premiere Elements 14 Show Audio View, each of the numbered audio tracks, Voice track, and Soundtrack has Add Narration icons near the name of the track to access the Narration Tool.

3. Guided Edits in 14 has 13 instead of 11 how tos. The two new Guided Edits tutorials do not represent new features, just use of old features explained. The new Guided Edits are

Make a Black & White Video with Color Pop

Creating a Slow or Fast Motion Effect

4. What's New According to Online Articles
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/using/whats-new.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/photoshop/2015/09/introducing-adobe-photoshop-elements-14.html

5. Mystery...how to export Titler title as prtl with File Menu/Export/Title. There is no File Menu/Export/Title seen in Premiere Elements 14 Expert workspace, just File Menu/Export and Share which opens to the Export & Share dialog which does not appear to offer the means to export the title. See Premiere Elements 14 Help PDF (page 214 on page itself) which seems to have how to but relating to 13/13.1 and not 14.
https://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/premiere-elements_reference.pdf

Just figured this out by exploration and "never give up"....
The answer to save the 14 Titler title...
a. Expert workspace - create the title in the Titler workspace (Text Menu/New Text/Default Text). Close out of the Titler.
b. Go to Project Assets (Grid View Only), find the thumbnail for the title, right click it, and select Export Title.
c. You are on your way to saving the title as .prtl for use in other projects.
The new mystery is why just the "Grid View Only" and not the Grid or List View to see Export Title?

6. In Premiere Elements 14, there is no return to DV and HDV capture firewire into Premiere Elements Capture Window. No choice of DV Camcorder or HDV Camcorder in the Add Media choices. See 14's Expert workspace Add Media choices.

Premiere Elements 12/12.1 is the last version to have the DV and HDV capture firewire into Premiere Elements Capture Window feature.

The Add Media choices for 14 are the same as for 13/13.1 with the exception that Adobe Revel and Mobile Albums are gone under the Elements Organizer choice.

7. Expert workspace Opening Panel Options are different in 14 than 13/13.1.
When Premiere Elements 14 is opened to its Expert workspace, the view is the following

In Premiere Elements 13/13.1, the panel choices are Add Media, Make your Video Story, and Create an Instant Movie. In 14, the choices and what happens when clicked on...

Add Media - Add Media Palette opens with drop down list of Add Media choices

Create a template based movie - Create Header is targeted with choices of Video Story and Instant Movie

Tell your story using titles - Titles & Text Tab is targeted with choices for Motion Titles and Classic Titles

Learn video editing - Guided Edits and its 13 Guided Edits tutorials are targeted

That same panel is seen in the Quick workspace also.

8. Project Presets appear to have stayed the same in 14 as in 13/13.1.

9. Shake Stabilizer named feature in 13/13.1 is now named Shake Reduction in 14.
Shake Reduction in 14 is accessed in the route Adjust Tab/Adjustments Palette/Shake Reduction Panel. At this time, no obvious changes are seen in the feature's options when in Applied Effects Tab/Applied Effects Palette/Shake Reduction Panel expanded.

10. The frequently used Time Stretch and some other features in the Expert workspace are brought up differently. This is probably related to Premiere Elements 14 What's New mention of

Right-click options for the timeline: For ease of access, the options available when you right-click the timeline, have now been categorized.

Now in Premiere Elements 14, right click the file involved, select Clip from the pop up menu, and then Time Stretch in the Clip pop out.

For Time Stretch, it might be easier just to use the computer keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+R) to bring up the Time Stretch dialog.

In the pop up from this right click
Edit's pop out gives Edit Original and edit in Adobe Photoshop Elements
Timeline's pop out gives Apply Default Transition and Apply Default Along CTI.

11. The Premiere Elements 13/13.1 Blu-Ray ISO file's file size issue appears to be fixed in Premiere Elements 14.
If Premiere Elements 13/13.1 burn to AVCHD ISO Image or Blu-ray ISO Image produces an .iso file with file size greater than 1 GB, that .iso file taken to disc is not recognized by the players. This 13/13.1 issue is described in the following blog post
http://atr935.blogspot.com/2015/01/pe-13-iso-image-file-size-issue.html

Preliminary studies suggest that the issue has been fixed in Premiere Elements 14. In these mini studies Premiere Elements 14 produced Blu-ray .iso file (2.81 GB or 16.8 GB) which, when applied to Blu-ray disc, was recognized by the player. In this study, the player was the computer CyberLink Power DVD 9 player. See posts 15 and 17 in the following thread for the initial Premiere Elements 14 observations related to this issue.
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1964605
More information on this in PART 2 EXPORT & SHARE section of this blog.

PART 2
EXPORT & SHARE

Additions may be made to PART 1 NEW AND DIFFERENT later, but for now the drastic sharing changes going from Premiere Elements 13/13.1 Publish+Share to Premiere Elements 14 Export & Share need to be pointed to and understood beyond the Export & Share descriptions of intuitive and pick and let the project do the rest automatically.

Export & Share has 6 sections: Quick Export, Devices, Disc, Online, Audio, and Image. Each of these sections will be detailed in what follows.

QUICK EXPORT

The choice here appears pre-selected by the project based on the project preset frame aspect ratio. The user hits the Save button Quick Export knowing only the export's resolution, file size, duration, and file extension. (The user can always roughly estimate the bitrate from duration and file size, but not control what is will be.)

