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I am a total newbie to Premiere Elements and am not a media guru at all. We have a horse breeding operation and I need to put together some handsome sales videos of the horses. I am having problem with the resolution and smoothness of my projects. Most of my video media comes from my Sony HD AVCHD. When I import the videos from the camera the uploaded file is a .MPG file. I have been told that that is not a compatible file for Premiere Elements 2019 and that I would need to convert the file. So, I have downloaded EasyFab Video Converter. Within that converter you can select for which video editor you are using. I chose Premiere.
It converts the file and what I find is the same file extention...but with lower case .mpg instead of .MPG. Then, when I create my videos the images are fuzzy with poor resolution. Even the static photos have poor resolution. See below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0yy9eh8-Qkhttp://
Thanks so much for helping me figure this out!!
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Video files from a Sony AVCHD camera should be fine.
My first guess is that you have the camera settings at less than the best. On a Sony camera there should be a 1920x1080 at 60 frames per second setting. You shouldn't need to convert.
What are the camera setting choices you have? And, what settings have you used?
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Here are the settings I see on my camcorder. Most of them were probably STD versus HD But still, I don't think the video quality should be that bad...or should it? I am not seeing a menu where I can select 1920X1080 60 frames/second. Thanks for your help.
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What camera is that? I might be able to look up the manual. "Standard" was a quality level great for old tube TVs. It will be "that bad" viewed on current screens. You have to find the "HD" or High Definition settings.
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Look on page 141 of this manual: https://www.docs.sony.com/release/HDR-CX250_CX260V_CX580V_PJ260_PJ260V_PJ580_PJ580V_PJ600_PJ600V_XR2...
You want to set this:
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The problem may be that you're using a video converter to import your video from your camcorder to your computer. This converted video may not be the best quality video to edit.
I recommend using the Video Importer in Premiere Elements to get your video from your cam to your computer. This will give you the highest quality video and will import a video that is perfectly compatible with Premiere Elements. My Basic Training tutorial shows you how.
Basic Training for Premiere Elements 2019, Part 2 of 8 - YouTube
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OK....thank you, but...unfortunately, I have already downloaded all my video and have them in Elements Organizer and have deleted them off the camcorder.
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Thank you so much!! For taking the time to research and respond!! I did think I had my camera on the HD setting.
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I'd recommend shooting some video and experimenting with your workflow before you get into a big project.
And check out my free 8 part Basic Training tutorials on YouTube! If you're new to the program, they'll help get you up and running!
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Thank you! You have no idea the work that goes into just getting the footage with these horses. I can't believe I am going to have to redo!!!
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Well, it will get easier as you learn the most effective workflow.
Which is why I post these tutorials and my books. Helping people get it right the first time so they can save lots of time and energy!