Premiere Elements 2 questions

[DMurray407]

Well, I was all set to buy Premiere Elements when I get paid on Friday-and now they've gon and confused me by putting out a new version. I was reading the system requirements for the new version and have a few questions:

I see that PE2 requires a Pentium 4-then it lists a few other letters I'm not familiar with: Pentium 4, M, D, Extreme Edition-are these just different versions of the Pentium processor? I have 4 (just a plain "4")-am I OK? I also see that Service Pack 2 is required? I've never installed SP2 because of compatability issues with some of my other programs-do I need it to run 2.0? Do I need it to run the original version?

One other question that you may be able to answer for me-one of the other requirements is a Microsoft Direct X compatable sound card-I don't think I have this, can I get away with any other sound card?

Thanks for any help you can give me-
Deb

[tfry]

Deb,

If you have a P4 you will be fine, I run Sp2 and have never tried to run PRE 1 or 2 without it...If it says you have to have SP2 then you need to have SP2.

SP2 wasn't a requirement for 1.0 so it should be fine.

As far as your soundcard, what card do you have? I will have to check to see if it is DX compatible.

As far as software goes, if it says you need it to run the program, then unfortunately you need it :(

Let me know!

[DMurray407]

I feel so dumb when it comes to this stuff-I can tell you just about everything you would need to know about my 'puter when it comes to graphics, but I know absolutely nothing about sound cards! The label on my computer tells me I have:
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Realtec AC '97 Audio
Legacy Audio Drivers

There's whole bunch of other stuff listed-it's an HP, so maybe I'll just email them with my model# (a562n) and ask them. Let me know if any of those ring a bell

Thank you so very much-and I'll think about the service pack 2- alot of the programs there were problems with have been upgraded now, so maybe I wouldn't have any problems.

thanks again-
Deb

[tfry]

Deb,

I looked up your sound chip and it says it is DX compliant.
Also givin the fact you are running a P4 with an Nvida GeForce graphics card I could have just about guessed you would be DX ok..But wanted to make sure :)

Tami

[DMurray407]

Thanks for checking on that for me, Tami. I think I will probably go with the PSE4/PRE2 bundle-I was planning to spend $99 on PRE 1 anyway, with the rebate it's not that much more for the bundle. Be prepared to get lots of questions!
Thanks again!
Deb

[tfry]

:)

Let the questions begin!

Ok, well get the software first :wink:

[DMurray407]

OK, it's a done deal! I got an insurance refund yesterday-enough to cover the bundled programs AND the Pre101 class (though I won't sign up until I get the software installed). It was a sign!
Thanks again for your help!
Deb

[tfry]

:o Wow! An insurance refund..I never knew there was such a critter!
They always just want more money from me :(

Hope you enjoy the classes!

[DMurray407]

Yep-first they wanted more money-then they refunded it after I paid it. Makes me wonder . . .
Deb

[carter.home]

So here is my question. I ripped a DVD of a home movie to my computer, opened up PRE and added the video. Nothing fancy I export to a Pocket PC using WMA set frame size to 320 x 240 Frame rate 30 (also tried 25) and audio 22kps stereo. When played the sound and video match O.K. but the video is jumpy like if someone is walking they take 3 steps forward and one step back.

?

[tfry]

Ok, how big is the file?
And how much power does the handheld you are trying to play it on have?

Sounds like when I try to play a huge quicktime file from my desktop, I get the same type of thing..

My old PC system can't handle it and I get people doing the jitterbug shuffle.

[carter.home]

I am doing a partial file to save time testing so about the first 30 minutes as a wmv file between 18mb and 100mb depending on the settings I have tried, Running this on a Dell Axim 400mhz should have plenty of speed

[tfry]

Hrm...
Ok when you get the file that was ripped, what format is it in?

Mpeg2 or...?

[carter.home]

The file is a direct DVD rip so I am adding the file to Premier as a VOB file and just exporting as WMV for Pocket PC.

[tfry]

Hi,

After doing some checking around, the only reason I can find that might be causing your issue is hardware related...(not beefy enough) or possibly a corrupt file in project.

Your fileformat going in is fine your export format is fine.

You might try taking a small sample of your project and make a new project then export that to see if there is an issue with the file being corrupted somehow.

Another thing you could try is exporting as a different format (try QT) and see if that plays weird too. If it does then it has to be either a corrupt file or a hardware issue.

I'll keep looking and see if I can find anything else that might be an issue too