<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_5_7_0.html" title="Adding files">Previous</a> | <a href="1_5_7_2.html" title="Processing interlaced video fields">Next</a> | <a href="1_5_0_0.html">Capturing Video and Adding Files</a> > <a href="1_5_7_0.html">Adding files</a></div><h4 class="head2">Adding video, audio, and still image files</h4><hr /><ol><p class="paragraph">Because Adobe Premiere Elements only creates a link to the file to add it, it is important that you don't delete or move the original file while you are working with it in a project. If you do move or delete it, Adobe Premiere Elements will prompt you to find it. You can locate it or work with it as an offline file.(See <a href="1_5_13_0.html">Using offline files</a>.)</p><p class="paragraph">By default, Adobe Premiere Elements scales still images to fit the project frame size. This means that if you created an image that is larger than your project frame size, when you add it to your project, Adobe Premiere Elements will reduce its size so that it fits within the frame of your project. You can override this behavior and instead have Adobe Premiere Elements add your files at the size at which they were created. You can also set the default duration for all still images that you add. (See <a href="1_5_7_5.html">Changing the duration of a still image</a>.)</p><p class="tip"><img src="images/tip.gif" alt="Tip" height="20" width="20" /> You can also add animations, which usually are saved as a sequence of numbered still image files. For more information, see <a href="1_5_7_4.html">Adding an animation or still-image sequence</a>.</p></ol><p class="headstep">To add one or more files into the Media window:</p><ol><p class="paragraph">Do one of the following:</p><ul><li class="bullet" type="disc">To add one or more files, click the Add Media button in the task bar. Locate and select the file or files that you want to add, and then click Open. To add an entire folder or folders, select the items that you want to add and click Add Folder.</li><li class="bullet" type="disc">To add a file that was recently added into Adobe Premiere Elements, choose it from the File > Add Recent File submenu. The file may not appear if many other files have been added more recently or if Adobe Premiere Elements preferences have been reset.</li><li class="bullet" type="disc">To add files and folders by dragging, drag them from a desktop window to the Media window in Adobe Premiere Elements.</li></ul></ol><p class="headstep">To add still image files at the same size at which they were created:</p><ol><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="1">Choose Project > Project Settings > General.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="2">Deselect the Scale Clips To Project Dimensions When Adding To Timeline option, and click OK.</li></ol><p class="headstep">To add still images directly from Photoshop Elements: </p><ol><p class="paragraph">Do one of the following:</p><ul><li class="bullet" type="disc">Drag the image from Photoshop Elements to the Media window in Adobe Premiere Elements.</li><li class="bullet" type="disc">Copy the image from Photoshop Elements, and then paste it into the Media window in Adobe Premiere Elements.</li></ul></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_5_7_0.html" title="Adding files">Previous</a> | <a href="1_5_7_2.html" title="Processing interlaced video fields">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_5_0_0.html">Capturing Video and Adding Files</a> > <a href="1_5_7_0.html">Adding files</a></div></td></tr></table>
