Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 / Reviews
Industry reviews
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Renderosity
"...Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 is loaded with a plethora of new features and enhancements, providing video editors with tools that make editing films both easy for the novice and challenging for the professional."
Dee Marie, Renderosity, April 24, 2012
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Creative Cow
“With Premiere Pro CS6, Adobe has done their homework and given us the best of both worlds. All trim functions are literally at your fingertips. The keyboard trim commands rival Media Composer's flexibility and precision, and include the prized, real-time "rock and roll" trimming Avid editors enjoy.”
David Lawrence, Creative Cow, May 1, 2012
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Philip Bloom
“Overall, Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 feels more fluid. The interface is cleaner and simpler to use, which makes it an easy transition from Final Cut Pro 7.”
Philip Bloom, Filmmaker, April 21, 2012
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Film Riot
"I am not staying with Final Cut Pro.... They've left far too many things behind.... Right now I'm trying Adobe Premiere CS5.5, and so far it has been very easy to switch to and way faster than I'm used to."
Ryan Connolly, Film Riot (Revision3), September 2011
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Icrontic
"Adobe's new 'rental' model that was introduced with CS 5.5 is a game-changer, and may be the perfect solution in certain situations. If you didn't think you could afford to jump in to Creative Suite before, this may be the chance."
Brian Ambrozy, Icrontic, October 9, 2011
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Icrontic
“For now, if you’re an NVIDIA user, by all means Creative Suite 5.5 is the best version of Creative Suite yet. The performance enhancements and new filters and effects that are possible with CUDA acceleration are truly remarkable.”
Brian Ambrozy, Icrontic, October 9, 2011
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Cyber News & Reviews
"I have to say, Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 is a nifty neat professional video editing program for creating fast and efficient tapeless videos."
Howard Berenbon, Cyber News & Reviews, October 3, 2011
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Software Latest
"Premiere Pro CS5.5 is an excellent video editor."
Jonathan Smith, Software Latest, August 23, 2011
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MacDirectory
"Premiere Pro CS5.5 remains an attractive option for editors needing more power, performance and format flexibility (not to mention backward compatibility) than Final Cut can offer. The interface is familiar enough to get an experienced Final Cut or Avid editor started with the basics and, if you're working with a variety of formats (input our output), there are some differences you'll soon appreciate."
Ric Getter, MacDirectory, July 20, 2011
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EventDV Magazine
"By all of these measures, Premiere Pro is a better choice than FCPX."
Jan Ozer, EventDV, July 19, 2011
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Creative Cow
"...I can definitely say that First Contact with Premiere was impressive and compelling. And beyond the application itself, I have a lot more confidence in Adobe's ability to deliver professional solutions than I do Apple's."
Helmut Kobler, Creative Cow, July 2011
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Renderosity
"Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 offers a good set of new features and improvements."
Sergio Rosa, Renderosity, June 13, 2011
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Renderosity
"If you're still using CS4, or even CS3, there's never been a better time to upgrade."
Sergio Rosa, Renderosity, June 13, 2011
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MicroFilmmaker Magazine
"…Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 is the editing software with the most horse-power to get the job done."
Mark Colegrove, MicroFilmmaker Magazine, June 1, 2011
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POST Magazine
“Additional features such as expanded Red workflows, Adobe media encoder enhancements and integration with Adobe CS make this point release really rock solid."
David Basulto, POST Magazine, June, 2011
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POST Magazine
"Adobe, you had me at keyframing in the timeline.”
David Basulto, POST Magazine, June, 2011
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POST Magazine
"Adobe has pumped steroids into the audio fixing abilities”
David Basulto, POST Magazine, June, 2011
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Computer Graphics World
"For video and audio professionals, Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium Suite delivers breakthrough performance, workflow improvements, creative innovations, and new audio editing capabilities that build upon the customer momentum Production Premium is experiencing with broadcasters, filmmakers, and video professionals worldwide."
Staff
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Studio Daily
“As a mid-cycle release Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 is not supposed to conjure a whole lot of jumping up and down. If I am jumping up and down a little right now it’s only because I can’t help myself. Please try to be understanding.”
