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  1. Adobe Premiere Elements User Guide
  2. Introduction to Adobe Premiere Elements
    1. What's new in Premiere Elements
    2. System requirements | Adobe Premiere Elements
    3. Workspace basics
    4. Guided mode
    5. Use pan and zoom to create video-like effect
    6. GPU accelerated rendering
  3. Workspace and workflow
    1. Get to know the Home screen
    2. View and share auto-created collages, slideshows, and more
    3. Workspace basics
    4. Source Monitor and Program Monitor
    5. Preferences
    6. Tools
    7. Keyboard shortcuts
    8. Audio View
    9. Undoing changes
    10. Customizing shortcuts
    11. Working with scratch disks
  4. Working with projects
    1. Creating a project
    2. Adjust project settings and presets
    3. Save and back up projects
    4. Previewing movies
    5. Creating video collage
    6. Creating Highlight Reel
    7. Create a video story
    8. Creating Instant Movies
    9. Viewing clip properties
    10. Viewing a project's files
    11. Archiving projects
    12. GPU accelerated rendering
  5. Importing and adding media
    1. Add media
    2. Guidelines for adding files
    3. Set duration for imported still images
    4. 5.1 audio import
    5. Working with offline files
    6. Sharing files between Adobe Premiere Elements and Adobe Photoshop Elements
    7. Creating specialty clips
    8. Work with aspect ratios and field options
  6. Arranging clips
    1. Arrange clips in the Expert view timeline
    2. Group, link, and disable clips
    3. Arranging clips in the Quick view timeline
    4. Working with clip and timeline markers
    5. Sequence settings
  7. Editing clips
    1. Reduce noise
    2. Select object
    3. Candid Moments
    4. Color Match
    5. Smart Trim
    6. Change clip speed and duration
    7. Split clips
    8. Freeze and hold frames
    9. Adjusting Brightness, Contrast, and Color - Guided Edit
    10. Stabilize video footage with Shake Stabilizer
    11. Replace footage
    12. Working with source clips
    13. Trimming Unwanted Frames - Guided Edit
    14. Trim clips
    15. Editing frames with Auto Smart Tone
    16. Artistic effects
  8. Color Correction and Grading
    1. Color Correction and Grading (LUTs)
    2. Color Correction Panel
    3. Color Correction Settings
  9. Applying transitions
    1. Applying transitions to clips
    2. Transition basics
    3. Adjusting transitions
    4. Adding Transitions between video clips - Guided Edit
    5. Create special transitions
    6. Create a Luma Fade Transition effect - Guided Edit
  10. Special effects basics
    1. Effects reference
    2. Applying and removing effects
    3. Create a black and white video with a color pop - Guided Edit
    4. Time remapping - Guided edit
    5. Effects basics
    6. Working with effect presets
    7. Finding and organizing effects
    8. Editing frames with Auto Smart Tone
    9. Fill Frame - Guided edit
    10. Create a time-lapse - Guided edit
    11. Best practices to create a time-lapse video
  11. Applying special effects
    1. Use pan and zoom to create video-like effect
    2. Transparency and superimposing
    3. Reposition, scale, or rotate clips with the Motion effect
    4. Apply an Effects Mask to your video
    5. Adjust temperature and tint
    6. Create a Glass Pane effect - Guided Edit
    7. Create a picture-in-picture overlay
    8. Applying effects using Adjustment layers
    9. Adding Title to your movie
    10. Removing haze
    11. Creating a Picture in Picture - Guided Edit
    12. Create a Vignetting effect
    13. Add a Split Tone Effect
    14. Add FilmLooks effects
    15. Add an HSL Tuner effect
    16. Fill Frame - Guided edit
    17. Create a time-lapse - Guided edit
    18. Animated Sky - Guided edit
    19. Select object
    20. Animated Mattes - Guided Edit
    21. Double exposure- Guided Edit
  12. Special audio effects
    1. Mix audio and adjust volume with Adobe Premiere Elements
    2. Audio effects
    3. Adding sound effects to a video
    4. Adding music to video clips
    5. Create narrations
    6. Using soundtracks
    7. Music Remix
    8. Adding Narration to your movie - Guided Edit
    9. Adding Scores to your movie - Guided edit
  13. Movie titles
    1. Creating titles
    2. Adding shapes and images to titles
    3. Adding color and shadows to titles
    4. Apply Gradients
    5. Create Titles and MOGRTs
    6. Add responsive design
    7. Editing and formatting text
    8. Align and transform objects
    9. Motion Titles
    10. Appearance of text and shapes
    11. Exporting and importing titles
    12. Arranging objects in titles
    13. Designing titles for TV
    14. Applying styles to text and graphics
    15. Adding a video in the title
  14. Disc menus
    1. Creating disc menus
    2. Working with menu markers
    3. Types of discs and menu options
    4. Previewing menus
  15. Sharing and exporting your movies
    1. Export and share your videos
    2. Export settings
    3. Sharing for PC playback
    4. Compression and data-rate basics
    5. Common settings for sharing

Learn more on how to create Highlight Reel.

For Premiere Elements 2025

The Premiere Elements 2025 has the same workflow and usage except: 

  • Music is available on the left-side panel compared to audio track options, which used to be included in Layouts in Premiere Elements 2024.
  • The browse on computer option isn't available, and you can now add media from Organizer and the computer using the Add media option shown on the left-side panel.
  • User-uploaded audio tracks are no longer available in Premiere Elements 2025.

AI and automation quickly turn your clips into videos that draw people in by focusing on motion, close-ups, and high-quality footage. Powered by Adobe Sensei.

Follow these steps to create the Highlight Reel:

  1. Select Add Media to open supported media files, i.e. photos and videos, to create the Highlight Reel.

  2. Select Create > Highlight Reel.

    Create Highlight Reel in Adobe Premiere Elements.
    Create Highlight Reel in Adobe Premiere Elements.

  3. In the Highlight Reel view, drag and drop the media in the order you want to use them in the Highlight Reel.

    Note:

    Use the Delete button to remove the unwanted photos or videos. 

    Drag and drop the desired media to create a Highlight Reel.
    Drag and drop the desired media to create a Highlight Reel.

    Tip:

    Select the Mute media audio checkbox to remove the audio which came with your input videos.

  4. Within the Layouts section, you can choose the desired layout that aligns with the specific requirements of your preferred social platform. Various presets for Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Snapchat are provided in the Layouts section.

  5. Optionally, select the desired audio track from the Audio Tracks section in the workspace. You can even upload audio tracks from your system by selecting the Upload audio from computer button available in the Audio Tracks tab. 

    Audio Track section is displayed with Curated Tracks and Your Tracks.
    Select the Audio track to use it in your Highlight Reel.

  6. AI and automation quickly turn your clips into videos that draw people in by focusing on motion, close-ups, and your highest-quality footage. You can preview the generated reel and even customize it by selecting the Change the Look button.

    Tip:

    Use the Render button for smoother playback of the Highlight Reel.

    Easily customize the look and feel of your Highlight Reel.
    Easily customize the look and feel of your Highlight Reel.

  7. Optionally,  you can change the audio track by using the Audio Tracks options available in the left panel.

  8. Select Export to save the Highlight Reel for easy sharing. 

    Note:

    Select the Edit in Timeline button if you'd like to make any further edits to the Highlight Reel.

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