Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 [OLD VERSION]

by Adobe

Product Features

• The ideal solution for capturing, editing, and delivering video content from start to finish
• Streamlines the entire video production process, from direct-to-disk recording, through editing, to final delivery
• Enjoy a complete capture-to-delivery workflow with included Adobe OnLocation CS3
• Experience unmatched Adobe application integration
• Author to DVD and Blu-ray Disc and export Adobe Flash projects to the web with included Adobe Encore CS3

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000OGSGZQ
• Item model number: 25520528
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 27, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,170 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Tell your story with maximum impact using Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 software, the start-to-finish solution for efficient video production that now includes Adobe Encore CS3 and Adobe OnLocation CS3, formerly the award-winning DV Rack HD. Save time from on-set capture using Adobe OnLocation through to output, expand your creative options via integration with Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional and Photoshop, and deliver your content to DVD, Blu-ray Disc, the web, and mobile devices.

The powerful editing, finishing, and delivery tools in Adobe Premiere Pro are now available on both Mac and Windows operating systems.

Capture, Edit, and Deliver to Video, DVD and the Web

Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 software, available for both Mac and Windows, streamlines the entire video production process, from direct-to-disk recording, through editing, to final delivery for tape, disc, the web, and mobile devices.

Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 redefines productivity and flexibility for capturing, editing, and delivering video content. Video professionals want to concentrate on storytelling--not on the nuts and bolts of production--and Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 frees you to focus on telling your story. Maximize image quality and work faster during shoots by using Adobe OnLocation CS3 software (requires Windows and Boot Camp for Mac ), included with Adobe Premiere Pro, to calibrate cameras, monitor video signals, and record directly to disk--all during the shoot. Edit every major video format from DV to HD and beyond with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. Improve efficiency and creativity with new workflow and new visual effects features. Save time and expand creative options through tight integration with other Adobe software, including Adobe After Effects CS3 and Adobe Photoshop CS3.

Adobe Encore CS3 software, now included with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, lets you author once, and then output to Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and Flash SWF for the web. Adobe Premiere Pro supports additional delivery platforms including Flash and mobile devices, letting you reach the widest audience possible.

Audience Benefit

Corporate and government video producers--Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 provides the tools you need to ensure excellent production values while working quickly to stay on schedule. Edit with precise control, add stunning effects, and move content smoothly to Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional and Photoshop for even more creative control. Streamline the review process with Adobe Clip Notes, and output to multiple formats quickly and easily to reach more people everywhere. Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 lets you communicate with high-quality video and imagery, even with tight budgets and looming deadlines.

Export Adobe Encore CS3 projects as DVD, Blu-ray Disc, or Flash. When you export as Flash, Encore generates HTML, FLV, and SWF files that provide DVD-style chapter selection, playback, and interactivity through the Flash Player.

Event videographers--Small crews and tight deadlines mean you need to work fast, even while clients demand higher and higher production values. Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 lets you capture events directly to disc with included Adobe OnLocation CS3; work fast with precision editing tools, including support for editing multicam shots; create compelling effects via tight integration with Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional and Photoshop CS3; and use the included copy of Adobe Encore CS3 to deliver content however your clients need it, whether on DVD, Blu-Ray Disc, the web, or mobile devices.

Independent filmmakers--Your passion is storytelling. Your challenge is finding the right software to handle every aspect of the production process and deliver Hollywood-quality imagery. Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 meets this need with a complete toolset for capturing footage direct-to-disc, editing imagery and creating titles in post-production, producing DVDs, and delivering web-ready content to promote your films on the Internet. And with the included video workshop and training materials, you'll have help through every stage of production.

Post-production boutiques--Enjoy advanced editing tools as well as the uncompromised image quality and real-time performance you need in professional broadcast and film post-production. Work with all major formats, enjoy powerful effects and media management tools, get unparalleled integration with Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional and Photoshop software, and increase efficiency with workflow enhancements such as Adobe Clip Notes. With Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and Adobe Encore CS3, you can deliver your work in the format your client needs, from Adobe Flash Video through DVD and Blu-ray Disc to uncompressed HD.