When NTSC 4:3 project preset and the following source media are on the Expert workspace Timeline
640 x 480 (pixel aspect ratio = square pixel 1.0)
720 x 480 (pixel aspect ratio = 0.9091
720 x 480 (pixel aspect ratio = 1.2121
or
1440 x 1080 HD anamorphic 16:9 (pixel aspect ratio = 1.3333

the Quick Export is always presenting as a 640 x 480 mp4 file. Before the export, there is no information as to video compression, audio compression, frame rate, interlace or progressive, pixel aspect ratio, bitrate to be expected in the export. A MediaInfo video audio properties readout of this 640 x 480 file reveals

Frame Width = 640 pixels and Frame Height = 480 pixels

Video Compression = AVCHD (MPEG4 AVC/H.264)

Audio Compression = AAC Stereo 2 Channel 48 KHz

Frame Rate = 29.97 progressive frames per second

Video Bitrate = variable with max = 10000 kbps (kilobits per second)

Audio Bitrate = variable with max = 256 kbps

Display Aspect Ratio = 4:3

When a NTSC HD 16:9 project preset and the HD 16:9 source media on the Expert workspace Timeline, the Quick Export is always presenting as a 1280 x 720 16:9 file. Before the export, there is no information as to video compression, audio compression, frame rate, interlaced or progressive, pixel aspect ratio, bitrate to be expected in the export. A MediaInfo video audio properties readout of this 1280 x 720 file reveals

Frame Width = 1280 pixels and Frame Height = 720 pixels

Video Compression = AVCHD (MPEG4 AVC/H.264)

Audio Compression = AAC Stereo 2 Channel 48 KHz

Frame Rate - 30.000 progressive frames per second

Video Bitrate = variable with max - 10000 kbps

Audio Bitrate = variable with max = 244 kbps

Display Aspect Ratio = 16:9

Some variations seen in the max Audio Bitrate need more looking into.Whether the project preset is NTSC or PAL, the end result is still the same with the 29.97 progressive frames per second frame rate in a NTSC Standard. There is no "Share WorkArea Bar Only" option in the Quick Export.

DEVICES

Devices section has 4 tabs: Computer, TV, Mobile, and Custom.

DEVICES/COMPUTER choices are 4K Ultra HD 3840 x 2160, HD 1080 1920 x 1080, HD 1080 1440 x 1080, and HD 720 1280 x 720. Oops almost missed two of the six DEVICE/COMPUTER choices...to the right of HD 720 1280 x 720 choices is a tiny arrow pointing right. When this triangle is clicked on, the SD 576 720 x 576 and SD 480 720 x 480 choices are revealed.

4K Ultra HD 3840 x 2160.
Here there is only one choice for Format shown above the Quality Slider. It is MP4- XAVC-S.

The user comes into this choice with fixed "Custom Settings" for the export

Resolution = 3840 x 2160

Format = H.264

Audio = AAC, 160 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo

Duration = given from Timeline

Frame rate = appears to be fixed at the frame rate of the project preset, but the Scan type appears fixed at progressive.

Bitrate of 30, 100, or 200 Mbps, and file size. The Quality Slider here is used to set the Bitrate to either 30 (Low setting), 100 (Mid setting), or 200 Mbps (High setting). And, the corresponding file size appears to the right of the Quality Slider.

The audio export settings are not changed by Quality Slider settings.

Although the "Custom Settings" section gives the Format = H.264, the single choice for Format shown above the Quality Slider is MP4-XAVC-S. The MediaInfo properties readout for the export shows video codec as avc1 which is typically shown there for AVCHD (MPEG4 AVC/H.264). The codec utility named GSpot gives video codec = avc1 and name H.264/MPEG4 AVC).

Contrary to Premiere Elements 13/13.1, it now appears that a 4K 3840 x 2160 @ 59.94 progressive frames per second or 50 progressive frames per second export is possible in Premiere Elements 14 provided the project preset includes p60 or p50 respectively. See http://atr935.blogspot.com/2015/07/pe-13131-4k-xavc-s-p5994-and-p50.html
A Share Work Area Bar Only option is available in the export settings.
Tip: In many instances, Devices/Custom might be a viable alternative to Devices/Computer/4K Ultra HD 3840 x 2160.

HD 1080 1920 x 1080.
Here there are 4 choices for Format shown above the Quality Slider. They are M2T - H.264, MOV - H.264, MP4 - H.264, and MPEG - TS.

M2T - H.264.
The user comes into this choice with fixed "Custom Settings"for the export

Resolution = 1920 x 1080

Format = H.264 Blu-ray

Audio = Dolby Digital 192 kbps, 48 kHz 2

Duration = given from Timeline

Frame Rate = seems to be fixed at Scan type Interlaced and Scan order Upper Field First. The Frame rate itself seems to track that of the properties of the project preset with the exceptions

p59.94 project/p60 source = export with frame rate of 29.97 interlaced frames per second with Scan order Upper Field First

p50 project/p50 source = export with frame rate of 25 interlaced frames per second with Scan order Upper Field First

p23.976 project/p23.976 source = export with frame rate of 24 progressive frames per second

p29.97 project/p29.97 source = export with frame rate of 29.976 interlaced frames per second with Scan order Upper Field First

p25 project/p25 source = export with frame rate of 25 interlaced frames per second with Scan order Upper Field First

Bitrate = 5, 15, or 25 Mbps. The Quality Slider here is used to set the Bitrate to either 5 (Low setting), 15 (Mid setting), or 25 Mbps (High setting). And, the corresponding file size appears to the right of the Quality Slider. These Bitrate are variable and there is no way found to determine if VBR, 1 Pass or VBR, 2 Pass is used.

The audio export settings are not changed by Quality Slider settings.

While the "Custom Settings" gives the Format = H.264 Blu-ray, the Format setting above the Quality Slider is M2T - H.264. MediaInfo readout names the video format and codec as AVC and 27 respectively. GSpot gives no readings for the video codec. Two files are produced from a single export: the video file with the M2T file extension and an informational file with the file extension of M2T.xmpses. A Share Work Area Bar Only option is available in the export settings.

MOV - H.264
The user comes into this choice with fixed "Custom Settings" for the export

Resolution = 1920 x 1080

Format = QuickTime

Audio = AAC 48000 Hz, Stereo

Duration = given from Timeline

Frame Rate = Scan type appears to be fixed at progressive. The Frame rate itself seems to track that of the properties of the project preset with the exceptions

p59.94 project/p60 source = export with frame rate of 30 progressive frames per second

p50 project/p50 source = export with frame rate of 25 progressive frames per second

p23.976 project/p23.976 source = export with frame rate of 24 progressive frames per second

i29.97 project/i29.97 source = export frame rate of 30 progressive frames per second

i25 project/i25 source = export frame rate of 25 progressive frames per second

Bitrate = None given. There is no Quality Slider with this choice. However, there is an expected file shown for the export from this route. These Bitrate are variable, and there is no way found to determine if VBR, 1 Pass or VBR, 2 Pass is used.

