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Adobe Premiere Pro
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 running on Mac OS X | | Developed by | Adobe Systems |
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| Latest release | CS4 (4.0.1) / 2008-11-20; 352 days ago |
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| Operating system | Mac OS X and Windows |
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| Type | Video editing software |
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| License | Proprietary |
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| Website | Adobe Premiere Pro Homepage |
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Adobe Premiere Pro is a real-time, timeline based video editing software application. It is part of the Adobe Creative Suite, a suite of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications made by Adobe Systems, though it can also be purchased separately. Even when purchased separately, it comes bundled with Adobe Encore and Adobe OnLocation. Premiere Pro supports many video editing cards and plug-ins for accelerated processing, additional file format support, and video/audio effects. Premiere Pro CS4 is the first version to be optimized for 64-bit operating system although it is not natively 64-bit.[1]
Premiere Pro is the redesigned successor to Adobe Premiere, and was launched in 2003. Premiere Pro refers to versions released in 2003 and later, whereas Premiere refers to the earlier releases. Although the first two versions of Premiere Pro only supported Windows, Premiere Pro CS3 is available for both Windows and Mac OS (only Intel-based Macs are supported), making it one of the few cross-platform NLEs available.
Premiere Pro is being used by broadcasters such as the BBC[2] and The Tonight Show[3]. It has been used in feature films, such as Dust to Glory, Captain Abu Raed[4], and Superman Returns[5] (for the video capture process), and other venues such as Madonna's Confessions Tour[6].
[edit] Features
Premiere Pro supports high quality video editing at up to 4K x 4K resolution, at up to 32-bits per channel color, in both RGB and YUV. Audio sample-level editing, VST audio plug-in support, and 5.1 surround sound mixing are available for high audio fidelity. Premiere Pro's plug-in architecture enables it to import and export formats beyond the constraints of QuickTime or DirectShow, supporting a wide variety of video and audio file formats and codecs on both MacOS and Windows.
Version 1.5 improved support for high-definition video content, and added new project management tools and new filters. It also included support for 24p footage. Version 1.5.1 added support for HDV. Version 2.0 further refines 24p and HDV editing, and it is the first major NLE to natively support the Canon 24F[7]
format on cameras such as the Canon XL H1, with an additional update.[8][9] Since version 2.0, Premiere Pro has required a processor that supports SSE2, which is unavailable in some older processors.[10]
Premiere Pro CS3 added support for output to Blu-ray Disc, MPEG-4/H.264 and Flash-based web sites, as well as Time Remapping, an easy-to-use variable frame rate implementation. Starting in Premiere Pro CS3, Adobe Encore is included for authoring menus and interactivity for DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and Flash projects for the web. Adobe OnLocation (now cross-platform as of CS4) is also included for direct-to-disc recording and monitoring. Updates to Premiere Pro CS3 have added native support for new camera file formats. 3.1 added native Panasonic P2 MXF import, editing, and export of DVCPRO, DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO HD material. 3.2 added native XDCAM HD and EX import and editing.
[edit] Integration
Premiere Pro is integrated heavily with Adobe After Effects, an industry-standard for motion graphics and compositing. Compositions from After Effects can be imported into Premiere Pro and played back directly on the timeline. The After Effects composition can be modified, and after switching back to Premiere Pro, the clip will immediately update with the changes. Likewise, Premiere Pro projects can be imported into After Effects. Clips can be copied between the two applications while preserving clip attributes. Premiere Pro also supports many After Effects plug-ins.
Premiere Pro also integrates well with Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop files can be opened directly from Premiere Pro to be edited in Photoshop. Any changes will immediately be updated when the Photoshop file is saved and focus returns to Premiere Pro.
There are other integration functions, such as Edit in Adobe Soundbooth, Export to Encore, and Reveal in Bridge.
Additional to all of the effects and transitions included with the purchase of Premiere Pro, there are a number of third party plug-ins you can purchase in order to help bring your ideas to life quicker and more efficiently.
[edit] Advantages over Premiere Elements
An entry-level version, Adobe Premiere Elements, is available for the consumer market on Windows. Some of the notable advantages of Premiere Pro over Premiere Elements are multiple sequence support, high bit-depth rendering, multicamera editing, time remapping, scopes, color correction tools, advanced audio mixer interface, and bezier keyframing. Premiere Pro also includes Encore for more elaborate DVD menu authoring and Blu-ray Disc authoring, and OnLocation for direct-to-disk recording.
