Premiere Elements 2018 Keeps Crashing

Hello Solaris Traveller,

Another tact to resolve this issue is simpler, but it should give you something definitive:

1. Create a short video (about 20 seconds)

2. Load it into PRE 2018.

3. Add any other elements (text, graphics) you generally use, but keep it within the 20 second timespan.

4. Publish the video.

5. If everything works as expected, create another video of about 5 minutes. Repeat Steps 2-4. Do this in increments adding 5 minutes to each increment, until you get a crash.

6. After each increment, instead of adding to the previous test, make a new project. Test1.prel, Test2.prel, Test.prel, etc.

This will give you a clear picture of where your limits are. If it crashes after the first 20 second video; then go with Steve's advice.

I don't see a question in your post, but I assume you're looking for a solution. Most likely the issue is related to challenges with the drivers for your graphics card.

As you may have seen on this forum, you can often fix this by downgrading to an earlier nVidia driver. Or you can wait until nVidia comes up with a driver that works with Premiere Elements. But there's otherwise no easier fix.