Adobe Premiere Pro

Infobox Software
name = Adobe Premiere Pro



caption = Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 running on Mac OS X
developer = Adobe Systems
latest release version = CS4 (4.0)
latest release date = release date and age|2008|09|23
operating system = Mac OS X and Windows
genre = Video editing software
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/ Adobe Premiere Pro Homepage]

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 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 [Citation
title = Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium Wins in Broadcasting
newspaper = Adobe Systems Incorporated
year = 2007
date = April 16 2007
url = http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200704/041607BBC.html
accessdate = 2008-05-02 ] and The Tonight Show [Citation
title = ‘Tonight Show’ Upgrades Graphics to HD with Apella HDS and Matrox Axio
newspaper = TV Technology
year = 2008
date = April 11 2008
url = http://www.tvtechnology.com/pages/s.0017/t.12788.html
accessdate = 2008-05-02 ] . It has been used in feature films, such as "Dust to Glory", "Captain Abu Raed" [Citation
last = Frazer
first = Bryant
title = 'Conforming a D-20 Feature in Adobe Premiere Pro'
newspaper = studiodaily
year = 2008
date = January 31 2008
url = http://www.studiodaily.com/main/work/9021.html] , and "Superman Returns" [Citation
last = Restuccio
first = Daniel
title = 'SUPERMAN RETURNS'
newspaper = Post
year = 2006
date = June 1 2006
url = http://www.webcitation.org/5Q8pIX5a2] (for the video capture process), and other venues such as Madonna's Confessions Tour [Citation
title = Madonna’s Confessions Tour Uses a Flexible, Fast HP Workstation
newspaper = Digital Content Producer
year = 2006
date = August 2 2006
url = http://www.webcitation.org/5Q8prZlzl
accessdate = 2007-07-06 ] .

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 (such as footage from Panasonic's DVX-100). 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 [cite web
title = Canon XL H1 Frame Rates and Formats
date = 2006
publisher = Canon U.S.A., Inc.
url = http://www.webcitation.org/5Q8qIlRNO ] format on cameras such as the Canon XL H1, with an additional update. [ Citation
last = Moldstad
first = Frank
title = Canon's XL H1: Ready for Its Closeup
newspaper = Digital Producer
year = 2006
date = June 2, 2006
url = http://www.webcitation.org/5Q8qX3OwO ] [cite web
title = Edit Canon 24F Footage in Adobe Premiere 2.0
publisher = Digital Camcorder News
date = July 1 2006
url = http://www.webcitation.org/5Q8qdVH8b ] Since version 2.0, Premiere Pro has required a processor that supports SSE2, which is unavailable in some older processors. [cite web
title = Adobe Premiere Premiere Pro 2.0 System requirements
publisher = Adobe Systems Incorporated
url = http://web.archive.org/web/20070101095356/http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/systemreqs.html
accessdate = 2007-07-06 ]

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 (Windows-only) 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.

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 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.

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 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.

Release history

ee also

*Adobe Premiere Elements
*Adobe Premiere Express
*Adobe Creative Suite
*List of video editing software
*Comparison of video editing software

References

External links

* [http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/ Adobe's Premiere Pro page]
* [http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/PremierePro/3.0/index.html Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 Help]
* [http://ppro.wikicities.com/wiki/Main_Page Premiere Pro Troubleshooting Wiki]
* [http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.1de9c1bf/ Adobe Premiere Pro Forum on Adobe.com]
* [http://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_view_posts.cgi?forumid=3 Adobe Premiere Pro Forum on Creative Cow]
* [http://www.homedvd.ca/contact/software/premiere_pro_batch_export/ Premiere Pro Batch Export]