Adobe Debuts New Line-up at NAB
April 19, 2004
Las Vegas, NV - Adobe Systems introduced the new Adobe Video Collection 2.5 at NAB, including new versions of its award-winning digital video products Premiere Pro 1.5, After Effects 6.5, Audition 1.5 and A Encore DVD 1.5.
Adobe's new video line-up also introduces more than 200 innovative new features, including advanced support for high definition (HD) video in Premiere Pro 1.5, the company reports.
Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5
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.
The new Project Manager enables editors to quickly remove unused material, consolidate files for transport or archiving and easily manage the transition between off-line and on-line editing. Audio enhancements improve the positioning and editing of audio clips, including new VST filters and the Adobe Photoshop(R) CS inspired one-click color correction simplifies the process of correcting color and levels of an image, frame or entire timeline.
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. This enables Adobe Premiere Pro to be used in mixed editing environments where moving back and forth between editing systems is common.
Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 also supports Panasonic's line of 24P DV cameras, which give video a film-like appearance. Premiere Pro 1.5 also extends Adobe Premiere Pro software's HD capability and will be supported by a wide range of new HD solutions from such companies as BlackMagic, Bluefish, BOXX Technologies, Canopus, CineForm, Matrox, and 1 Beyond.
Adobe Encore DVD 1.5
Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 now delivers even greater DVD design capabilities. The new Library Palette can be used to organize menus, buttons, backgrounds, text styles and vector shapes. Dozens of customizable menus and hundreds of shapes, buttons, and text styles are now built into Adobe Encore DVD.
The new Styles Palette allows users to store Adobe Photoshop(R) CS layer effects such as shadows, glows, and bevels to quickly change the appearance of DVD menu elements.
Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 supports an expanded range of audio and video formats, including QuickTime files. Preview of DVD menus on an external NTSC or PAL monitor simplifies the DVD production process and previewing the entire DVD project is now supported by leading digital video cards, such as the Matrox RT.X100. Customers can now transcode files in the background while continuing DVD design work, saving significant production time.
Working with multiple windows is now more efficient, with customizable workspaces that can be saved and recalled at any time. In addition, the new Adobe Encore Project Checker identifies problems with the DVD project before it is written to disc, saving quality verification time.
Pricing and Availability
The Adobe Video Collection available for Windows XP will be available in the second calendar quarter of 2004. The estimated street price for Adobe Video Collection Standard will be US$999. Upgrade versions from any of the individual products will be available for an estimated street price of US$799.
The estimated street price for Adobe Video Collection Professional will be US$1499. Customers who owned the previous version of Adobe Video Collection Standard or Professional editions will be eligible to upgrade for an estimated street price of US$249. Adobe Video Collection Standard customers can upgrade to Adobe Video Collection Professional for an estimated street price of US$799.
The Adobe Video Collection is available in two versions, Standard and Professional. Designed for corporate and event production professionals, the Adobe Video Collection Standard includes Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5, Adobe After Effects 6.5 Standard, Adobe Audition 1.5, and Adobe Encore DVD 1.5. The Professional edition of the Adobe Video Collection was created for film and broadcast professionals, incorporating Adobe After Effects 6.5 Professional and Adobe Photoshop CS.
Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 for Windows XP will be available online in the second calendar quarter of 2004 in the United States and Canada. The estimated street price for Adobe Premiere Pro will be US$699 and for the Adobe Video Collection will be US$999. Registered users of Adobe Premiere Pro 1.0 can upgrade for an estimated street price of US$99.
Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 for Windows XP will be available in the second calendar quarter. The estimated street price of Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 will be US$549. Registered users of Adobe Encore DVD 1.0 can upgrade to the new version for an estimated street price of only US$99.
Adobe After Effects 6.5 for Windows 2000, Windows XP(R), and Mac OS X, will be available in the second calendar quarter of 2004. The estimated street price for After Effects 6.5 Standard will be US$699; After Effects 6.5 Professional will be US$999. Registered users of either version of After Effects 6.0 can upgrade to the new version for an estimated street price of US$99.
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