PE 2018: More Preroll and Postroll Options Interpreted

INTRODUCTION

The Preroll and Postroll options for Premiere Elements 12/12.1 and earlier are covered in my September 6, 2014 blog post titled "PE: Preroll and Postroll Options Interpreted". See HERE.
That September 6, 2014 blog addressed that topic related to Premiere Elements 12/12.1 and earlier and begins

INTRODUCTION

The Preroll and Postroll options can be found in Premiere Elements*

• Edit Menu/Preferences/General - Preroll and Postroll

• Titler/Roll and Crawl Options - Preroll and Postroll

• Capture Window Device Control - Preroll Only

ISSUE

Setting these options in any one of the above areas does not appear to change the settings in the other two. What are these options supposed to do and how to get them to do it?

PRESENT ISSUE

Are the Preroll and Postroll options and interpretations reported in the 2014 blog the same for versions of Premiere Elements that came after version 12/12.1? Update of topic follows below for Premiere Elements 2018, 15, 14/14.1, and 13/13.1.

OBSERVATIONS

Edit Menu/Preferences/General
Preroll and Postroll

Involvement: Video Track Playback and Preview Windows Trimming 

The details given for Premiere Elements 12/12.1 and earlier in the 2014 testing are essentially the same as those observed for Premiere Elements 2018, 15, 14/14.1, and 13/13.1 in today's study.* Important to refer to 2014 details. Some key aspects to point to:

• Preroll and Postroll set in the project's Edit Menu/Preferences/General, for all intents and purposes, are targeted at Preview Window and the trim in the Preview Window Timeline rather than clip in Timeline Video Track of the Timeline Mode of that project.

• Use of Ctrl+Alt/space bar in the project's Timeline or Preview Window Timeline was only way found to show the effect of  any Preroll and/or Postroll that were set in the project's Edit Menu/Preferences/General.

Titler/Roll and Crawl Options
Preroll and Postroll

Involvement: Titler, Roll and Crawl Titles

The details given for Premiere Elements 12/12.1 and earlier in the 2014 testing are essentially the same as those observed for Premiere Elements 2018, 15, 14/14.1, 13/13.1 in today's study. Important to refer to 2014 details as well as the Adobe document titled Creating Titles and dated July 28, 2017.

Some Reminders include:

NOTE 1.
Two possible routes to creating a roll or crawl title in the project's Titler are:
A. Text Menu/New Title/Default Title, followed by subsequent calling up of the Roll Crawl Options dialog in that opened Titler using Text Menu/"Roll/Crawl Options" and setting Title Type = Roll or Crawl in place of Title Type = Still in the Roll/Crawl Options dialog.
or  
B. Text Menu/New Title/Default Roll or Default Crawl. If necessary for edit of the Roll or Crawl, the Roll Crawl Options dialog can be called up in the opened Titler using Text Menu/"Roll/Crawl Options". In the case of the 1B note, when the Roll/Crawl Options dialog was opened for the first time, the default settings were found as shown in Figure 1 for Roll and Figure Figure 2 for Crawl.

Figure 1. Premiere Elements 2018. Introductory Roll/Crawl Options Dialog Settings Found When Rolling Title Created Via Text Menu/New Text/Default Roll.

 

Figure 2. Premiere Elements 2018. Introductory Roll/Crawl Options Dialog Settings Found When Crawling Title Created Via Text Menu/New Text/Default Roll.

Contrast the Roll/Crawl Options dialog initial settings associated with using different route to a roll or crawl title. See Figure 1 and 2 above for routes Text Menu/New Text/Default Roll and Text Menu/New Text/Default Crawl respectively. For route Text Menu/New Text/Default Still refer to Figure 1 and 2 in the 2014 work found HERE which shows

Title Type = Still (User had to change it to Roll or Crawl)
Direction = N/A
Timing (Frames) = no check mark next to Start Off Screen or End Off Screen
Preroll = 0
Ease-In = 0
Ease-Out = 0
Postroll = 0

NOTE 2.
Preroll is disabled when Start Off Screen is selected; Postroll is disabled when End Off Screen is selected. 

NOTE 3.
Different scenarios are possible when creating roll or crawl titles in the opened Titler and trying to use Preroll and/or Postroll as alternatives for Start Off Screen and/or End Off Screen. Manual adjustment of the title in the Titler window may be necessary depending on options selected in the Roll/Crawl Options dialog.

NOTE 4.
The Timeline timecode (located above the Timeline tracks area and below the monitor) can be set to Frames instead of Drop-Down Timecode 00;00;00;00 (hours;minutes;seconds;frames) either
A. Edit Menu/Project Settings/General and its Display Format = Frames
or
B. In the Timeline track workspace, holding down the Ctrl key and clicking the Timeline timecode display. To revert to Timeline timecode Drop-Down Timecode, repeating the Ctrl hold down and clicking on Timeline timecode display.

Edit Menu/Preferences/Device Control
Preroll Only

Involvement: DV HDV Capture Firewire

DV and HDV Capture Firewire were removed from Premiere Elements 13/13.1 through 2018  accompanied by their association with the Preroll found in Device Control in Edit Menu/Preferences/Device Control.

The Device Control with its Preroll setting did remain in Edit Menu/Preferences in versions 13/13.1 and 14/14.1, and it appeared to be associated with the Add Media/Webcam or WDM Capture Window settings. Although Premiere Elements 15 and 2018 were released with Add Media/Webcam or WDM, Edit Menu/Preferences/Device Control was gone.

COMMENTARY 

As always, in progress is double checking accuracy of information obtained and updating/clarifying as needed.

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*The following unexpected and unexplained behavior of Premiere Elements Windows was encountered for only the first title created in Titler of a project. The behavior described below was observed for Premiere Elements 2018, 15, 14/14.1, 13/13.1, and 12/12.1 and was not seen in versions 11 and earlier.

• If Text Menu/New Title/Default Title, the Titler opened and there was a presence of the title in the opened Titler as well as in the project's Timeline. But, if Text Menu/New Title/Default Roll or Default Crawl, the Titler did not open but there was a presence of the title in the project's Timeline. The Timeline title had to be double clicked to open the project's Titler. 

