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August 21, 2017
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How to Select 4k Editing in Premier Elements 15?

  • August 21, 2017
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In the Adobe Premiere Elements product I just purchased won't allow me to select UHD 4k for my project in the Edit/Project Settings/General window.  It defaults to HD 1080i.  See screenshot of that window below with the HD 1080i default that I am unable to change.  How can I select 4k as the setting for my project?

Adobe clearly says Premiere Elements has 4k editing capability: Compare products & buying guide | Adobe Premiere Elements 15 vs. 14, 13

I've been on hold with Adobe support on the phone and on chat for several hours with no response, so I very much appreciate any help on this (seemingly simple) topic.  I very simply want to insert a 4k background still image and then add high-res videos on top of that, all at the standard 60 frames per second of 4k devices.  I have a late 2013 MacPro that very easily plays 4k video in Quicktime (it doesn't display the full 4k resolution, nor does it display all the 60 frames in each second, but it does play 4k video reasonably well).  Other programs have no problem outputting 4k on this computer, so I'm quite mystified at Premiere Elements' unwillingness to allow me to select 4k.

    Correct answer Steve Grisetti

    In Premiere Elements, you can only set up your Project Properties when you first start a project. So, if you are doing it manually, you need to go to the File menu, select New Project and, on the New Project screen, click Settings and then select the XAVC presets (for 4k).

    But in most cases you won't need to do that. If your 4k video is 3840x2160 Mp4 video, the program should recognize it as soon as you add it as the first clip on your timeline and then set up the project automatically for you.

    If that is not happening automatically, however, you'll need to set it up manually. I show you how to do that in Part 1 of my free 8 part Basic Training for Premiere Elements tutorials.

    *** Premiere Elements Basic Training ***

    What is the resolution and format of your 4K video and what model of camcorder is it coming from?

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    Steve Grisetti
    Legend
    August 22, 2017

    You have clicked on the Image tab on the Export & Share workspace.

    Select Device/Computer and you will see the 4k video outputs.

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    RFireAuthor
    Participant
    August 22, 2017

    That did the trick!  Thanks a million!

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    Steve GrisettiCorrect answer
    Legend
    August 22, 2017

    In Premiere Elements, you can only set up your Project Properties when you first start a project. So, if you are doing it manually, you need to go to the File menu, select New Project and, on the New Project screen, click Settings and then select the XAVC presets (for 4k).

    But in most cases you won't need to do that. If your 4k video is 3840x2160 Mp4 video, the program should recognize it as soon as you add it as the first clip on your timeline and then set up the project automatically for you.

    If that is not happening automatically, however, you'll need to set it up manually. I show you how to do that in Part 1 of my free 8 part Basic Training for Premiere Elements tutorials.

    *** Premiere Elements Basic Training ***

    What is the resolution and format of your 4K video and what model of camcorder is it coming from?

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    RFireAuthor
    Participant
    August 22, 2017

    Thanks Steve, that is most helpful.  With your guidance I have been able to set my project to 4k 60fps.  However, when I try to export it in that format, those parameters aren't an option:

    When I go to the "custom" tab, the program defaults to taking my 4k 60 fps project and changing it to 1920x1080:

    When I go to the "presets" drop-down menu, 4k is not listed as an option:

    When I click on the link to your tutorial, I'm taken to the general home page for resources (like the Yahoo home page).

    I think Adobe has a great product, it's just the user experience is horrendous.

    To answer your question about the source of the video: I'm building a 4k 60 fps video from the ground up using clips generated in Blender (in that open source program I can easily select the resolution, fps, output, etc., and simply hit a button.  I respectfully suggest that Adobe do the same for its Elements.

    I'm very, very grateful for your help in getting me to have a project with 4k 60 fps.

    My next question: exactly how can I export the project to a video that contains those exact specifications?  If you could guide me to the specific sequence of buttons to click (just like you did to get me to the 4k project specs) I would very much appreciate it.

    Thanks again.

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    RFireAuthor
    Participant
    August 21, 2017

    BTW, I purchased Premiere Elements 15.

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