While the "Custom Settings" gives the Format = QuickTime, the Format setting on the left side of the export area dialog is MOV - H.264. MediaInfo readout names the video format and codec as AVC and avc1 respectively, and GSpot gives the video information Codec avc1, name H.264. The MediaInfo readout for the file's bitrate is appropriately 9995 kbps (not user adjustable) and is comparable to that calculated before export from the export settings area's file size and file duration. One file with a .mov file extension is produced for each export from this route. A Share Work Area Bar Only option is available in the export settings.

MP4 - H.264
The user comes into this choice with fixed "Custom Settings" for the export

Resolution = 1920 x 1080

Format = H.264

Audio = AAC 160 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo

Duration = given from Timeline

Frame Rate = Scan type appears to be fixed at progressive. The Frame rate itself seems to track that of the properties of the project preset with the exceptions

p59.94 project/p60 source = export with frame rate of 29.97 progressive frames per second

p50 project/p50 source = export with frame rate of 25 progressive frames per second

p23.976 project/p23.976 source = export with frame rate of 24 progressive frames per second

i29.97 project/i29.97 source = export frame rate of 29.97 progressive frames per second

i25 project/i25 source = export frame rate of 25 progressive frames per second

Bitrate = 5, 15, or 32 Mbps. The Quality Slider here is used to set the Bitrate to either 5 (Low setting), 15 (Mid setting), or 32 Mbps (High setting). And, the corresponding file size appears to the right of the Quality Slider. These Bitrate are variable and there is no way found to determine if VBR, 1 Pass or VBR, 2 Pass is used.

The audio export settings are not changed by the Quality Slider settings.

While the "Custom Settings" gives the Format = H.264, the Format setting above the Quality Slider is MP4 - H.264. MediaInfo names the video format and codec as AVC and avc1 respectively. GSpot gives video codec as avc1 and name as H.264/MPEG4 AVC. Only one .mp4 file results from this export. The calculated bitrate and that which is actually obtained in the export needs looking into. With 1080p50 project/1080p50 source and export settings showing Bitrate = 15 Mbps and File Size 18.5 MB, the MediaInfo readout for the export showed variable Bitrate details of Bitrate 19.0 Mbps and maximum Bitrate 40 Mbps along with a 19.1 MB file size. A Share Work Area Bar Only option is available in the export settings.

MPEG - TS
The user comes into this choice with fixed "Custom Settings" for the export

Resolution = 1920 x 1080

Format = MPEG-2

Audio = Dolby Digital 192 kbps, 48 kHz, 2, 32-bit float

Duration = given from Timeline

Frame Rate = Scan type appears to be fixed at interlaced and Scan order Upper Field First. The Frame rate itself seems to track that of the properties of the project preset with the exceptions

p59.94 project/p60 source = export with frame rate of 29.97 interlaced frames per second with Scan order Upper Field First

p50 project/p50 source = export with frame rate of 25 interlaced frames per second with Scan order of Upper Field First

p23.97 project/p23.97 source = export with frame rate of 24 interlaced frames per second with Scan order of Upper Field First HIGHLY UNEXPECTED

p29.97 project/p29.97 source = export with frame rate of 29.97 interlaced frames per second with Scan order of Upper Field First

p25 project/p25 source = export with frame rate of 25 interlaced frames per second with Scan order of Upper Field First

Bitrate = 10, 20, or 30 Mbps. The Quality Slider here is used to set the Bitrate to either 10 (Low setting), 20 (Mid setting), or 30 Mbps (High setting). And, the corresponding file size appears to the right of the Quality Slider. These Bitrate are variable and there is no way found to determine if VBR, 1 Pass or VBR, 2 Pass is used.

The audio export settings are not changed by the Quality Slider settings.

While the "Custom Settings" gives the Format = MPEG2, the Format setting above the Quality Slider is MPEG - TS. MediaInfo names the video formats and codec as MPEG Video/Version 2 and 2 respectively. GSpot gives no video codec and name. But does show in its Container section the description of File Type = MPEG2 Transport Stream. Only one file with the file extension of .m2t is produced from this route. The calculated bitrate from Bitrate and file size before export and that which is actually obtained in the export needs looking into. A Share Work Area Bar Only option is available in the export settings.

Not Yet Evaluated Choices Under Expert & Share/Devices/Computer

HD 1080 1440 x 1080

HD 720 1280 x 720

SD 576 720 x 576

SD 480 720 x 480

Notice of perspective...the choices under Expert & Share are Quick Export, Devices, Disc, Online, Audio, Image. At this point, only the work on Quick Export and Audio are complete above. And, under Devices with its choices of Computer, TV, Mobile, and Custom, only Devices/Computer/ and 2 of the Computer 6 choices are complete, that is, 4K Ultra HD 3840 x 2160 and HD 1080 1920 x 1080. The incomplete will be put on hold for now so that other less information intense aspects of the Premiere Elements 14 First Look can be gotten to and completed.

Other on hold for details include

DEVICES/TV

4K Ultra HD 3840 x 2160
Format: MP4-XAVC-S

HD 1080 1920 x 1080
Format: MP4-H.264 and MPEG

HD 720 1280 x 720
Format: MP4-H.264 and MPEG

DEVICES/MOBILE

HD 1080 1920 x 1080
Format: MP4-H.264

HD 800 1280 x 800
Format: MP4-H.264

HD 720 1280 x 720
Format: MP4-H.264

DEVICES/CUSTOM

Format = H.264 AVCHD, H.264, H.264 Blu-ray and others.
More on this later to get all sorts of custom presets including MP4 H.264 1920 x 1080p30
Advanced Setting Tab, offering wide variety of formats, codecs, and other properties of the export.
Even an AVI export....

Premiere Elements 14 Windows Export & Share DEVICES/CUSTOM - Advanced Settings - Export Settings - Format

DISC
This Expert & Share/Disc choice offers opportunity for Timeline content "burn to" for .iso file as well as burn to disc.
Note: Significant changes have occurred in the Expert & Share/Disc/DVD, Blu-ray, AVCHD area.
They include no more burn to choice of burn to folder (for VIDEO_TS), focus on the burn to ISO Image, fix for .iso image file size issue seen in Premiere Elements 13/13.1, dependency on project preset, no more Adobe Media Encoder/Property Data Invalid Blu-ray error See Item 012 HERE.

