Premiere Elements 7 and .MTS Files

I hope someone can help.. I have a new Panasonic SDC-HD1 that shoots High Def .mts files. Adobe Premiere Elements 7.0 recognizes them and I can even drop one onto the SCENE LINE and it shows up. HOWEVER, any other .MTS files I drop onto the scene line, do not show up there.. THEY do show up on the TIME LINE but on different LINES under VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 etc etc etc. NOTHING shows up on the scene line. how do I resolve this so the videos show up on the scene line so I can add transitions etc? the program seems to work fine with regular SD video clips and my 720P MP4 files. it just has an issues with the .mts files..



ANy help would be appreciated...
Premiere Elements 7 and .MTS Files
Are you using a 5.1 audio project preset? If your camcorder has 5.1 audio you need to use the 5.1 audio project preset. Your clips will go to track 1 and they can be seen in the Sceneline mode. However if you use a non 5.1 audio project preset and your clips have 5.1 audio they will be placed on track 4 (track 1 through 3 will be Stereo) and you will not see them in Sceneline mode.
Premiere Elements 7 and .MTS Files
Yes that was the issue. It worked great with your suggestions...



Thanks!

Paul LS - I have a similar problem but can't find the right project preset or customize an existing project preset. As in Dave Hauss' original post, when I drag files onto the Sceneline they are bunched together in one scene, and when I switch to the Timeline they appear on separate tracks, e.g., Video4 and Audio4, Video5 and Audio5, etc. I have a new Sony DCR-SR220 hard disk drive camcorder that shoots standard definition Widescreen NTSC Video, 720x480 frame size, 16:9 ratio, and the audio is Dolby 5.1. The preset under NTSC | Hard Disk, Flash Memory Camcorder | Widescreen 48kHz only has Stereo audio, not Dolby 5.1. If I try to pick a preset for 5.1 audio, such as NTSC | AVCHD | HD 1080i 30 5.1 channel, then I can't edit the incorrect video settings from HD back to SD. Is there any way to truly customize an existing project preset, or create a new project preset from scratch, to be able to use the Sceneline? Thanks for your help.

Unfortunately not... as you say the 5.1 audio project presets are high definition and not suitable for editing standard definition. If you use a non-5.1 audio standard definition project preset then you really need to work in Timeline view to be able to work with your clips.



A workaround could be to Unlink Audio and Video (right click on the clip in the Timeline) and then drag the video down to video track 1. However if you do this you might as well work in the Timeline mode anyway.



Not sure what would happen (not at my editing computer) if in Timeline mode you selected Delete Unused Tracks, whether the clips would appear in the Sceneline view.