Adobe Premiere Pro CS.

Adobe Premiere
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5
by Adobe
Platform: Windows Vista / 7
Date first available at Amazon.com: April 11, 2011

Buy new: $799.00 $389.00
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5

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Powerful editing-tool enhancements, dual-system sound support, and the faster-than-ever Adobe Mercury Playback Engine. View larger.
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Perform Overwrite or Insert edits more easily, thanks to a new graphic overlay button.
Unleash your creativity with higher performance editing tools

Edit faster with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 software, which offers cross-platform, native file-based workflows as well as GPU-accelerated filters and effects with the enhanced Adobe Mercury Playback Engine--now on laptop and desktop computers. Work easily with dual-system sound support; enjoy enhanced project exchange with Apple Final Cut Pro and Avid software; and efficiently export with reliable batch background encoding for delivery to smartphones, tablets, and PCs.

With Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5, you can:

Improve your editing workflow. Get more performance gains, thanks to the faster-than-ever native 64-bit Adobe Mercury Playback Engine, which now supports more laptop and desktop computer GPUs. With industry-leading native file-based format support, you can begin editing virtually any video, image, or audio format as soon as you import it. True native format support lets you enjoy immediate, transcode-free import and render-free playback. And because you never have to transcode or rewrap your footage, you always work with the highest quality source material. Work smoothly with complex sequences at HD and film resolutions using an improved, highly efficient keyboard-driven workflow, and boost productivity with new dual-system sound support with merged clips and other timesaving features suggested by users. With intuitive editing tools and innovative metadata features such as newly enhanced Speech Analysis, you can edit even more efficiently.

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Transitioning between two clips using Additive Dissolve (A and B) and the new Film Dissolve (C and D). View larger.
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Making it easier to output work to virtually any video and device format, the new Adobe Media Encoder user interface provides a dashboard-like view of the status of multiple background renders, so you can see progress at a glance. View larger.

Collaborate more effectively. Bring the creative benefits of Adobe tools to your project and work in an open, extensible post-production environment. Improved roundtrip editing capabilities with Apple Final Cut Pro extend the easy project and content exchange with other Adobe software and Avid editing software, making it easier to collaborate on projects in multitool post-production pipelines. Develop scripts collaboratively using Adobe Story, and now import them straight into Adobe Premiere Pro, without having to first send them to OnLocation. Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 introduced integration with CS Review, another CS Live online service, making it easier for clients and teammates to review and make frame-accurate comments on works in progress. Combine this helpful service with roundtrip workflows to bring in Apple Final Cut Pro and Avid NLE sequences to simplify the process of gathering client and team feedback on works in progress.

Deliver your finished media practically anywhere. Produce video optimized for distribution to practically any video or device format. Save time by using the redesigned interface, new presets, intuitive context menus, and dramatically improved watch folder support in Adobe Media Encoder to batch encode your project to multiple delivery formats, quickly, simply, and in the background.

Customer profiles

Video editors--Video editors who assemble compelling stories and other types of video content from live-action video footage, still images, and sound and music. Projects range from short form (commercials and short films) to broadcast programming, event coverage, and feature films.

Motion graphics designers and visual effects (VFX) artists--Motion graphics designers include animators and designers who create commercials, broadcast graphics, film titles, and other content that uses motion and sound to communicate ideas and capture emotions. VFX artists include animators and compositors who composite 2D and 3D elements, live footage, and synthetic elements (such as explosions or particles for snow) into photo-realistic shots used to enhance the visual impact of films, TV shows, and commercials.

Top reasons to buy Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5

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You can view and edit color settings and metadata in RED footage. View larger.
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Embedded Adobe Story scripts are displayed in the Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 Metadata panel, making it easy to tell which clips have a script attached to them. View larger.

Adobe Mercury Playback Engine--Edit in the field, get faster playback of mixed-format timelines, and take advantage of new GPU-accelerated filters and effects with the enhanced 64-bit Adobe Mercury Playback Engine, now on laptop and desktop computers.

Fast, reliable encoding for multiscreen delivery--Output your work for PCs, smartphones, tablets, and television with Adobe Media Encoder CS5.5. Use intuitive presets and contextual menus to set up sequences once for multiple formats, and batch encode while you continue editing.

Flexible, precise, and reliable editing tools--Edit the way you want with widely accepted, customizable NLE shortcuts and powerful, intuitive trimming and editing tools that give you more precision and control. Boost productivity with dual-system sound support and enhanced project exchange with Final Cut Pro and Avid software.

Roundtrip workflows with Adobe Audition--Get a fast, flexible roundtrip audio workflow with Adobe Audition. Pass individual audio clips and multitrack mixes, or even renderings of complete video sequences, between Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 and Adobe Audition CS5.5 for editing and sweetening.

Direct integration with Adobe Story--Speed up your editing workflow by directly importing Adobe Story scripts, complete with metadata, into Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5. Eliminate hours of routine work using Speech Search and other metadata to quickly find footage and edit based on spoken dialogue.

Extensive truly native file-based workflows--Eliminate time-consuming transcoding and rewrapping and maximize quality thanks to native support for P2; XDCAM EX, HD, and HD50; JVC ProHD, AVCHD, and AVCCAM; DPX; and Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras as well as enhanced RED R3D and Canon XF support.

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The new export settings dialog box in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 provides visual feedback and convenient presets for tailoring encoding for output to Adobe CS Review, a CS Live online service. View larger.

Unparalleled Adobe integration--Effortlessly move assets between Adobe Premiere Pro and other Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium components--Adobe After Effects, Photoshop Extended, Illustrator, Flash Catalyst, and, new in CS5.5, Adobe Audition.

Efficient collaboration--Collaborate openly and effectively with clients and team members using Adobe CS Live online services (available separately), including CS Review, Adobe Story, and Acrobat.com.

Batch encoding in the background--Automate the process of creating multiple encoded versions of your content using the batch features in Adobe Media Encoder. Maximize your productivity by continuing to work while files encode in the background.

Adobe OnLocation integration--Record SD and HD video to hard disk and log metadata while shooting using Adobe OnLocation. Transfer content directly to Adobe Premiere Pro, maintaining all metadata and clip information, including in and out points set in Adobe OnLocation.

Industry-leading Blu-ray Disc authoring--Maintain pristine quality by creating high-definition Blu-ray Discs with Encore CS5. Use the same DVD authoring interface, incorporating advanced Blu-ray features like pop-up menus and subtitles, as well as dual-layer burning.

Professional on-set monitoring--Maximize camera image quality during shoots by using Adobe OnLocation to quickly calibrate your camera, check levels, and monitor signals. The virtual waveform monitor and vectorscope help you avoid problems and improve quality.





Create an efficient, cross-platform editing workflow with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 software. Maintain creative momentum with robust editing tools and smooth integration with other Adobe products. Edit complex, high-resolution projects faster than ever with the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine, which brings 64-bit support and GPU acceleration to workstations and laptops. Boost productivity with true native format support, project exchange with other NLEs, efficient audio workflows, and batch background encoding for delivery to smartphones, tablets, and computers. With capabilities that extend beyond editing, Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 delivers high-performance, professional results.