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kafka001
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August 4, 2017
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Photoshop Premier Elements 7 stops working after a while

  • August 4, 2017
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I have started my first project in Premier Elements 7. After I have uploaded video clips I am only able to place six or seven clips on the board at the bottom before I get a message telling me the program has stopped working. My operating system is Windows 8. Could it be that I have insufficient space on my C: drive?

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    Steve Grisetti
    Legend
    August 8, 2017

    Not necessarily. Since version 7 didn't edit MPEGs natively, it was easy to overload the program.

    As I've said, version 7 pretty much worked natively with miniDV and HDV tape-based video.

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    Steve Grisetti
    Legend
    August 5, 2017

    miniDV and HDV.

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    kafka001Author
    Participant
    August 8, 2017

    Further to all of the above, I converted my MP4 files to MPG and was able to load 50+ clips (as against 6 or 7 MPREG). After that I got the same error message I got before. Doesn't this suggest that my problem is space related rather than processor related? I now have to work out the best way to use the stabilizer.

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    Steve Grisetti
    Legend
    August 4, 2017

    As I said, version 7 was not designed to edit non-tape-based video. it's not going to work well with an MP4.

    If you're going to edit MP4s, I'd very much recommend you upgrade to at least version 11.

    Though you're also going to have trouble editing any video with your current video processor. Your processor rates about a 1700 on this benchmark chart. In my books I always recommend editing with a processor that rates at least a 5000.

    PassMark CPU Benchmarks - Low Mid Range CPUs

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    kafka001Author
    Participant
    August 4, 2017

    I can't afford to upgrade and I only use the program every so often so it looks like I'm stuck with something that doesn't work. What format was used with tape cameras?

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    Steve Grisetti
    Legend
    August 4, 2017

    There is no program called Photoshop Premiere Elements. Since you're talking about video editing, I assume you're talking about Premiere Elements.

    It's possible that you've run out of space or that your computer is under-powered -- but you don't list your specs, so it's hard to say. What processor do you have with how much RAM? How much free, clean, defragmented space is on your hard drive?

    The more likely issue is that you're editing with version 7, which was designed pretty much to work only with tape-based miniDV and HDV video. It can't edit any of the modern video standards like MP4 and AVCHD. What model of camcorder is your video coming from and what is the video's resolution and format?

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    kafka001Author
    Participant
    August 4, 2017

    The video I am uploading is in MP4 format from my Sanyo camcorder. I would have to check on the video's resolution. Note that all the video files are uploaded successfully, the program only breaks down when I drag 6,7 or 8 clips to  the timeline below (I am not looking at it now so I forget the correct name). If the MP4 format is the problem, can I change the files to the correct format using some sort of software?

    Here are my specs (perhaps more specs than you need):

    :

                Operating System

                      Windows 8 Pro 32-bit

                CPU

                      Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz    82 °C

                      Conroe 65nm Technology

                RAM

                      4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-18)

                Motherboard

                      Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. G41M-Combo (Socket 775)  74 °C

                Graphics

                      SMB2030 (1600x900@60Hz)

                      Intel G41 Express Chipset (Gigabyte)

                Storage

                      465GB Seagate ST3500413AS ATA Device (SATA)     36 °C

                      298GB Imation M100 USB 3 USB Device (USB (SATA))      30 °C

                      14GB ?????? ?? Card (USB)

                Optical Drives

                      TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224BB ATA Device

                Audio

                      Realtek High Definition Audio

    Operating System

          Windows 8 Pro 32-bit

          Computer type: Desktop

          Installation Date: 02/12/2015 15:12:23

                Windows Security Center

                      User Account Control (UAC)    Enabled

                      Notify level      2 - Default

                      Firewall    Enabled

                Windows Update

                      AutoUpdate  Download Automatically and Install at Set Scheduled time

                      Schedule Frequency      Every Day

                      Schedule Time

                Windows Defender

                      Windows Defender  Disabled

                Antivirus

                            Avast Antivirus

                                  Antivirus   Enabled

                                  Virus Signature Database      Up to date

                            Windows Defender

                                  Antivirus   Disabled

                                  Virus Signature Database      Up to date

                .NET Frameworks installed

                      v4.5 Full

                      v4.5 Client

                      v3.5 SP1

                      v3.0 SP2

                      v2.0 SP2

                Internet Explorer

                      Version     10.0.9200.17607

                PowerShell

                      Version     3.0

                Java

                            Java Runtime Environment

                                  Path  C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_111\bin\java.exe

                                  Version     8.0

                                  Update      111

                                  Build 14

                            Java Runtime Environment

                                  Path  C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_121\bin\java.exe

                                  Version     8.0

                                  Update      121

                                  Build 13

                            Java Runtime Environment

                                  Path  C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_66\bin\java.exe

                                  Version     8.0

                                  Update      66

                                  Build 18

                            Java Runtime Environment

                                  Path  C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_91\bin\java.exe

                                  Version     8.0

                                  Update      91

                                  Build 14

                Environment Variables

                      USERPROFILE C:\Users\Roger_000

                      SystemRoot  C:\WINDOWS

                            User Variables

                                  DASHLANE_DLL_DIR      C:\Users\Roger_000\AppData\Roaming\Dashlane\4.8.3.33797\bin\Firefox_Extension\{442718d9-475e-452a-b3e1-fb1ee16b8e9f}\components;C:\Users\Roger_000\AppData\Roaming\Dashlane\4.8.3.33797\ucrt

                                  Path      C:\Users\Roger_000\AppData\Roaming\Dashlane\4.6.5.21982\bin\Firefox_Extension\{442718d9-475e-452a-b3e1-fb1ee16b8e9f}\components

                                  C:\Users\Roger_000\AppData\Roaming\Dashlane\4.6.6.23032\bin\Firefox_Extension\{442718d9-475e-452a-b3e1-fb1ee16b8e9f}\components

                                  %DASHLANE_DLL_DIR%

                                  TEMP  C:\Users\Roger_000\AppData\Local\Temp

                                  TMP   C:\Users\Roger_000\AppData\Local\Temp

                            Machine Variables

                                  asl.log     Destination=file

                                  CLASSPATH   .;C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_121\lib\ext\QTJava.zip

                                  ComSpec     C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe

                                  FP_NO_HOST_CHECK  NO

                                  NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS    2

                                  OS    Windows_NT

                                  Path  C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath

                                  C:\WINDOWS\system32

                                  C:\WINDOWS

                                  C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem

                                  C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\

                                  C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\MPEG

                                  C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\

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