Set a unique duration for a still image

When you add a still image, you can assign a specific duration to it. The duration specifies how much time the image occupies in the Quick view/Expert view timeline. You can set a default duration for all still images that you add, and you can change their duration in the Quick view/Expert view timeline.

The frame rate of your project determines the amount of time that a certain number of frames occupies. If you specify 30 frames for a 29.97 frame-per-second (fps) NTSC project, each still image has a duration of about one second. For PAL, if you specify 25 frames for a 25-fps project, each still image in the Quick view/Expert view timeline has a duration of one second.

Change the default duration for still images

On Windows, select Edit > Preferences > General. On Mac OS, select Adobe Premiere Elements 12 > Preferences > General. Right-click/ctrl-click in the Project Assets panel and choose Still Image Duration.

2. For Still Image Default Duration, specify the number of frames you want as a default duration.

Changing the default duration of still images does not affect the duration of still images already in the Quick view/Expert view timeline or Project Assets panel. To apply the new default length to all still images in your project, delete them from the Project Assets panel and reimport them into your project.

Set a unique duration for a still image

Do one of the following:

In the Expert view, position the Selection tool over either end of the image, and drag. Select the clip and choose Clip > Time Stretch. Enter a new duration and click OK.

Working with scratch disks

About scratch disks Types of scratch disks Set up a scratch disk

Maximizing scratch disk performance

About scratch disks

When you edit a project, Premiere Elements uses disk space to store scratch files for your project. These include captured video and audio, conformed audio, and preview files. Adobe Premiere Elements uses conformed audio files and preview files to optimize performance, allowing real-time editing, high processing quality, and efficient output. All scratch disk files are preserved across work sessions. If you delete conformed audio files, Premiere Elements automatically recreates them. If you delete preview files, they are not be recreated automatically.

By default, scratch files are stored where you save the project. The scratch disk space required increases as your movie becomes longer or more complex. If your system has access to multiple disks, choose Edit > Preferences > Scratch Disks / Adobe Premiere Elements 12 > Preferences > Scratch Disks. Specify the disks Premiere Elements uses for these files. For best results, set up your scratch disks at the very beginning of a project, before capturing or editing.

Types of scratch disks

While performance can be enhanced by setting each scratch disk type to a different disk, you can also specify folders on the same disk. Select Edit > Preferences > Scratch Disks / Adobe Premiere Elements 12 > Preferences > Scratch Disks to set the following scratch disk options.

Folder or disk for video files and stop-motion still image files that you capture using the Capture panel.

Folder or disk for audio files that you capture using the Capture panel.

Folder or disk for video preview files. These files are created when you choose Timeline > Render Work Area, export to a movie file, or export to a DV device. If the previewed area includes effects, the effects are rendered at full quality in the preview file.

Folder or disk for audio preview files. These files are created when you choose Timeline > Render Work Area command. They are also created when you choose Clip > Audio Options > Render And Replace, export to a movie file or DV device. If the previewed area includes effects, the effects are rendered at full quality in the preview file.

Folder or disk for audio peak files, audio conform files, video index files, and other files Premiere Elements creates to improve performance when reading media files.

Folder or disk for encoded video and audio files that are generated when you create a DVD.

Premiere Elements places preview files, encoded files, media cache files, and other types within subfolders of the folders you specify for these types. Each subfolder is named for the type of scratch files it contains.

Set up a scratch disk

You set up scratch disks in the Scratch Disks panel of the Preferences dialog box. To verify the amount of free disk space on the selected volume, see the box to the right of the path. If the path is too long to read, place the pointer over the path, and the full path appears in a tool tip.

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1. Choose Edit > Preferences > Scratch Disks / Adobe Premiere Elements 12 > Preferences > Scratch Disks.

2. For each scratch disk type, specify a disk location for Premiere Elements to store the corresponding files. Choose one of these options from the pop-up menu:

Stores scratch files in the My Documents folder.

Stores scratch files in the same folder where the project is stored.

Indicates that the current path isn’t in the pop-up menu. The current path isn’t changed until you click Browse to specify any available disk location.

Maximizing scratch disk performance

If your computer has only one hard disk, consider leaving all scratch disk options at their default settings.

If it has more than one, choose large, secondary hard drives for scratch disks and not the main load drive. In Premiere Elements, you can place each type of scratch file onto its own disk. For example, you copy video to one disk and audio to another.

Defragment scratch disks regularly by using the Disk Defragmenter tool in Windows or a third-party utility. To use the Disk Defragmenter tool, choose Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter. For more instructions, see the documentation provided with Windows or the third-party utility.

Specify your fastest hard disks for capturing media and storing scratch files. You can use a slower disk for audio preview files and the project file.

Specify only disks attached to your computer. The throughput from a hard disk on a network is too slow. Avoid using removable media as scratch disks because Premiere Elements always requires access to scratch disk files. Scratch disk files are preserved for each project, even when you close the project. Premiere Elements reuses these files when you reopen the project associated with them. If scratch disk files are stored on removable media and the media is removed from the drive, the scratch disk is not available to Premiere Elements.

You can divide a single disk into partitions and set up each partition as a virtual scratch disk. However, partitioning doesn’t improve performance because the single drive mechanism is a bottleneck. For best results, set up scratch disk volumes on actual separate drives.