What is Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Premiere Pro is a widely used software
applications for video editing on mac OS or Windows computers. Premiere Pro is
used for editing videos, commercials and other film, television, and online
video. It is a comprehensive video editing software application and is also
available as part of the Adobe Creative Cloud set of applications. Premiere Pro
is often used in conjunction with After Effects and Photoshop on creative
projects.
In the Premiere Pro CC name, the CC is represents
“Creative Cloud” and is a subscription-based version of Premiere Pro. New
updates to the Premiere Pro program are available for download for current
subscribers. In order to use the CC version of Premiere Pro, a current
subscription is required. Older versions of Premiere Pro, such as Premiere Pro
CS, do not require a subscription. Adobe made the transition to
subscription-based versions of Premiere Pro as part of the Creative Cloud in
2013. Adobe releases new updates to Premiere Pro CC approximately every 12 to
18 months. The updates from year to year are often modest, making the
difference between versions such as Premiere Pro CC 2017 and Premiere Pro CC
2018 not noticable to most users.
Premiere Pro can be used for all common video
editing tasks necessary for producing broadcast quality, high-definition video.
It can be used to import video, audio and graphics, and is used to create new,
edited versions of video which can be exported to the medium and format
necessary for distribution. When creating videos using Premiere Pro, various
video and still images can be edited together. Titles can be added to videos,
and filters can be applied along with other effects.
Premiere Pro is used by video production firms,
news stations, marketing professionals, and design firms. Individuals working
in roles such as video editors, production managers, marketing managers and
multimedia designers all use Premiere Pro to create and edit video content.
Premiere Pro is developed by software development firm Adobe Systems.
Adobe Premier Pro started as simply Premiere, and
was introduced in 1991 for the Mac operating system. It was one of the first
computer-based non-linear editing systems. The name Premiere Pro was introduced
in 2003 and has been used for all subsequent versions. The very first version
of Premier Pro had a number of names, ranging from Premiere Pro 1 through
Premiere Pro 7.
Each subsequent Premiere Pro release has included
additional changes, which are noted below:
· Premiere Pro 1.5 was released as a version that was
more stable than its predecessor, PPRO. It included bug fixes, glitches and a
few small additions.
· Premiere Pro 2 had a number of changes, including a
new interface, new features, and improved integration with other applications
in the Adobe family. With this release, multi-camera editing, record-to-DVD,
GPU accelerated processing and native HD/HDV support were introduced.
· Premier Pro CS3: This version was released in 2007.
One of the new, notable features of this release was time remapping. Mac
support was also reintroduced during this time.
· Premiere Pro CS4: This version of Premiere Pro was
released October 2008, with an improved editing workflow, more flexibility and
increased format support.
· Premier Pro CS5: Released April 2010, the Mercury
Playback Engine was a significant addition. This allowed render-less
previewing. This version also included minor enhancements to the software.
· Premiere Pro CS6: In May 2012 this release
delivered a number of changes to the interface. Enhancements included
adjustment layers, the rolling shutter repair effect, three-way color
corrections, new preset browser, and more. Users were also introduced to Adobe
Prelude, SpeedGrade, and Adobe Creative Cloud. This was the last edition that
could be purchased as a stand-alone software package. There have been updates
to fix bugs that were affecting performance, but the migration to CC is
permanent.
· Premiere Pro CC: The initial release of the
Creative Cloud version of Premiere Pro CC was in June 2013, with a number of
improvements. This included link & locate, redesigned timeline, improved
audio mixing, Lumetri Deep Colour Engine, improved multi cam editing,
integration of Adobe Anywhere and more. This was very first version of PPRO
only available through the subscription service. Continued upgrades have been
ongoing, with each version of Premiere Pro CC adding the year of release
following the CC. For example, there have been versions of Premiere Pro CC
2015, 2017, and 2018. Premiere Pro CC 2018, or Version 12.0, added new features
including motion graphics templates, options to use After Effects motion
graphics templates without needing After Effects, immersive video editing using
head-mount display, and more. The current version is Premiere Pro CC 2020.
The maximum frame size to import still images and
movies into Premiere Pro is 256 megapixels, with a maximum dimension of 32,768
pixels in either direction.
Whether a frame can be processed by the GPU
acceleration with Premiere Pro as part of the Mercury Playback Engine depends
on the size of the frame compared to the amount of GPU memory. A frame that
meets the following requirements can be processed by GPU acceleration. If the
resulting value of the calculation exceeds the available memory, Premiere Pro
uses the CPU only for rendering of the current segment.
The following formats are supported by Adobe
Premiere Pro. While Premiere Pro can import these formats, it may need specific
codecs to import certain file types. Once a file is edited and included in a
Premiere Pro project, it can be exported to the original format or a different
format.