DVD
Here there are 2 choices, SD 576/720 x 776 or SD 480/720 x 480. There is no visible option for widescreen 16:9. The display aspect ratio of the project preset appears to determine whether the burn to will be 4:3 or 16:9. Although there is a burn to choice of ISO Image (4.7 GB) or ISO Image (8.5 GB), there is not visible choice for use of a DVD disc (4.7 GB/120 minutes versus 8.5 GB/240 minutes). The choice is made by which one of these discs is in the burner tray.

SD 480/720 x 480
The user comes into this choice with fixed "Custom Settings" for the export

Resolution = 720 x 480

Format = MPEG2 - DVD

Frame Rate = 29.97

Audio = Dolby Digital 192 kbps, 48 kHz, 2, 32 bit float

Duration = given from Timeline

On the left side of the DVD setup area, the user sees

Format = MPEG (no other choice)

Frame Rate = 29.97 (no other choice)

Quality Slider with Space Required and Bitrate Fields

Fit Content to Available Space option - when with check mark, non user adjustable Quality Slider (Bitrate), working from a max Bitrate 8.00 Mbps - when no check mark, user adjustable Quality Slider (Bitrate), Bitrate from 1.69 Mbps to 8.00 Mbps.

Type: Disc, ISO Image (4.7 GB), or ISO Image (8.5 GB), it does not say it, but typical disc is DVD-R or DVD+R DL.

Disk Name: default name as series of numbers (user changeable)

Copies:

Destination: if burn to disc, burner name; if burn to ISO Image, then path to hard drive save location for the iso file to be produced

Scan: if Scan button hit, active choice only when Type = Disc; Scan button hit triggers new Scanning Burners dialog.

Status: Ready or not

It is not until the user gets to the MediaInfo video audio properties readouts, that it is known that the frame rate is interlaced 29.97 frames per second (scan order Bottom Field First), and the Bitrate is variable (no way of knowing if VBR, 1 or 2 Pass). When a burn to disc set up shows Bitrate 8.00 Mbps, the MediaInfo readout for the DVD video file produced typically shows variable Bitrate 7.63 Mbps with max of 7.81 Mbps, not 8.00 Mbps.

SD 576/720 x 576
The choice is the PAL counterpart of the NTSC SD 480/720 x 480 choice just described above.
The major differences appear to be in frame size 720 x 576 and in the frame rate 25 interlaced frames per second instead of 29.97 interlaced frames per second.

Tip: Be sure to keep track if DVD-R or DVD-RW is being used. When an inactive Burn button and a Status: disc is not empty message were troubleshooted, it was found that a DVD-R disc had been used just before instead of a DVD-RW disc as thought.

Blu-Ray

Here there are 2 choices, HD 1080/1920 x 1080 and HD 1080/1440 x 1080.

HD 1080/1920 x 1080
The user comes into this choice with fixed "Custom Settings" for the export

Resolution = 1920 x 1080

Format = H.264 Blu-ray

Frame Rate = 29.97

Audio = Dolby Digital 192 kbps, 48 kHz, 2 when frame rate is 25 or 29.9, but, if changed to 23.976, then PCM 48kHz, Stereo

Duration = given from Timeline

On the left side of the Blu-ray setup area, the user sees

Format = Blu-ray (no other choice)

Frame Rate = choices of 23.976, 25, or 29.97 (no mention of interlaced or progressive)

No Quality Slider, but fields for Space Required and Bitrate.

Fit Content to Available Space option - when with check mark, non user adjustable Bitrate working from a max Bitrate 24.00 Mbps - when no check mark, non user adjustable Bitrate starting from a max 20.19 Mbps.

Type: Disc, ISO Image (25 GB), or ISO Image (50 GB) - it does not say it, but typical disc is Blu-ray BD-R or BD-RE or BD-RE DL

Disk Name: default name as series of numbers (user changeable)

Copies:

Destination: if burn to disc, burner name; if burn to ISO Image, then path to hard drive save location for the iso file to be produced

Scan: if Scan button hit, active choice only when Type = Disc; Scan button hit triggers new Scanning Burners dialog.

Status: Ready or not

The HD 1080/1440 x 1080 uses Dolby Digital 192 kbps, 48 kHz, 2 (Constant) for the burn to with frame rate of 23.976 whereas HD 1080/1920 x 1080 uses PCM 48kHz, Stereo with the 23.976 frame rate.

Frame Size is 1440 x 1080 instead of 1920 x 1080

Resolution = 1920 x 1080

Format = H.264 AVCHD

Frame Rate = 29.97

Audio = Dolby Digital 192 kbps, 48 kHz, 2

Duration = given from Timeline

On the left side of the Blu-ray setup area, the user sees

Format = AVCHD (no other choice)

Frame Rate = choices of 23.976, 25, or 29.97 (no mention of interlaced or progressive) - curiously, when the frame rate is changed from 29.97 to 25 or 23.976, an automatic name change for the settings takes place, from "Recommended Settings" to "Custom Settings".

No Quality Slider, but fields for Space Required and Bitrate.

Fit Content to Available Space option - when with check mark, non user adjustable bitrate working from a max Bitrate 15.74 Mbps - when no check mark, non user adjustable bitrate starting from a max 15.59 Mbps.

Type: Disc, ISO Image (4.7 GB), or ISO Image (8.5 GB) - it does not say it, but the typical disc is DVD-R or DVD+R DL

Disk Name: default name as series of numbers (user changeable)

Copies:

Destination: if burn to disc, burner name; if burn to ISO Image, then path to hard drive save location designated by the user for the iso file to be produced

Scan: if Scan button hit, active choice only when Type = Disc; Scan button hit triggers new Scanning Burners dialog.

Status: Ready or not

It is not until the user gets to the MediaInfo video audio properties readouts, that it is known that the frame rate is interlaced 25 or 29.97 frames per second (scan order Top Field First), and the Bitrate is Constant, 15.4 or 15.6 Mbps depending on whether or not the "Fit Content to Available Space" is disabled or enabled respectively. It is in the MediaInfo readout out where the user of the 23.976 frame rate learns that the frame rate is progressive. The Bitrate used with the 23.976 burn to is also Constant, 15.4 or 15.6 Mbps depending on whether or not the "Fit Content to Available Space" is disabled or enabled respectively.

