Adobe Systems has announced a major upgrade to Adobe Premiere Pro, its video editing software. Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 includes powerful new tools that encompass the entire post-production process from DV to high definition (HD) video, allowing users to generate professional-grade video productions on the desktop.Â
Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 is a core component of the Adobe Video Collection 2.5, which includes new versions of Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, and Adobe Encore DVD. Support for the import and export of industry standards such as Edit Decision Lists (EDL) and the Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) also is included in Adobe Premiere Pro. It also supports Panasonic's line of 24P DV cameras, which give video a film-like appearance.Â
According to the press release, with Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5, powerful new project management and creative tools expand options for editors and make managing projects easier than ever. With the addition of Bezier keyframe controls, editors now have the ability to control both the path and the velocity to make for smoother, more natural animations. The newly added Effects Favorites option enable editors to save any effect parameter as a preset option to use again. Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 also includes hundreds of commonly used effects such as Picture-in-Picture.Â
Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 for Windows XP will be available in the second calendar quarter of 2004 through Adobe authorized
distributor - Tech Pacific. The estimated street price for Adobe Premiere Pro will be Rs 53,124 and for the Adobe Video Collection will be Rs 75,924. Registered users of Adobe Premiere Pro 1.0 can upgrade for an estimated street price of Rs 7,524.
Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 is part of the Adobe Video Collection 2.5 Professional Edition for Windows XP, which also includes After Effects Professional, Adobe Audition, Adobe Encore DVD, and Photoshop CS for an estimated street price of Rs 1,13,924. The Adobe Video Collection 2.5 Standard edition, which contains After Effects Standard and does not contain Photoshop CS, will be available for an estimated street price of Rs 75,924.
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