Educators and students--Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 offers a complete set of post-production tools that let you handle all aspects of filmmaking and post-production cost effectively, from capturing and editing footage to creating titles, DVDs, and promotional materials such as websites that feature video content. Use flexible tools to express your creativity, work with any file format on both Windows and Macintosh platforms, and deliver your work across multiple media.

What's New in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3K

DVD and Blu-ray Disc output with included Adobe Encore CS3
Create DVD and Blu-ray Disc content with Adobe Encore CS3 software, now included with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. Work with the same Encore authoring interface and features used to create standard-definition DVDs. Author once, deliver twice: Automatically convert your high-definition Blu-ray Disc projects to standard-definition DVDs.

High-quality slow motion with time remapping
Create dramatic slow- and fast-motion effects without exporting clips to another application. With precise keyframe control, real-time feedback, and excellent quality from advanced frame blending, you can slow things down without compromising quality. Or generate even better in-between frames through pixel-motion analysis with the Timewarp effect.

Direct-to-disc recording with included Adobe OnLocation CS3
Save tape and time by eliminating capture from your production process. Record SD and HD video directly to disc using Adobe OnLocation CS3 software, included with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. Instantly review each shot without shuttling tape. Adobe OnLocation automatically detects and flags problems to provide the best results.

Adobe Encore CS3 projects for the web
With one click, easily create Adobe Flash versions of your DVD and Blu-ray Disc projects for the web. Use Adobe Encore CS3 to create Flash content, complete with DVD interactivity and menus, without learning Flash programming.

Multiple project windows with smart file search
Find files faster with search tools that instantly update their results list as you type. Sort and organize assets into multiple project windows, each with its own graphical or text view setting. Display and handle media files, making project management easier and more efficient.

Professional on-set monitoring with Adobe OnLocation CS3
Maximize camera image quality during shoots by using Adobe OnLocation CS3 to quickly calibrate your camera, check levels, and monitor your signal. Use simple tools that function like their hardware equivalents to get results quickly and easily. The virtual reference monitor, waveform monitor, vectorscope, and audio spectrum analyzer help you avoid problems and improve quality on location.

Create stunning slow-motion and other retiming effects directly in the timeline by setting and moving Time Remapping keyframe markers.

Improve the look of your video with the Three-Way color corrector and the other precision color-correction tools in Adobe Premiere Pro.

Improved editing efficiency
Work faster with powerful and flexible editing tools. Play video with nested audio sequences in real time without rendering. Replace any clip in the timeline with a new clip while preserving the replaced clip's editing attributes and settings. Use shortcuts to switch between workspace panels and save time.

Output for mobile devices
Make your video viewable on the latest delivery platforms. Encode video for delivery to cell phones and other mobile devices, and simulate playback on those devices to check video quality. Download profile updates to simulate the latest devices.

Flash Video export with markers converted to cue points
Encode video and audio for Flash projects and web playback with direct Flash Video (FLV) export. Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 timeline markers become Flash cue points that trigger interactivity and navigation. Create Flash Video with ease.

Improve efficiency and incorporate a tapeless workflow during shoots by using Adobe OnLocation CS3 to monitor your camera's video signal and record it directly to a computer hard drive.

Additional Features

Efficient tools for creative editing
Create high-quality visual and editorial effects directly within the editing timeline. Generate slow motion and other time-remapping effects with precise keyframe control and real-time feedback. Add color correction, lighting and other effects, audio filters, and more with fast, flexible, and built-in tools. Edit footage from multicam shoots with ease and precision.

Comprehensive video format compatibility
Work with the formats you want. Edit all standard- or high-definition formats, from DV through HDV, to HD and beyond (some formats may require additional hardware).

Broad range of supporting hardware and software for Mac and Windows
Choose from a wide range of Mac and Windows workstations and capture cards to build the editing system that exactly meets your needs and budget. Enhance your system with additional plug-ins, including many from Adobe After Effects software.