HD 1080/1440 x 1080
HD 1080/1440 x 1080 and HD 1080/1920 x 1080 are the same except

The HD 1080/1440 x 1080 "Custom Settings" retained that name even when frame rate change went from 29.97 to 25 or 23.976 unlike HD 1080/1920 x 1080.

Frame Size is 1440 x 1080 instead of 1920 x 1080

It is not until the user gets to the MediaInfo video audio properties readouts, that it is known that the frame rate is interlaced 25 or 29.97 frames per second (scan order Top Field First), and the bitrate is Constant 15.4 or 15.6 Mbps. It is in the MediaInfo readout out, where the user of the 23.976 frame rate learns that the frame rate is progressive and the video bitrate is Constant 15.4 or 15.6.

ONLINE

Premiere Elements 14's Expert & Share/Online allows the user to upload the Timeline content to YouTube, Facebook, or Vimeo. These are the same 3 Social Websites that are offered in version 13/13.1.

YOUTUBE

The choices under YouTube include HD 1080 1920 x 1080, HD 1080 1440 x 1080, and SD 480 640 x 480. New to this feature is user limited control of the bitrate for the upload. There is no file size/duration limit for the upload displayed in the built in feature's setup. However, limit does exist and appears to include max 15 minutes and 0 seconds content duration (determined by trial and error). When the Timeline content exceeds 15 minutes and 0 seconds duration and the user hits "Begin Share", a pop up notification of duration too long appears but still no mention of the actual max duration limit.

Tip: See Expert & Share/Devices/Custom with preset = MP4 H.264 1920 x 1080p30 as suggested file for export to file to be uploaded to YouTube at the YouTube web site when the built in feature's limits are exceeded.

HD 1080/1920 x 1080
The user comes into this choice with the Standard setting named "Recommended Settings" for the upload

Resolution = 1920 x 1080

Format = H.264

Frame Rate = 29.97

Audio = AAC 128 kbps, 44 kHz, Stereo

Duration = given from Timeline

Bitrate = 5 Mbps

On the left side of the YouTube setup area, the user sees

No "Share WorkArea Bar Only" option

Quality line with choice of Standard or High, and, to the right of Standard and High buttons is a field displaying file size for the upload.

When the Quality is switched from Standard to High, the bitrate for the upload goes from 5 Mbps to 8 Mbps. At this point the name of the settings on the right side of the YouTube setup goes from "Recommended Settings" to "Custom Settings". Whether the project preset was NTSC or PAL, the frame rate of the upload was 29.97.The upload is started by pressing the "Begin Share" button at the bottom left of the YouTube setup.

HD 1080/1440 x 1080
The user comes into this choice with the Standard setting named "Custom Settings" for the upload

Resolution = 1440 x 1080

Format = H.264

Frame Rate = 24

Audio = AAC 64 kbps, 44 kHz, Stereo

Duration = given from Timeline

Bitrate = 6 Mbps

On the left side of the YouTube setup area, the user sees

No "Share WorkArea Bar Only" option

Quality line with choice of Standard or High, and, to the right of Standard and High buttons is a field displaying file size for the upload.

When the Quality is switched from Standard to High, the bitrate for the upload goes from 6 Mbps to 8 Mbps. The name of the settings on the right side of the YouTube setup stays at Custom Settings going from Standard to High. Whether the project preset was NTSC or PAL, the frame rate of the upload was 24. The upload is started by pressing the "Begin Share" button at the bottom left of the YouTube setup.

HD 480 640 x 480
The user comes into this choice with the Standard setting named "Custom Settings" for the upload

Resolution = 640 x 480

Format = H.264

Frame Rate = 30

Audio = AAC 64 kbps, 44 kHz, Stereo

Duration = given from Timeline

Bitrate = 3 Mbps

On the left side of the YouTube setup area, the user sees

No "Share WorkArea Bar Only" option

Quality line with choice of Standard or High, and, to the right of Standard and High buttons is a field displaying file size for the upload.

When the Quality is switched from Standard to High, the bitrate for the upload goes from 3 Mbps to 5 Mbps. The name of the settings on the right side of the YouTube setup stays at Custom Settings going from Standard to High. Whether the project preset was NTSC or PAL, the frame rate of the upload was 30. The upload is started by pressing the "Begin Share" button at the bottom left of the YouTube setup.
Curious Observation: Needs Looking Into...When a 640 x 480 @ 29.976 progressive frames per second MPEG4.avi was taken into a Premiere Elements 14 1920 x 1080 @ 29.97 interlaced frames per second project, scaled to fit the 1920 x 1080 space in the Edit area monitor, and taken into the Expert & Share/Online/YouTube with the HD 480 640 x 480 choice, the Output Preview displayed as 16:9 and the upload presented at YouTube as 16:9 video and filled the space in the YouTube 16:9 player. This seemed to suggest that the export settings were taking their direction from the project preset instead of the YouTube HD 480 640 x 480 upload settings. Lots to explore in a forthcoming blog devoted exclusively to YouTube Uploads from within Premiere Elements 14.

FACEBOOK

The choices under Facebook include HD 720 1280 x 720, SD 576 720 x 576, and SD 480 720 x 480. New to this feature is user limited control of the bitrate for the upload. There is no file size/duration limit for the upload displayed in the built in feature's setup. It was not tested to determine if a pop up of too great a duration could be triggered. Prior versions of Premiere Elements also did not display a limit for the Facebook upload from within the project.

HD 720 1280 x 720
Abridged description for now....
Format H.264 with audio AAC 320 kbps, 44 kHz, Stereo
Quality Standard uses bitrate of 4 Mbps, and High uses bitrate of 6 Mbps
No "Share WorkArea Bar Only" option.

SD 576 720 x 576
Abridged description for now....
Format H.264 with audio AAC 128 kbps, 44 kHz, Stereo
Quality Standard uses bitrate of 3 Mbps, and High uses bitrate of 5 Mbps
No "Shae WorkArea Bar Only" option.

SD 480 720 x 480
Abridged description for now....
Format H.264 with audio AAC 128 kbps, 44 kHz, Stereo
Quality Standard uses bitrate of 3 Mbps, and High uses bitrate of 5 Mbps

VIMEO

The choices under Vimeo include HD 720 1280 x 720, SD 576 720 x 576, and SD 480 720 x 480. New to this feature is user limited control of the bitrate for the upload. There is no file size/duration limit for the upload displayed in the built in feature's setup. Timeline duration greater than 15 minutes and 0 seconds does not trigger a pop up notification of too great a duration. Prior versions of Premiere Elements also did not display a limit for the Vimeo upload from within the project.