• If that first title was created alternatively using ADD/Add Text located in the workspace's right vertical tool bar and the title dragged to the Timeline video track, the Titler also opened for Default Text, but not for Default Roll or Default Crawl which needed double clicking of Timeline file to open the project's Titler.

 ATR

 

 

PE: More On Applied Effects/Project Keying Options (Completion)

INTRODUCTION

Back in 2016 (See HERE), details and examples were promised for each of the following Keying Effects

• Image Matte Key

• Luma Key

• Remove Matte

• RGB Difference Key

ISSUE

At the end of that 2016 thread, I wrote

WORK IN PROGRESS - Incomplete Blog Post As Of July 31, 2016.
The RESULTS section details, explanations, and graphics are being worked on and are expected to be posted in this blog post soon. Apologize for the posting delay, and thanks for your patience. 

As of today (March 11, 2018), that thread remains waiting to be completed. Today's blog post will do the completion of that July 31, 2016 blog post which is titled "PE: More About Applied Effects/Project Keying Options".

FINDINGS 

Image Matte Key

In these recent explorations the Image Matte Key essential details for creating and defining area of transparency in an image are

• Gradient Tool in Photoshop Elements was used to create the matte which defined the area of transparency in the Video Track 2 image. The matte which is shown in Figure 1 was saved as a .psd file to the computer Desktop. 

• Two jpg photos were imported into the Premiere Elements project. One (Image A) was placed on Video Track 1 (See Figure 3), and the other (Image B) was placed on Video Track 2 (See Figure 2). Image Matte Key was dragged from the Effects/Keying area into Image B on Video Track 2.

• Next, with Image B on Video Track 2 selected/highlighted, edit effects was opened to get to the Setup icon in the top of edit effects/Image Matte Key panel. Setup there was used to import/open the matte.psd from its hard drive save location (Desktop in this case) directly into the image on Video Track 2. Results were finalized with editing area Image Matte Key settings: Composite Using = Matte Luma and no check mark next to Reverse. Embellishments specific to this example included Video Track 2 image Opacity set to 77.5% and Blend Mode set a Multiply. See Figure 4 for final results.

Do not try to use Add Media/Files and Folders to import the matte.psd into the project instead of the Setup route in the Image Matte Key panel in the editing effects area. In contrast, with the Track Matte Key it was possible to get the same result as described here for Image Matte Key, but the Timeline structure was different from that of the Image Matte Key Setup route. In the Track Matte Key way, the end Timeline video track structure was

• matte.psd on Video Track 3 - .psd was imported into project via Add Media/Files and Folders

• Image B on Video Track 2 with Track Matte applied (edit effect settings: Matte = Video 3, Composite Using = Matte Luma, and no check mark next to Reverse).

• Image A on Video Track 1

Figure 1. Matte.psd Applied To Image B Using Editing Area/Image Matte Key Panel's Setup Icon.

Figure 2. Image B For Video Track 2.

Figure 3. Image A For Video Track 1.

Figure 4. Image Matte Key, Aiming For A Depth Of Field Look

Luma Key

In the Adobe document for Premiere Elements Effects Reference,  Adobe writes that the Luma Key Effect keys out all the regions of a layer with a specified luminance or brightness. In these recent explorations Luma Key essential details for creating and defining area of transparency in an image are

• For an example of possible use of Luma Key in project, a logo on a solid white background was created in Photoshop Elements and saved to the computer Desktop as a .psd file. (See Figure 5)

• The .psd file was imported into Premiere Elements using its Add Media/Files and Folders option, and the .psd file was dragged to Timeline Video Track 2.

Luma Key was dragged from Effects/Keying area directly into the .psd file (Image B) on Video Track 2. The editing of this Luma Key effect was done in the editing effects area/opened Luma Key panel using the 2 sliders there for adjusting out the white and leaving the designed logo on a transparent background (See Figure 7). In this example, aim was to use logo on a transparent background with a watermark look. The need for the Luma Key Effect in this case could have been eliminated if the logo.psd had been created on a transparent background in Photoshop Elements and saved as .psd for later use in the Premiere Elements project. The way taken was just a quick route to demonstrate Luma Key creating transparency in image and possible use for the end product.

Resources for Luma Key work included

Figure 5. Image B Used As Video Track 2 Source. Luma Key Applied Here Via Add Media/Files And Folders Route.

Figure 6. Image A Used As Video Track 1 Source. This Is The Jpg Image Used To Display Through Logo.psd Transparency Which Was Used To Replace The Original Background Color White With Transparency. 

Figure 7. Luma Key. Premiere Elements Expert Workspace Final Structure And Settings For The Luma Key Example.

Remove Matte Key 

Use of the Remove Matte Key is supposed to address unwanted edge effects seen in the video editor after color keying (background color to transparency) in clip that was created as a premultiplied alpha type. A better perspective/confirmation related to this edge situation is best gained by viewing these edges at video editor monitor resolution = 400%.

Basically, clips created with transparency information stored in visible RGB channels as well as Alpha channel are referred to as premultiplied. Typically these are clips with object on a solid color background. After a video editor keying processing of the premultiplied clip (colored background to transparency), color fringes might be seen around the foreground object of interest. Also, in this video editor color keying process, concern may exist for what happens to drop shadows and glows which were applied to the clip in its creation as the premultiplied type.

Adobe describes Remove Matte Key in its Effects Reference document as follows

The Remove Matte effect removes color fringes from clips that are premultiplied with a color. It is useful when combining alpha channels with fill textures from separate files. If you import footage with a premultiplied alpha channel, you may need to remove halos from an image. Halos are caused by a large contrast between the image's color and the background, or matte, color. Removing or changing the color of the matte can remove the halos.
Choose the color of the matte from the Matte Type menu.

Some insights into issues associated with creation of premultiplied clips and their subsequent use in a video editor keying process can be found HERE (section on Premultiplied vs. Straight Alpha Channels).

The RGB Difference Matte explorations will include cases where applying Remove Matte was not the answer to dealing with edge fringe encountered after keying in the video editor.  

RGB Difference Matte

RGB Difference Matte is Windows only under the keying effects, and it is described by Adobe as a "simpler version of Chroma Key effect". See HERE. 