Premiere Pro faces competition in the marketplace from Sony Vegas, products from Avid, and Apple's Final Cut Pro.
[edit] Release history
| Version
| Platform
| Release date
| Significant changes
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| Adobe Premiere 1.0
| Mac
| December 1991[11]
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- First release of Premiere
- QuickTime multimedia and VideoSpigot format support
- PICT image support
- Supported up to 160 x 120 pixels movie creation
- Supported 8-bit audio
- Supported output to video tape[11][12]
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| Adobe Premiere 2.0
| Mac
| September 1992[13]
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- QuickTime video and audio capture support
- Title creation
- Title, Sequence, and Construction windows
- Slow/fast motion support
- 5 audio and 41 movie/still-image filters
- 49 special effects
- 16-bit, 44 kHz audio support
- Filmstrip file format introduced
- Numbered PICT sequence support
- EDL support
- Illustrator text import
- SMTPE timecode support[13][14]
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| Adobe Premiere 3.0
| Mac
| August 1993[15]
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- 99 stereo audio tracks
- 97 video tracks
- Video waveform monitor
- Sub-pixel motion and field rendering
- Batch digitizing
- Full framerate preview from disk
- Enhanced title window[15]
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| Adobe Premiere 1.0
| Windows
| September 1993[16]
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- First release of Premiere application for Windows platform
- 24-bit AVI and QuickTime video format support
- Autodesk Animator file support
- AVI, AIFF, and WAV audio format support
- Still image support (Photoshop, BMP, DIB, PCX, PICT, PCX, and TIFF formats)
- Two video tracks, three audio tracks, and one transition and superimpose track
- No EDL, titling, and motion and device control available in then current Mac (v3.0) release[17][18][19]
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| Adobe Premiere 1.1
| Windows
| February 1994[20]
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- AdobeCap video capture module
- Expanded graphics and audio file support
- TARGA and ADPCM file support
- Image sequence import support[20][21]
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| Adobe Premiere 4.0
| Mac
| July 1994[22]
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- Support for 97 superimposition tracks plus two A/B tracks
- Trim window
- Dynamic previewing
- Custom filter and transition creation
- Time variable filters
- Batch capture
- Time-lapse capture
- NTSC 29.97 frame rate support[22][23][24]
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| Adobe Premiere 4.0
| Windows
| December 1994[25]
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- Adobe moves Windows platform release of Premiere directly from v1.1 to v4.0
- Premiere 4.0 for Windows matches capabilities of Premiere 4.0 for Macintosh[26]
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| Adobe Premiere 4.2
| Mac
| October 1995[27]
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- CD-ROM Movie Maker Plug-in
- Data rate analysis tool
- Power Macintosh-native Sound Manager 3.1[27]
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| Adobe Premiere 4.2
| Windows
| April 1996[28]
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- 32-bit architecture
- Long File Names support
- Background compiling
- Batch movie maker
- 4K output support
- Right-mouse button support
- Uninstaller utility[29]
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| Adobe Premiere 4.2 for Silicon Graphics
| UNIX/SGI
| July 1997[30]
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- SGI O2 platform exclusive release
- IRIX 6.3 integration
- OpenGL accelerated versions of transition and special effects plug-ins
- Platform-specific plug-ins by Silicon Graphics for combining 3D and video content[31]
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| Adobe Premiere 5.0
| Windows and Mac
| May 1998[32]
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- Source/Program editing
- Title window editor
- Keyframeable audio and video filters
- Collapsible tracks
- Up to three hour project length support[32][33]
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| Adobe Premiere 5.1
| Windows and Mac
| October 1998[34]
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- QuickTime 3.0 support
- DPS Perception support
- Preview to RAM
- "Smart" Preview file Timeline export
- Multi-threaded, dual processor support[34]
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| Adobe Premiere 6.0
| Windows and Mac
| January 2001[35]
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- Support for web video and DV formats
- OHCI support
- Title editor
- Storyboard
- Audio mixer
- Timeline video track keyframes
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| Adobe Premiere 6.5
| Windows and Mac
| August 2002