SD 720 1280 x 720
Abridged description for now....
Format H.264 with audio AAC 320 kbps, 44 kHz, Stereo
Quality Standard uses bitrate of 4 Mbps, and High uses bitrate of 8 Mbps
No "Share WorkArea Bar Only" option.

SD 480 640 x 480
Abridged description for now....
Format H.264 with audio AAC 256 kbps, 44 kHz, Stereo
Quality Standard uses bitrate of 1 Mbps, and High uses bitrate of 5 Mbps
No "Share WorkArea Bar Only" option.

SD 360 640 x 360
Abridged description for now....
Format H.264 with audio AAC 256 kbps, 44 kHz, Stereo
Quality Standard uses bitrate of 1 Mbps, and High uses bitrate of 5 Mbps

Note: Curious - Facebook HD 720 1280 x 720 and Vimeo SD 720 1280 x 720

AUDIO

WAV

Only choices and details before export are the following (there are no settings in between Low and Mid or Mid and High)

Low = 32000 Hz, Stereo, 16 bit

Mid = 44100 Hz, Stereo, 16 bit

High = 48000 Hz, Stereo, 16 bit

After export, the export file does contain the properties given in the choice name. But, it takes MediaInfo readout of the export to give important file’s properties of

Audio compression = PCM

Low setting, bitrate used = 1024 kbps (kilobits per second)

Mid setting, bitrate used = 1411.2 kbps

High setting, bitrate used = 1536 kbps and 48000 Hz

and the file size.

Lost in 14 are the 13's options of

6 Audio Codec choices

Multiple Sample Rates between 8000 and 96000 Hz to select from

Mono or Stereo – Only Stereo choice in 14

Sample Size with multiple choices between 8 to 32 bit or 32 bit float

The above basic settings are appearing to be independent of audio source.

MP3

Only choices and details before export are the following (there are no settings between Low and Mid or Mid and High)

Low = MP3 , 112 kbps, 32 kHz, Stereo and estimated file size is given

Mid = MP3, 192 kbps, 44 kHz, Stereo and estimated file size is given

High = MP3, 256 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo and estimated file size is given

After export, the export does contain the properties in the choice name. But, it takes MediaInfo readout of the export to give important file’s properties of

Audio compression = MPEG Audio Version 1 Layer 3

Low setting, bitrate used = 112 kbps (expected) and 48.0 KHz

Mid setting, bitrate used = 192 kbps (expected) and 48.0 KHz

High setting, bitrate used = 256 kbps (expected) and 48.0 KHz

File Size estimate before export was comparable (not not exact) with export’s actual file size.

In one example for the same file…

Low setting, file size before = 182.18 KB, after 188 KB

Mid setting, file size before 312.3 KB, after 322. KB

High setting, file size before 416.41 KB, after 430 KB

Lost in 14 are the 13 options of

Defined uncompressed nature of the audio format.

It appears that Premiere Elements 13/13.1 here used exclusively the Sample Rate- = 44.1 KHz, and now 14 is using exclusively 48.0 KHz.

Multiple Bitrate opportunities between 16 and 320 kbps.

Choice of Mono or Stereo – in Premiere Elements 14, Stereo is the only option

No user setting of Codec Quality Fast or High.

The above basic settings are appearing to be essentially independent of audio source.

AIFF

Only choices and details before export are the following (there are no settings in between Low and Mid or Mid and High)

Low = 32000 Hz, Stereo, 16 bit

Mid = 44100 Hz, Stereo, 16 bit

High = 48000 Hz, Stereo, 16 bit

But, according to VLC Player

Audio Codec = PCM S16 BE (twos)

Sample Rate = 41000 Hz

Bits per Sample = 16 bits

AAC

Only choices and details before export are the following (there are no settings between Low and Mid or Mid and High)

Low = AAC , 112 kbps, 32 kHz, Stereo and estimated file size is given

Mid = AAC, 192 kbps, 44 kHz, Stereo and estimated file size is given

High = AAC, 256 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo and estimated file size is given

After export, the export does contain the properties in the choice name. But, it takes MediaInfo readout of the export to give important file’s properties of

Audio compression = AAC Version 2

Low setting, bitrate used = 111 kbps (not 112)

Mid setting, bitrate used = 192 kbps, expected

High setting, bitrate used = 251 kbps (not 256)

File Size estimate before export was comparable (not not exact) with export’s actual file size.

In one example for the same file…

Low setting, file size before = 182.18, after 189 KB

Mid setting, file size before = 312.3 KB, after 323 KB

High setting, file size before = 416.41 KB, after 430 KB

Lost in 14 are the 13 options of

3 Audio Codec choices (AAC, AAC+ Version 1, or AAC+ Version 2)

Mono, Stereo, or importantly 5.1 Channels choice = only Stereo whether or not 5.1 channel project preset and source file with 5.1 channel audio

Multiple Bitrate opportunities between 16 and 320 kbps

No user Advanced Settings/Preferences/Precedence Bitrate or Sample Rate

The above basic settings are appearing to be essentially independent of audio source.

IMAGE

Expert & Share/Image categories are Frame and Custom.

Frame
Under Frame the screen capture choices are HD 1080 1920 x 1080, HD 1080 1440 x 1080, HD 720 1280 x 720, and SD 420 720 x 480. All 4 Frame categories have jpeg output, and these jpegs have the same description in MediaInfo readout except for width, height, and file size. The width and height are based on the pixel dimensions listed in the Premiere Elements 14 Expert & Share/Image Frame categories, and the file size (in kilobytes) is based on the Quality slider setting in the category for low, mid, or high. MediaInfo describes a typical jpeg output as

Format = jpeg

Width = based on category pixel dimensions

Height = based on category pixel dimensions

Chroma Subsampling 4.4.4

Bit Depth = 8 bits

Compression Mode = Lossy

Custom
This choice allows for creating new export presets. It includes an Advanced Settings button under which opportunities exist for customizing the single jpeg capture or exporting every frame of the video instead of one captured frame (See Export As Sequence option under this Advanced Settings button.)