RGB Difference Matte settings include
Color
Similarity
Smoothing
Mask Only
Drop Shadow

compared to

Chroma Key settings which include
Color
Similarity
Blend
Threshold
Smoothing
Mask Only

One exploration in the recent work looked at comparison of edges on yellow star on green background after taking green background to transparency using RGB Difference Matte, Chroma Key, Difference Matte, or Green Screen Key. Note was made if addition of Remove Matte Key (Matte: White or Black) helped or did help the quality of the star edges on its new background.

RGB Difference Matte

Figure 8. RGB Difference Matte Settings. Yellow Star Edges After Its Green Background Was Taken To Transparency With RGB Difference Matte And Its Background Replaced. Note: Subsequent Use Of Remove Matte (Matte: Black) Did Not Improve Quality Of Yellow Star Edges.

Chroma Key

Figure 9. Chroma Key Settings. Yellow Star Edges After Its Green Background Was Taken To Transparency With Chroma Key And Its Background Replaced. Note: Subsequent Use Of Remove Matte (Matte: Black) Seemed To Improve Slightly Quality Of Yellow Star Edges.

Difference Matte Key

Figure 10. Difference Matte Key Settings. Yellow Star Edges After Its Green Background Was Taken To Transparency With Difference Matte Key And Then Its Background Replaced. Note: It Was Questionable If Subsequent Use of Remove Matte Made Any Difference In Quality Of The Yellow Star Edges. This Figure Shows Without Remove Matte (Matte: Black) Applied.

Green Screen Key

Figure 11. Green Screen Key Settings. Yellow Star After Its Green Background Was Taken To Transparency With Green Screen Key And Then Its Background Replaced. Note: Subsequent Use Of Remove Matte Seemed To Improve Quality Of Yellow Star Edges. This Figure Shows Results With Remove Matte (Matte: Black) Applied.

COMMENTARY

This work in this blog post was done using Premiere Elements 2018 on Windows 64 bit, but was written in general terms since principles remain the same version to version. The work was done within a Premiere Elements project with a 1920 x 1080 project preset. More research needs to be done to go deeper into alpha channels and transparency as well as into premultiplied versus straight alpha clips. Lots of online information needs to be gone into related to this topic.

As usual, blog post continues to be a work in progress to insure accuracy and clearness of what is written.

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ATR

PE 2018 And Earlier: Maintaining Timeline Image's Transparency In Export

INTRODUCTION 

Basically transparency in a Premiere Element Timeline image is represented by black looking area for the transparent portion of that image. The image directly below the Timeline image with transparency will display in the transparent area of the image above. Some examples of the Timeline image with transparency include classic titles*, title templates (lower 3rd, frame), an image with a color in it replaced by transparency using keys such as Green Screen or Chroma. In this regard, it is important to differentiate between black being used by the project to represent transparency in Timeline image versus the actual color black. Some background information from Adobe for Premiere Elements transparency can be found

Transparency and Superimposing
(Adobe dated December 20, 2017)
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/using/superimposing-transparency.html 

ISSUE

Given the image with transparency on the Timeline and need to export that image with its transparency maintained, How To? That following export routes and conditions were found to do this.

SUMMARY FOR PREMIERE ELEMENTS 2018 EXPORT ROUTES AND CONDITIONS FOR MAINTAINING TIMELINE IMAGE TRANSPARENCY IN EXPORT
(Using Premiere Elements 2018 for demonstration purposes and source media including classic titles, title template lower 3rd, or an image with color in it replaced by transparency using Green Screen Key or Chroma Key)

.MOV File with Video Codec = Animation and Depth = 8-pbc + alpha
Export & Share
Devices
Custom
Export Settings
Format: QuickTime
Video Tab: Video Codec set at Animation
Render at Maximum Depth check mark and Depth selected as 8-bpc + alpha (from the choices of 8-bpc or  8-bpc + alpha).
(Critical to maintaining transparency in export was Depth = 8-bpc + alpha and not Render at Maximum Depth check mark.**)

.AVI File with Video Codec = None and Depth = 32 Bit
Export & Share
Devices
Custom
Export Settings
Format: AVI
Video Tab: Video Codec set at "None"
Render at Maximum Depth check mark and Depth selected as 32 bit (from the choices of 8, 16, 24, or 32 bit).
(Critical to maintaining transparency in export was Depth = 32 bit and not Render at Maximum Depth check mark.** In contrast, Export Settings/Format = AVI Uncompressed did not work to maintain transparency of the Timeline image in the export.)

COMMENTARY

In Premiere Elements 11 through 2018***, it was possible to export a .mov or .avi file with its transparency area maintained. Refer to above for Premiere Elements 2018 findings.

The following was noted in comparing the above 2018 findings with those from earlier versions

MOV
In Premiere Elements 11 through 2018, the Timeline image with transparency could be exported as an Animation.mov file with the transparency in the Timeline image maintained in the export; however, the Export Settings Depth field choices differed in comparing 2018 with 11 through 15. For 2018, the transparency was maintained when Depth choice was 8-bpc + alpha (from choices of 8-bpc or 8-bpc + alpha); for 11 through 15, the transparency was maintained when Depth choice was 32 bit (from choices of 8, 16, 24, or 32 bit).

AVI
In Premiere Elements 11 through 2018, the Timeline image with transparency could be exported as an "None" avi file with the transparency in the Timeline image maintained in the export. For 11 through 2018, the Export Settings Depth choice was 32 bit (from choices of 8, 16, 24, or 32 bit).

Note: Path to the given Export Settings differed going from Premiere Elements 11 to 2018.

For Premiere Elements 11, 12/12.1, and 13/13.1
Publish+Share
Computer
QuickTime or AVI
Advanced Button
Export Settings

For Premiere Elements 14/14.1, 15, and 20l8
Export & Share
Devices
Custom
Advanced Settings
Export Settings

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*Version 2018 Reminder: Classic titles created in the project's Titler can be exported with its transparency maintained by right clicking the thumbnail for that title in Project Assets, followed by the selection of Export Title option in the drop down menu. The end result is that title as a .prtl file saved to the computer hard drive for future use. This Export Title option does not apply to Motion titles. Some specifics for version to version details for exporting title created in project's Titler workspace can be found HERE.
**Adobe's in project description for Render at Maximum Depth option is
"Rendering at maximum bit depth improves the video's quality but increases how long encoding takes."
***For Premiere Elements versions earlier than 11, the routes and conditions for the export with transparency maintained in export were found to be

Premiere Elements 8.0/8.0.1, 9.0/9.0.1, and 10

Share
Computer (named Personal Computer in 8.0/8.0.1 and earlier)
QuickTime or AVI
Advanced button
Export Settings
For QuickTime: Video Tab: Video codec = Animation and Depth = 32 bit.
For AVI: Video Tab: Video codec = None, and Depth = 32 bit.

