Audio dropout detected and choppy playback

Are you able to create an ISO? If so you can use ImgBurn (free) to create a DVD from the ISO. ImgBurn is great -- but recent versions come with a lot of bloatware -- but I've got a tutorial that shows you how to work around the bloatware and just install and use the program.

But if you need to actually author and create a DVD file, you'll need a separate DVD authoring app. I can recommend an expensive one if you need me to. And then I can tell you how to get your video from Premiere Elements into this program. (All of this information is in my books, on Amazon) by the way, if you're interested.

Steve, Martha again.

I worked on the new version of the video, adding sound effects, green screen, music, and other special effects. Anything I added to the middle or beginning got so choppy with only sound playing and picture freezing, just like before. the end wasnt perfevt but not terrible. I've turned the computer on and off and checked the settings.

I need to make dvds and decided to see if it was choppy playing that way and and burned onto a DVD. I chose the 480 or something like that. (I don't have my computer with me now to see) It took about 30 minutes to burn the 10 min dvd Which is no problem but when I tried to play on my DVD player/TV, it said Disc Error.

i tried again with the 500 ish format and it wouldnt play either. i tried on another dvd player too to no avail.

i was hoping it was just the program playback causing problems, but i cant know unless i can get a dvd to play.

How do I know if QuickTime is doing anything?

So other than smashing my computer, do you have any insight or sugggestions? 

i hate to start over, but will if i absilutely have to. it took me three days to do it again.

thanks again in advance.

martha

You can change the "auto play" setting in your preferences, on the General page. Uncheck the option to play timeline after render.

I'm really not sure why our new project settings aren't matching your video specs, based on the information you've given me.

If you'd like to Dropbox me a sample of your MOV file, you can share it with my first name at my web site, Muvipix dot com. (Never post your e-mail address to a forum, by the way.) I'll see if I can see something that's not so obvious. Maybe I can come up with project settings that will perfectly match the file.

Your other option is to convert your MOV files to 1920x1080 MP4s using the free download Handbrake. If you do that, the program will set up your project automatically, based on the first MP4 you place on your timeline.

It's up to you how you proceed at this point.

Start a new project. On the New Project panel, click Settings.

On the Settings screen, go to the DSLR Presets and select, from the 1080p set, DSLR 1080p30 29.97. Click OK.

On the New Project panel, check the box to Force Settings and click OK.

Import your MOV into this project and place it at the beginning of Video 1. Ideally you should NOT see a yellow orange render line above the clip -- and, if so, you should also be able to play your timeline without any hiccups.

The free download Media Info can be found via Google or at:

MediaInfo

We still need to know the resolution and frame rate of your video files.

if you can't figure them out from your camera settings, you'll need to open one of your MOV files in the free download Media Info. In Media Info, go to the View menu and set it to Tree, then either copy the data it lists or post a screen capture of the report to this forum.

I'm confused. Two posts up you said your video was MVI video. In the above post you mentioned it was MOV. Which is it? This is very important.

That said, what is the resolution and frame rate of the MOVs you're shooting?

And, in Premiere Elements, under the Edit menu, what is listed under Project Settings on the General page?

In most cases, the program interprets your video specs and matches your project settings to them. This will give you excellent performance. However, because MOVs can be pretty complicated files, the program sometimes requires you to manually set up your projects settings.

Your computer's processor is a bit low end for heavy duty video editing. However, if your project is properly set up to match your settings to your video specs and you are editing a basic HD video, you should be able to get decent performance.

Hi, Martha. I'm glad to hear you've found my book helpful!

Yes, you should install Quicktime 7. It's a necessary component for Premiere Elements 14 and earlier and can resolve some issues in version 15. You can download it from the link below. And you can opt to install the components and not install the player -- or disable QuicktimePlayer.exe by changing the file extension from .exe to .old -- so that it won't pose a security issue.

QuickTime 7.6 for Windows

It also would be helpful to get complete answers to my questions, including which processor your computer uses. Even a one year old Dell could use anything from a weak processor that can barely run the program to a top of the line Intel Xeon, so is is important to get specific.

That said, I'd say that your core issue is that you're trying to edit MVI video. Something Premiere Elements isn't equipped to do.

Again, you don't tell me specifically which Canon DSLR you are using, but most likely that camera can be set to shoot in MP4 or MOV format -- formats that are much more compatible with Premiere Elements. Switching to that recording mode along will likely resolve your problems (assuming your computer processor is up to snuff).

What operating system do you have? What processor does your computer have and with how much RAM?

Do you have Quicktime 7 installed, per the program's system requirements?

What model of camcorder is your video coming from and what format and resolution is this video?

When you added the first clip to Video 1 on your timeline, did your video have a yellow orange 'render' line above the clip? This is an indication that your project settings do not properly match your video specs, which can result in poor performance and lower quality video.