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- Real-time preview
- Adobe Title Designer
- Exporting to DVD as MPEG-2
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Adobe Premiere Pro 1.0
(Adobe Premiere 7.0)
| Windows
| August 21 2003
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- Rewritten source code for the whole program
- Multiple nested timelines
- Color correction tools
- Sample-level audio editing
- Track-based audio effects
- 5.1 surround sound support
- VST audio filters and ASIO audio hardware support
- AAF export
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Adobe Media Encoder
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| Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5
| Windows
| May 24 2004
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- Project Manager
- Panasonic 24p support
- Effects favorites
- Project-ready Photoshop file creation
- Automatic loading of built-in After Effects plug-ins
- After Effects clipboard support
- One-click color correction
- AAF and EDL import and export
- New DeEsser and DeHummer audio filters
- New GPU effects
- Bezier keyframe controls
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| Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5.1
| Windows
| March 1 2005
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| Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0
| Windows
| January 17 2006
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- Docking Workspaces
- Multicam editing
- Adobe Clip Notes
- Dynamic Link with After Effects projects
- DVD authoring from the timeline
- Native HDV editing
- Native SD and HD support
- Enhanced color-correction tools
- 10-bit and 16-bit color resolution support
- 32-bit internal color processing
- GPU-accelerated rendering
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| Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
| Windows and Mac OS X
| July 2 2007
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- Output to DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and Flash
- High-quality slow motion with time remapping
- Direct-to-disc recording and professional on-set monitoring
- Publish Adobe Encore projects to the web
- Multiple project panels with smart file search
- Improved editing efficiency
- Output for mobile devices
- Help documentation available online
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| Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 v3.1.0
| Windows and Mac OS X
| October 18 2007
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- Native Panasonic P2 MXF import, editing, and export
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| Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 v3.2.0
| Windows and Mac OS X
| April 14 2008
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- Native Sony XDCAM MXF import and editing
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| Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
| Windows and Mac OS X
| September 23 2008[36]
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- AVCHD support, but not in the trial version
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| Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 v4.0.1
| Windows and Mac OS X
| November 20 2008[37]
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- Final Cut Pro project import
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[edit] See also
- Adobe Premiere Elements
- Adobe Premiere Express
- Adobe Creative Suite
- List of video editing software
- Comparison of video editing software
[edit] References
- ↑ http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/production/pdfs/cs4_production_premium_64bit_wp.pdf
- ↑
"Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium Wins in Broadcasting", Adobe Systems Incorporated, April 16 2007, http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200704/041607BBC.html, retrieved on 2008-05-02
- ↑
"‘Tonight Show’ Upgrades Graphics to HD with Apella HDS and Matrox Axio", TV Technology, April 11 2008, http://www.tvtechnology.com/pages/s.0017/t.12788.html, retrieved on 2008-05-02
- ↑
Frazer, Bryant (January 31 2008), "'Conforming a D-20 Feature in Adobe Premiere Pro'", studiodaily, http://www.studiodaily.com/main/work/9021.html
- ↑
Restuccio, Daniel (June 1 2006), "'SUPERMAN RETURNS'", Post, http://www.webcitation.org/5Q8pIX5a2
- ↑
"Madonna’s Confessions Tour Uses a Flexible, Fast HP Workstation", Digital Content Producer, August 2 2006, http://www.webcitation.org/5Q8prZlzl, retrieved on 2007-07-06
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"Canon XL H1 Frame Rates and Formats". Canon U.S.A., Inc.. 2006. http://www.webcitation.org/5Q8qIlRNO.
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Moldstad, Frank (June 2, 2006), "Canon's XL H1: Ready for Its Closeup", Digital Producer, http://www.webcitation.org/5Q8qX3OwO
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"Edit Canon 24F Footage in Adobe Premiere 2.0". Digital Camcorder News. July 1 2006. http://www.webcitation.org/5Q8qdVH8b.
