Adobe Premiere Pro


Adobe Premiere Pro is a timeline-based video editing software application developed by Adobe Systems and published as part of the Adobe Creative Cloud licensing program. First launched in 2003, Adobe Premiere Pro is a successor of Adobe Premiere. It is geared towards professional video editing, while its sibling, Adobe Premiere Elements, targets the consumer market.
CNN was an early adopter of Adobe Premiere. Also, in 2007, certain BBC departments adopted Premiere. It has been used to edit feature films, such as Deadpool, Gone Girl, Captain Abu Raed, and more recently and Monsters, and other venues such as Madonna's Confessions Tour.

History

Premiere Pro is the successor to Adobe Premiere, and was launched in 2003. Premiere Pro refers to versions released in 2003 and later, whereas Premiere refers to the earlier releases. Premiere was based on ReelTime, a product acquired from SuperMac Technologies Inc. and was one of the first computer-based NLEs, with its first release on Mac in 1991B.C. Adobe briefly abandoned the Mac platform after version 6 of Premiere. Up until version Premiere Pro 2.0, the software packaging featured a galloping horse, in a nod to Eadweard Muybridge's work, "Sallie Gardner at a Gallop". The latest release of Premiere Pro is CC 2020, released in November 2019.

Features

Premiere Pro supports high resolution video editing at up to 10,240 × 8,192 resolution, at up to 32-bits per channel color, in both RGB and YUV. Audio sample-level editing, VST audio plug-in support, and 5.1 surround sound mixing are available. Premiere Pro's plug-in architecture enables it to import and export formats beyond those supported by QuickTime or DirectShow, supporting a wide variety of video and audio file formats and codecs on both MacOS and Windows. When used with CineForm's Neo line of plug-ins, it supports 3D editing with the ability to view 3D material using 2D monitors, while making individual left and right eye adjustments.
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.
The newly formed Premiere Pro is very well received in the film and video industry and has been used in films such as Superman Returns, Dust to Glory, and also used in places such as Madonna's Confessions Tour.

Workflow integration

;After Effects: Through Adobe Dynamic Link, compositions from Adobe After Effects may be imported and played back directly on the Premiere Pro timeline. The After Effects composition can be modified, and after switching back to Premiere Pro, the clip will update with the changes. Likewise, Premiere Pro projects can be imported into After Effects. Clips can be copied between the two applications while preserving clip attributes. Premiere Pro also supports many After Effects plug-ins.
;Premiere Rush:Video projects in Premiere Rush can be opened in Premiere Pro to add more complex edits and views.
;Photoshop: Adobe Photoshop files can be opened directly from Premiere Pro to be edited in Photoshop. Any changes will immediately be updated when the Photoshop file is saved and focus returns to Premiere Pro.
;Illustrator: Adobe Illustrator You can also open files directly in Premiere Pro. These files are generally vector files, which means that they are mathematical paths that can expand or decrease with any zoom level.
;Adobe Story, OnLocation and Prelude: The Premiere Pro workflow takes advantage of metadata in the script of a video production. The script is created in or brought into Adobe Story, then passed to Adobe OnLocation to capture footage and attach any relevant metadata from the script to that footage. Finally, in Premiere Pro, speech recognition can match the audio to the dialogue from the script in the metadata. Clips can be searched based on their dialogue in Premiere Pro, and can be sent to Adobe Encore to make searchable web DVDs. Encore was discontinued with the release of Adobe Creative Cloud. Adobe Prelude replaces OnLocation in CS6 and above.
;Others:There are other integration functions, such as Edit in Adobe Audition, Dynamic Link to Encore, and Reveal in Adobe Bridge.:In June 2020, Adobe launched a stock audio offering for Premiere Pro users.

Differences with Premiere Elements

An entry-level version, Adobe Premiere Elements, available on Microsoft Windows and macOS, is aimed at home users. Premiere Pro is aimed at the professional market and has more features than Premiere Elements including multiple sequence support, multi-camera editing, time remapping, scopes, advanced color correction tools, and advanced audio mixer interface.

