stuntace
What encoder activation are you involved with....MPEG2 or something else? When are you getting this message in the Premiere Elements 12/12.1?
Is you computer connected to the Internet, and is the Internet functioning properly?
Do you have antivirus and firewall(s) disabled?
Is this your first time use of the feature that is triggering this "encoder activation" message. How long have you been working with Premiere Elements 12/12.1
without this issue?
By the way, have you updated 12 to the 12.1 Update using an opened project's Help Menu/Update? If not, have you had problems doing that also?
Please review and consider and then we can decide what next.
Thank you.
ATR