Premiere Elements 4 and 7
(In these versions, in addition to the File Menu route, there is a Share route for QuickTime, no  AVI. But, the Share QuickTime route always ended in Error message of Invalid Argument.)

File Menu
Export
Movie
Settings tab in Export Movie dialog
Export Movie settings
For QuickTime...General Tab: File Type = QuickTime, and Video Tab: Compressor = Animation, and Color Depth = Millions+ of colors (from choices of 256 colors, Thousands of colors, Millions of colors, or Millions+ of colors).
For AVI...General Tab: File Type = Microsoft AVI, and Video Tab: Compressor = None, and Color Depth = Millions+ of colors (from choices of 256 colors, Thousands of colors, Millions of colors, or Millions+ of colors).

See  the following related information for Premiere Elements 4 and 7.
"PE 12: Transfers from Project to Project"
(Section titled Transparency: Non Title Content With The Excerpt from a Premiere Elements 10 Daily Discoveries thread)
July 25, 2014
http://atr935.blogspot.com/2014/07/pe12-transfers-from-project-to-project.html

As always, work in progress for accuracy and content.

ATR

PE 2018: eLive Workspace

INTRODUCTION

PE 2018: eLive Workspace blog post is being presented as a companion blog post for the already published "PE 13/13.1 and 14/14.1 eLive Workspace" found HERE, "PE 15: eLive Workspace" found HERE, and "PE 15: More Related to eLive Workspace Have and Have Not" found HERE.

ISSUE

eLive workspace has not been available in all countries. To give the "have not" users a view of what is currently being provided by Adobe in the eLive workspace, Premiere Elements 2018 eLive Workspace choices and links are being provided. 

eLIVE OFFERINGS PREMIERE ELEMENTS 2018
(found in opened Premiere Elements 2018 eLive workspace as of February 28, 2018)

Guided Edit Creates freeze frame with motion title.
https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements/features.html?trackingid=YFRVGLV9&mv=in-product#x 
Learn 

Create new dynamic slideshows with curated photos and short clips.
https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements/features.html?trackingid=N7FDRT8K&mv=in-product#slideshows
Learn

Effortlessly edit your videos using Smart Trim.
https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements/features.html?trackingid=1NZGDCS9&mv=in-product#smart-trim
Learn 

Turn footage into photos.
https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements/features.html?trackingid=XKMMHH64&mv=in-product#candid-moments 
Learn 

Take a tour of the Elements 2018 Organizer.
https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements/features.html?trackingid=XB5KHQPM&mv=in-product#easy-organization 
Learn

Get started with Premiere Elements 2018. 
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/user-guide.html?trackingid=GHMVYK7F&mv=in-product 
Learn 

Take a tour of Premiere Elements 2018.
https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements/features.html?trackingid=GCWTYNYG&mv=in-product#pre-overview 
News 

Introducing Premiere Elements 2018!
https://theblog.adobe.com/introducing-adobe-photoshop-elements-2018-premiere-elements-2018/ 
News 

Create a Video Collage.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/how-to/create-video-collage.html?set=premiere-elements--fundamentals--editing&trackingid=GHMVYKPZ&mv=other
Learn 

Video tips & tricks.
https://www.opensesame.com/blog/video-tricks-tips-and-shortcuts-beginners 
Learn 

Customizing music with Music Remix.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/how-to/customize-third-party-music-remix.html?set=premiere-elements--fundamentals--editing&trackingid=GMCWYFYY&mv=other
Learn 

Use the library of Guided Edits for fantastic results.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/how-to/use-guided-edits-library.html?set=premiere-elements--fundamentals--editing&trackingid=GR3XYB7X&mv=other
Learn 

Use the Video Haze removal tool.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/how-to/use-video-haze-removal-tool.html?set=premiere-elements--fundamentals--editing&trackingid=F4KHZXSC&mv=other
Learn

Embed home movies directly into your greeting cards with QR codes!
https://damasklove.com/diy-video-holiday-cards/ 
News

Remix music to the perfect length.
https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements/features.html?trackingid=ZKD5FJ2L&mv=other#remix 
Learn 

Clear the haze.
https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements/features.html?trackingid=ZSV7F8LJ&mv=other#dehaze 
Learn 

Bring collages to life.
https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements/features.html?trackingid=12B9F14G&mv=other#collages
Learn

Get started with Premiere Elements 15.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/user-guide.html?trackingid=GHMVYK7F&mv=in-product 
Learn

Take a quick tour of Premiere Elements 15!
https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements/features.html?trackingid=ZP46FDBK&mv=other#prefeatureoverview
News 

It was a big day out for little Ethan! 
https://vimeo.com/102371956
Inspire 

Create a motion path using the Pan & Zoom tool.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/how-to/create-motion-path-pan-zoom.html?set=premiere-elements--whats-new--2015-09 
Learn 

School is back in session!
https://vimeo.com/blog/post/5-tips-to-instantly-improve-your-compositions 
Learn 

Create titles with title themes.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/how-to/create-titles-with-themes.html 
Learn 

Arrange clips in a movie.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/archive/pre-11-tutorials/arrange-clips-movie.html
Learn 

Antarctica.
https://vimeo.com/124858722 
Inspire 

The Adventures of Walter the Office Pug.
https://vimeo.com/68704007
Inspire 

Memories of Tokyo.
https://vimeo.com/130746973
Inspire 

Guidance at every step.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOXS2jKli64&feature=youtu.be 
Learn

Summer memories.
https://vimeo.com/50296655
Inspire 

Tell dazzling stories with motion titles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYhDBn-iiLY
Learn

Take a quick tour of Premiere Elements 14.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99A9tE2oFBE
News 

Introducing Adobe Premiere Elements 14!
http://blogs.adobe.com/photoshop/2015/09/introducing-adobe-photoshop-elements-14.html
News 