Release history

VersionPlatformRelease dateSignificant changesCodename
Adobe Premiere 1.0MacDecember 1991
  • First release of Premiere
  • QuickTime multimedia and VideoSpigot format support
  • PICT image support
  • Supported up to 160 x 120 pixels movie creation for NTSC and 192 x 144 pixels for PAL
  • Supported 8-bit audio
  • Supported output to video tape
Demon
Adobe Premiere 2.0MacSeptember 1992
  • QuickTime video and audio capture support
  • Title creation
  • Title, Sequence, and Construction windows
  • Slow/fast motion support
  • 5 audio and 41 movie/still-image filters
  • 49 special effects
  • 16-bit, 44 kHz audio support
  • Filmstrip file format introduced
  • Numbered PICT sequence support
  • EDL support
  • Illustrator text import
  • SMPTE timecode support
    • Adobe Premiere 3.0MacAugust 1993
  • 99 stereo audio tracks
  • 97 video tracks
  • Video waveform monitor
  • Sub-pixel motion and field rendering
  • Batch digitizing
  • Full framerate preview from disk
  • Enhanced title window
    • Adobe Premiere 1.0WindowsSeptember 1993
  • First release of Premiere application for Windows platform
  • 24-bit AVI and QuickTime video format support
  • Autodesk Animator file support
  • AVI, AIFF, and WAV audio format support
  • Still image support
  • Two video tracks, three audio tracks, and one transition and superimpose track
  • No EDL, titling, and motion and device control available in then current Mac release
    • Adobe Premiere 1.1WindowsFebruary 1994
  • AdobeCap video capture module
  • Expanded graphics and audio file support
  • TARGA and ADPCM file support
  • Image sequence import support
    • Adobe Premiere 4.0MacJuly 1994
  • Support for 97 superimposition tracks plus two A/B tracks
  • Trim window
  • Dynamic previewing
  • Custom filter and transition creation
  • Time variable filters
  • Batch capture
  • Time-lapse capture
  • NTSC 29.97 frame rate support
    		• Zambini
    Adobe Premiere 4.0WindowsDecember 1994
  • Adobe moves Windows platform release of Premiere directly from v1.1 to v4.0
  • Premiere 4.0 for Windows matches capabilities of Premiere 4.0 for Macintosh
    • Adobe Premiere 4.2MacOctober 1995
  • CD-ROM Movie Maker Plug-in
  • Data rate analysis tool
  • Power Macintosh-native Sound Manager 3.1
    		• TopGun
    Adobe Premiere 4.2WindowsApril 1996
  • 32-bit architecture
  • Long File Names support
  • Background compiling
  • Batch movie maker
  • 4K output support
  • Right-mouse button support
  • Uninstaller utility
    • Adobe Premiere 4.2 for Silicon GraphicsUNIX/SGIJuly 1997
  • SGI O2 platform exclusive release
  • IRIX 6.3 integration
  • OpenGL accelerated versions of transition and special effects plug-ins
  • Platform-specific plug-ins by Silicon Graphics for combining 3D and video content
    		• Primo
    Adobe Premiere 5.0Windows and MacMay 1998
  • Source/Program editing
  • Title window editor
  • Keyframeable audio and video filters
  • Collapsible tracks
  • Up to three hour project length support
    		• Mustang
    Adobe Premiere 5.1Windows and MacOctober 1998
  • QuickTime 3.0 support
  • DPS Perception support
  • Preview to RAM
  • "Smart" Preview file Timeline export
  • Multi-threaded, dual processor support
    • Adobe Premiere 6.0Windows and MacJanuary 2001
  • Support for web video and DV formats
  • OHCI support
  • Title editor
  • Storyboard
  • Audio mixer
  • Timeline video track keyframes
    		• Jukebox
    Adobe Premiere 6.5Windows and MacAugust 2002
