The document discusses different methods for capturing and importing video into Adobe Premiere Elements, including using the Capture Panel to import directly from tape-based camcorders like DV or HDV models, using the Video Importer to import from storage devices, or importing already saved files from your PC. It highlights necessary system requirements like IEEE 1394 ports and sufficient storage space, and provides instructions for features like capturing to the timeline, using scene detection to split clips, and importing from hard drives.

1. Chapter 3
Capturing and Importing Videos
• Connecting a camcorder to your PC
• Capturing video from DV/HDV
• Using video importer
• Creating Premiere Elements project

2. Three interface for Captures and Imports
Capture Panel – If you are capturing video footage
from a tape-based camcorder,
such as a DV or HDV model or live
from webcam
Video Importer – If you are importing from storage
devices (external).
PC File and Folder – Already save on your PC.

3. System Setup
IEEE 1394 port – It is an onboard chips/card on your
PC
High Data Transfer Rate – ability of the device on
how fast it can transfer data (digital video)
Extra Storage – Provide external storage for extra
space
Sufficient hard drive space – disk space to capture
footage.
Defragment – periodically defragment your hard
drive
Updates – compatibility issue.

4. Capturing Video or Audio only
By default Premiere Elements captures audio and video.

5. Capture to Timeline
Automatically insert all captured clips into project panel.

6. Capturing Video clips with Scene Detect
Split the captured video into scenes

7. Capture Panel
Refer the Steps and Interface on Page 102-103

8. Analog Video to Digital Video Conversion
Output a digital signal – use your digital camcorder
to output a digital signal
from an analog input.
Record analog footage – use a digital camcorder to
record footage from your
analog source.
Capture sound – use your computer sound card.
Bridge the connection – AV DV converter.

9. Importing content form hard drive
Refer the step in importing files on page 108

10. Take a Snap Quiz!
1. How do you access the Capture panel in Premiere
Elements?
2. Why is having a separate hard drive dedicated to
video is a good idea?
3. What scene detect, and how would you turn it on if
you wanted to?
4. What is video importer, and when would you use it?
5. What is device control?