Share your video! 
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/how-to/share-videos-youtube-facebook-vimeo.html 
Learn

Create your own movies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvl9tEmEwm8
Learn 

Learn time lapse photography using Premiere Elements.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcF7DPARNXk
Link opens with video unavailable 
Learn 

Share your videos on social sites.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/how-to/share-videos-youtube-facebook-vimeo.html
Learn 

Stabilize shaking videos.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/how-to/stabilize-shaky-videos.html
Learn  

Organize by events.
https://helpx.adobe.com/elements-organizer/using/events.html
Learn 

Guided Edits.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/archive/pre-12-tutorials/guided-edits-video.html
Learn 

Sunday it rained.
https://vimeo.com/113110919 
Learn 

Create effects using Adjustment Layers.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/archive/pre-12-tutorials/apply-video-effects-adjustments-layers.html
Learn 

Use mattes and keys to blend videos together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIkOy4dD4HI
Learn 

A simple clip of a 3 year olds perspective.
https://vimeo.com/94278758
Inspire 

How to add multiple effects to a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkp3LwavS8E
Learn 

Adding Audio Effects.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqmp8lHjdI4
Learn 

Use Motion Tracking to add objects that move with your subject.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/archive/pre-12-tutorials/spotlight-motion-tracking.html
Learn 

Suddenly I feel light.
https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/82123812 
Inspire 

The world beyond the world.
https://vimeo.com/89216531
Inspire 

Swinging solo: video Love Letter #1.
https://cherish365.com/2013/12/swinging-solo-video-love-letter-1.html
Inspire 

Trampoline.
https://vimeo.com/95686450 
Inspire 

Adjust your video's color with Auto Smart Tone.
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/archive/pre-12-tutorials/adjust-video-color-brightness-auto-smart-tone.html 
Learn 

3 Easy ways to make movies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvppYqs_sT8&index=2&list=PLPzkxRKAxnCAxJ2N6p0RQwGDrFJ7A6MFe 
Learn 

Easily tell your big life stories.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF4XMwa9PkE&list=PLPzkxRKAxnCAxJ2N6p0RQwGDrFJ7A6MFe&index=5 
Learn 

Favorite Moments, fast movies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km9gp6pYlCw&index=3&list=PLPzkxRKAxnCAxJ2N6p0RQwGDrFJ7A6MFe 
Learn 

Smooth out the shakes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee_SWNma-Nw&feature=youtu.be 
Learn

COMMENTARY 

The e-Live workspace was introduced to Premiere Elements in version 13/13.1. For those users who have use of a Premiere Elements eLive workspace, the eLive workspace content has many common Learn, News, Inspire titles going from version to version. But, from what I see, eLive workspace whole content for 13/13.1, 14/14.1, 15, or 2018 is not necessarily a carbon copy of the other and is subject to Adobe change.

The above is provided only for informational/aid purposes for the Premiere Elements user whose version does cannot display the eLive workspace; and, in no way, is any of the above meant for promotional purposes for anyone or anything. No security issues were encountered opening the web page for the eLive workspace choice; nonetheless, as a general rule, proceed with caution when opening to a new web site.

Note: the ATR Premiere Elements Troubleshooting blog posts are based on first hand use of the Premiere Elements versions installed on Windows computers - more often Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 bit and, certain times, Windows 10 Home 64 bit...location is USA with programs installed from boxed versions  purchased from USA online vendor.

ATR   

PE: About Flash Video FLV and F4V Files Imports/Exports

INTRODUCTION

An Adobe Flash Video export category* exists in the sharing area of Premiere Elements 4 through 12/12.1, but is removed by Adobe from Premiere Elements 13/13.1 and later versions. 

On the import side, F4V file could be imported into Premiere Elements 8.0/8.01 and later. But, the import of the FLV file was never supported by Premiere Elements; however, a FLV file could be imported into Premiere Elements 3, 4, 7, and 8 when the XP/Vista/Windows 7 plugin "Moyea FLV Importer" was used in conjunction with 3, 4, 7, and 8. My last look at the Moyea FLV Importer was back in 2013 when I wrote the following in response to a Premiere Elements user's question on the topic:

The Moyea FLV Plugin to force Premiere Elements to import flv files is a popular question from time to time.

I know from personal experience that it does work for Premiere Elements 4, 7, and 8.0/8.0.1.

I have just downloaded the Moyea FLV Plugin from the site whose link I had previously posted in your thread in order to verify that it still works with 8.0/8.0.1 and flv importing. It still does. This was verified with a flv file, the Moyea FLV plugin, and Premiere Elements 4, 7, and 8.0/8.0.1.

Some tips, if necessary,
Once the plugin is installed, I found no desktop icon for it.
What happened is this...You open your Premiere Elements 8.0/8.0.1 project, you import your flv file with Get Media/Files and Folders.
At that point, you get a Moyea Software pop up with Order or Try. I hit Try.
At that point, the flv is imported, but look for it in "Project" when the Organize (blue) header is the selected. It did not pop up in the Organize/Media sector.

I have yet to remember or try versions later than 8.0/8.0.1 with this plugin. My recollection is that the plugin does not work with these later versions of Premiere Elements.

ISSUE

Today February 24, 2018, Moyea FLV plugin was found to continue to work in Premiere Elements 4, 7, and 8.0/8.0.1 for import of FLV into these particular versions on Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 bit, but a way was not found to import the FLV file into 9.0/9.0.1, 10, 11, 12.0/12.1, 13/13.1, 14.0/14.1, 15, or the latest version 2018.

It was decided to try to put together the Premiere Elements FLV/F4V files imports/exports opportunities in the overview to follow.

OVERVIEW

For Premiere Elements later than version 8, conversion of the FLV file to another Premiere Elements project supported format appears to be the workaround for importing the FLV file into a Premiere Elements project. Even though the F4V file appears to import into Premiere Elements 8.0/8.0.1 through 2018, an opportunity to export that F4V import as F4V appears to exist in only Premiere Elements 8.0/8.01, 9.0/9.0.1, 10, 11, and 12.0/12.1 Please refer Table 1 showing firsthand compiled data.

