<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_4_10_3.html" title="Setting up scratch disks">Previous</a> | <a href="1_4_11_1.html" title="Specifying General settings ">Next</a> | <a href="1_4_0_0.html">Starting and Working with Projects</a></div><h3 class="head1">Specifying project settings</h3><hr /><ol><p class="paragraph">Project settings determine the video and audio format of a project, including settings such as video frame rate and aspect ratio, and audio sample rate and bit depth.</p><p class="paragraph">When you start a new project by using the welcome screen, you can review and change project settings by clicking the Setup button and choosing New Preset. You should do so only if none of the available presets matches the specifications of your source media. (See <a href="1_4_11_5.html">Creating project presets</a>.) When working in a project, you can review project settings by choosing a command from the Project > Project Settings submenu. Note that some settings such as frame rate, size, and aspect ratio can't be changed after a project is created--verify all project settings before starting a project.</p><p class="tip"><img src="images/tip.gif" alt="Tip" height="20" width="20" />If you need to specify lower-quality settings for output (such as streaming web video), don't change your project settings--instead, change your export settings.</p><p class="paragraph">Project settings are organized into the following categories:</p><p class="run-inhead">General Settings</p><p class="paragraph">Control the fundamental characteristics of the project, including the method Adobe Premiere Elements uses to process video (Editing Mode), count time (Display Format), and play back video (Timebase). (See <a href="1_4_11_1.html">Specifying General settings</a>.)</p><p class="run-inhead">Capture Settings</p><p class="paragraph">Control how Adobe Premiere Elements transfers video and audio directly from a deck or camcorder. (Other Project Settings panels do not affect capturing.) The contents of this panel depend on the editing mode. (See <a href="1_5_3_0.html">Guidelines for connecting other sources</a> and <a href="1_5_5_0.html">Troubleshooting DV capture problems</a>.) </p><p class="run-inhead">Video Rendering</p><p class="paragraph">Controls the frame size, picture quality, compression settings, and aspect ratios that Adobe Premiere Elements uses when you play back video from the Timeline window (the window where you edit your video program). (See <a href="1_4_11_3.html">Specifying Video Rendering settings</a>.)</p><p class="run-inhead">Default Timeline</p><p class="paragraph">Controls the number of video tracks and the number of audio tracks for new movies you create.</p></ol><p class="seealso">Related Subtopics:</p><ol><div class="seealsolink"><a href="1_4_11_1.html">Specifying General settings</a></div><div class="seealsolink"><a href="1_4_11_2.html">Specifying Capture settings</a></div><div class="seealsolink"><a href="1_4_11_3.html">Specifying Video Rendering settings</a></div><div class="seealsolink"><a href="1_4_11_4.html">Specifying Default Timeline settings</a></div><div class="seealsolink"><a href="1_4_11_5.html">Creating project presets</a></div></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_4_10_3.html" title="Setting up scratch disks">Previous</a> | <a href="1_4_11_1.html" title="Specifying General settings ">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_4_0_0.html">Starting and Working with Projects</a></div></td></tr></table>