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"Adobe Premiere Premiere Pro 2.0 System requirements". Adobe Systems Incorporated. http://web.archive.org/web/20070101095356/http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/systemreqs.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1
Sullivan, Eamonn (January 27 1992), "Adobe multimedia tool makes nimble partner for QuickTime", PC Week 9 (4): 34
- ↑ Thompson, Tom (June 1992), "Two tools of the QuickTime trade", Byte 17 (6): 336
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Adobe Premiere Version 2.0 Now Available", Chadbourne, Teri. Business Wire. New York: Sep 18, 1992
- ↑ Green, Doug; Green, Denise (November 16 1992), "Premier holds its place as the best multimedia editor", InfoWorld 14 (46): 142(2)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Adobe Premiere 3.0 for the Macintosh now available",
Pane, Patricia J. Business Wire. New York: Aug 02, 1993
- ↑ "Adobe Premiere 1.0 for Windows now available",
Peck, LaVon. Business Wire. New York: Sep 10, 1993
- ↑ Rosenbaum, Daniel J. (January 1992), "Premiere 1.0 for Windows: digital video production on the PC.", Computer Shopper 14 (1): 869(2)
- ↑ Safi, Quabidur R. (October 11 1993), "Premiere 1.0 for Windows", PC Week 10 (40): 92(1)
- ↑ Taft, Darryl K.; Georgianis, Maria V. (August 16 1993), "Adobe builds presence across multiple platforms", Computer Reseller News (540): 16(1)
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Adobe Systems ships Adobe Premiere 1.1 for Windows", Schaefer, Sonya. Business Wire. New York: Feb 07, 1994
- ↑ Simone, Louisa (April 26 1994), "Adobe Premiere", PC Magazine 13 (8): 233(2)
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Version 4.0 of Adobe Premiere for the Macintosh now available",
Pane, Patricia J. Business Wire. New York: Jul 25, 1994
- ↑ Andy, Fischer (April 1995), "Adobe Premiere version 4.0", Computer Life 2 (4): 118(1)
- ↑ Jordan, Lawrence (December 1994), "Adobe Premiere 4.0", Macworld, http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb197/is_199412/ai_hibm1G116182295
- ↑ "Adobe Premiere Version 4.0 for Windows now available",
Pane, Patricia J. Business Wire. New York: Dec 21, 1994
- ↑ Simone, Luisa (March 14 1995), "Adobe Premiere 4.0: video the professional way", PC Magazine 14 (5): 50
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Adobe Systems Incorporated (October 20 1995). Adobe Premiere 4.2 for Macintosh and Power Macintosh Now Available. Press release. http://web.archive.org/web/19970113133152/www2.adobe.com/aboutadobe/publicrelations/PDFS/9510/951018.prem42.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ↑
Adobe Systems Incorporated (April 24 1996). Adobe Premiere 4.2 for Windows 95 & Windows NT Now Available. Press release. http://web.archive.org/web/19970113091742/www2.adobe.com/aboutadobe/publicrelations/PDFS/9604/960424.premwin.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ↑ "Adobe Premiere New Feature Highlights". Adobe Systems Incorporated. February 27 1996. http://web.archive.org/web/19961219042201/www.adobe.com/prodindex/premiere/PDFS/Prem4.2Win.NFH.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ↑ "Adobe ships Premiere 4.2 for SGI O2 workstations". What's New at Adobe - July, 1997. Adobe Systems Incorporated. July 21 1997. http://web.archive.org/web/19980204011307/www.adobe.com/newsfeatures/9707news.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ↑
Adobe Systems Incorporated (October 7 1996). Adobe Systems to Deliver Silicon Graphics Version Of Adobe Premiere Non-linear Editing Software. Press release. http://web.archive.org/web/19970113084322/www2.adobe.com/aboutadobe/publicrelations/PDFS/9610/961007.sgi.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1
Adobe Systems Incorporated (May 18 1998). Adobe Premiere 5.0 Now Shipping. Press release. http://web.archive.org/web/19980703085508/www1.adobe.com/aboutadobe/publicrelations/HTML/9805/980518.prm5.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ↑ "Adobe Premiere 5.0 New Features". Adobe Systems Incorporated. http://web.archive.org/web/19980703091120/www1.adobe.com/prodindex/premiere/feature1.html. Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
- ↑ 34.0 34.1
Adobe Systems Incorporated (October 14 1998). Adobe Announces Update to Premiere 5.0. Press release. http://web.archive.org/web/19990218161437/www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/publicrelations/HTML/9810/981014.pre5.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ↑ Adobe Systems Incorporated (January 8 2001). Adobe Ships Premiere 6.0. Press release. http://web.archive.org/web/20010405142023/www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200101/20010108premiere.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ↑ Adobe Systems Incorporated (September 23 2008). Adobe Introduces CS4. Press release. http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200809/092308AdobeCS4Family.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-04.
- ↑ Adobe Systems Incorporated (November 20 2008). Adobe Introduces CS4. Press release. http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200809/092308AdobeCS4Family.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-04.
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