DVD and Blu-ray Disc output with included Adobe Encore CS3
Create DVD and Blu-ray Disc content with Adobe Encore CS3 software, now included with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. Work with the same Encore authoring interface and features used to create standard-definition DVDs. Author once, deliver twice: Automatically convert your high-definition Blu-ray Disc projects to standard-definition DVDs.

Superior integration with other Adobe applications
Make the leading still and motion graphics applications, Adobe Photoshop and After Effects, part of an efficient post-production workflow. Import and animate Photoshop layers. Automatically create Photoshop files that match the current project's frame size and aspect ratio. Drag and drop or copy and paste clips and timelines between Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and After Effects CS3 Professional.

Direct-to-disc recording with included Adobe OnLocation CS3
Save tape and time by eliminating capture from your production process. Record SD and HD video directly to disc using Adobe OnLocation CS3 software, included with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. Instantly review each shot without shuttling tape. Adobe OnLocation automatically detects and flags problems to provide the best results.

Professional on-set monitoring with Adobe OnLocation CS3
Maximize camera image quality during shoots by using Adobe OnLocation CS3 to quickly calibrate your camera, check levels, and monitor your signal. Use simple tools that function like their hardware equivalents to get results quickly and easily. The virtual reference monitor, waveform monitor, vectorscope, and audio spectrum analyzer help you avoid problems and improve quality on location.

Delivery to the web and mobile devices
Make your video viewable on today's and tomorrow's delivery platforms. Export as Adobe Flash Video (FLV). Easily convert DVD projects complete with menus to Flash SWF files for web playback. Encode for delivery to cell phones and other mobile devices, and emulate playback on those devices to check playback quality.

Accelerated client review and approval with Adobe Clip Notes
Expedite review cycles and avoid miscommunication with Adobe Clip Notes. Embed video into an Adobe PDF file, e-mail the file to your client to review and add timecode-specific comments, and then view comments mapped to the Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 timeline.

Multicam editing
View multiple video tracks from a multiple-camera shoot, easily sync via timecode, and edit by switching between tracks in real time. Rerecord sections of your edit, make fine adjustments using all the standard timeline editing tools, and easily adjust color correction across multiple shots, even after editing.

Accelerated client review and approval with Adobe Clip Notes
Expedite review cycles and avoid miscommunication with Adobe Clip Notes. Embed video into an Adobe PDF file, e-mail the file to your client to review and add timecode-specific comments, and then view comments mapped to the Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 timeline.

Mac OS X compatibility
Use Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 on the latest Intel based Macintosh computers.

AAF and EDL import/export
Exchange project metadata with major video, film, and audio applications via industry-standard Advanced Authoring Format (AAF), AAF with Edit Protocol, and Edit Decision List (EDL) files (AAF import/export for Windows only).

Comprehensive VTR support
Control video decks through RS-422 and RS-232 serial protocols or FireWire for precise batch capturing, recapturing, and insert editing.

File management with Adobe Bridge
Work more efficiently by using Adobe Bridge CS3 to search for and access your project files, preview and apply settings, run batch processes, and tag assets with XMP metadata.

Product Description

Available for Windows and Intel-based Macs, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 software is a start-to-finish solution for efficient video production that now delivers an even more powerful and streamlined editing experience, boasting features previously found only on expensive hardware-based editing systems such as: Real-time secondary color correction, high-quality slow motion, and multicamera editing. Organize and find media assets easily through multiple Project-panel view and intelligent file filtering. Advanced clip replacement features and real-time audio playback of nested sequences allow you to edit more efficiently. In addition to these powerful capabilities, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 now includes Adobe OnLocation CS3 (Windows only ) for direct-to-disk recording and professional on-set monitoring and Adobe Encore CS3 to deliver your work virtually everywhere DVD, Blu-ray Disc, mobile devices and the web. Premiere Pro CS3 is optimized for Intel and AMD processors, providing fast, accurate, real-time performance. It also supports all major SD and HD formats enabling users to tackle any project. Another new feature allows you to import, edit and deliver content quickly and efficiently with true native editing directly from Panasonic P2 media. Adobe Premiere Pro retains key metadata from the P2 media, making it available within the project window. When you ve completed editing, export your work to P2 to allow playback on P2 equipment. Choose from a wide range of Mac and Windows workstations and capture cards to build the editing system that meets your needs and budget. You can enhance your system and expand your creative options with additional plug-ins, including many from Adobe After Effects software and via integration with CS3 Professional and Photoshop CS3 software.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The CS3 Version of Premiere Pro is a Winner!, October 1, 2007

