"PE: Creating A New Trimmed Project" was published here in September 14, 2014 at the time when Premiere Elements 13 was being released as the latest version. Important, see HERE for those background details which cover the topic for Premiere Elements 4 through 12.0/12.1. Basically, that work addressed the question of what to expect to find when opening the saved Trimmed Project File created using Timeline video trimming in the Preview Window and File Menu/Project Archiver/Archive Project.
For Premiere Elements 8.0/8.0.1 and earlier, the Timeline trimmed archived project opened in the version displaying the Timeline trimmed clip with reduced file size and duration in the project media. This was not the case, for Premiere Elements 9.0/9.0.1 through the then current version 12.0/12.1. There was a suggestion in the data that the file format for the Timeline trimmed video clip was a factor in "it does or does not".
ISSUE
It was decided to revisit the topic, doing a limited repeat and update from Premiere Elements 4 through 2018. The latest online Adobe help document on the Project Archiver was found to be "Archiving a project" with Applies to: Premiere Elements and Last Published: April 26, 2018.
FINDINGS
DV AVI trim was done in Preview Window which was opened by double clicking source DV AVI on the project's Timeline. For Premiere Elements earlier than version 15, the Preview Window Set In and Set Out points were used. In Premiere Elements 15 and 2018 where the Preview Window Set In and Set Out points are gone, trims were accomplished in that Preview Window using the keyboard shortcut of I for Set In and O for Set Out.
Table 1
Project Archiver/Archive Project/Trimmed Folder Creation And Contents
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The Trimmed Folder's Project File Contents Found When That Project File Was Opened In The Premiere Elements Version
Important major concept repeatability is seen in the comparison of the DV AVI Table 1 (2014 dated work) and the DV AVI Table 1 (2019 dated work) with regard to the column
Project Archiver/Archive Project
Project File Source Media
for versions 4 through 2018; although Project Media Area DV AVI thumbnail data did appear to be affected by trim in 2014 work and not the 2019 work. See DV AVI Table 1 (2014 dated work for versions 10, 11, and 12.0/12.1) and DV AVI Table 1 (2019 dated work for versions 10, 11, 12.0/12.1, 13.0/13.1, 14.0/14.1, 15, and 2018) with regard to the column
Project Media Area
Display Duration
Before Trim After Trim
There are a lot of "what ifs I try this or that variable" to expand on the topic of archiving a project using the project's Project Archiver feature.
- Opening the Preview Window for the trim by double clicking the source media in the Project Media Area instead of double clicking the Timeline video clip.
- Timeline video trimming using Smart Trim instead of Preview Window.
- Timeline Timecode display setting of 30 fps Drop-Frame Timecode versus 30 fps Non-Drop-Frame Timecode. See
Edit Menu
Project Settings
General
Display Settings
All has pointed to the Project Archiver/Archive Project/new Trimmed Project concept disappearing after Premiere Elements 8.0/8.0.1. The limited revisit here will pause with the following suggestion... Always determine how the Project Archiver feature will handle your project content ahead of time - for not only Timeline trims.
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