Barry Braverman, Studio Daily, May 18, 2011
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EventDV
"I was absolutely blown away by CS5.5's dramatic and unexpected performance improvements."
Shawn Lam, EventDV, April 10, 2011
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EventDV
“Adobe, with its CS5.5 improvements in speed, postproduction fixes, and real-time creative effects, has done its part to free video editors worldwide from countless hours of isolation from the edit suite.”
Shawn Lam, EventDV, April 10, 2011
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ProVideo Coalition
“Overall it’s a decent release to move from 5.0 to 5.5. I think there’s still some small things that PPro needs to address but they are still moving this product forward.”
Scott Simmons, ProVideo Coalition, April 10, 2011
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Appletell
"...Premiere Pro CS5's 64-bit capabilities and Mercury rendering [...] make this software a serious contender for the high-end user, but even for the indie filmmaker, its ability to work natively with digital HD and DSLR formats make it extremely attractive."
Bill Stiteler, Appletell, December 29, 2010
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Software Latest
"This is what Professional video editors have been waiting for…"
"Adobe's latest CS5 release is putting itself ahead of the game and we recommend this product wholeheartedly as it deserves it's 5* star status."
Chris Watts, Software Latest, September 2010
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BlogCritics
"...With all of the other enhancements like metadata, tapeless workflows, Ultra, searchable webDVDs, and all the little fixes, this upgrade is really a must have..."
Tom Testi, BlogCritics, 06/11/2010
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HD4PC
"While all of the Adobe applications have been updated in CS5, clearly Premiere Pro is the centerpiece of this release."
Mike McCarthy, HD4PC, 06/03/2010
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Mac|Life
"Premiere is clearly geared toward high-end prosumers and stacks up nicely against Final Cut Pro in that setting."
Roberto Baldwin, Mac|Life, 07/2010
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POST Magazine
"Rendering my timeline for final output was much faster than before. The Mercury playback engine works hand-in-hand with Nvidia CUDA technology in a few choice Nvidia cards (*GPUs) to solve many complex computational problems in a fraction of the time a CPU would take to perform the same task."
Tor Rolf Johansen, POST Magazine, 04/12/2010
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Studio Daily
"Premiere Pro's been drastically improved, to such a profound extent that it could save you dozens of hours on every project you produce."
"Jaw agape, I'm positively astonished with this technology, remarking multiple times, “Mercury, where you been all my life?"
Charlie White, Studio Daily, 04/12/2010
Awards
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Computer Graphics World
Award: Best of show: NAB 2012, CS6 Production Premium Silver Edge Award
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MicroFilmmaker Magazine
Award: 9.5 out of 10 rating
Product: Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS5.5
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MicroFilmmaker Magazine
Award: Award of Superiority
Product: Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS5.5
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Appletell
Award: 5 out of 5 rating
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Software Latest
Award: 5 out of 5 rating
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DV Magazine
Award: Black Diamond Award - 4.5 out of 5 rating
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DV Magazine
Award: DV Excellence Award
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MicroFilmmaker Magazine
Award: Award of Superiority
Product: Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS5.5
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MicroFilmmaker Magazine
Award: 9.5 out of 10 rating
Product: Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS5.5
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Mac|Life
Award: 4 out of 5 “Great” rating
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Award Award of Superiority
Product: Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS4
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MicroFilmmaker Magazine
Award: 9.6 out of 10 Rating
Product: Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
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Studio/monthly
Award: Overall "Sweet" Rating
Product: Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
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Filmmaking Central
Award: 5 out of 5 rating
Product: Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
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Macworld
Award: 4 out of 5 rating
Product: Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
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DVD Association
Award: DVDA Innovator Award
Product: Adobe Encore® CS3
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PC Magazine
Award: 4.5 Stars Rating
Product: Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
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PC Magazine
Award: Editors' Choice Award
Product: Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
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Macworld
Award: 4 out of 5 rating
Product: Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
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PCWorld.com