Looks like a lot more going on under Expert & Share/Image and the Custom category. More information on this soon.

PART 3
CONTENT

Premiere Elements 14 Content, like 11 through 13/13.1, comes in two forms, Content Download where files can be downloaded only from within the installed program to make installed incomplete content complete and functional and Content Complete where files come ready for use with the install of the program. Content Download category includes content for Instant Movie, Titles & Text, Music, Graphics, and Movie Menu. Content Complete category includes content for Transitions and fx Effects.

Content Download

Instant Movie.
Content here is the same as for Premiere Elements 13/13.1. There are 5 major categories of Instant Movie themes. The major categories and the number of themes per category are: Slideshow (2), Event (12), Memories (3), Pets (2), and Style (22). The Events/Outdoor Adventure theme flaw has not been fixed. Colorful Media Offline displays still present at places in the finished Outdoor Adventure Instant Movie as detailed HERE.

Instant Movie can be accessed from the Editor's Create header by clicking on the tiny triangle to the right of the header name Create, or it can be accessed by popping open the Create header when clicking on "Create a template based movie" in the screen that presents when there is no media in the Timeline to display in the Edit area monitor.

The only Content Complete theme is in this Content Download group is Slideshow/Pan and Zoom which comes complete with the install (no extra Content download required). Its files can be found in Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 64 bit in the path

Local Disc C\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Elements 14\Movie Themes\Slideshow\Pan and Zoom.

All the rest of these Instant Movie themes are found in Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 64 bit in the path

Local Disc C\Program Data\Adobe\Premiere Elements\14.0\Online\Movie Themes\All_Lang\ and then the folders for Slideshow, Event, Memories, Pets, Style. Each of the latter folders contain theme folders.

As before in 13/13.1, the choices for Instant Movie themes appear to be the same whether in the Expert or Quick workspaces.

Titles & Text.
The content for Titles & Text has two categories, Motion Titles (NEW) and Classic Titles.

Motion Titles

The 7 Motion Titles subdivisions and the number of choices per subdivision are Contemporary (2), Format (7), Decorative (7), Geometric (3), Typography (10), Fun (3), and Custom. The Motion Titles are a mix of Content Download type and Content Complete type. The Content Download type in bold text.

They are accessed in the Expert and Quick workspaces from the Titles & Text Tab at the bottom of the workspace or from Text Menu/New Motion Titles.

Program files for Motion Titles that are the Content Complete type are found in Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10 64 bit in the path

Local Disk C\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Elements 14\Rich Title Templates\All_Lang\ and in the All_Lang Folder are the folders for Contemporary, Decorative, and Fun.

Program files for Motion Titles that are the Content Download type are found in Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10 64 bit in the path

Local Disk C\Program Data\Adobe\Premiere Elements\14.0\Online\Rich Title Templates\All_Lang\ and in the All_Lang Folder are the folders for Format, Geometric, and Typography.

Classic Titles
The 15 Classic Titles subdivisions and the number of theme choices per subdivision are General (11), Entertainment (8), HD Templates (40), Slideshow (1), Happy Birthday (2), Holidays and Events (9), Kid's Corner (5), Memories (5), Movie Genre (8), New Baby (8), Pets (2), Seasons (5), Sports (6), Travel (7), Weddings (3). Each of the theme has 3 to 5 versions which are lower3rd, title, credits, frames, and text. Most of these Classic Titles are the Content Download type, but there are some Content Complete type scattered in some of the categories.

They are accessed in the Expert and Quick workspaces from the Titles & Text Tab at the bottom of the workspace or from Text Menu/New Text/Default Text

Program files for Classic Titles that are Content Complete type are found in Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 64 bit in the path

Local Disk C\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Elements 13\Presets\Templates\Common\

The Common Folder contains the General, HD Templates, and Slideshow Folders which contain Content Complete text .prtl folders and files. Any graphics for these text files are found in Presets\Logos.

All the rest of the Titles & Text themes are found in Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 64 bit in the path

Local Disk C\Program Data\Adobe\Premiere Elements\14.0\Online\Titles Templates\All_Lang\

and then the folders General, Entertainment, HD Templates, Slideshow, Happy Birthday, Holidays and Events, Kid's Corner, Memories, Movie Genre, New Baby, Pets, Seasons, Sports, Travel, and Wedding. Each of the latter folders contain theme folders which appear to contain, after Content Download, both text and graphics files along with its other assets.

Music.
Music is back as the name of the Expert and Quick workspace tab under which the project's music files are accessed. This tab was named Music in 11, and Audio in 12/12.1 and 13/13.1. However Content here is the same as in the prior version 13/13.1.

Content here comes in 2 categories, Music Score and Sound Effects. Access to these files appear to be only from the Music Tab at the bottom of the workspace. The Action Bar Menu of 13/13.1 is gone in 14.

Music Score has 7 subdivisions and a total of 51 free soundtracks, customizable according to SmartSound concept, but this is not SmartSound . The Music Score subdivisions and the number of soundtracks in them are Ambient (6), Atmospheric (8), Blues (2), Country (5), Rock-Pop (22), Urban (4), and Weddings (5). The choices appear to be all Content Download type.

Sound Effects has 13 subdivisions and a total of 268 free sound effects. The Sound Effects subcategories and the number of sound effects in them are Ambience (49), Animals (10), Cartoon Effects (20), Crashes (10), Fire and Explosions (18), Foley (30), Impacts (20), Industry (10), Liquids (10), Science Fiction (30), Technology (30), Transportation (11), and Weather (20). The choices appear to be all Content Complete.

The Music Score and Sound Effects folders and files can be found in Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 64 bit path

Local Disk C\Program Data\Adobe\Premiere Elements\13.0\Online. The Online Folder includes a Music Score Folder and a Sound Effects Folder. The Music Score Folder contains an All_Lang Folder which contains folder for the subdivisions. Each subdivision folder contains a theme folder which houses the theme's assets. The Sound Effects Folder has a similar sub-structure.

Notes:

Although the Sound Effects files and folders are located in the Online Folder, each of the Sound Effects themes did not present in the opened project's Audio Tab with blue ban in its thumbnail. They appeared to be "ready to go" in contrast to each Music Score theme which presented with the blue ban in its theme thumbnail and needed the "Download Now" or "Download All" command in order to be ready for use.