Most of the main file formats that can be exported
are listed below:
Multimedia container format (3GPp, 3G2); Advanced
Audio Coding (AAC); Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF); Apple video
compression format (Apple ProRes); Adobe Sound Document (ASND); Microsoft AVI,
Types 1 & 2 (.avi); Broadcast WAVE format (BWF); Raw DV stream (DV);
Animated GIF (GIF); MPEG-1 Video Files (MV1); MPEG-4 audio; MPEG-4 video files;
QuickTime format (MOV); MP3 audio (MP3); QuickTime Movie (MP4); MPEG-1 and 2
(MPEG, MPG, MPE); Media exchange format (MXF); Audio Project Format (OMF);
Windows Waveform (WAV); and Windows Media, Windows only (WMV)
These media formats can be imported and edited in
both Mac OS and Windows systems: ARRI AMIRA camera; Canon XF; Canon RAW; Cinema
DNG; Panasonic AVC; P2 cameras; Phantom Cine media; RED support; and, Sony
cameras.
The following format extensions support still-image
and still-image sequence files:
Adobe Illustrator (EPS, AI); Bitmap (DIB, BMP,
RLE); Cineon/DPX (DPX); Graphics Interchange Format (GIF); Windows only icon
file (ICO); JPEG; Macintosh Picture (PICT); Photoshop (PSD); Portable Network
Graphics (PNG); Adobe Premiere Title (PTL, PRTL); Targa (TGA, VST); and Tagged
Interchange Format (TIFF).
Premiere Pro supports the following closed caption
and subtitle file formats:
Distribution Format Exchange Profile (DFXP);
MacCaption VANC (MCC); Scenarist Closed Caption File (SCC); Subrip Subtitle
format (SRT); EBU N19 Subtitle File (STL); and W3C/EBU Timed Text File/SMPTE
(XML).
Premiere Pro supports the following project file
formats:
Advanced Authoring Format (AAF); After Effects
project (AEP, AEPX); Character Animator Project (CHPROJ); Batch lists (CSV,
TAB, TXT, PBL); CMX3600 EDLs (EDL); Windows only Adobe Premier Elements project
(PREL); Premiere Pro project (PRPROJ); and FCP XML (XML).
There are many options for both professionals and
students to learn Premiere Pro.
Many Premiere Pro classes are available
through local educational institutions and offer hands-on instruction for
individuals. These courses are a good option for those who prefer to learn in a
traditional classroom setting where they can interact with others and benefit
from a live instructor. In-person public Premiere Pro courses generally have an
instructor demonstrate, provide feedback and enhance the learning process.
Students use a combination of computer hands-on time along with lab and
exercise files to learn Premiere pro fundamentals and apply them to video
editing projects. American Graphics Institute offers Premiere Pro classes in NYC and also
offers Premiere Pro courses in Boston and you
can also learn Premiere Pro in Philadelphia as well.
For those who are unable to travel to a classroom
location, it is still possible to learn Premiere Pro form a live instructor
with Premiere Pro online classes. While online
training can be administered in several ways, live online training is often the
most beneficial, as classes are led by live instructors who can answer
questions and provide real-time feedback.
For businesses with a team needing to learn
Premiere Pro, private onsite training is a good option to ensure employees
learn what they need while maintaining business operations. As the instructor
can travel to your location, there is no need for employee travel. When
conducting private Premiere Pro training, instructors can
assess what the trainees already know and tailor lessons to specific topics and
components which are most beneficial to employee’s tasks.
Both books and video tutorials are available for
those who prefer to learn Premiere Pro on their own. The Premiere Pro books from American Graphics
Institute are available at many libraries and in bookstores, and includes
lesson files and video tutorials along with written instructions. As a book, it
can be completed at the pace and timeframe of each individual learner.
Premiere Pro has few differences between Mac OS and
Windows PC systems. The application is developed from a single code-base, which
makes Premiere Pro consistent between both Mac and Windows computers. The file
system for locating and importing files is one of the few areas with noticeable
differences. If using Adobe Bridge to manage files, these differences between
platforms are nonexistent. Most users can move between Mac and Windows versions
of Premiere Pro without noticing any differences.
In testing between identically-equipped Mac and
Windows systems, there is little difference between Mac and Windows PC
computers, but many Windows PC systems are available with faster specifications
that are better equipped for video editing. Because some niche PC manufacturers
are focused on high-end computing needs, and offer upgraded computers more
frequently than Apple updates their hardware, it is often possible to find a
Windows PC system that is faster than a Mac OS system. Frequently Windows PC
systems for Premiere Pro are available with the latest processors and faster
GPU (video) systems while Apple may be using processors or GPUs that were good
at the time they first shipped, but have become outdated. While Apple’s
equipment is often top-of-the-line at the time they deliver a computer, their
release cycle of delivering new or updated computer hardware every 12 to 18
months causes them to fall behind in the rapidly changing high performance
computer market that users of Premiere Pro need.
Systems tested the performance of Premiere Pro on the
Mac and Windows computers, it was noted that Premiere Pro crashed more often on
the Mac system. Additionally, Adobe software is optimized the software for use
with Nvidia video cards, which were available and used in the Windows systems,
while the default AMD video processing cards were in the Mac systems. This
likely contributed to the results in which Windows was faster than the Mac when
rendering previews, exporting, and applying warp stabilize. This was especially
true when using 4K footage in Premiere Pro. On the Mac, live playback, red 4K
footage and 8K pro-resolution were seen to be limited.
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