Project Preset for 640x480 30fps?

[anotherprimate]

Rookie here: New to Premiere Elements 10, and unsure which Preset to use for videos from my Canon A3100 IS digital camera.
My camera specs - 640x480 30fps.

I see under DSLR Presets on pg 26:
~ DSLR 640x480p 60 (59.95 progressive fps)
~ DSLR 1080p30 for 1920x1080
Neither fits my situation, but which is the better match?

When I save the files to my PC (which is what I used to do before buying this book), it saves as AVI (not sure that helps this question, as I really don't know what the heck I'm talking about.)

Thanks,
Sue

[Chuck Engels]

Hi Sue, Welcome to Muvipix

One nice thing about Premiere Elements 10 is that it will tell you if you've picked the wrong preset and ask if it can change it for you.
I would select the DV / Standard to start with and then see what Premiere Elements says when you add a clip to the timeline.
It is possible that the AVI is actually a motion jpeg and then you may need some other help but starting with DV Standard should be good.
Let us know what happens

[Chuck Engels]

Found this

As well as still images, the A3100 can capture video clips at VGA (640 x 480) resolution or below in Motion JPEG AVI format.

So it is Motion JPEG, may or may not be a problem, just use the DV Standard preset and see what happens.

[John 'twosheds' McDonald]

Just a quick 'Welcome to Muvipix' from me, too, Sue.