When Music Score or Sound Effect is dragged into the Edit area monitor, the Music Score or Sound Effects goes automatically into the Music Track (formerly called Soundtrack) at the position of the Timeline Indicator. When Music Score or Sound Effect is dragged to an unnumbered audio track, Voice Track (formerly called Narration Track), or Music Track (formerly called Soundtrack), the file can be place on the audio track of choice.

Graphics.

Premiere Elements 14 and 13/13.1 Graphics are the same, but considerably more choices in the Expert workspace (359) as compared to the Quick workspace (15). Access to the version 14 content is under the Graphics Tab at the bottom of the workspace.

In the Expert workspace, major categories and number of graphics per category are Animals Birds and Insects (13), Animated Objects (18), Baby (21), HD Animated Objects (12), Costumes (39), Thought and Speech Bubbles (24), Food (12), Holidays and Special Occasions (55), Home Items (31), Miscellaneous (67), Music (6), Nature (46), and Sports and Hobbies (15). The underlined major categories do not require Content Download for use; they come with the program install.

The Quick workspace graphics are non categorized and are present under the Graphics Tab in a batch of 15 clip arts from various Expert workspace major Graphics categories. Of the 15, 9 required Content Download whereas 6 do not.

The graphics that come with the program install are found in the Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 64 bit path
Local Disk C\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Elements 13\Clip Arts\Common
and in the Common Folder are the category folders for Animals Birds and Insects, Baby, Costumes, Food, Holidays and Special Occasions, Home Items, Miscellaneous, Music, Nature, and Sports and Hobbies. In the latter category folders are the graphic files.

The graphics that require Content download before use are found in the Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 64 bit path

Local Disk C\Program Data\Adobe\Premiere Elements\13.0\Online\Clip Arts\All_Lang

and in the All_Lang Folder are the category folders for Animated Objects, HD Animated Objects, and Thought and Speech Bubbles. Each of the latter folders contain theme folders which contain graphic files.

Movie Menu.

Premiere Elements 14 and 13/13.1 Movie Menu Content is the same. As before, the Expert and Quick workspace have the same Movie Menu content, with this content accessed using Tools Menu/Movie Menu at the top of the workspace or Tools Tab/Movie Menu at the bottom of the workspace.

There are 14 major Movie Menu categories. The major categories and the number of themes in each category are Slideshows (2), Entertainment (6), General (10), Happy Birthday (3), Holidays and Events (9), Kid's Corner (5), Memories (5), Movie Genre (6), New Baby (5), Pets (2), Seasons (5), Sports (6), Travel (7), and Weddings (2). All are the Content Download type, except for Slideshows/Pan and Zoom which is the Content Complete type that comes with the install and ready for use.

The folders and files for Slideshows/Pan and Zoom that come with the program install (no Content Download needed, ready for use) are found in the Window 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 64 bit path

Local Disk C\Adobe Premiere Elements 12\DVD Templates\Common\

and the Common Folder contains the Slideshows Folder which contains folder and assets for the Pan and Zoom theme.

All the rest (requiring Content Download before use) are found in Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 64 bit in the path

Local Disk C\Program Data\Adobe\Premiere Elements\12.0\Online\DVD Templates\All_Lang

and in the All_Lang Folder are the major category folders, each of them containing theme folders which contain the theme assets.

Content Complete

Transitions.

Transition content is the same in 14 as in 13/13.1. The point of access is the Transitions Tab at the bottom of the Expert and Quick workspaces. Quick workspace does not have all of the video transitions seen in Expert and none of the audio transitions seen in Expert. Transitions content under the Expert Transitions Tab is now divided into two sections -Video and Audio.

Expert workspace Transitions/Video has 15 categories and offers 103 video transitions. The 15 categories and the number of transitions in each category are 3D Motion (10), Dissolve (8), Iris (7), Map (2), NewBlue 3D Explosions (8), NewBlue 3D Transformation Elements (6), NewBlue Art Blends Elements (8), NewBlue Motion Blends Elements (7), Page Peel (5), Picture Wipes (3), Slide (12), Special Effects (2), Stretch (4), Wipe (17), Zoom (4). Expert workspace Transitions/Audio has 1
category named Crossfade with 2 audio transitions.

The Quick workspace Transitions are not categorized and are presented as a bunch of 16 of the 103 video transitions found in Expert.

Hard drive location for many of these Transitions appear to be in the Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 64 bit path
Local Disk C\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Elements 14\Plug-Ins\Common\NewBlue

fx Effects.

The fx Effects are the same in 14 as in 13. Access to these effects is from the fx Effects Tab at the bottom of the Expert and Quick workspaces. Quick workspace does not have all the effects seen in the Expert workspace, and the Expert workspace effects are divided into video and audio effect.

Expert workspace fx Effects/Video has 20 categories and offers 100 plus fx Effects. The 20 categories and the number of effects in each category are Advanced Adjustments (7), Blur & Sharpen (5), Channel (2), Color Correction (3), Distort (8), Generate (1), Image Control (4), Keying (14), NewBlue Art Effects Elements (9), NewBlue Cartoonr Plus Elements (1), NewBlue Film Look (1), Perspective (4), Pixelate (1), Render (2), Stylize (10), Time (2), Transform (8), Videomerge (1), Audio Effects (19), Presets (uncounted), and Hollywood Looks (16). Category named My Presets also found under fx Effects was not included in the lineup since it contains Effect presets saves. Expert workspace fx Effects/Audio has 1 category named Audio Effects which has 19 audio effects.

The Quick workspace fx Effects are categorized into two categories, Video Effects and Hollywood Looks. Video Effects category presents as a bunch of 19 of the 100 plus fx Effects found in Expert. Hollywood Looks has the same 16 Hollywood Looks found in Expert fx Effects/Video.

Hard drive location for many of these fx Effects appear to be in the Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 64 bit path

Local Disk C\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Elements 14\Plug-Ins\Common

For those looking for a video stabilizer which used to be in fx Effects in some earlier versions, see Expert and Quick workspace Adjust Tab/Adjustments Palette/Shake Reduction Panel expanded (in 13/13.1, the Shake Reduction is called Shake Stabilizer).

Work In Progress

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Premiere Elements 14 First Look Details