Adobe launches Premiere Pro 1.5

NEW DELHI: 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.

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.

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.

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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