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Liz Zorab21763026w2pq
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June 28, 2022
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Errors and glitches on Elements 2022 Video editing

  • June 28, 2022
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Hello, I upgraded  from Elements 16 to Elements 2022 and now some things don't work as well as they should, or at all! I'm on Windows 10 on a fast machine purchased for film editing.

Pan and Zoom shows me the whole video clip that was filmed, not just the segment I want to work on, so I have to guess where to put the boxes, check the preview and adjust, time and time again to get the zoom or pan where I want it to be.

If I use an old video (not filmed in 4K) as B roll, there is some weird metalic fuzziness on my finished video as it transitions from the old footage back to my new 4K footage. I can't see this in Elements while I'm editing, it only shows once the video is exported.

All transitions, like film fade or cross fade, also have the metalic fuzziness on the finished video, but not on the timeline.

Any suggestions for how to change these issues would be very gratefully received.

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Steve Grisetti
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June 28, 2022

Hard to say without more details or a chance to examine your project or workflow. And I assume you're not trying to open a project in version 2022 that you started in version 16, because that's a sure recipe for disaster.

 

My first thought is that most of your issues are likely related to a mismatch between your project settings and your video specs. Try using the Pan & Zoom tool on a photo instead of a video clip, for instance. Do you still get strange results? Technically the Pan & Zoom tool is designed for creating motion over photos rather than video. There are better ways to pan and zoom in on your video.

 

As for your B roll issues, there's a situation where it's very likely you've got a mismatch between project settings and video specs. It's hard to say for sure without knowing more about your old video or how your project is set up.

 

 

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Liz Zorab21763026w2pqAuthor
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June 28, 2022

Hi Steve, thanks for your quick response.

I'm not opening a project started in an earlier version. I haven't learnt any other ways to pan or zoom on my footage yet. I'll do a search online and see if I can find out other ways. I film myself (gardening videos) so can't zoom or pan as I film. My only option is to do it during the editing process.

Old B roll was filmed years ago before I was filming in 4K, so yes it's mismatched, but I could add it without a problem in the older version of Elements. 🙂

 

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