Batch Exporting

[paul g]

When I return from shooting Pow Wows for my website:
www.powwows.com

I usually have hours of footage. Once I have them all edited in PE, is there a way to have the software export them to Windows Media in a batch process?

Thanks!

[ATR]

Paul G

Here goes another one of my speculation responses. But first, I need to make sure I understand your start point.

(1) You shoot your footage and say "I have them all edited in PE". Details? Do you have the entire footage (perhaps in clip form via Scene Detect) on the Timeline in one project, and you want to Export each clip as a separate wmv, but have all the clips Exported as wmv at the time time? If so, I have not heard of that before. Whatever is highlighted on the Timeline will be the Export X ONE.

I think that I recall seeing a reference to Final Cut Pro 3 software and Batch Exporting of only QuickTime files, but have not seen anything like that (File/Batch Export) for Premiere Elements.

This response is developing into a "response in action". Since the last paragraph, I came across the following link that you should take a look at (focus in on the comments of Robert J. Johnson).

Exporting multiple clips at one time rather than individually .vob, wmv, etc

http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?14@@.3bc34063/0

Hope all that helps.

ATR

[paul g]

I mean that I have them edited and saved as separate files.

[ATR]

What format are the files saved in?

ATR

[paul g]

What format are the files saved in?

ATR
I save separate project files in APE. Then what I normally do is when I'm not on the computer, open one and let it export. Next time I walk by do another one.

But could I batch them and just let it run all night?

[ATR]

Paul G

If I am following you OK, assuming that you had 10 projects saved. You could export each to say DV-AVI (saved in a place like My Video), then open a new project and bring each of the ten new DV-AVI into the same Premiere Elements project Timeline. Then highlight the works and Export/Windows Media.

I have a reference for that sort of thing if that sounds doable.

ATR

[paul g]

Paul G

If I am following you OK, assuming that you had 10 projects saved. You could export each to say DV-AVI (saved in a place like My Video), then open a new project and bring each of the ten new DV-AVI into the same Premiere Elements project Timeline. Then highlight the works and Export/Windows Media.

I have a reference for that sort of thing if that sounds doable.

ATR

But to do what you are saying I still have to export to DV-AVI. I'm trying to avoid exporting one at a time.

[ATR]

Paul G

Sorry about that, but I do not think Premiere Elements alone is going to do what you want. Have you had a chance to read that link that I cited above from Adobe/Robert Johnson from Premiere Elements User to User Forum there? If so, did it seem to give you any hope of achieving your described goal?

ATR

[paul g]

Not really, but thanks.