Table 1. Premiere Elements FLV/F4V Imports/Exports Summary

For Premiere Elements 4, 7, and 8.0/8.0.1, the Adobe Flash Video category drop down list has the following default presets:
NTSC Flash Video 7 256K** (320 x 240 @ 30 fps)
NTSC Flash Video 7 400K**(320 x 240 @ 30 fps)
NTSC Flash Video 8 400K** (320 x 240 @ 30 fps)
NTSC Flash Video 8 720K** (640 x 480 @ 30 fps)
For Premiere Elements 4, these presets yield only FLV exports; the preset's Advanced button/Format/Multiplexer does not offer a FLV or F4V option (shows only "no applicable properties"). For Premiere Elements 7 and 8.0/8.0.1, the opportunity for a F4V export in these versions takes the user to the Advanced button/Format tab/Multiplexing where there is the dot choice for FLV (the default) or F4V; however, no matter which FLV preset is selected of the 4 above, the user gets what appears to be a same 720 x 480 3:2 F4V file when only the Advanced button/Format/Multiplexing is set for F4V (file properties were based on MediaInfo and VLC Player Information for the file). The FLV export uses Video codec = Sorenson Spark (default) or On2 VP6, Audio codec = MPEG Layer III (MP3), and Multiplexing = FLV (Premiere Elements 7 and 8.0/8.0.1) or "no applicable properties" (Premiere Elements 4). For Premiere Elements 7 and 8.0/8.0.1, the F4V export uses Video codec = MainConcept H.264 Video, Audio codec = AAC (default), and Multiplexing = F4V.

Customization of the preset's Advanced button VIDEO tab and Audio tab settings appears to gain more variety for the file's export properties. In this regard, see more details below for the Premiere Elements 9.0/9.0.1 FLV/F4V situation.

The Adobe Flash Video category default presets for Premiere Elements 10, 11, and 12/12.1 each has choice for FLV or F4V file and are: 

F4V - HD 1080p Flash Video 9 and Higher
F4V - HD 720p Flash Video 9 and Higher
FLV - Web Large, NTSC Source Flash 8 and Higher (640 x 480 @ 29.97 fps)
FLV - Web Large, NTSC Widescreen Source Flash 8 and Higher (720 x 400 @ 29.97 fps)
FLV - Web Large, PAL Source Flash 8 and Higher 2\(784 x 576 @ 25)
FLV - Web Large, PAL Widescreen Source Flash 8 and Higher (720 x 400 @ 25 fps)
FLV - Web Medium, NTSC Source Flash 8 and Higher (368 x 272 @ 29.97 fps)
FLV - Web Medium, NTSC Widescreen Source Flash 8 and Higher (368 x 208 @ 29.97 fps)
FLV - Web Medium, PAL Source Flash 8 and Higher (368 x 272 @ 25 fps)
FLV - Web Medium, PAL Widescreen Source Flash 8 and Higher  (368 x 208 @ 25 fps)
The F4V export presets each uses MainConcept H.264 video codec and defaults to AAC+Version 2 audio codec. And, the FLV export presets each uses On2 VP6 video codec and MPEG Layer III (MP3) audio codec. The settings under the Advanced button of the preset are automatically set to those video codec and audio codec used in an FLV or F4V export; Format/Multiplexing area shows only FLV or F4V in the Multiplexing field depending on the preset selection. There was no way found to customize any one of the 8 FLV presets so that the export would be for F4V instead of FLV.

For Premiere Elements 9.0/9.0.1, the Adobe Flash Video category drop down list of default presets shows only the 8 FLV export presets which are present in the later versions of 10, 11, and 12/12.1. The opportunity for a F4V export here takes the user to the Advanced button Format tab/Multiplexing where there is the dot choice of  FLV (the default) or F4V. However, no matter which FLV preset is selected of the 8, the user gets what appears to be a same 720 x 480 3:2 F4V file when the only customization of the FLV preset is in the Advanced button/Format/Multiplexing set for F4V instead of FLV (file properties were based on MediaInfo and VLC Player Information).

Examples 1.
FLV - Web Large, NTSC Source Flash 8 and Higher (640 x 480 @ 29.97 fps)
Video codec = On2VP6, Audio codec = MPEG Layer III (MP3), Multiplexing = FLV
Display Resolution 4:3 640 x 480 4:3
if only Advanced button Format/Multiplexing changed to F4V, then
Video codec = MainConcept H.264 Video, Audio codec = AAC (default).
720 x 480 @ 29.97 fps (default)
Display Resolution 720 x 480 3:2

Example 2.
FLV - Web Large, NTSC Widescreen Source Flash 8 and Higher (720 x 400 @ 29.97 fps)
Video codec = On2VP6, Audio codec = MPEG Layer III (MP3), Multiplexing = FLV
Display Resolution 720 x 400 16:9
if only Advanced button Format/Multiplexing changed to F4V, then
Video codec = MainConcept H.264 Video, Audio codec = AAC (default).
720 x 480 @ 29.97 fps (default)
Display Resolution 720 x 480 3:2

Example 3
FLV - Web Medium, NTSC Source Flash 8 and Higher (368 x 272 @ 29.97 fps)
Video codec = On2VP6, Audio codec = MPEG Layer III (MP3), Multiplexing = FLV
Display Resolution 368 x 272 4:3
if only Advanced button Format/Multiplexing changed to F4V, then
Video codec = MainConcept H.264 Video, Audio codec = AAC (default).
Display Resolution 720 x 480 3:2

Example 4
FLV - Web Medium, NTSC Widescreen Source Flash 8 and Higher (368 x 208 @ 29.97 fps)
Video codec = On2VP6, Audio codec = MPEG Layer III (MP3), Multiplexing = FLV
Display Resolution 368 x 208 16:9
if only Advanced button Format/Multiplexing changed to F4V, then
Video codec = MainConcept H.264 Video, Audio codec = AAC (default).
Display Resolution 720 x 480 3:2

To force a 16:9 Display Aspect Ratio for F4V in Examples 2 and 4, one solution might be to customize the Advanced button/Video tab as well as the Format tab settings so that frame size for Example 2 F4V is 720 x 400 instead of 720 x 480 and so that frame size for Example 4 is 368 x 208 instead of 720 x 480. In this regard, it was possible to customize the FLV preset in Example 1 to force Premiere Elements 9.0/9.0.1 to export F4V file 1920 x 1080 29.97p, Display Aspect Ratio 16:9, Video codec = MainConcept H.264 Video, Audio codec = AAC (default), Profile = High, and Level = 5.1.