Award: PCW 85 "Very Good" rating
Product: Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
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Videomaker
Award: Best Audio Editing Software
Product: Adobe Audition
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PC World
Award: 2004 World Class Award
Product: Adobe Premiere Pro
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Video Systems
Award: Vanguard Award
Product: Adobe Premiere Pro
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Videomaker
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Macworld
Award: Editors' Choice Award
Product: Adobe Premiere 6.0
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CNET
Award: Editors' Choice Award
Product: Adobe Premiere 6.0
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Digital Focus recognizes Adobe Premiere at NAB
Award: Excellence in Imaging
Product: Adobe Premiere 6.0
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Animation Magazine
Award: Top Ten Awards
Product: Adobe Premiere 6.0
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AV Multimedia Producer
Award: Platinum Award
Product: Adobe Premiere 6.0
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TV Technology
Award: Star 2001 Award
Product: Adobe Premiere 6.0
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MacUser Magazine
Award: MacUser Award
Product: Adobe Premiere 6.0
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CNET
Award: Editors' Choice Award
Product: Adobe Premiere 5.0
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AV Video and Multimedia Producer
Award: 1999 Platinum Award
Product: Adobe Premiere 5.0
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PC Computing
Award: PC Computing MVP Award
Product: Adobe Premiere 5.0
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Presentations Magazine
Award: 1998 Standing Ovation Award
Product: Adobe Premiere 5.0
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Film & Video Magazine
Award: 1997 Most Widely Used Post-Production Software
Product: Adobe Premiere 5.0
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Advanstar Digital Media Group
Award: Prime Time Product Award
Product: Adobe Premiere 5.0
Customer testimonials
“In my career I’ve worked with a range of video production tools and Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium, including Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, offers a comprehensive, highly-integrated workflow with the speed, performance, and features that video professionals need to deliver high-quality productions. As an editor, native support for new video formats, full-screen ‘cinema’ mode, the clean and intuitive interface, and integration with other programs in the suite are just a few of the great features that distinguish Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 from other non-linear editing programs.”—Philip Bloom, independent editor and filmmaker
"Our video editors need to work with a large variety of digital assets and Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium, including Adobe Premiere Pro, allows them to handle instant turnaround news edits as well as long-form feature edits without compromising."—Moritz Gimbel, head of production, Bloomberg TV International
“In this age of DSLRs and handheld footage, Warp Stabilizer in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 increases my creative options by giving me access to smoother and more usable footage. This feature alone is worth the upgrade.”—Steve Taylor, owner, Digital Spatula
“I edit for up to fourteen hours at a time, and with Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 there are lots of enhancements that make the experience more fluid and eliminate unnecessary steps.”—Vashi Nedomansky, filmmaker
“The new workspace in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, with the Source Monitor and Program Monitor side-by-side at the top of the screen, really makes the software a professional-level tool.”—Steve Taylor, owner, Digital Spatula
“In the music industry we’re always using five or six cameras to shoot a performance and with the enhanced multicam feature in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 and the right hardware you can incorporate more options and get the results you want.”—Jason Harvey, director, Short & Spikey
“Enhanced trimming tools in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 allow me to use keyboard shortcuts to edit on the fly as my creativity calls for it instead of having to bounce around to access different tools.”—Steve Taylor, owner, Digital Spatula
“My favorite new feature in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 is the ability to create an adjustment layer that affects all of the clips underneath it. In addition to saving us time, it lets us experiment with effects and show clients different options quickly and easily.”—Greg Mulvey, lead editor and motion graphics designer, The Second City Communications
"...Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 is loaded with a plethora of new features and enhancements, providing video editors with tools that make editing films both easy for the novice and challenging for the professional."—Dee Marie, Renderosity
Resources |
- Adobe Story (integration with Premiere Pro)
- Mercury Playback Engine
- Native tapeless workflows
- Open workflows with other NLEs
- Capture and edit options
- Supported video formats
- RED support
- Stereoscopic 3D production
- Blu-ray technology
- Authoring discs and web DVDs
- Hardware compatibility
- Extensibility (Partner resources)
- Speech Analysis Models
- Plug-ins
- Broadcasting solutions
- Digital video and audio blog
- Faster DSLR video production
