Adobe upgrades Premiere Pro

Adobe Systems Inc has upgraded its video editing software, Premiere Pro, to
the 1.5 version. The new upgrade includes new tools that encompass the entire
post-production process from DV to high-definition 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, Audition, and Encore DVD.
Support for the import and export of industry standards such as edit decision
lists and the advanced authoring format. It also supports Panasonic’s line of
24P DV cameras, which give video a film-like appearance.

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’s authorized distributor, Tech Pacific.
The estimated price for 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 Rs 75,
924.