COMMENTARY***

Note: I do not work with Premiere Pro CC. From what I have read in an Adobe October 2017 document titled "Working with FLV and F4V files in Premiere Pro CC, Adobe Media Encoder CC, and After Effects CC", it also does not support FLV import, but supports the import of F4V. That document also states the Premiere Pro CC does not support FLV or F4V export. See HERE.

In this study, the VLC Media player (version 2.2.1) was used for viewing of FLV and F4V files.

As always, work in progress to check for accuracy and latest information.
See footnote *** which was added 02/27/2018 after publication of this blog post.

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*There is also a web DVD export category in the sharing area in only Premiere Elements 9.0/9.0.1, 10, 11, and 12/12.1. The web DVD export choice generates a folder with content that might be looked at as flash file with menus viewable on computer. See PRE_help (post 2 in the 2014 forum thread found HERE) for a 13/13.1 workaround when web DVD was removed by Adobe (workaround = burn to folder/VIDEO_TS .ifo/view VLC media player).
**K is assumed to represent bitrate in kbps units (kilobits per second).
***The above blog post addresses FLV and F4V imports/exports related to the Premiere Elements Editor. The Elements Organizer F4V import support was looked at briefly in only Premiere Elements 10, 11, 12/12.1, and 2018.  Results included:

• Gray thumbnail with no Elements Organizer playback was outcome for attempted F4V import directly in the Elements Organizer from the computer internal hard drive save location. In contrast, this same F4V file could be played back from the computer internal hard drive save location using Firefox Quantum 58.0.2 64 bit, Internet Explorer 11, or VLC 2.2.1.

• Typically the Premiere Elements import results in a copy of the import in the Elements Organizer. In the case of F4V, the copy of the import in the Elements Organizer was this same gray thumbnail with no playback in the Elements Organizer.

• If this Elements Organizer gray thumbnail was right clicked, followed by selection of Edit with Premiere Elements Editor, the F4V file automatically imported into Premiere Elements with its content visible and playable in the Premiere Elements Editor. This type of behavior has been seen in the past for several Elements Organizers and some other file formats.

ATR

PE 2018: Update For Difference Matte As Green Screen Tool

INTRODUCTION

The merits of the Premiere Elements Difference Matte as a green screen tool were discussed in the May 8, 2013 blog post titled "PE11: Difference Matte As Substitute for Green or Blue Keys". Use of the Premiere Elements Difference Matte as a green screen tool has been of particular interest to the Premiere Elements Mac users because of the Windows Only Green Key situation.

ISSUE

Because of the popularity of the topic, it was decided to confirm if the PE11 document pointed to above applies to Premiere Element 12, 13, 14, 15, and 2018 as well as 11.

OBSERVATIONS

Using the same green screen media and Premiere Elements 11, 12/12.1, 13/13.1, 14/14.1, 15, or 2018, Difference Matte was found to be a substitute for Green Key.

Source Media

Just Green Screen JPG

Just Green Screen.Jpg For Premiere Elements 2018 Expert Workspace Video Track 3

Angel On Green Screen JPG

Angel On Green Screen.Jpg For Premiere Elements 2018 Expert Workspace Video Track 2

Replacement Background JPG

Replacement.Jpg For Premiere Elements 2018 Expert Workspace Video Track 1

The "How To" principles for applying the Difference Matte in Premiere Elements version 11 and later are the same here as in the 2013 document.

From the Project Assets
Drag Replacement Background.Jpg to Video 1
Drag Angel On Green Screen.Jpg to Video 2, and place it directly above the content of Video 1
Drag Just Green Screen.Jpg to Video 3, and place it directly above the content of Video 2

Apply a Difference Matte to each of Video 2 (Angel On Green Screen.Jpg) and Video 3 (Just Green Screen.Jpg)

Highlight/select Video 2 (Angel On Green Screen.Jpg), go to Applied Effects area, and open this jpg's Difference Matte Panel there. The Difference Matte Panel options are:

• View: Final Out

• Difference Layer Video 2 IMPORTANT CHANGE THAT TO VIDEO 3

• The Matching Tolerance may or may not require very little adjustment (in this specific exercise being described setting was changed from 15.0 to 27.3%), and Match Softness and Blur Before Difference were left at 0.0%.

No change was needed in the Difference Matte Panel's Difference Layer setting that was associated with the Just Green Screen.Jpg on Video 3. There the required "Difference Layer Video 3" was already in place in its dialog. Video 2 and 3 jpgs Difference Matte Panels' final settings were set the same for the options of Matching Tolerance, Matching Smoothness, and Blur Before Difference.

If Video Tracks 2, 3, and 4 had been used in this exercise instead of Video Tracks 1, 2, and 3, then Difference Matte dialog for Video 4 and Video 3 Difference Layer needed to read the same, in that case "Difference Layer Video 4".

Seen below is the result of this exercise (Angel With New Background.Jpg)

Angel With New Background.Jpg As Seen On Project's Expert Workspace Monitor

COMMENTARY

All work was done using Windows computers (Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 bit or Windows 10 Home 64 bit). Project preset was left at the default NTSC-AVCHD-Full HD 1080i30. I do not have access to a Mac computer; nonetheless, Premiere Elements Mac users are expected to get same results based on user feedback over the years. See how Difference Matte as Green Screen Key works for you.

With regard to success of Difference Matte as Green Screen Key, universal use of these principles for that purpose is likely to be impacted by the nature of the source media selected.

As usual work will continue to be in progress, looking for accuracy in details and any available updates.


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ATR

PE 2018: Temporal Smoothing Option

INTRODUCTION

Two previous blog posts have focused on the use of "Auto Levels with its Temporal Smoothing option" in Premiere Elements versions 4 through 2018.

PE11 & 12: Auto Levels/Temporal Smoothing (January 11, 2014)
http://atr935.blogspot.com/2014/01/pe11-autolevelstemporal-smoothing.html

PE 15: Auto Levels/Temporal Smoothing (April 4, 2017)
http://atr935.blogspot.com/2017/04/pe-15-auto-levels-and-temporal-smoothing.html

It is important to review details of these two blog posts to obtain background information for what is to follow.  