  • Real-time preview
  • Adobe Title Designer
  • Exporting to DVD as MPEG-2
    		• Rockford
    Premiere Pro 1.0Windows and MacAugust 21, 2003
    • Full rewrite of code
    • Deep nest of timelines
    • New Color Correctors
    • Sample level audio editing
    • Audio effects on tracks
    • 5.1 Audio
    • VST Audio
    • Initial AAF support
    • Editable keyboard shortcuts
    • Adobe Media Encoder
    		Columbo
    Premiere 7.5 / Premiere Pro 1.5 / CS1April, 2004Starsky
    Premiere 8.0 / Premiere Pro 2.0 / CS22005Stingray
    Premiere Pro CS3Windows and Mac2007Buffy
    Premiere Pro CS4Windows and Mac2008
  • Last version to support Windows XP and Mac OS X Tiger.
    		• Ironside
    Premiere Pro CS5Windows and Mac2010
  • Initial support of Nvidia CUDA accelerated effects
    		• Scully
    Premiere Pro CS5.5Windows and Mac2011Mulder
    Premiere Pro CS6Windows and Mac2012
  • Warp Stabilizer
    • Premiere Pro CC 2013Windows and Mac2013
    Premiere Pro CC 2014Windows and Mac2014
    Premiere Pro CC 2015Windows and Mac2015
    Premiere Pro CC 2017 Windows and Mac2016
  • Removal of Title Menu and Title Templates; replaced with Legacy Title function
  • "Essential Graphics" introduced
    		• Tornado
    Premiere Pro CC 2018 Windows and MacOctober 19, 2017
    Premiere Pro CC 2019 Windows and MacOctober 15, 2018
  • Selective color grading
  • Display color management
  • Intelligent audio cleanup
  • Add, rename, and edit Lumetri instances
  • Premiere Rush files editable in Premiere Pro
  • Edit and transform vector graphics
  • Essential Graphics and Motion Graphics template enhancements
  • Better integration with other Adobe programs and functions
  • Performance enhancement and new file format support, including Australian closed-captioning standard
  • New home screen
  • Auto-save improvements
  • Quick timecode entry
    		• Eraldicon
    Premiere Pro CC 2019 Windows and MacApril 3, 2019
  • Many fixes
    		• Magician
    Premiere Pro CC 2019 Windows and MacApril 17, 2019
  • This release of Premiere Pro fixes a number of issues that caused Premiere Pro to crash.
    • Premiere Pro CC 2019 Windows and MacApril 23, 2019
  • The 13.1.2 update for Premiere Pro includes two audio effects that were missing in the Premiere Pro version 13.1.1 installer.
    • Premiere Pro CC 2019 Windows and MacJuly 12, 2019
    Premiere Pro CC 2019 Windows and MacJuly 28, 2019
  • Premiere Pro 13.1.4 includes all of the improvements from 13.1.3 with an additional bug fix that addresses a launch issue for some Windows systems with outdated drivers.
    • Premiere Pro CC 2019 Windows and MacSeptember 18, 2019
  • Adobe Premiere Pro 13.1.5 provides important fixes and is recommended for all users.
    • Premiere Pro CC 2020 Windows and MacNovember 4, 2019
  • Auto Reframe – Uses Artificial Intelligence to intelligently reframe videos for square or vertical aspect ratios
  • Time remapping's maximum is increased to 20,000% without the need for nesting sequences
  • Ability to export HDR content with HDR10 metadata
    		• Labyrinth

    Notable films edited on Adobe Premiere Pro

  • 13
  • Act of Valor
  • A Liar's Autobiography
  • Avatar
  • Captain Abu Raed
  • Deadpool
  • Dust to Glory
  • Gone Girl
  • Hugo
  • In a Heartbeat
  • Monsters
  • Red Obsession
  • '
  • Staten Island Summer
  • Superman Returns
  • The Social Network
  • Thunderbirds Are Go
  • Ticket to Ride
  • TimeScapes
  • Waiting for Lightning
  • Wayland's Song
  • World War II from Space
  • Nancy
  • '