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J. Knight "Physical Quantum Mechanic" (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

I won't go into the technical detail of this product as you can find reviews all over the net. But as a user of Premiere Pro 6 I was looking for something more updated to handle HD content even better and has tight integration with sound and effects providing software. I narrowed the search down to Premiere Pro CS3 and Sony's Vegas Pro 8.

Both are great products and would serve a pro/pro-am filmmaker or home video tinkerer equally well. I decided on the Premiere Pro CS3 product basically due to the tight integration with other Adobe products such as After Effects CS3, Photoshop CS3 Extended, SoundBooth CS3 etc. Sony knits well with Cinescore and I really like Cinescore but the various Adobe software suites really can provide you with a complete production studio.

I liked Premiere Pro CS3 so much that I invested in the CS3 Master Collection, a bit pricey (as are all of Adobe products for some reason) but in my opinion and for the film projects that I am working on (semi-pro), the investment is well worth it. If you have some technical abilities, a desire to learn the software packages and are willing to hone your craft (artistic as well as technical) you can be a 1 person professional production studio. Some of the end results that I have produced with the CS3 suites and a pro-sumer HDV camera are indistinguishable from a production that has spent hundreds of thousands or more on post-production, including some eye popping special effects.

I give it 5 stars because Premiere Pro CS3 is at the top of the game. The only real cons I have found so far are A) the price and B) it is a huge memory user. The minimum requirements say you need at least 1 GB of memory and they mean it. Optimally, you should have more than that for video production of this caliber. I'd say at least 3 GB is prime. 4 or more is gravy.

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bad memory leakes, November 14, 2007

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Nevo Band "JJ on ice" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

The software is nice to work with, not very simple to use but usable none the less. The only problem I've encountered with this software is the notoriously bad encoder with memory leaks up to wazoo. If you try to encode a large movie file into mpeg2 premiere will more than likely crash on you due to bad memory management. The only solution so far is to simply restart the system and pray it wouldn't happen again. Although from my experience it seems to work the 3rd time you try. I have tried this on two brand new machines one with a new XP 32bit install and both expereienced the same issue.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Won't edit DVD VOB audo/video files; and not user friendly, August 14, 2008

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K. Dean Anderson (Port Angeles, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

I purchased Adobe Premiere CS3, Soundbooth and AfterEffects hoping the massive package would let me do most anything with video, DVD's, and so on. You can't even take video off a DVD onto your computer, crop it and resave it... it leaves out the audio. I found numerous forums discussing this. I tried renaming from VOB to MPG. Premiere won't import the audio. You have to download and install several separate programs to modify/convert VOB, and spend hours of reading and research, and download special plug-ins for Adobe Premiere, just to get the video and audio into Premiere. Then... it still didn't work. The funny thing about it, I can copy the DVD video (.vob file) to my hard drive, and play both the audio and video from the hard drive simply using the free Windows Media Player. I can capture stills from it using PowerDVD that came with my Dell PC. Yet, this expensive program -- made for video! -- can't simply crop out sequences of audio/video from the .vob and resave it and burn it back to DVD with both audio and video. Wow. Sad. Dreamweaver is great. Some versions of Photoshop are pretty good (but require a class just to learn the basics). But Premiere -- terrible in my opinion. FOLLOW-UP: Adobe Premiere is probably great if you take a class in it and are deep into the complexities of video development. As this kind of software goes, perhaps it is a good one, I wouldn't know. But if you want an easy to use, user friendly program for doing things with video, this is NOT it. There are things I expected it to do, and it didn't. Or, I couldn't make it happen. Because it might serve a different purpose well for the right person, I felt I should be less harsh and change my rating from 1 to 2. Adobe has some great stuff.