ISSUE

Besides Auto Levels/Temporal Smoothing, a Temporal Smoothing option does exist for certain other Premiere Elements "Auto" Adjust and fx Effects choices. In reviewing the details of a Temporal Smoothing option in other than Auto Levels, further interest in this matter was triggered when a  Premiere Elements 15 Temporal Smoothing (seconds) range appeared to be different than that found in Premiere Elements 2018. Details to follow.

PREMIERE ELEMENTS 2018 TEMPORAL SMOOTHING OPTION OBSERVATIONS
(Keys to Temporal Smoothing: "Auto" active and then a Temporal Smoothing setting greater than 0.)

Adjustments
(See FIX/Adjust tab at top of vertical column at right of  Expert workspace)

Color Panel
Auto Color tab
(tab clicked to select this choice required for Temporal Smoothing availability; Auto Color tab turned gray when selected)

• No Temporal Smoothing setting was found anywhere in the Color Panel in the Fix/Adjust area.

• Instead, setting for Temporal Smoothing (range 0 to 10 seconds) was available using the Timeline video clip rubberband once the video clip's title was changed from the default Rubberband:Opacity:Opacity to Rubberband:Auto Color:Temporal Smoothing (seconds). 

Lighting Panel
Auto Levels tab and Auto Contrast tab
(here a tab must be clicked on for Temporal Smoothing availability; the Auto Levels tab and/or Auto Contrast tab turned gray when selected.)

• No Temporal Smoothing setting was found anywhere in the Lighting Panel in the Fix/Adjust area.

• Instead, setting for Temporal Smoothing (range 0 to 10 seconds) was available using the Timeline video clip rubberband once the video clip's title was changed from the default Rubberband:Opacity:Opacity to Rubberband:Auto Levels:Temporal Smoothing (seconds) or Rubberband:Auto Contrast:Temporal Smoothing (seconds). Note if both Auto Levels and Auto Contrast tabs were selected (gray) at the same time, the Temporal Smoothing rubberband setting for one was independent of the other.

fx Effects
(See EDIT/Apply Effects tab (fx) in the vertical column to the right of the Expert workspace)

EDIT/Apply Effects tab (fx)
Advanced Adjustments category
Shadow/Highlight choice

• Application of Shadow/Highlight to the Timeline clip triggered the opening of the EDIT/Applied Effects Palette which contained the Shadow/Highlight panel which contained a Temporal Smoothing option (range 0.00 to 10.00 seconds) which was active only when there was a check mark placed next to "Auto Amounts" in that Shadow/Highlight panel.

• The Temporal Smoothing setting could be done in the opened Shadow/Highlight panel using the Temporal Smoothing slider there or using the Timeline video clip rubberband once the video clip's title was changed from the default Rubberband:Opacity:Opacity to Rubberband:Shadow/Highlight:Temporal Smoothing (seconds). Changing Temporal Smoothing setting in Shadow/Highlight panel automatically changed rubberband setting to a corresponding value.

PREMIERE ELEMENTS 2018 TEMPORAL SMOOTHING OPTION COMPARED TO TEMPORAL SMOOTHING OPTION FOUND IN EARLIER VERSIONS

With the following exceptions, the Temporal Smoothing option details given in the previous section were also applicable to Premiere Elements 11 through 2018.

• The Shadow/Highlight Temporal Smoothing option range found in Premiere Elements 14 and 15 was 0.00 to 1.00, not the 0.00 to 10.00 found in versions 11, 12, 13, and 2018.

• Premiere Elements 14, 13, 12, and 11 Expert workspace has Adjust and Applied Effects tabs in vertical bar at right of Expert workspace and fx Effects in horizontal bar at bottom of the Expert workspace. In contrast, 15 and 2018 have Adjust, Applied Effects, and fx Effects tabs all in the vertical bar at the right of the Expert workspace. 

• In Premiere Elements 11 and 12, Applied Effects palette did not open automatically after applying Shadow/Highlight effect using Apply Effects (fx Effects); whereas, in Premiere Elements 13, 14, 15, and 2018, it did.

• Video clip title description for rubberband property did not include the word Rubberband for 13, 12, and 11; whereas as it did for 14, 15, and 2018.

The same Temporal Smoothing opportunities (for Auto Color, Auto Contrast, Auto Levels, and Shadow/Highlight are available in Premiere Elements earlier than 11, but paths to them differ due to major workspace changes that took place in 11 through 2018 versions. Refer to detailed Premiere Elements 10 Auto Levels/Temporal Smoothing found HERE. The following is a brief overview of the Premiere Elements 4 through 10 Temporal Smoothing opportunities for Auto Levels, Auto Contrast, Auto Color, and Shadow Highlight.

For Premiere Elements 4 through 10, Auto Color, Auto Levels, Auto Contrast, and Shadow Highlight tabs are all listed in the Adjust category found in the path Timeline workspace/Edit Header/fx Effects/Video Effects/Adjust. After the effect was dragged from there into the video clip, the effect's Properties palette contained a panel for the effect dragged into it. The effect's opened panel contained a slider for the setting Temporal Smoothing (seconds) with range of 0.00 to 10.00. Changing Temporal Smoothing slider setting in Properties area automatically changed the video clip's Temporal Smoothing rubberband setting to a corresponding value. Reminder: to view the rubberband specific to the effect of interest, the Timeline video clip's video clip's title needed to be changed from the default Opacity to name Auto Color:Temporal Smoothing (seconds) or Auto Contrast:Temporal Smoothing (seconds) or Auto Level: Temporal Smoothing (seconds) or Shadow Highlight:Temporal Smoothing (seconds). Reminder: the Properties palette's Shadow/Highlight Temporal Smoothing slider was active only when there was a check mark placed next to "Auto Amounts" in that Shadow/Highlight opened panel. 

COMMENTARY

Observations were made using Premiere Elements 4 through 2018 on Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 bit. It is not understood why Premiere Elements 14 and 15 Shadow/Highlight Temporal Smoothing range (0.00 to 1.00) was different from that (0.00 to 10.00) found in other Premiere Elements versions.

As always, work in progress to confirm accuracy and update when updates become available.

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ATR